The call for cuts comes as some city agencies have been struggling to deliver critical services amid an ongoing exodus of city workers and difficulty hiring.
Mayor Eric Adams is asking all municipal agencies to cut spending over the next two years.Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images
The order, which comes under a city budgetary tool known as the Program to Eliminate the Gap calls for cuts without layoffs or reductions in services. Agency heads must submit their plans by the end of this month. “We currently face new costs that will increase the city’s obligations by billions of dollars, including growing pension contributions, expiring labor contracts, and rising health care expenses,” Adams said in a statement. “This Program to Eliminate the Gap savings plan is a strong and decisive action that will protect both the city’s financial outlook and funding for critical programs and services, promote efficient government operations, and protect the city’s long-term financial stability.
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