John Demars, the Chief Operating Officer, has met privately with five people who will serve as a budget advisory committee.
Kathleen M. Carrano, the budget director for Westchester County and a co-chairwoman of Mr. Suozzi's budget advisory panel, said Mr. Suozzi must complete thorough financial and management audits of every agency.
In fact, in a memorandum that was leaked to the news media last week, Mr. Corzine's budget advisory group recommended that he expand the sales tax, increase the gasoline tax and revamp the state's pension plan.
Wendy Sinnette met with about 20 members of the district's budget advisory committee.
White made no recommendations but has endorsed Qayoumi's action plan, which includes a stronger process of consultation, strengthening the role of the president's cabinet as well as that of the provost and vice president of academic affairs and establishing a budget advisory committee.
The requests follow a budget reform advisory panel's recommendations to slow down a 5-year plan for increasing the research budget by about 50% over current levels (Science, 13 June, p. 1642).
Not only are city agencies mostly centered in Manhattan, but community boards, the purported voices on local planning issues, have tiny budgets and only advisory votes, though they serve areas larger than some upstate cities.
He also embodies the kind of old guard Democrat who is comfortable with Wall Street and the corridors of power, and he will lead Mr. Thompson's budget and finance advisory group.
Professor Boskin serves on the budget office's advisory panel and, Mr. Holtz-Eakin said, his ideas had contributed to a similar analysis of deferred tax revenue in the coming decade.
He cut his research and advisory budget by 40% in 2004, and another 25% last year.
