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9 results for “fiscal reform”

  • 2024-0745: On the message and order, a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department for the FY24 in the amount of Seven Million Seven Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($7,754,649.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Superior Officers Federation. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5%, 2%, 1%, and 2.5% to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term, as well as the addition of the Transitional Career Award Program in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline, officer return to duty, paid detail system, and union release, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 13.

    Apr 26, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0632: On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0632, order for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department for FY24 in the amount of Four Million Nine Hundred Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars ($4,909,838.00) to cover the FY24 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society - Superior Officers Unit. The terms of the contracts are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions of the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 1.5%, 2%, 1% and 2.5%, to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term, as well as the addition of the Transitional Career Award Program in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline, officer return to duty, paid detail system, and union release, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. Filed in the Office of the City Clerk on April 1, 2024. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 12, not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

Mar 27, 2024

·Boston, MA
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  • 2024-0531: On the message and order, referred on March 20, 2024, Docket #0531, for a supplemental appropriation Order for the Boston Police Department in the amount of Seven Million Seven Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Three Dollars ($7,767,193.00) to cover the FY24 cost items contained within the collective bargaining agreements between the City of Boston and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society. The terms of the contract are July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023 and July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. The major provisions for the contract include base wage increases of 2%, 2%, 1%, and 2.5% to be given in July of each fiscal year of the contract term as well as the addition of the Transitional Career in July 2023. The contract also contains reforms relating to discipline, officer return to duty, paid detail system, and union release. Filed in Office of the City Clerk on March 18, 2024, the committee submitted a report recommending that the order ought to pass. The report was accepted; the order was passed; yeas 11, present 1 (Mejia), not present 1 (Fernandes Anderson).

    Mar 18, 2024

    ·Boston, MA
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  • 2023-1134: Councilor Worrell called Docket #1134, message and order for your approval a supplemental Order for the Boston Public Schools Department for FY23 in the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Five Thousand One Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($1,705,142.00) to cover the FY23 cost contained within the collective bargaining agreement between the Boston Public Schools and the Boston Association of Schools and Supervisors (BASAS). The terms of the contracts are September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022 and September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024.The major provisions of the contracts include base wage increases of 2%, 2.5%, 2.5% and 2.5%, to be given in September of each fiscal year of the contract term, as well as other cost items including inclusion reform implementation, from the Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology. No objection being heard, the matter was before the body. On motion of Councilor Worrell, the rules were suspended; the order was passed; yeas.

    Jun 23, 2023

    ·Boston, MA
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  • O-069-23: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 168, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE SECOND ROUND OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (“ARP”) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY TO INCLUDE PROJECTS TO RENOVATE LMPD HEADQUARTERS AND RENT PAYMENTS AND PROGRAMMING FOR A NEW LMPD WELLNESS CENTER, AND EXTENDING THE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS (LAT-0061).

    Apr 5, 2023

    ·Louisville, KY
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  • O-030-23: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 168, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE SECOND ROUND OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (“ARP”) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY BY EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE OUTDOOR SAFE SPACE (LAT-0050), EXPANDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR RESOURCES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (LAT-0053) TO INCLUDE A COMMUNITY CARE CAMPUS, AND BY EXTENDING THE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS (LAT-0061), AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 197, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE THIRD ROUND OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY BY ACCELERATING THE DATE FOR FULL PAYMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HIRING INCENTIVE (LAT-0069) (AS AMENDED) .

    Feb 13, 2023

    ·Louisville, KY
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  • FY 2027 Executive Budget Governor J. Kevin Stitt

    Oklahoma City, OK
    Budget

    Governor J. Kevin Stitt presented Oklahoma's FY 2027 Executive Budget on February 2, 2026, highlighting the state's strong financial position with over $2 billion in savings and stable revenue generated by recent income and grocery tax cuts. The budget emphasizes maintaining flat government budgets, implementing smart reforms for vulnerable populations' programs, and establishing a new Taxpayer Endowment Fund to invest state savings and reduce future tax reliance. The administration prioritizes business development, education-to-career pathways, economic promotion, and protection of Oklahoma's way of life while maintaining fiscal discipline and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

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  • Oakland's Roadmap To A Sustainable Budget

    Oakland, CA
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    Oakland's November 2024 roadmap document identifies structural budget deficits driven primarily by police department overspending and proposes that fiscal stability requires reforms beyond departmental cuts. Police and fire services consume 70% of the general fund—far higher than peer cities—with police overspending alone accounting for 56% of the 2024-2025 deficit, predominantly from overtime costs that have outpaced both general fund revenue growth and inflation. The document identifies accountability gaps, including 83% of sworn overtime approval records that could not be located or verified, and notes that the majority of city employees earning over $200,000 are sworn officers, with 64% of those earning over $300,000 in that category. The analysis, authored by Bob Brownstein (former Santa Clara County and San Jose budget official), argues that balancing the deficit through cuts to non-sworn services alone is not feasible and that deeper police operational reforms are necessary to protect critical services and achieve fiscal stability.

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  • 2026-27 Budget Document

    Minersville, PA
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    The 2026-27 Pennsylvania state budget document presents Governor's fiscal plan focusing on economic growth, education investment, and public safety improvements. The Governor highlights accomplishments from prior budgets including historic education investments, seven tax cuts totaling $193 million in new credits for working Pennsylvanians, and economic development initiatives that created tens of thousands of jobs. The document emphasizes responsible fiscal management, including two credit rating upgrades, $200 million in borrowing cost savings, and improved government efficiency through permitting reforms and regulatory modernization.

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