Lawmakers Propose 'Tweaks' to Dunkirk Fiscal Recovery Act, City Officials Cautious

There's a bill in Albany that would extend the City of Dunkirk's timeline for issuing municipal bonds to pay off its debt. Assemblyman Andrew Molitor says the original City of Dunkirk Fiscal Recovery Act that was passed two years ago required the State Comptroller to certify the city's debt. However, the city's audit process wasn't completed until last December. Molitor says the measure he and Senator George Borrello are carrying also provides a few "tweaks" to the previous bill...

Andrew Molitor: changes made to prior legislation

The legislation would also shift financial oversight responsibilities from the now-defunct elected treasurer's position to the Office of the Mayor. Meanwhile, Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz says she has some concerns about the legislation. She says one of them regards compliance with the city's collective bargaining agreements...

Kate Wdowiasz: need to have that conversation

Wdowiasz, who was a guest on last Wednesday's "Viewpoint" program on WDOE, also questioned the requirement that the Common Council pass a local law in order for the bill to advance, which she called "unprecedented." During last week's council meeting, Councilman at Large Nick Weiser said there would be a review of the proposed legislation during a Finance Committee meeting.

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