Sentence examples for budget modifications from inspiring English sources

One proposal that could have a significant effect is their call for midyear budget modifications.

"Certainly any concerns of the police commissioner are concerns of the Legislature and should be brought to the attention of NIFA with the respect of any budget modifications that need to be done.

But one key official, Peter F. Vallone, Speaker of the City Council, whose approval is needed to enact the budget modifications, was angered that the Mayor intended to brief him at 8 last night -- well after some private citizens had been briefed -- and he said he would skip the briefing and give the plan "deep analysis" today.

The spending for the program is now before the Council as a budget modification.

The administration agreed to drop that proposal from the budget modification.

Within weeks, the mayor had to issue a budget modification, and the first of the serious cutbacks began.

"The mayor will release his financial plan at the first quarter budget modification later this month," said Jordan Barowitz, a spokesman for the mayor.

Yesterday it was Mr. Miller who accused Mr. Bloomberg of skirting the law, by not submitting a formal budget modification to the Council for approval.

The budget modification for the first quarter is usually passed in November but was delayed this year in part because of a dispute between the Council and the Giuliani administration.

The thick document, called a budget modification, was publicly released at 6 15 last night after City Council members, including members of the finance staff, had left for the day.

John H. Banks, the Council's chief of staff, said Mr. Hevesi's comments represented "a complete failure to understand the budget process" and only the mayor can initiate a budget modification.