Analysis of the Mayor’s Recommended Budget Estimate for the City of
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Bonadio & Co., LLP prepared an analysis of Syracuse's Mayor-Recommended Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, submitted to the City Common Council on April 30, 2025. The analysis examines revenue, expenditure, and fund balance trends to identify concerns such as unusual growth, reliance on one-time revenue sources, and fund balance depletion. Syracuse, a city of approximately 146,000 residents in central New York, faces financial challenges common to older urban centers, including modest revenue growth that has not consistently kept pace with rising expenditures in employee benefits, public safety, and infrastructure maintenance.
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The City of Syracuse's Mayor's Recommended Budget Estimate for the fiscal year July 2023–June 2024, submitted on April 8, 2023, outlines departmental appropriations and budget summaries across multiple city functions including the Common Council, executive departments (Mayor's Office, Administration, Gun Violence, Communications, and Accountability), and support agencies such as Finance, Management and Budget, and Personnel and Labor Relations. The document presents revenue and expenditure comparisons alongside the proposed budget allocations for each department, spanning 323 pages of detailed fiscal planning. Specific budget figures and policy changes are referenced within the departmental sections, though the excerpt provided does not detail individual appropriation amounts.
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