Publication List, 2000 - 2001(please scroll down)
November 29, 2001 This report is a background paper in preparation for the Citizens Budget Commission's conference, "New York City's Changing Fiscal Outlook," December 7-8, 2001. It reviews New York City's fiscal policies and priorities since 1978, and recommends strategies for the incoming administration of Mayor-elect Bloomberg.
November 29, 2001 The Citizens Budget Commission's portable five-year summary of financial and demographic data relating to New York City and New York State government is standard equipment for concerned citizens and public officials alike. This edition covers fiscal years 1998-2002. Better Managing New York State's Health Insurance Subsidy Programs October 1, 2001 This report analyzes the administrative complexities and problems that limit the impact of the subsidized health insurance programs available to New Yorkers. It recommends reform strategies and calls on the Governor to assign responsibility to the State Health Commissioner for redesigning the system. The Candidates on Fiscal Issues, 2001 Mayoral Election, City of New York August 14, 2001 This publication contains the responses of the major candidates for Mayor of the City of New York to three questions focusing on the most important fiscal and economic challenges facing the next Mayor: how to balance New York City's budget in a sustainable fashion; how to ensure a productive and fairly compensated municipal workforce; and how to improve the City's economic competitiveness. Release: Report Cards for New York State and City FY 2002 Budgets August 7, 2001 The Report Cards grade New York State and City on their respective fiscal year 2001-2002 budgets. The reports evaluate the performance of the State and City in four categories: promoting trust, budgeting responsibly, budgeting effectively, and tax policy. New York's Competitiveness: A Scorecard for 13 U.S. Metropolitan Areas Volume 68, Number 2, July 12, 2001 This comparative scorecard for the New York Metropolitan region - an area which stretches from Waterbury, CT to Trenton, NJ - presents 36 indicators covering eight categories of economic and social well-being. How does New York's current condition compare to that of other large metropolitan areas, and how does New York's performance in the last five years compare to that of these other areas? The 12 metropolitan areas to which New York is compared are: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Release: Statement on the Adoption of New York City's FY 2002 Budget June 7, 2001 Testimony of Diana Fortuna:
New York City Council Executive Budget Hearings A Review of the January
2001 Financial Plan for the City of New York March 29, 2001 This report analyzes Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's Preliminary Financial Plan for the City of New York for fiscal years 2002 to 2005. Recommendations for the
New York State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2002 March 15, 2001 In this Letter to the New York State Legislature, and Memorandum to CBC's Budget Policy Committee, the organization praises five key elements in Governor George E. Pataki's Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2002, and criticizes two others. View the Letter New York State's Competitiveness: A Scorecard for 12 States Volume 68, Number 1, February 1, 2001 This comparative scorecard for New York State examines 34 indicators covering nine categories of economic and social well-being for nine of the ten largest states in the nation in terms of population, and two of New York's geographic neighbors, Massachusetts and Connecticut. In each case, the data address two questions: How does New York State's current condition compare to that of other large or neighboring states, and how does New York's change in the last five years compare to that of these similar states? Release: CBC Calls on Mayor and Municipal Labor Leaders to Complete Contract Negotiations January 3, 2001 2000 Five-Year Pocket Summary (single copy free), 53rd Edition, December 2000 Our portable five-year summary of financial and demographic data relating to New York City and New York State government is standard equipment for concerned citizens and public officials alike. This edition covers fiscal years 1997-2001. The Citizens' Stakes in Collective Bargaining: Recommendations for the Current Negotiations with the Municipal Employee Unions ($4.00 per copy), Volume 67, Number 6, December 13, 2000 Nearly all of the City of New York's employees are working without new contracts. In August, the CBC released a report on contract negotiations with the United Federation of Teachers. This report focuses on the rest of the municipal workforce. It provides background information on negotiations and suggests measures to promote more efficient services. Testimony of Elizabeth Lynam:
Criminal Justice Reform An Affordable Debt Policy for New York State and New York City ($4.00 per copy), Volume 67, Number 5, October 18, 2000 Do New York State and New York City have too much debt? This report addresses the question by presenting criteria for deciding how much state and local debt is affordable, and recommending how those criteria should be applied to decisions by New York State and New York City. This report provides a measure that can be used by states and cities throughout the nation to judge the impact that their debt will have on their ability to compete with other jurisdictions effectively. Release: Statement of Opposition to the New York State Transportation Infrastructure Bond Act (single copy free), October 18, 2000 Release: CBC Calls on Board of Education to Adopt Recommendations of Year-Round Education Task Force (single copy free), October 4, 2000 Using Collective Bargaining to Improve Public Education: Recommendations for the 2000 Negotiations With the United Federation of Teachers ($4.00 per copy), Volume 67, Number 4, August 31, 2000 In September 2000, formal negotiations begin over the terms of the next public school teachers' contract, which expires later this year. This report identifies priority changes to the contract that would help make New York public schools more effective. Developing a Public Workforce for the New Millenium ($4.00 per copy), Volume 67, Number 3, June 21, 2000 New York City is currently in a round of labor negotiations, which offer significant opportunities to improve the delivery of government services. This report, prepared for the Citizens Budget Commission by The Delaney Policy Group, examines how collective bargaining has been used in other cities and states to improve these services. Making More Effective Use of New York State's Prisons ($4.00 per copy), Volume 67, Number 2, May 25, 2000 This report focuses on the cost-effectiveness of the policies of the New York State Department of Correctional Services, and makes four recommendations for achieving operational savings without diminishing public safety. These recommendations are: (1) to extend the reach and effectiveness of tested alternatives, such as boot camp and the CASAT program; (2) to develop new alternatives for additional inmate groups; (3) to reengineer the parole system; (4) to create an enhanced research and development unit. Release: Statement by Eugene
J. Keilin, Chairman, on the Expiration of New York's Largest Labor
Agreement Contracts between the City of New York and 56 unions expire at the end of the month, leaving about 125,000 municipal employees working without a new contract. CBC discusses the disadvantages of working without a contract and urges Mayor Giuliani and municipal labor leaders to try to reach timely agreements. Recommendations for the
New York State Budget for Fiscal Year 2001 This report makes eight recommendations for a budget agreement: slow the growth in spending; make more prudent use of the surplus; enact tax cuts that will improve the state's economy; reject proposals to use gasoline tax cuts to fight rising fuel prices; revise the Health Care Reform Act of 2000; emphasize greater productivity in operations; reform school aid to serve poorer districts; and initiate debt reforms that include a firm and reasonable cap. CBC also urges the Governor and State Legislature to refrain from using the fiscal year 2000 surplus to support fiscal year 2001. Letter to Mayor Rudolph
W. Giuliani In a letter to the Mayor, the CBC assesses the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2001 and makes six recommendations, which fall into the following three categories, in order to improve the City's long-run fiscal health: (1) Measures presented in the preliminary plan that CBC endorses (such as supporting tax cuts and the implementation of a merit pay plan for municipal employees); (2) Measures discussed in the preliminary plan that address important issues, but that need modification in order to be most effective (such as a more elaborate debt reform proposal and the use of stadium subsidies for economic development); (3) Measures proposed in the preliminary plan that should be reversed in the Executive Budget (such as imprudent use of the surplus and low-priority tax cuts). |
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