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Council members cited confirmations from Deputy Chief Ed Noonan and the budget director that the ordinance corrects errors in the submitted budget. One councilmember said on the record: \"these were confirmed by our deputy chief, Ed Noonan and the budget director,\" and the clerk recorded the vote as \"5 a's adopted.\" Some councilmembers expressed continuing unease that lines were running negative and requested the controller's office and the deputy chief appear before the committee to provide a formal explanation; the council moved Ordinances 26, 27 and 28 into committee for further review.

Why it matters: the correction affects the department's reported salary totals and the calculation of the city's overall personnel costs. Council members said they want departmental and controller confirmation to ensure payroll and position counts reconcile before the final budget adoption.

Next steps: councilmembers committed related ordinances to committee and asked that the deputy chief and the budget director appear at a committee meeting to confirm the table of organization and year-end settlement procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Utica Common Council Special Meeting March 14th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved an ordinance correcting police salary totals to reflect the department's table of organization and committed several related ordinances to committee for verification with the deputy chief and budget director.","taxTitle","Utica, Oneida County, New York","taxId",3680,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6093845,"Votes at a glance: Utica council approves dozens of budget-line reductions to lower 2026 levy",1911,1350000,3261000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2845301-38bd3f7fe2d7ec838fd6d3014ba14757&start=1350&end=3261","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2845301-38bd3f7fe2d7ec838fd6d3014ba14757/thumbnail_1350000.jpg","/articles/6093845/Utica/Oneida-County/New-York/Votes-at-a-glance-Utica-council-approves-dozens-of-budget-line-reductions-to-lower-2026-levy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6093845-3d44a9ee14ec8105aec11f7df73e6a22/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189618&Signature=ZF2KdVQA-XOqYhrREiVdYCRYC3DMHpHs6gFMrqr6IJ9y-Ba5tlRFnQDpY4PN6G45DMFDaLR53NTnW5eRyCjEBJH40a9snlcWv5pLooZgxaf7-edqbJgRwbQtdfB6L6OdwkGsuOmlAYPk3xgKn57WUsO32qzGa7Gkc6hZ~DVKzLrmpt1758mkecX8ZqHyuSdn2zx2I~CQqxMUGknToYsU4AaBIKYoAA7oQchsClmzwKrQx-5OkAPQ3OQNKjqgNM0F6511dfWOga1p4lb8GIKz0txAJPOekdpxsrmhgI5VllLLnTypVPHgJQGcI2kPQcNoktD5CEcdAIMOnUXyi~qs3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Summary: Over the course of the meeting the Utica Common Council voted on a large bundle of budget amendments that reduce specific departmental line items. Council members described the changes as targeted decreases \"to reduce tax levy,\" and the clerk recorded each adopted amendment as part of the public record.

Key votes (selected from the meeting record):
- Controller, Financial audit statement (A51315442): $75,000 to $60,000 (negative $15,000). Recorded: \"9 nays adopted.\" (clerk recording language in transcript)
- Law, Contracted services (A51420441): $225,000 to $125,000 (negative $100,000). Recorded: \"9 nays adopted.\"
- Fire Administration, Repairs (A53411461): $200,000 to $175,000 (negative $25,000). Recorded: \"9 nays adopted.\"
- Liability, Judgments and settlements (A51930432): $275,000 to $200,000 (negative $75,000). Recorded: \"9 yeets adopted.\"
- Police support division repairs (A853122461): $175,000 to $150,000 (negative $25,000). Recorded: \"9 yeas adopted.\"
- Mayor salaries (A512101): $300,732 to $293,572 (negative $7,160). Recorded: vote called in transcript.
- Street maintenance, capital outlay sidewalks (A55110211): $100,000 to $75,000 (negative $25,000). Recorded: \"9 needs adopted.\"
- Infrastructure contractual stormwater (A857130411): $350,000 to $175,000 (negative $175,000). Recorded: \"9 years adopted.\"
- Police overtime and holiday adjustments across multiple ordinances with decreases ranging $10,000\u0000to\u0000$30,000. Several recorded as adopted by roll call.

Several amendments were pulled from committee and considered individually; others were pulled back into committee during the meeting for further review, as noted below.

Why it matters: These amendments change department budgets line-by-line and collectively reduce the total levy the council will present in the FY2026 budget process. Council members repeatedly framed the changes as efforts to lower the potential property-tax increase for residents.

Procedural notes: The transcript records multiple shorthand tallies (for example, clerk announcements such as \"9 yeas adopted,\" \"9 nays adopted,\" or variants). The council used routine motions to pull ordinances from committee, to amend amounts on the floor, and to refer some items back to committee for further review. Several motions were accompanied by brief statements explaining the rationale (\"decrease line to reduce tax levy\").

What to watch next: The council scheduled further meetings to finalize the budget; items left in committee at this meeting may return for additional votes.","The Utica Common Council approved a series of budget amendments that reduce multiple departmental line items, collectively described by council members as reductions intended to lower the proposed 2026 property tax levy.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6093850,"Utica Common Council adopts local law to override tax cap and passes resolution limiting 2026 levy to 3.4%",464,826000,1290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2845301-38bd3f7fe2d7ec838fd6d3014ba14757&start=826&end=1290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2845301-38bd3f7fe2d7ec838fd6d3014ba14757/thumbnail_826000.jpg","/articles/6093850/Utica/Oneida-County/New-York/Utica-Common-Council-adopts-local-law-to-override-tax-cap-and-passes-resolution-limiting-2026-levy-to-34","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6093850-bc37c03b57d6d6fde94d1fb46b8a4ffa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189618&Signature=O683miCuL0ZtbqAN0Ky5iqO8wQ1npf~yGCnghjVdQ-7hEsij-JKjLemkQKnDobPsOPnzDPsbqHIQrIkWAWx13eG0ze2mGRGQswZQhLbc0zaRXjttekgMKEC71NvwCkrF-a1GM8cYlMlcL0B-UMGjN43KeCv63aR9uMhLe2ywnfOQ1qrh2w8s8DBIyXZI9xWbDS99IfdM1f9Lo8Z~8I6JOVkIGyj~uFJ2bkyzbBxrQNdpvJ4aLNJ2QYhYNLvNaxBe~Alkoy1Q64tlBBS3liDIFHhfhfQYV16e2nWj0GfrG8g94Ls8yelmb49Kl95wCz9Z10yf0P5lciQfIwopuhWWTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Utica Common Council voted to adopt Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 authorizing the city to adopt a real property tax levy in excess of the tax levy limit set by New York\u0000State\u0000General Municipal Law section 3-c and passed a companion resolution capping any 2026 increase at 3.4%.

The measure to reconsider the tax cap was put on the floor after a motion to reconsider carried, recorded in the meeting as \"9 yeas to reconsider.\" The council then introduced the local law authorizing a levy in excess of the statutory limit and approved it by voice vote; the clerk recorded the final result as \"9 a's adopted.\" The local law states it is adopted pursuant to subdivision 5 of General Municipal Law §3-c and would be operative for the fiscal year commencing April 1, 2025. The council immediately followed with Resolution No. 2, which states the council\u0000\"unanimously hold[s] that in no case shall the total fiscal year 2026 real property tax levy be increased by an amount greater than 3.4% of the total property tax levy in fiscal year 2025.\" The clerk recorded the resolution as adopted (transcript: \"9 nie's adopted\").

Why it matters: adopting a local law to override the statutory tax cap is a legal step municipalities may use when a majority of the governing body votes to exceed the cap; General Municipal Law §3-c requires a local-law vote of at least 60% of the governing body to override the default limit. The council's companion resolution sets a politically and administratively binding cap for the council's own budget process: council text and votes indicate the body intends to hold any increase to 3.4% despite a budget estimate that the administration presented showing a potential 9.77% increase.

During the discussion, members repeatedly framed the votes as intended to reduce the potential levy and to provide clarity for the budget process. The local law includes a severability clause and lists April 1, 2025 as the effective start of the fiscal year to which it applies. The resolution incorporates the introductory local law by reference.

Next steps: council members said the local law and resolution would govern the remainder of the budget discussions and amendments leading to a final budget vote at the council's upcoming special meetings.","The Utica Common Council adopted Introductory Local Law No. 1 of 2025 to override the state tax cap for the 2026 fiscal year and unanimously passed a companion resolution that says the city\u0000will limit any 2026 real property tax increase to 3.4%.","actionData","errors"]

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Utica Common Council adopts local law to override tax cap and passes resolution limiting 2026 levy to 3.4%