Sentences with phrase «of budget hearings»

Upon receipt of the executive's budget we began our examination of the massive document and recently completed a week of budget hearings with the heads of the county's larger departments.

After the conclusion of the budget hearings and a public hearing to gather public input on the county executive's proposed budget, I worked to negotiate a deal to benefit all county residents.

«The first budget hearing will be Jan. 23 and that's higher education and we will have a series of budget hearings on different topic areas in the budget, whether it's education, healthcare, the environment, mental health — there are several areas in the budget we will take a deep dive into.

The City Council on Monday issued its formal response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's $ 82 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2017, capping a month of budget hearings that were fraught with...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain kicked protesters out of his budget hearing Thursday, calling them «low - life scum.»

«I think because it is in New York City and because we are in the process of the budget hearings, the budget negotiations are overshadowing this trial by a longshot,» said League of Women Voters Legislative Director Jennifer Wilson.

Shortly following the State of the State, de Blasio will likely travel to Albany to address legislators as part of budget hearings and make a plea for the city's needs.

While it is another busy week of budget hearings at the City Council, the Council will also hold a full - body Stated Meeting on Tuesday, at which new bills will be introduced and the Council will vote on the two high - profile zoning changes - Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA)- that have been the source of months of discussion, negotiation, and controversy, and that are key to Mayor de Blasio's affordable housing plans.

asked Joseph Lorigo, chairman of the Finance Committee Chairman, at the start of budget hearings.

The bad news is that on the very first day of Budget Hearings, there was an unscheduled postponement.

She pointed out that many of the Council's top priorities had already been identified over the course of budget hearings.

The mayor's budget announcement typically kicks off a heated round of budget hearings and rallies before his office and the City Council agree on a deal by the end of June.

Banks will remind elected officials of the invitation to suggest sites in a letter to go out this weekend, ahead of a budget hearing before the City Council next week.

After a slew of budget hearings focused on smaller allocations for libraries, the budget deal tonight includes an extra $ 39 million for libraries — which will mean universal six - day library service and extended hours at some branches.

The Syracuse Common Council has held a series of budget hearings to review next year's proposed budgets.

The City Council on Monday issued its formal response to Mayor Bill de Blasio's $ 82 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2017, capping a month of budget hearings that were fraught with concerns over how Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget would affect the city and how prepared the city's coffers are for a rainy day.

In New York state government news, lawmakers are looking ahead to a busy week of budget hearings and members of the state Senate are waiting to see if the Assembly backs their plan to save taxpayers $ 1.5 billion.

The Council crammed all of the budget hearings into one very long day, to avoid the meandering days of hearings of the past - a department here, a department there.

Now, members of the Board of Legislators are holding a series of budget hearings to sort through the numbers, which some say would leave them over $ 100 million in the red.