Fiscal concerns have become a guiding principle for Mayor Eric Adams. That can make for bad politics.
, though the office announced changes meant to streamline the hiring process earlier this year).
— requires top brass to sign off on a proposal before it gets to the mayor’s desk. It often peters out once OMB has its say, part of a broad authority enjoyed by the agency.“They basically can swoop in and kill anything they want: Any project, any budget item, they can wave their OMB wand and things just go away,” said one person with knowledge of the office’s reach, who was granted anonymity by POLITICO to discuss administration dynamics.
“It would have been such a good political win for him,” said one New York City elected official, who was granted anonymity to frankly discuss the Adams administration. “You were either going to get the increase or you weren’t — so you might as well be on the right side of the issue.”, advocated for the mayor to join an April 10 rally outside City Hall, two people with knowledge of the event told POLITICO.
“Every senior city leader must sometimes make difficult recommendations to the mayor and, as the mayor’s chief financial advisor, the budget director routinely balances complex and conflicting needs, and is expected to share his expert opinion on how to achieve the administration’s goals,” Allon said in a statement. “But at the end of the day, regardless of his beliefs, he reports to the mayor who sets the policy goals and makes the final decisions.
Over the years, the city’s number crunchers have enjoyed varying levels of influence to carry out their mission, depending on the state of the economy and the proclivities of the mayor.
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