The Prize for Public Service Excellence
Through the Prize for Public Service Excellence, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) seeks to identify and highlight a public sector agency or public-private partnership of New York State or New York City that has implemented a creative and impactful program, initiative, or policy that has measurably improved New Yorkers’ lives or the delivery of government services.
2021: The Vaccine Command Center, City of New York Office of the Mayor | 2020: Smart Audit, The Office of the New York State Comptroller |
2019: Vision Zero, City of New York Office of the Mayor | 2018: Medicaid Redesign Team, NYS Department of Health |
2017: NextGeneration NYCHA – Digital Initiatives, New York City Housing Authority | 2016: New York State Lean Initiative, State of New York Office of the Governor |
2015: Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, City of New York Office of the Mayor | 2014: New York State of Health, NYS Department of Health |
2013: NYCEEC & NYC Clean Heat, NYC Energy Efficiency Corporation, Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability | 2012: The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Energy Research & Development Authority, NYS Public Service Commission |
2011: The Innovation Fund, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity | 2010: NYS Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology, University at Albany Nanocollege |
2009: Take Care New York, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | 2008: New York Jury Improvement Project, NYS Unified Court System |
2007: ACCESS NYC, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, NYC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services | 2006: HIRE Cooperative Purchasing Contracts, NYS Office of General Services' Procurement Services Group |
2005: 3-1-1 Citizen Service Center, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications | 2004: Center for Court Innovation, NYS Unified Court System |
2003: Automated City Register Information System (ACRIS), NYC Department of Finance |
2002: Management Information, Research, References, and Operational Reports (MIRROR), NYS Workers' Compensation Board AND Supported Employment Internet Reporting System, NYS Office for Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities |
2001: Electronic Patient Record System, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation | 2000: MetroCard and MetroCard Vending Machines, NYS Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
1999: Increasing public access to information on political campaign contributions, NYC Campaign Finance Board | 1998: License Renewal by Mail and Private Sector Partnering, NYS Department of Motor Vehicles |