Sentences with phrase «mandate relief»

I have been and plan to continue to push for state support for mandate relief; fair funding for rural and upstate schools.

Without some kind of mandate relief local budgets will explode if there's a 2 % tax cap.

There is a growing drive from local government advocates as well to make some changes to the cap that could be coupled with mandate relief or even a boost in state aid.

More still needs to be done in reforming business regulatory programs and providing mandate relief for municipalities.

What we need is someone with the guts to propose real mandate relief.

Everyone knew a «cap» without mandate relief was meaningless.

But the governor, in a lengthy lecture during a press conference, says he has already granted local governments some significant mandate relief.

They include mandate relief on the state level and pension reform and researching the possibility of small county sales and property tax increases.

One is to continue to seek mandate relief from state government, though acknowledging that they have done some.

Both women stress the need for state mandate relief for local municipalities and measures to boost the upstate economy, although the strategies they'd take for doing that differ.

But they didn't get everything they wanted, like mandate relief for local governments.

«The governor and the state legislature have been promising mandate relief; they really haven't delivered at this point,» he said.

The tax cap is a good idea, but it was supposed to be accompanied by mandate relief.

The measure in some respects is for local governments a major and long - sought mandate relief provision they say is one of the main driver of the state's property taxes.

The cap has broad support in polls, but some municipalities and education groups say mandate relief is also needed before a cap can take effect.

So far, all the big ticket mandate relief items face big obstacles, including the unions, which have pledged to fight tooth and nail against creation of a sixth pension tier.

Why hasn't any type of mandate relief ever been implemented?

But information on what mandate relief might be in the final product is hard to come by.

It also provides additional mandate relief sending a signal to business leaders that the state is prepared to help control the cost of local government.

Some county executives say that although mandate relief is important and very much needed, they did not expect the governor to talk about it.

And in an effort to save taxpayer dollars, county executives are pushing state lawmakers to make good on what they call a promise of mandate relief.

But the governor, in a lengthy lecture during a press conference, says he's already granted local governments some significant mandate relief.

This cap has the power to force real State mandate relief and local budget cuts.

Governor Cuomo told county leaders gathered for their annual meeting that he would meet them half way in providing mandate relief in the form of helping to defray health care and future pension costs.

Mandate Relief Council as recent examples of failed efforts to address areas in state government that remain in obvious need

In my role on the NYSAC executive committee, I have input as to what could inhibit this goal, issues such as mandate relief, rising pension costs, Medicaid reform.

In order to do that, we must share best practices and unify our call for meaningful mandate relief from the State.»

«For years the small business community, municipal officials, and taxpayers have travelled this state pushing «Let NY Work,» a common sense platform of mandate relief proposals that will reduce mandated costs on school districts and municipalities, allowing local governments to live within their means while providing the services citizens need.

On the budget, Edwards said the Medicaid and mandate relief task forces «sound really good,» but he also expressed concern that they're not scheduled to release recommendations until March 1, which doesn't leave the Legislature much time.

It's no coincidence that currently facing the need for budget cutting in NYS Cities, Dean Skelos and the Republicans are now looking to rescue Cities in trouble with Mandate relief legislation.

But the coalition says that now the 2 percent tax cap is in place — and the Cuomo administration's Mandate Relief Task Force hasn't made significant strides in scaling back onerous requirements — it's time to force the issue.

I've focused during my time in the legislature to deliver mandate relief for local governments that should help local property taxpayers, voting against budgets that contained tax and fee increases, and I still believe there is more to do to get our state back on the right track for ourselves and future generations.»

The guy who put together that incoherent, unformatted mandate relief report (relief that local governments will NEVER get anyway)?

«We are very clear that the burden of taxes certainly for the middle class is quite crashing and we need more mandate relief.»

According to her, Cuomo is the «first governor to deliver on mandated relief» since she has involved in the assembly over twenty years ago.

Cuomo has also talked about mandate relief and pension reform, but did not make much progress on either of those items during his first year in office.

What: The New York State County Executives Association will be meeting Tuesday, August 23, 2011 in Oneida County to discuss 2012 County Budgets, the State's property tax cap law, and the need for meaningful mandate relief at the county level.

Coupled with unfunded mandate relief, means residents are seeing real tax cuts for the first time in years.

Governor Cuomo has appointed a commission to study mandate relief and other methods to save local governments money, like consolidation.

Astorino goes on to ask residents to contact legislators asking them to push for mandate relief along with a tax cap.

But Duffy says the near - term and longer - term mandate relief proposals for struggling cities and local governments recommended by Cuomo — including the criticized pension smoothing proposal — will help.

The feeling was that if we talk about doing mandate relief [defraying costs the state dictates to the town, like pension contributions], and people aren't feeling the reality of the recession and economic scarcity, they won't want to talk about changing the way they do business.

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Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks will be attending and other County Executives from across the State will participate via conference call meeting, which will focus on the implementation of the property tax cap, and the State's recently created Mandate Relief Council.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos adjourned the Senate this evening citing disagreements over mandate relief in order for local governments to live within a 2 percent tax cap.

«These unfunded and underfunded mandates are one reason why taxes are so high, and this new Mandate Relief Redesign Team will begin a top - to - bottom review of the system to help bring needed relief to taxpayers.»

Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings, a Cuomo ally, voiced concern about the governor's 2 percent property tax cap absent mandate relief.

New York's enactment of long - term pension reform and minor modifications to the binding arbitration process must be the beginning and not the end of the long overdue mandate relief necessary to enable locally - determined restructuring and avoid the pain and shame of municipal bankruptcy.»