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City Boasts 7th Straight Surplus But With Caveat

Dec-15-2010 — The City of Buffalo will end the year with a cash surplus — its seventh in as many years — but well aware that the state’s fiscal woes could dampen its rosy outlook...

Governor gets measure to reduce powers of citys control board

Dec-10-2010 — Gov. David A. Paterson again is being asked to weaken the powers of Buffalo’s control board, but oversight officials say the request is largely unnecessary because the city is soon expected to get back much of the fiscal autonomy it has lived without since 2003.

Weeding Out Abuse

Sep-09-2010 — One reason why running government at any level is harder than it looks is that saving money can cost money...

Thomas Shifts Blame For Dead Workers' Premiums

Sep-07-2010 — The city commissioner being fired for failing to fix problems that caused Buffalo to pay for health insurance for dead employees is trying to pin the blame...

Club Gets Permits For One Sunset Site

Sep-02-2010 — The sun is rising on a new nightclub in a Delaware Avenue building once home to the ill-fated One Sunset...

City Human Resources Commissioner Facing Mounting Problems

Sep-02-2010 — A final report prepared by the mayor's lawyer has raised serious concerns about the performance of Karla L. Thomas...

Chief Auditor Meets With Thomas See Positive Steps

Aug-25-2010 — The city office that has been assailed for paying for health insurance premiums for 170 dead employees appears to be...

Dollars Will Be Lost In Unskilled Hands

Aug-22-2010 — The price we pay because our illustrious government leaders tend to fill key positions with political appointees rather than seeking out people with the appropriate credentials and...

Thomas Should Go

Aug-18-2010 — Enough is enough. Karla L. Thomas may be protected by Civil Service rules, but she is clearly not up to the job of running the City of Buffalo’s Human Resources Department...

Number Rises To 170 For Dead Workers City Insured

Aug-18-2010 — City Hall has discovered that it has been paying health insurance premiums for more dead employees than auditors initially estimated...

Thomas' Job In Doubt Over Miscues On Insurance

Aug-13-2010 — The future of Buffalo's embattled human resources commissioner remained clouded Friday after an audit discovered that the city paid...

City Paid $2 million To Insure Dead Workers

Aug-13-2010 — "To be honest, it's a disgrace," SanFilippo told The Buffalo News. "It's a major embarrassment to the city and...

Allegations Of Mismanagement Prompt City Audit At Marine Drive

Jul-30-2010 — City auditors will scrutinize operations at a downtown public housing complex that has been the focus of controversies, City Comptroller Andrew A. SanFilippo says...

Comptroller’s Office Has Improved City Finances

Jul-30-2010 — City Comptroller's response to News Editorial "It's A New Day"...

Pool Security Contract Stirs Controversy

Jul-22-2010 — The Brown administration has awarded a contract to provide security at city pools to a company operated by...

City Holds First Bond Auction Since 1986

Jul-19-2010 — The last time Buffalo borrowed money by enticing investors to competitively bid for bonds...

Water System Will Be Upgraded

Jul-03-2010 — Buffalo’s aging water system will receive some upgrades now that the city has finalized a $24 million bond sale...

Audit Finds Lax Handling of Cash at City Drug Clinics

May-25-2010 — Workers at a city-run drug counseling clinic would sometimes hide hundreds of dollars in cash from client fees under a kitchen sink when the facility closed at night...

3rd Wall St. Credit Rater Gives City an A

May-12-2010 — Buffalo has received its first A+ credit rating in decades, making it the first time in memory that three major Wall Street agencies have placed the city in the A tier...

City Posts Welcome Surplus

Jan-22-2010 — Troubled financial times dictate caution, but good management pays dividends...

Brown Plans Modest Cut In City Property Tax Rates

Jan-16-2010 — City homeowners could see a modest cut in property tax rates this summer...

Buffalo Grows Cash Surplus

Jan-15-2010 — SanFilippo adds caution...

City Audit Describes Management Meltdown

Jan-13-2010 — A management "meltdown" in a department run by one of Mayor Byron W. Brown's political allies has sparked problems that include...

ECIDA Rebuked for Fee Gouging

Oct-18-2009 — Buffalo’s comptroller is accusing Erie County’s development agency of “fee gouging” in the next phase of a citywide school reconstruction project...