New York Governor Kathy Hochul is looking to increase Temporary Municipal Assistance Funding by $100 million as a part of her 30-day amendments to the executive budget, and a resolution supporting this increase is up for discussion tonight by the Jamestown city council.

The resolution comes from the New York Conference Of Mayors, which has contacted municipalities to have them pass a resolution in support of the TMA $100 million increase, which is set to be allocated in the same manner as the last two years, according to the council agenda. The additional funding is meant to provide relief to municipalities with regard to fiscal pressures driven by a number of factors that are laid out in the resolution, and will result in a possible increase in funding to the city, though the exact amount is unknown at this time.

The resolution itself notes that local governments across New York continue to face mounting fiscal pressures driven by inflation, increased service demands, infrastructure needs, and rising operational costs, while striving to provide relief to taxpayers amid a rising cost of living, and that this increase reflects a recognition of the importance of local municipalities in the state. Additionally, it states that the additional $100 million in TMA will offer meaningful assistance to many municipalities statewide, helping to address fiscal challenges and maintain essential services for residents, and that the city asks for the state to include this increase every year with the $100 million as a minimum, while also calling on the state to look into a more permanent and predictable solution for unrestricted municipal aid to ensure long-term fiscal stability for New York’s local governments.

The council’s work session begins at 7:30 p.m. in the police training room on the fourth floor of city hall. Council committees meet before the work session. The Housing Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in the police training room with the Finance Committee at 7 p.m. in the mayor’s fourth floor conference room, the Public Safety Committee in the police training room at 7 p.m. and the Public Works Committee in the Development Department conference room at 7 p.m.