{"id":144,"date":"2016-04-15T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.council.nyc\/budget\/?p=144"},"modified":"2016-12-02T17:41:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T17:41:20","slug":"fy2017-preliminary-budget-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/budget\/fy2017-preliminary-budget-response\/","title":{"rendered":"FY2017 Preliminary Budget Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In January, Mayor de Blasio presented the City\u2019s Fiscal 2017 Preliminary Budget. We\u2019ve released a response that is largely based on weeks of hearings where standing Council committees heard and discussed testimony from the public and Administration about a range of issues. Our response includes a summary of the concerns expressed during those hearings, as well as recommendations and proposals to address those concerns.<\/p>\n<h3>Highlights of what the Council is advocating for<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Quality legal services for vulnerable immigrants<\/li>\n<li>Increasing the City\u2019s youth employment programs to record levels<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing Emergency Medical Services<\/li>\n<li>Improving parks and roads throughout the boroughs<\/li>\n<li>Providing relief from the Commercial Rent Tax for small businesses<\/li>\n<li>Expanded funding for the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative<\/li>\n<li>More supportive services for informal caregivers<\/li>\n<li>Helping foster youth with grants to aid their transition to adulthood<\/li>\n<li>Resources to enact reforms to the summons system<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening the City\u2019s ability to provide services in a downturn by bolstering its reserves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/FY17-Preliminary-Budget-Response.pdf\"><strong>Read the Full Response<\/strong> <small>(PDF)<\/small><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Preliminary Budget Hearing Reports<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"text-small\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/Financial-Plan-Overview-Economy-Revenue-Pensions-Capital-and-Debt-Service.pdf\">Financial Plan Overview, Economy, Revenue, Pensions, Capital and Debt Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/836-Department-of-Finance.pdf\">Department of Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/850-Department-of-Design-and-Construction.pdf\">Department of Design and Construction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/003-Board-of-Elections.pdf\">Board of Elections<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/021-OATA.pdf\">Office of Administrative Tax Appeals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/025-Law-Department.pdf\">Law Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/028-MOCS.pdf\">Mayor&#8217;s Office of Contract Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/032-Department-of-Investigations.pdf\">Department of Investigations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/035-039-Libraries.pdf\">Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/040-Department-of-Education.pdf\">Department of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/042-CUNY.pdf\">City University of New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/056-NYPD.pdf\">New York  Police Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/057-FDNY.pdf\">Fire Department of New York<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/068-Administration-for-Childrens-Services.pdf\">Administration for Children&#8217;s Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/069-Human-Resources-Administration.pdf\">Human Resources Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/071-Department-of-Homeless-Services.pdf\">Department of Homeless Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/072-Department-of-Correction.pdf\">Department of Correction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/098-MOCJ-Courts.pdf\">Mayor&#8217;s Office of Criminal Justice &#8211; Courts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/125-Department-for-the-Aging.pdf\">Department for the Aging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/126-Department-of-Cultural-Affairs.pdf\">Department of Cultural Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/127-FISA.pdf\">Financial Information Services Agency<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/131-OPA.pdf\">Office of Payroll Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/133-Equal-Employment-Practices-Commission.pdf\">Equal Employment Practices Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/156-Taxi-and-Limousine-Commission.pdf\">Taxi and Limousine Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/226-Commission-on-Human-Rights.pdf\">Commission on Human Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/260-Department-of-Youth-and-Community-Development.pdf\">Department of Youth and Community Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/499-Community-Boards.pdf\">Community Boards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/801-Department-of-Small-Business-Services.pdf\">Department of Small Business Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/801-Economic-Development-Corporation.pdf\">Economic Development Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/806-Housing-Preservation-and-Development.pdf\">Housing Preservation and Development<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/810-Department-of-Buildings.pdf\">Department of Buildings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/816-OCME.pdf\">Office of Chief Medical Examiner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/816-Public-Health.pdf\">Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/819-New-York-City-Health-Hospitals.pdf\">New York City Health &amp; Hospitals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/820-OATH.pdf\">Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/826-Department-of-Environmental-Protection.pdf\">Department of Environmental Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/827-Department-of-Sanitation.pdf\">Department of Sanitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/829-Business-Integrity-Commission.pdf\">Business Integrity Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/841-Department-of-Transportation.pdf\">Department of Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/856-DCAS.pdf\">Department of Citywide Administrative Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/860-DORIS.pdf\">Department of Records and Information Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/866-DCA.pdf\">Department of Consumer Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/MTA.pdf\">Metropolitan Transit Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/002-Immigrant-Services.pdf\">Immigrant Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/030-DCP.pdf\">Department of City Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/136-LPC.pdf\">Landmarks Preservation Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/858-DoITT.pdf\">Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nyccouncillabs.wpengine.com\/budget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2016\/05\/NYCHA.pdf\">New York City Housing Authority<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the Council\u2019s chief responsibilities is to negotiate the City&#8217;s budget with the Mayor. 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