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Utica Common Council Delivers Budget With 9.9% Tax Hike
Utica Common Council Delivers Budget With 9.9% Tax Hike
Utica Common Council Delivers Budget With 9.9% Tax Hike
Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Common Council moves to adopt a budget for next year that will offer Utica taxpayers fewer cops and the loss of other key city personnel. This budget will also raise taxes by about 10%. Last night the council moved to override several key mayoral vetoes, allowing the group to pass a new budget that trims public safety departments more deeply than Mayor Palmieri's plan,
Utica Common Council Trims Budget
Utica Common Council Trims Budget
Utica Common Council Trims Budget
Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Common Council is gearing up for Tuesday night's big meeting, last night the body adopted several budget reductions that they believe will save taxpayers roughly $200,000. That equates to a 1% cut in the proposed double-digit tax rate hike of nearly 20%, put forth by Mayor Rob Palmieri...
Utica Common Council: Deeper Cuts to Police & Fire
Utica Common Council: Deeper Cuts to Police & Fire
Utica Common Council: Deeper Cuts to Police & Fire
Utica, NY (WIBX) - The Utica Common Council has been examining Mayor Palmieri's city budget over the last few weeks, now the council is suggesting deeper cuts to police and fire departments. Mayor Palmieri originally called for the reduction of 38 city employees, 11 from police and 6 from the fire department...
Utica Common Council Continues Budget Probe
Utica Common Council Continues Budget Probe
Utica Common Council Continues Budget Probe
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Members of the Utica Common Council had another opportunity to question Utica City Department leaders about the upcoming budget, Tuesday night they heard from members of Civil Service and Engineering. Councilman-At-Large and Finance Committee Chair Ed Bucciero says the group is still working through the needs of some of the city's smaller departments to find areas to trim... Rea
Utica Department Heads Meet With Common Councilors
Utica Department Heads Meet With Common Councilors
Utica Department Heads Meet With Common Councilors
  Gino Geruntino, WIBX. Utica, NY (WIBX) -The Utica Common Council continues to examine Mayor Palmieri's proposed budget, last night members heard from some of the city's smaller departments. Department heads from the Clerk's office, Assessment and the Comptroller's office each spent about 30 minutes answering questions regarding staffing levels and reviewing items that could be trimmed or elimi