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Council committee advances year-end omnibus fiscal that shifts existing appropriations
Summary
The Admin & Finance Committee voted to advance Proposal 3-28, a year-end omnibus fiscal that moves existing appropriations between fund characters so agencies can meet obligations into FY2026; the measure includes a state grant appropriation for the coroner’s office and no new local dollars.
Jake McVay, deputy controller in the Office of Finance and Management, told the Admin & Finance Committee on March 29 that Proposal 3-28 is a year-end omnibus fiscal transfer intended to realign appropriation characters so city agencies can fulfill commitments before the 2026 fiscal year.
“This is the year end omnibus fiscal,” McVay said, describing the measure as a series of intradepartmental transfers that “does not add any new local dollars to the budget.” He highlighted a $343,000 reduction in the mayor’s budget that is intended to partially offset an additional appropriation tied to the Office of Corporation Counsel and noted a single grant appropriation for the coroner’s office, which he called a state grant.
The proposal adjusts characters and funds to align appropriations with agency operational needs; McVay said these transfers are routine at fiscal year-end. After brief review and no substantive questions from committee members or the public, a member moved the proposal to the full council with a do-pass recommendation, another seconded, and Chair Frank Mascari called a voice vote. The committee responded “aye,” and the motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded.
The committee forwarded the measure to the full council for final action. No supplemental appropriation of new local revenue was added in the committee action; details and exact numeric clarifications were left to be finalized in the ordinance text prior to final consideration.
