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Utica council overrides mayoral vetoes on multiple ordinances, approves salary reductions in budget amendments
Summary
In a special session, the Utica Common Council recorded a series of votes overriding mayoral vetoes on multiple ordinances and approved budget amendments reducing salary lines for the council, mayor and controller with the stated rationale of lowering the tax levy; many overrides were recorded as 8-yea votes.
The Utica Common Council held a special meeting in which members repeatedly voted to override mayoral vetoes and approved several budget amendments that reduce salary lines for city officials.
Council members moved and seconded multiple ordinances and budget amendments; the meeting transcript shows repeated roll-call confirmations reading “8 yeas override” after many items. On an earlier budget amendment the clerk recorded “7 yeas to override.” Several motions to amend annual estimates specifically cited “decreased salaries to reduce tax levy” as the rationale.
Items acted on during the session included budget amendments affecting salary lines for the Common Council, the mayor’s office and the city controller and the consideration of numerous ordinances by number. The clerk and presiding officer repeatedly called for votes and the stenographic record shows the votes counted as overrides of prior vetoes. One council attorney explained the mechanics of the veto vote to members: “If you vote yes, you’re overriding the…
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