2018-2019 Budget
City of Syracuse ANNUAL BUDGET Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019 Mayor Ben Walsh The city general fund budget, in the amount of $245.1 million, keeps departmental operating expenses the same as last year. To accomplish this, we asked all city departments to reduce their budget requests resulting in a $2.8 million cut in proposed spending, despite rising costs in all areas. The largest expenditures in the budget, as shown below, go to public safety, city operations and infrastructure, as well as neighborhoods and economic development. April 9, 2018 City Residents, Friends and Neighbors, Pursuant to Article VI, Chapter 1, Section 6-102 of the City Charter, I present the budgets for the city of Syracuse and the Syracuse City School District for fiscal year 2019, the period of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. It is with great appreciation and pride that I deliver my first budget as mayor of the city. Appreciation for the opportunity to serve you; for While the plan keeps the property tax rate the same, the city will the help you have already provided; and for the hard work you do to collect slightly higher tax revenue due to an increase in the assessed support our city. Pride in the budget we propose, which is the result valuation of city properties. The budget proposes to use city reserves of a team effort by people across your city government. It is a plan to close an $11 million projected deficit. that sets Syracuse on a path toward fiscal sustainability and growth. City strategic plan: City Budget initiatives for FY 2019 Syracuse will be a growing city Funding for road, sewer, and water systems with sensors to This budget plan is based on a strategy my team and I developed detect and prevent problems during our first three months in office.
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