Understanding NYC Budget Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Receives the Mayor’s Preliminary and Executive Budgets; reviews and responds to the proposed budgets and holds hearings.
  2. 5. Provides non-partisan budgetary, economic, and policy analysis for the residents of New York City and their elected officials, helping to increase New Yorkers' understanding of and participation in the budget process.
  3. 6. The Mayor presents the Council with the Executive Budget. The Council again holds budget hearings and begins negotiations with the Mayor.
  4. 8. The amount of money identified in the budget for expenditure by an agency, generally divided into a number of smaller “units of (blank).”
  5. 10. Sets the agenda for the City and its finances and appoints Deputy Mayors and heads of agencies to carry out policies.
  6. 11. The difference produced when planned revenues exceed planned spending in a given fiscal year
Down
  1. 1. City Council completes negotiations with the Mayor and then votes to adopt a budget that will serve as the basis of government operations for the upcoming fiscal year.
  2. 2. Analyzes and reports on city budget documents.
  3. 3. A sum of money within an appropriation that is set aside for a specific purpose
  4. 4. Responsible for auditing and investigating matters relating to city finances and agency operations.
  5. 7. The Mayor releases the Preliminary Budget — proposed operating and capital expenditures, and forecast of revenues for the upcoming fiscal year, plus three subsequent years. T
  6. 9. The difference produced when planned spending exceeds planned revenues in a given fiscal year.