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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams
By Forum Staff
The City Council voted on Tuesday to adopt the $101 billion Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
The FY 2023 adopted budget includes:
The FY 2023 adopted budget includes 18 new Units of Appropriation (U/A) that have been prioritized by the Council, a historic amount to be added as part of budget negotiations. Highlights include:
- First-ever NYPD U/As added by Council, with an unprecedented six (6) additions – a nearly 50-percent increase that brings the total NYPD U/As to 20; they include PS and OTPS U/As for Patrol, Communications, and Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
- Four (4) in DOC – Including jail operations, and health and mental health programming.
- Four (4) in HRA (Human Resources Administration) – A long standing priority of the Council, relating to reporting on Fair Fares and Domestic Violence Services.
- One (1) in Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) – Runaway and Homeless Youth
- One (1) in Department of Buildings (DOB) – Enforcement and inspection.
- One (1) in Department of Education (DOE) – Student transportation.
- One (1) in Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) – Committee on Special Education placements.
- NYPD Overtime Reporting
- DOC Reporting on Sick Leave and Unstaffed Posts
- Cultural Grant Reporting
- Detailing of Department of Sanitation (DSNY) litter basket pick-ups, school organics, and public waste containers
- Information on City Doula Services
- DYCD Runaway/Homeless Youth and Saturday Night Lights Utilization Data
- $60 million for Cost-of-Living-Adjustments for Human Service Providers to increase salaries for human service workers
- $55.3 million to expand B-HEARD
- $30 million for the New Family Home Visits Program
- $19.3 million to increase mental health support and outreach for unhoused individuals:
- $5 million for Mental Health Continuum to help students with significant mental health challenges access direct mental health services in school and connect students to other services throughout the City
- $5 million for community-based hate crimes prevention and response programs
- $3 million for Maternal Medical Home and Obstetric Simulation
- $1.4 million toward pilot program providing free optometry Eye Care Pilot Program services to low-income New Yorkers.
- Community Safety and Victim Services Initiative: A new Speaker’s discretionary funding initiative that provides each Council Member with $100,000 to invest in holistic safety by supporting local community safety programs. The funding recipients will be chosen by the local Council Member, and can be distributed to youth, housing support, health, mental health or other local programs that strengthen communities, or victim service providers.
- $700+ million increase in the commitment of city funds spent on our public schools, as federal stimulus funding for our schools declined significantly.
- $277 million for the Summer Rising Program to provide free academic enrichment to students.
- $79.4 million baselined to expand the Summer Youth Employment Program to 100K slots:
- $46 million for contract enhancements for wage increases for Special Education Pre-K and Day Care Providers
- $33.4 million to expand Career and Technical Education:
- Expand Fair Futures program by $18.8 million for a total program budget of $30 million
- $19.7 million to double the slots for Work Learn Grow to 4,400 jobs: $19.7 million
- $14 million for Community Schools Funding to restore and add funding to support new schools
- $11.2 million to provide additional supports to English Language Learners
- $10 million for childcare for undocumented families
- $10 million to support the Education Equity Action Plan for the implementation of citywide kindergarten-to-high school Black studies curriculum
- $9.2 million for the Low Income Childcare Voucher
- $5.1 million for DOE Community Coordinators to support unhoused students
- $4.4 million to establish the City University of New York (CUNY) Reconnect pilot program to help working-age adults attain a degree that expands earning potential – at all CUNY campuses, serving 10,000 students in its first year
- $2.5 million to create New York State’s first two trauma recovery centers to support underserved victims of crime
- $2 million for CUNY Remediation
- $1 million for CUNY STEM to support programming at campuses citywide
- $237 million to expand City FHEPS to fully fund and increase the rental voucher rate to match Section 8 levels
- $171.3 million to expand funding for Drop-in Centers, Safe Haven Beds, and Stabilization Beds
- $90 million to protect working and middle-class homeowners with a property tax rebate; City Rebate in combination with State Rebate will provide at least $440 per homeowner; For the first time ever, the City’s rebate will go to people who are behind in bills; The Council also adopted tax rates that minimizes impacts on homeowners
- $65.8 million to provide prevailing wage for shelter security
- $33.8 million for HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) Single-Room Occupancy to meet the needs and privacy for HASA recipients.
- $19.2 million for additional staff and services at Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
- $5.8 million for client service staffing and systems upgrades for benefits and housing assistance
- $452K to restore the Source of Income Unit staff and funding at CCHR
- $569,905 to expand the Office of the Tenant Advocate
- Fair Fares program to assist low-income New Yorkers with public transit costs: $75 million baselined
- Infrastructure and support funding for the City’s three public library systems: $67 million
- Emergency Assistance Grants: $40 million
- Support for Cultural Organizations: $40 million
- Emergency Food Assistance Program: $30 million for a total program budget of $52 million
- Seamless Meal Transition for Older Adults Using GetFood Recovery Meals: $15 million
- Language Access Expansion: $8.6 million
- Adult Literacy Program Enhancement: $6.7 million
- Immigrant Family Engagement: $4 million
- Low Wage Worker Initiative: $2 million
- Workforce Development Centers: $1.7 million
- $44.1 million for Parks Department Maintenance and Summer Workforce
- $22 million to support citywide 6-days/week, twice daily litter basket service pickup
- $9.2 million to enhance the School Organics Collection Program
- Restore Sanitation Funding: Precision Cleaning: $7.46 million; Lot Cleaning: $4.9 million; Rat Mitigation: $4.8 million; Street Cleaning: $1.9 million; E-waste Collection Restoration: $1.4 million.
- $4.1 million to support 50 Urban Park Rangers
- $3.5 million for Organics Drop-Off Sites
- $2.9 million for the Zero Waste Schools Educational Program & Stop’N’Swap Program
- $2.6 million to support Green Thumb Gardens
- $2.5 million for Forest Management
- $2.4 million to enhance the Office of Building Energy and Emissions
- $2.25 million to keep school playgrounds open during non-school hours citywide
- $2 million for Tree Stump Removal
- $1.28 million for a Public Waste Container Pilot
- $1.6 million to enhance Department of Investigation (DOI) Staff to combat corruption
- $75,000 for Small Business Residence Fund grant program for Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) to find relief, assist them in competing against others in their industry and to encourage hiring from surrounding communities
- In order to support New Yorkers in any future emergencies and major economic downturn, the Council added $750 million to the Rainy Day Fund, bringing to a grand total of $1.95 billion.
- General Reserves: Added $500 million in FY 2023 for a total of $1.6 billion and $200 million in FY 2024 – 2026 for a total of $1.2 billion in each year to protect against drastic cuts.
