Please be advised that a meeting of the Budget Committee has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 5:30PM in the Yonkers City Hall Council Chambers, 4th Floor.
The following items will be on the Agenda:
1) ADMINISTRATION: Special Ordinance increasing revenue and appropriations to the 2011 Police Budget of $1,400,000 to reflect the hiring of the additional 35 police officers in January 2011
2) ADMINISTRATION: Special Ordinance amending the COY Budget for FY 2010/2011 transferring $1,567,614 from various appropriation accounts including the City Contingency Account and various accounts in the Fire Department to re-open two fire companies
3) ADMINISTRATION: Special Ordinance amending the COY Budget for FY 2010/2011 transferring $2,728,604 from various appropriation accounts including the City Contingency Account to Public, Works, Police and Parks Salary Accounts to reduce the number of City employees that were laid off.
4) ADMINISTRATION: Resolution requesting the introduction and passage of state legislation to prohibit the inclusion of overtime in the calculation of pensionable salaries
5) MURTAGH: Resolution requesting immediate steps be taken to reform the Laws of the State of New York as they pertain to pensions, collective bargaining by government unions, and unfunded mandates
6) LESNICK: Resolution to repeal state mandates before state approves property tax cap
7) Any additional items that may properly come before the Committee
We respectfully request that the Mayor direct the appropriate Commissioners/Department Heads/staff to attend this Meeting and address the Council on issues pertaining to their respective departments.
We also request that this Meeting be televised.
