The Albany Common Council passed Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s 2015 budget last night. The proposed $176 million budget was approved by an 11-4 margin after some stumbles last week when the Council tabled the vote. The meeting closed a $15 million budget deficit by making more than $5 million in recurring cuts. The mayor’s first budget was approved on deadline day.
Meanwhile by a 5 to 3 vote, city councilors in Troy chose not to bring an amended spending plan to a vote last night. That means that Mayor Lou Rosamilia’s original $66 million budget proposal will now be adopted. The vote not-to-vote reportedly upset some residents at the meeting last night.
