Sentences with phrase «of our budgeting process»

The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

What can the government do to improve the transparency and accountability of the budget process; the effectiveness of Parliament in reviewing the budget and government spending; and, the understanding of Canadians, as to what the government is actually doing in its budget and financial planning?

The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the integrity and credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

A key objective in budget planning will be to re-establish the credibility, integrity and transparency of the budget process.

The election platform proposed a number of initiatives to improve the credibility, transparency and integrity of the budget process.

A main part of the budgeting process is to look ahead and prioritize the budget about what God has called us as a church.

The Board of Commissioners reviews full - time employee salary ranges by department annually as part of the budget process.

«I think the work [by the residents] is going to be measured at the end of the budget process and how many ideas get included,» Cripe said.

«We appreciate the difficulty of the budget process, but we are profoundly disappointed that critical criminal justice reforms... were not addressed,» the letter says.

says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

Cuomo originally sought to impose a 2 percent cap on the value of arbitration awards in a bill submitted in January with his Executive Budget, but backed away from that proposal when the Legislature resisted making any change to arbitration as part of the budget process.

George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.

Under Public Protection and General Government legislation submitted as part of the budget process, Cuomo proposes rebranding START - UP as the «Excelsior Business Program» (not to be confused with the «Excelsior Jobs Program»).

Supports Governor Cuomo's Use Of Budget Process To Enact Reforms, But Calls For More Aggressive Changes

Three this occurs before the budget passes and the elections happen after the budget passes, meaning the IDC just gets themselves locked out of the budget process and Felder becomes king maker in the budget process.

He said the minimum wage increase is tied to larger compromises as part of the budget process, such as increasing spending on environmental protection and giving a tax cut to the middle class.

He said they fear the changes will pushed through as part of the budget process, where lawmakers have less power to stop it, than as a separate bill.

Even though Quinn was part of the budget process that made these cuts in the first place, in theory, with the snap of her fingers, the cuts can simply vanish.

As part of your team, working together to craft a budget that protects all New Yorkers during hard times, I hope that we can continue this discussion as we near the end of the budget process.»

The Senate was trying to take up at least a couple, but the measures need to go through many hours still of closed - door meetings by Senate Democrats, who have been cut out of the budget process and were seeing the actual budget bills for the first time.

In his resolution, Holmquist says the salary discussion should have been a part of the budget process and deserved more public input and review.

She said it should've been part of the budget process, when it could have been reviewed at public hearings.

He's been a part of the budget process in some capacity for twenty years and has served as director under both Governors Cuomo and Paterson.

On the Senate floor, some Black and Hispanic members were critical of a budget process that they say has left them out.

While some future costs are estimated as part of the budget process, others, such as tax expenditures granted by the State and public authorities, would have to be calculated for the first time.

Now all city youth will have the opportunity to get a government - funded job, thanks to the progressive leadership and good stewardship of the budget process by Julissa Ferreras - Copeland and the rest of the Budget Negotiating Team, etc etc..

«At the outset of the budget process, we urged the Governor and State Legislature to adopt a budget that treats New York City equitably and provides the mandate relief and reform that would allow us to absorb the State's heavy cuts,» the mayor said.

A point of distinction that the current administration has drawn repeatedly between itself and the Bloomberg / Quinn years is the transparency and efficiency of the budget process.

In our city's «strong mayor» system, the mayor holds all the cards of the budget process.

That doesn't sit well with Paterson, who has been striving to get back the upper hand ever since the two houses cut him out of the budget process shortly before July 4.

Cuomo and the majority party legislative leaders stood at the podium to announce the end of the budget process, minority party leaders were invited to the event, but had to sit in the audience.

The governor also missed an opportunity to write it out of the budget process (granted, this would have prompted something close to a riot among lawmakers that could have affected other parts of the spending negotiations) and once LATFOR started holding hearings, an odd stalemate became clear.

In his 2018 - 2019 State Budget, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has included provisions of the Child Victims Act and the measure is said to being reviewed as part of the budget process by the State Senate.

The state Legislature is right on schedule with its share of the budget process, but state Sen. John DeFrancisco said it will be challenging t...

The statement reads in part: «The allegations against Mr Dogara and other principal officials of the House of Representatives also suggest a subversion of the budget process, which in itself is a crime but also a fundamental breach of constitutional provisions and an affront to internationally recognized human rights.»

Always accessible, Valerie has been patient in her explanation of the budget process — ensuring freshman legislators and veteran lawmakers alike understand the intricacies of each year's document and the impact each plan will have on taxpayers — and has given each of us the most accurate information available to make an educated decision on the budget.

When he did receive his raise four years ago, he said he was part of the budget process because Mahoney told him it had to be part of the process.

The letter was sent to the governor, who is certainly part of the budget process, saying that we want to work with him to make the MTA gets fully funded in this next budget process,» Gianaris said.

In a sign that the end of the budget process is near, some conference committees began wrapping up their work and closing down.

«This is the beginning of the budget process.

As part of the budget process, he pushed state lawmakers to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour and enact a system of paid family leave.

Veterans of the budget process say the absence of such proposals makes them bargaining chips as Cuomo negotiates his spending plan with legislators.

Catalano's point, apparently lost on his fellow Republicans, was that the legislature, not the executive, was charged by charter with making policy decisions and that they shouldn't be doing it as part of the budget process.

But he noted that this is just the beginning of the budget process, and there's so many small - print details that aren't known, it's almost impossible to predict what will win the Legislature's approval.

We are at the beginning of the budget process,» said UFT President Michael Mulgrew.

«Too much of the budget process was done behind the closed doors of the Democratic caucus, and result was 247 vetoes and a blown opportunity to dramatically reform the county government.

Alan and Jay discuss Governor David Paterson's handling of the budget process and the news about his relatively small charitable contributions.

At the very end of our budget process, literally in the very final days of the municipal budget process, suddenly another request appeared out of nowhere,» Mr. de Blasio said today.

The report indicates the district needs to improve its oversight of the budget process.

Ms. Gibson paraphrased Ms. Mark - Viverito's message: «The mayor doesn't agree with us, we don't agree with him, and we're going to keep fighting until the end of this budget process,»