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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Call for strong fiscal leadership and transparency
4:06:55
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Comptroller Lander concludes his testimony by reiterating the need for strong fiscal leadership and greater transparency in budgeting. He emphasizes the importance of preparing the city for potential federal funding cuts and economic challenges.
- Lander criticizes Mayor Adams for inadequate preparation against federal funding cuts and other fiscal challenges.
- He calls on the city council to demand greater transparency in budgeting and support responsible investments in reserves.
- The Comptroller expresses his commitment to working with the council to improve the city's fiscal soundness, safety, affordability, and overall management.
Brad Lander
4:06:55
And, I'll conclude where I began, which is with the need for strong fiscal leadership during this tumultuous time.
4:07:02
The mayor, unfortunately, has done little to prepare the city or shelter its budget from strong federal headwinds, but with the council's role in demanding greater transparency in budgeting, and responsible investments in our reserves, we can be better positioned to weather the storm we are already at the beginning of, and others that will be coming in the future.
4:07:25
Look forward to your questions, and to working together with you to make sure we can make this a safer, more affordable, more fiscally sound, and better run city in the years ahead.
4:07:36
Thank you so much.