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Committee advances budget‑transparency measures; administration urges caution on early lapse estimates
Summary
The committee moved Bill 64 (reporting of appropriations with the mayor’s budget) to second reading and public hearing and amended and advanced Bill 65 (quarterly consolidated reporting of budget transfers) to CD1. The Department of Budget and Fiscal Services opposed both measures as originally written, citing administrative burden and inaccuracy
The Budget Committee on Oct. 14 forwarded two measures aimed at improving budget transparency — Bill 64 (requiring the mayor to submit an appropriations report with the annual budget documents) and Bill 65 (requiring consolidated quarterly reporting on budget transfers) — but the administration raised concerns about scope and timing and asked for further refinement.
Administration concerns: Andy Kawano, director of the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services (BFS), told the committee that estimating lapsed appropriations five months before the fiscal…
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