NYC managers score 16% salary hike as Adams pushes program cuts
Metro By Rich Calder and Susan Edelman Published April 13, 2024, 10:51 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams signed off on a order that will provide more than 100,000 administration officials and other non-union employees with a retroactive pay increase boosting their salaries by 16.2%. ED REED Mayor Eric Adams might be crying poverty over the […]
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Eric Adams pads NYC payroll with 293 ‘special assistants’
Metro exclusive By Rich Calder Published Dec. 23, 2023, 11:16 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams appears to be following the political playbook of predecessor Bill de Blasio by surrounding himself with many “special assistants” who aren’t bound by civil service regulations and answer only to him. Getty Images Mayor Adams padded the city payroll with […]
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Don’t hike property taxes — cut needless spending, Mr. Mayor
Opinion editorial By Post Editorial Board Published Dec. 18, 2023, 7:09 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams granted a round of municipal union pay hikes without winning much of anything in productivity increases. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado Since the Biden administration has told City Hall “drop dead,” Mayor Adams is talking of hiking property and other taxes […]
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Mayor Adams admits Dems ‘underestimated’ migrant impact, warns no federal help on way next year
Metro By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon Published Dec. 17, 2023, 2:28 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday admitted Democrats “underestimated’’ the impact of the migrant crisis and added that he doesn’t expect the White House to suddenly step up to help the Big Apple in 2024. Hizzoner said the lack of aid from the Biden administration […]
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NYC Council to ‘roll over,’ accept Mayor Eric Adams’ budget cuts to NYPD, schools and more: sources
Metro exclusive By Carl Campanile Published Nov. 19, 2023, 8:11 p.m. ET The City Council is expected to “roll over” and allow most if not all of the controversial budget cuts proposed by Mayor Eric Adams, sources predicted Sunday. The newly unveiled 2024 financial plan from City Hall would shrink the police department and slash […]
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Denver residents can weigh in on mayor’s proposed budget in public hearing
DENVER — Denver’s city council will hold a public hearing on Monday to give citizens a chance to weigh in on the mayor’s proposed budget for next year. Despite the mayor’s record spending proposals, some say his budget falls short in some areas. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed general fund budget calls for spending $1.7 […]
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City-County Council approves Mayor Hogsett’s $1.5 billion dollar budget for 2024
INDIANAPOLIS — The City-County Council voted unanimously to approve Mayor Joe Hogsett’s 2024 operating budget on Monday. The $1.5 billion budget is the largest budget in the city’s history. The budget puts an emphasis on public safety, anti-violence initiatives, infrastructure and neighborhood improvements. It also includes $323 million for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, to […]
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Mayor: City’s fiscal situation ‘unsustainable’
COEUR d’ALENE — Mayor Jim Hammond said Monday that the city’s financial situation “is not sustainable” and officials will have to sit down and determine a better way to move forward. “This is a call to arms, so to speak, that we need to all look at what is sustainable for this city and what […]
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City Council votes down resolution committing to hold line on property tax revenue | #citycouncil
City Council member Richard Meginnis made a last appeal Monday to his colleagues to commit to not taking full advantage of an expected property tax windfall. Had the council approved the non-binding resolution introduced by Meginnis, the council would have officially expressed its intention to ask for no more than $92.4 million in property tax […]
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Mayor Eric Adams’ nuclear option would save NYC billions in retiree healthcare costs
New York City is needlessly losing $50 million a month meeting its obligation to cover retired municipal workers’ health-care costs; most unions are on board with a plan that would save that cash while giving each retiree options. But because the City Council refuses to allow it, City Hall has no choice but to unilaterally […]
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