Statement from NYC Comptroller on Vacancy Reduction Letter from Office of Management and Budget

 

 In response to the letter sent to City agencies today from Budget Director Jacques Jiha, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander issued the following statement:

“When the Administration announced the Program to Eliminate the Gap in September, my office raised concerns regarding the impact on the ability of agencies to serve New Yorkers. While we agree that savings are critical as New York City faces economic headwinds, confronting those risks cannot come at the expense of diminishing the City’s capacity to get stuff done. Today’s directive to agencies furthers our concerns about recruiting and retaining the staff needed to implement critical programs from traffic safety improvements to processing housing applications.”

The Comptroller’s September 16 letter to the Office of Management and Budget is available here.