Budget Document Delay Prompts Rebuke

dcogcadmin | April 9, 2010

As of Thursday afternoon, April 8th, a key part of the mayor’s budget proposal package had not yet been made available to the D.C. Council or the public, spurring Council Chairman Vincent Gray to send a letter to Mayor Fenty.  The entire budget proposal is required by law to be submitted by April 1st, which starts the Congressionally allocated 56-day review period for Council review and approval.  Missing from the Mayor’s budget submission so far is the Budget Support Act, a key document that explains the changes in fees, taxes, and legislative initiatives that support the budget.  Chairman Gray’s letter notes that this is "an issue of basic government transparency," and that the document contains $100 million in taxes and fee increases that need to be made available for Council and public examination.  District Wire, Washington City Paper

As of Thursday afternoon, April 8th, a key part of the mayor’s budget proposal package had not yet been made available to the D.C. Council or the public, spurring Council Chairman Vincent Gray to send a letter to Mayor Fenty.  The entire budget proposal is required by law to be submitted by April 1st, which starts the Congressionally allocated 56-day review period for Council review and approval.  Missing from the Mayor’s budget submission so far is the Budget Support Act, a key document that explains the changes in fees, taxes, and legislative initiatives that support the budget.  Chairman Gray’s letter notes that this is "an issue of basic government transparency," and that the document contains $100 million in taxes and fee increases that need to be made available for Council and public examination.  District Wire, Washington City Paper