Q&A
Discussion of fiscal impact statement recommendations
6:39:35
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Council Member Sanchez presents information about fiscal impact statement recommendations from the 1999 Charter Revision Commission and draws parallels to recent proposals from Mayor Adams' commission.
- The 1999 recommendations included requiring specific funding sources to be identified in fiscal impact statements
- Sanchez notes similarities between the 1999 proposals and recent recommendations from Mayor Adams' charter revision commission
- She questions whether Mastro had any involvement in the current administration's charter revision efforts
Pierina Ana Sanchez
6:39:35
Thank you, Mister Mastro.
6:39:36
So one one more contour here.
6:39:38
I I've yet to mention the preliminary recommendations made on fiscal impact statements.
6:39:43
It was recommended that the charter require fiscal impact statements to identify specific sources of funding in order to promote better informed and more accountable policy making.
6:39:53
The charter provides that mandates arising from local laws need binding only to the extent that funds are appropriated to it to implement that particular local law.
6:40:05
And if no funds are allocated, then the execution of the local law would not be mandatory.
6:40:09
This was billed as a truth in government measure.
6:40:12
Forcing the council to confront and resolve the hard choices represented by import important or costly popular programs.
6:40:19
The proposals even require that FIS is an FIS for a homeroom message.
6:40:24
Of course, this council is no stranger to recommendations to change FIS requirements in the charter.
6:40:29
Just this summer, mayor Adams and paneled the charter revision commission and one of the most problematic recommendations to come out of that commission involved fiscal impact statements.
6:40:38
In fact, the preliminary recommendations from 2024's commission staff were uncannily similar to those made by your staff in 1999.
6:40:47
Questions.
6:40:48
Have you at any time advised or even discussed with the Adams administration your experience as chair to the charter revision commissions in the past, or is it just coincidence that your recommendations reappeared?