By overriding Mayor Ben Walsh’s objections, the council preserved cuts to funding for the police and fire departments, code enforcement and more.
Government & Politics
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Syracuse developers asked the mayor for a program to speed up permitting. Lawmakers may slash its funding.
Developers in 2018 asked Walsh to put in place third-party plan review to speed up commercial developments. Cuts by the Common Council would significantly reduce funding for the new program.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Former city budget director Tim Rudd files paperwork to gain independent ballot line in mayor’s race
Rudd hopes to replace Mayor Ben Walsh, his former boss, as mayor. He reached the requisite number of signatures to gain an independent ballot line. The signatures could still be challenged, however.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Mayor Ben Walsh vetoes 45 budget amendments; Common Council to vote whether to override vetoes
Mayor Ben Walsh’s vetoes preserved about $3.3 million of the $16.3 million in cuts made by the Common Council.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
What could the Common Council’s budget amendments mean for code enforcement, police, and public works?
Spending on all three departments has outpaced the rate of inflation in recent years. A Central Current analysis of the council’s cuts reveal different things about each department’s budgets.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Compromise tough to come by as Walsh, Common Council leaders meet about budget
Councilors and Walsh met Wednesday for the first time since the Common Council voted to slash Walsh’s proposed budget.
Posted inInterstate 81
State officials plan hotline, safety measures for Syracuse residents affected by I-81 construction
Advocates, including Lanessa Owens-Chaplin, the director of the NYCLU’s Racial Justice Center, have pushed for protections for years.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Did Syracuse lawmakers abuse the state’s open meetings law while making budget cuts?
Two transparency advocates say lawmakers caucusing to discuss amendments to the city’s budget is an abuse of the state’s open meetings law — in part because of the homogeneity of the Council.
Posted inCity of Syracuse
How Syracuse officials anticipate budget cuts could affect city operations
Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens said the Common Council used a “sledgehammer, not a scalpel” to make cuts to the administration’s budget.
Posted inHousing
Tenant advocates in Syracuse rally for ‘good cause’ eviction legislation as primary elections near
Syracuse lawmakers in February took ‘good cause’ eviction legislation off the Common Council’s agenda. Tenant advocates urged voters to vote for candidates who support ‘good cause.’
