REMARKS
Council Member Justin L. Brannan opens FY 25 Executive Budget Hearings on the Department of Sanitation and Parks Department
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Council Member Justin L. Brannan welcomes attendees and outlines the agenda for the Fiscal Year 2025 executive budget hearings, starting with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and Parks Department.
- He highlights details like the increase in DSNY's proposed budget, funding for the waste containerization pilot, and costs from the collective bargaining agreement
- Addresses the lack of funding in the mayor's plan for council priorities like community composting and litter basket service restoration
- Emphasizes the council's commitment to a budget reflecting community values and supporting New York City's quality of life
- States he will focus questions on DSNY's new needs in the executive budget and approach to expiring federal stimulus dollars
Justin L. Brannan
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Thank you, sergeant.
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Okay.
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Good morning, and welcome to day 10 of FY 25 executive budget hearings.
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I'm council member Justin Brandon.
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I chair the committee on finance.
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Today's hearing will begin with the Department of Sanitation.
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Followed by the Parks department.
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And I'm pleased to be joined today by my friend and colleague, council member, Shona Breo, who chairs the committee on sanitation and solid waste management.
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We've been joined so far this morning by council members Carr and Williams.
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Welcome commissioner Tisch and your team Thank you all for joining us today to answer our questions.
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Just to set the table on April 24th, 2024, the administration released the executive financial plan for FY 24 to 28.
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With a proposed FY 'twenty five budget of $111,600,000,000, DSNY's proposed FY 'twenty five budget of 1,89,000,000 represents 1.7% of the administration's proposed FY 25 budget.
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This is an increase of $5,300,000 or 0.3% of the $1,880,000,000 that was originally budgeted in the preliminary plan.
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This increased results from several actions mostly from funding the waste containerization pilot and costs associated with the collective bargaining agreement, partially offset by reductions in the snow removal budget.
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Executive plan also includes an additional $10,000,000 for FY 24 to account for under budgeted overtime spending.
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And as of March 2024, d s DSNY's head count of 320 it was 321 above their FY 24 budgeted headcount.
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In the council preliminary budget response, we called on the mayor to add $7,100,000 to restore community composting and extend the Grow NYC contract along with $22,000,000 for restoring cuts to litter basket service.
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Once again, the mayor's executive plan for DSNY included $0 from what the council wants to see.
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Despite the council locating over $6,000,000,000 in resources that were included in their preliminary budget and could go towards covering the city against under budgeted costs as well as investing in services that make New Yorkers lives that much easier.
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We're thankful that donations kept the composting program going as long as it did, but philanthropy alone can't sustain public programs and should not be expected to.
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A budget reflects what a community values, and the council is committed to delivering a final budget that recognizes all resources we have available and supports New York City's quality of life.
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My questions today will largely focus on DSNY's new needs and pegs in the executive budget along with how DSNY is approaching expiring federal stimulus dollars.