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Commission hears proposed charter changes to operating budget timeline, adds schools to early review
Summary
CFO Jared Schmidt proposed codifying earlier joint hearings, adding the superintendent and the school CFO to early operating‑budget sessions and aligning transmission dates to give BET and the council the same materials at the same time. Commissioners raised concerns about the council’s short window to set the appropriation cap.
City Chief Financial Officer Jared Schmidt presented proposed changes to the operating‑budget charter process at the Feb. 18 Charter Revision Commission meeting, including earlier joint hearings and closer alignment of transmission dates to the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) and the common council.
Schmidt recommended formalizing a September calendar publication and two joint public previews —A an early September session and another by Jan. 21— and adding the school superintendent and the school CFO to those joint briefings. "The superintendent…
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