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Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Veto "Toll Payer Protection Act"
A Letter to the Governor
December 13, 2022
CBC recommends that you veto A3801A/S3587C, the “toll payer protection act,” which would limit the ability of State authorities to collect tolls by mail and impose penalties for non-payment.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on the New York City November 2022 Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2026
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Finance
December 08, 2022
This November Plan demonstrated that while New York City’s short-term budget challenges are manageable, its long-term fiscal outlook is precarious.
Letter
State Budget
CBC Urges Governor to Veto 20 Benefit Sweeteners
A Letter to the Governor
December 03, 2022
CBC urges you to veto 20 bills which enhance benefits and increase costs to New York State and local governments.
Op Ed
State Budget
Getting Our Money’s Worth from N.Y.
New York Daily News
November 29, 2022
With the election behind us, Gov. Hochul and the Legislature can now focus squarely on policies and programs that will shape the state’s future.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on NYC's November 2022 Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2026
November 15, 2022
The November 2022 Financial Plan demonstrates that New York City’s long-term fiscal outlook is precarious and worsening.
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on the Recommendations of the NYC Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Finance
November 15, 2022
While momentum for property tax reform was slowed by the pandemic, the need for it has not diminished.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Comment on the Proposed Rules for Local Law 97
Submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings
November 14, 2022
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the recently released proposed rules for the implementation and enforcement of Local Law 97 (LL97).
Testimony
City Budget
Testimony on NYC’s Spending of Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
Submitted to the New York City Council Committee on Finance and Committee on Oversight and Investigations
November 07, 2022
New York City will receive over $25 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds; around $19 billion of these funds had been spent through the end of fiscal year 2022.
Op Ed
City Budget
Eric Adams’ plan to eliminate NYC’s budget gap is very achievable — and desperately needed
New York Post
September 22, 2022
The best way to protect New York’s future is to stabilize the budget and prioritize and better manage critical services.
Testimony
Transportation
Testimony on NYC Ferry
Delivered to the New York City Council Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic Development
September 22, 2022
Reducing the ferry subsidy is vitally important to EDC’s capacity to meet its core economic development mission.
Testimony
Energy & Environment
Testimony on the State of New York City Recycling
Submitted to New York City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
September 20, 2022
Increasing recycling with a focus on cost-effective strategies can deliver both fiscal savings and environmental benefits.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the NYC Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) for the November 2022 Financial Plan
September 12, 2022
This is a timely call that rightly focuses on increasing productivity to reduce recurring costs while preserving services that New Yorkers rely on.
Testimony
Public Workforce
Testimony on the NYC Municipal Workforce
Delivered before the New York City Council Committees on Civil Service and Labor, and Oversight and Investigations
September 09, 2022
The City needs to move the existing vacancies to where they are needed, streamline the hiring process, and consider how to be more flexible given the tight labor market and modern career paths.
Letter
State Budget
Groups Urge Governor to Issue Executive Order on Agency Transparency
Letter to the Governor
September 01, 2022
We ask that you issue an Executive Order requiring agencies to publish annual updates of their transparency plans and provide measures that allow the public to track their progress.
Statement
State Budget
Statement on New York State's First Quarterly Update to the Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Plan
August 02, 2022
CBC President Andrew S. Rein released this statement on behalf of the CBC.
Letter
Education
Letter to Governor Hochul Urging Veto of New York City Class Size Bill
A.10498/S.9460
June 13, 2022
The Citizens Budget Commission urges you to veto A.10498/S.9460, which would set class size limits in New York City public schools.
Statement
City Budget
Statement on the New York City Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Agreement
June 10, 2022
While the budget funds priorities and takes some steps to save for a future recession and stabilize the budget, it misses the opportunity to make a substantially higher RDF deposit and massively increases spending to a level not sustainable over time with City revenues.
Op Ed
City Budget
We Need to Pump Up the City's Rainy Day Fund Now
Crain's New York Business
June 07, 2022
New York City needs to be ready to protect the most vulnerable in the next economic storm. So we urge the mayor and the city council to put a serious sum into our city’s rainy day fund as they conclude budget negotiations this month, while the sun is shining.
Letter
City Budget
CBC Urges State Legislative Leaders to Reject Proposal to Increase NYC's Borrowing Authority
Letter to the State Legislature
May 31, 2022
CBC urges you to reject the proposal to increase the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s (TFA) borrowing capacity that is outside of the City’s constitutional debt limit.
Letter
City Budget
CBC Urges City Leaders to Make Substantial Rainy Day Fund Deposit
A Letter to the Mayor and City Council
May 31, 2022
Fiscal preparedness is key to stability and ongoing prosperity; based on prior recessions, the City could face a revenue shortfall totaling $13 billion to $19 billion over three years in the next recession.