March 4, 2024
Dear Governor Hochul, Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie:
We are writing to once again reiterate our desire to forge a meaningful partnership that would be mutually beneficial to our cities and villages and the State. For years, local governments have not been given the critical assistance they need from the State to improve our communities and, in turn, New York’s quality of life. Revenue sharing (the precursor to AIM) was established with the goal of providing local governments with predictable amounts of state aid that would increase as state income tax collections grew over time. Not only has this “formula” been ignored for decades, but AIM funding remains flat once again in the Executive Budget and has not increased in fifteen years. This neglect from state government has led to rising municipal tax burdens and harmful disinvestment in essential municipal services and staff.
It is also important to consider that the Governor has indicated that her Executive Budget proposal is guided by the twin goals of affordability and public safety. NYCOM contends, and I suspect you would agree, that New York’s local governments, who are on the frontlines of controlling property tax affordability and ensuring public safety, are integral to achieving those goals. Every community has public safety needs and for many local budgets, it is the largest cost driver. If the State truly wants to ensure affordability and public safety for all New Yorkers, now is the time for an increase in AIM funding for cities, villages and towns.
Given the current challenges of rising inflation, the end of extraordinary federal aid, and the leveling off of sales tax revenue, local leaders are having to institute new and different ways to achieve fiscal sustainability. In recent years, both the Senate and Assembly have demonstrated their support for a significant and long-overdue increase in AIM funding. We hope we can count on all of you to finally, after 15 years, come together to make this a reality in the adopted 2024-25 State Budget.
Mayor Kathy Sheehan, City of Albany
Mayor Michael Cinquanti, City of Amsterdam
Mayor James N. Giannettino, Jr., City of Auburn
Council President Eugene Jankowski Jr., City of Batavia
Manager Rachael Tabelski, City of Batavia
Mayor Lee Kyriacou, City of Beacon
Mayor Jared M. Kraham, City of Binghamton
Mayor Byron W. Brown, City of Buffalo
Mayor Bob Palumbo, City of Canandaigua
Councilmember Thomas Lyon, City of Canandaigua
Mayor William Keeler, City of Cohoes
Manager/CEO Mark L. Ryckman, City of Corning
Mayor Scott Steve, City of Cortland
Mayor Daniel J. Mandell Jr., City of Elmira
Mayor James Rice, City of Fulton
Mayor Pamela D. Panzenbeck, City of Glen Cove
Mayor Bill Collins, City of Glens Falls
Mayor Vincent DeSantis, City of Gloversville
Mayor John J. Buckley, City of Hornell
Mayor Kamal Johnson, City of Hudson
Mayor Robert G. Cantelmo, City of Ithaca
Mayor Kimberly A. Ecklund, City of Jamestown
Mayor Amy Praught, City of Johnstown
Mayor Steven T. Noble, City of Kingston
Mayor Annette Iafallo, City of Lackawanna
Mayor Deborah Kaufman, City of Little Falls
Manager Daniel Creighton, City of Long Beach
Mayor Michael J. Butler, City of Mechanicville
Mayor Joseph M. DeStefano, City of Middletown
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, City of Mount Vernon
Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert, City of New Rochelle
Mayor Torrance Harvey, City of Newburgh
Mayor Robert Restaino, City of Niagara Falls
Mayor Austin Tylec, City of North Tonawanda
Mayor Michael J. Tooley, City of Ogdensburg
Mayor William J. Aiello, City of Olean
Mayor Rick Rossi, City of Oneida
Mayor Mark Drnek, City of Oneonta
Mayor Vivian McKenzie, City of Peekskill
Mayor Christopher Rosenquest, City of Plattsburgh
Mayor Dominic Cicalese, City of Port Jervis
Mayor Yvonne Flowers, City of Poughkeepsie
Mayor Michael Stammel, City of Rensselaer
Mayor Malik Evans, City of Rochester
Mayor Jeffrey M. Lanigan, City of Rome
Mayor Josh Cohn, City of Rye
Mayor John Safford, City of Saratoga Springs
Mayor Gary McCarthy, City of Schenectady
Mayor William H. Vineall, City of Sherrill
Mayor Ben Walsh, City of Syracuse
Mayor Carmella R. Mantello, City of Troy
Mayor Michael Galime, City of Utica
Mayor Sarah Compo Pierce, City of Watertown
Mayor Charles V. Patricelli, City of Watervliet
Mayor Thomas Roach, City of White Plains
Mayor Patrick Dedman, Village of Afton
Mayor Nathan Bubel, Village of Airmont
Mayor Brian Perry, Village of Akron
Mayor Jason Breton, Village of Alexander
Mayor Jim Ninos, Village of Alfred
Mayor Gregory Pearl, Village of Allegany
Mayor Kerry Dineen, Village of Altamont
Mayor Dennis M. Siry, Village of Amityville
Mayor Jonathan P. Cole, Village of Antwerp
Mayor Donna Jean Schiener, Village of Arcade
Mayor Nancy Kaboolian, Village of Ardsley
Mayor Darren Smith, Village of Argyle
Mayor George Prete, Village of Arkport
Mayor Gregory Letica, Village of Asharoken
Mayor Amy Serrago, Village of Athens
Mayor Nathan Montford, Village of Attica
Mayor Jim Orman, Village of Aurora
Mayor Eric Tyner, Village of Avoca
Mayor Mary E. Adams, Village of Babylon
Mayor Philip C. Wade, Village of Bainbridge
Mayor Bruce Stebbins, Village of Baldwinsville
Mayor Michael Sweet, Village of Bath
Mayor Nora Haagenson, Village of Baxter Estates
Mayor Steve Minicozzi, Village of Bayville
Mayor Bob Sandak, Village of Belle Terre
Mayor Kenneth Moore, Village of Bellerose
Mayor Jeffrey R. Molnar, Village of Bemus Point
Administrator Cortney Gale, Village of Bergen
Mayor James J. Schoenig, Village of Brewster
Mayor Steven Vescio, Village of Briarcliff Manor
Mayor John Valdini, Village of Brightwaters
Mayor Steven Murray, Village of Broadalbin
Mayor Margay Blackman, Village of Brockport
Mayor Craig Miller, Village of Brocton
Mayor Mary Marvin, Village of Bronxville
Mayor Theresa Knickerbocker, Village of Buchanan
Mayor Linda Arcangeli, Village of Burdett
Mayor Scott DiLiberto, Village of Caledonia
Mayor Jeffrey Oatman, Village of Camden
Mayor Richard Waterman, Village of Camillus
Mayor Ronald O. Dievendorf, Village of Canajoharie
Mayor Edna Brewster, Village of Canaseraga
Mayor Rosanne Warner, Village of Canastota
Mayor Monica Recktenwald, Village of Canisteo
Mayor Michael E. Dalton, Village of Canton
Mayor Jerry D. Golden, Village of Cape Vincent
President Michael F. Astafan, Village of Carthage
Mayor Donald E. Wilson Jr., Village of Cayuga
Mayor Linda Woodard, Village of Cayuga Heights
Mayor Kurt Wheeler, Village of Cazenovia
Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Village of Cedarhurst
Mayor Lawrence Schmidlapp, Village of Centre Island
Mayor Janet McFetridge, Village of Champlain
Mayor John Howe, Village of Chatham
Mayor Louis A. Guido, Village of Cherry Valley
Mayor Christopher Battiato, Village of Chester
Mayor Rosario Presti, Jr., Village of Chestnut Ridge
Mayor John T. Hartman, Village of Churchville
Mayor Nancy Hyde, Village of Clayton
Mayor Laureen Tackman, Village of Cleveland
Mayor Jim Keyes, Village of Clifton Springs
Mayor Elizabeth C. Tantillo, Village of Clinton
Mayor Jerry Fremouw, Village of Clyde
Mayor Rebecca Stanton-Terk, Village of Cobleskill
Mayor Sandra Azzi, Village of Cohocton
Mayor Ellen R. Tillapaugh, Village of Cooperstown
Mayor Thomas R. Zoller, Village of Cove Neck
Mayor Mark Evans, Village of Coxsackie
Mayor Shaun Akin, Village of Dannemora
Mayor Gayle Gifford, Village of Delanson
Mayor Jeffrey Gearhart, Village of Delhi
Mayor Bryan Moore Sr., Village of Deposit
Mayor Vincent Rossillo, Village of Dobbs Ferry
Administrator Robert Yamuder, Village of Dobbs Ferry
Mayor Mary E. Puznowski, Village of Dolgeville
Mayor William H. Hall, Village of Dresden
Mayor Michael Murphy, Village of Dryden
Mayor Frederick Cratsley Jr., Village of Dundee
Mayor Thomas Taylor, Village of Earlville
Interim Admin. Maureen Jerackas, Village of East Aurora
Mayor Gerard Larsen, Village of East Hampton
Mayor Jeffrey Root, Village of East Nassau
Administrator Martin G. D’Ambrose, Village of East Rochester
Mayor Gordon J. Fox, Village of East Rockaway
Mayor Lorene Dadey, Village of East Syracuse
Mayor Bonnie Parente, Village of East Williston
Mayor Norman Itjen, Village of Elba
Mayor Evan Trent, Village of Ellenville
Mayor John A. Burrell, Village of Ellicottville
Mayor Margaret D. Smith, Village of Elmira Heights
Mayor Robert Williams, Village of Elmsford
Mayor Nicholas C. Burlingame, Village of Endicott
Mayor James J. Basile, Village of Fair Haven
Mayor Julie Domaratz, Village of Fairport
Manager Bryan White, Village of Fairport
Mayor James Jaroszynski, Village of Falconer
Mayor Ralph Ekstrand, Village of Farmingdale
Mayor Kathleen Martin, Village of Fishkill
Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald, Village of Floral Park
Mayor Randall Rosenbaum, Village of Flower Hill
Mayor William Peeler, Village of Fonda
Mayor Patrick Hanifin, Village of Fort Plain
Mayor Richard Adams, Village of Frankfort
Mayor Michael J. Ferguson, Village of Fredonia
Mayor Robert Kennedy, Village of Freeport
Mayor Mary Carter Flanagan, Village of Garden City
Mayor Stephen Macaulay, Village of Glen Park
Mayor Molly O’Donnell, Village of Goshen
Mayor Lawrence R. Lynn, Village of Grand View-On-Hudson
Mayor Paul Labas, Village of Granville
Mayor Ted M. Rosen, Village of Great Neck Plaza
Mayor Ellen M. McNulty-Ryan, Village of Green Island
Mayor Jessup DuMond, Village of Greene
Mayor Mathew Buckley, Village of Greenwood Lake
Mayor Christopher Neville, Village of Groton
Mayor Thomas P. Tallman, Village of Hamburg
Mayor RuthAnn Loveless, Village of Hamilton
Mayor Shelly Youngs, Village of Hammond
Mayor Jean D. Jensen, Village of Hammondsport
Mayor Shaun Shannon, Village of Hancock
Mayor G. Bruce Chichester, Village of Harriman
Mayor Nicola Armacost, Village of Hastings-on-Hudson
Mayor Michael Kohut, Village of Haverstraw
Mayor Douglas Dahlgard, Village of Head of the Harbor
Mayor Dana Sherry, Village of Herkimer
Mayor Barbara Lashua, Village of Heuvelton
Mayor Joseph E. D’Onofrio, Village of Highland Falls
Mayor Joseph Tursi, Village of Hillburn
Mayor Joseph Lee, Village of Hilton
Mayor Aaron Kaufman, Village of Hobart
Mayor Thomas C. Furlong, Village of Holland Patent
Mayor Mark Bower, Village of Holley
Mayor Hal McCabe, Village of Homer
Mayor Richard B. Milne, Village of Honeoye Falls
Mayor Robert Allen, Village of Hoosick Falls
Mayor Kevin Adams, Village of Horseheads
Manager Nathan Nagle, Village of Horseheads
Mayor John Barton, Village of Hudson Falls
Mayor John P. Stephens, Village of Ilion
Mayor Jonathan A. Siegel, Village of Irvington
Mayor Michael G. McGinty, Village of Island Park
Mayor Martin Meaney, Village of Johnson City
Mayor Patrick Mang, Village of Kenmore
Mayor Michael Abrams, Village of Kinderhook
Mayor Kouros Torkan, Village of Kings Point
Mayor Lyndon Glazier, Village of Lacona
Mayor Robert Scottaline, Village of Lake Grove
Mayor Randall G. Holcomb, Village of Lakewood
Mayor Sarah Bauer, Village of Larchmont
Mayor Robert W. Fagiola, Village of Lattingtown
Mayor Barry F. Briffa, Jr., Village of Leicester
Mayor Anne Welch, Village of Lewiston
Mayor John Skiptunas, Village of Lima
Mayor Michael A. Lavorata, Village of Lindenhurst
Mayor Jim Bowen, Village of Little Valley
Mayor Stacy L. Finney, Village of Liverpool
Mayor Chris Genthner, Village of Livonia
Mayor Alan C. Beach, Village of Lynbrook
Mayor Andrea M. Dumas, Village of Malone
Mayor Timothy H. Sullivan, Village of Malverne
Mayor Sharon Torres, Village of Mamaroneck
Mayor Michael Buttaccio, Village of Manchester
Mayor Paul Whorrall, Village of Manlius
Mayor Jon Lalone, Village of Mannsville
Mayor Scott Chamberlin, Village of Marathon
Mayor John Murphy, Village of Marcellus
Mayor Daniel M. Pearl, Village of Massapequa Park
Mayor Gregory M. Paquin, Village of Massena
Trustee Shelyn Peets, Village of Massena
Mayor Dennis Leahy, Village of Maybrook
Mayor Richard W. Syper, Village of Mayville
Mayor Joseph L. Nauseef, Village of McGraw
Mayor Brian A. Marsh, Village of Menands
Mayor Donald Bratt Sr., Village of Meridian
Mayor Terry Grimshaw, Village of Mexico
Administrator John Power, Village of Mexico
Mayor Timothy Knight, Village of Middleburgh
Mayor Keith Jeffers, Village of Middleville
Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mancuso, Village of Mill Neck
Mayor Timothy J. Collopy, Village of Millbrook
Mayor Jennifer Najdek, Village of Millerton
Mayor Michael K. Damon, Village of Millport
Mayor Paul A. Pereira, Village of Mineola
Mayor William F. Brazill, Village of Minoa
Deputy Mayor Darlene Andolsek, Village of Montgomery
Mayor James Ryan, Village of Montour Falls
Mayor Chris Fulton, Village of Moravia
Mayor Thomas L. Lane, Village of Morrisville
Mayor J. Michael Cindrich, Village of Mount Kisco
Mayor Lawrence Ceriello, Village of Munsey Park
Mayor Brian J. Schenk, Village of Naples
Mayor Robert Valenty, Village of Nassau
Mayor Debra Gros, Village of Nelliston
Mayor Chris Winward, Village of Nelsonville
Mayor Peter S. Lennon, Village of New Berlin
Mayor Donald Ryan, Village of New Hartford
Mayor Christopher Devane, Village of New Hyde Park
Mayor Timothy Rogers, Village of New Paltz
Mayor Ernie Talerico, Village of New York Mills
Mayor Jonathan Taylor, Village of Newark
Mayor James P. Tornatore, Village of Newark Valley
Mayor Chris Fiore, Village of North Haven
Mayor Marvin Natiss, Village of North Hills
Mayor J. Joseph Ingalls, Village of North Hornell
Mayor Gary Butterfield, Village of North Syracuse
Mayor Sue Eckert, Village of Northville
Mayor Jack Morgan, Village of Nunda
Mayor Joe Rand, Village of Nyack
Mayor James Mallott, Village of Ocean Beach
Mayor Gerard J. Messmer III, Village of Odessa
Mayor Bernard David Ryba, Village of Old Brookville
Mayor Thomas Gulbransen, Village of Old Field
Mayor John Deschamps, Village of Oneida Castle
Mayor Steven Jeffers, Village of Oriskany Falls
Mayor Rika Levin, Village of Ossining
Mayor Brian M. Carey, Village of Otisville
Mayor Terry Stark, Village of Oxford
Mayor Charles R. Goulding, Village of Oyster Bay Cove
Mayor Ralph Foster, Village of Painted Post
Mayor David A. Husk, Village of Palmyra
Mayor Jacqueline Murphy, Village of Parish
Mayor Paul Pontieri, Village of Patchogue
Mayor Chance Mullen, Village of Pelham
Mayor Rick Hauser, Village of Perry
Mayor John Charles Moran, Village of Philadelphia
Mayor Brian Johnson, Village of Philmont
Mayor Brian Borchik, Village of Phoenix
Mayor Bruce Tucker, Village of Piermont
Mayor Jake Kurkjian, Village of Plandome
Mayor Kenneth C. Riscica, Village of Plandome Heights
Mayor Barbara Donno, Village of Plandome Manor
Mayor Peter Scherer, Village of Pleasantville
Mayor Ilan Fuchs, Village of Pomona
Mayor Tina Cioffi, Village of Poquott
Mayor Ronald E. Wilson, Village of Port Byron
Mayor Luis Marino, Village of Port Chester
Mayor Kevin M. Burke, Village of Port Dickinson
Mayor Lauren Sheprow, Village of Port Jefferson
Mayor Heather Collins, Village of Port Leyden
Mayor Alexandra Jacobs Wilke, Village of Potsdam
Mayor Jan Karen Tighe, Village of Pulaski
Mayor Robert Treuhold, Village of Quogue
Mayor William Misuraca, Village of Ravena
Mayor Chuck Palermo, Village of Red Creek
Mayor Karen Smythe, Village of Red Hook
Mayor Gary Bassett, Village of Rhinebeck
Mayor Richard M. Wagar, Village of Riverside
Mayor Francis X. Murray, Village of Rockville Centre
Mayor John Durkin, Village of Roslyn
Mayor Sandy K. Quentzel, Village of Roslyn Harbor
Mayor Gary Putman, Village of Round Lake
Mayor John LaBonte, Village of Rouses Point
Mayor David Le Clair, Village of Rushville
Mayor David M. Miller, Village of Russell Gardens
Mayor Alex Morgia, Village of Sackets Harbor
Mayor Thomas C. Gardella, Village of Sag Harbor
Mayor William F. Tillotson, Village of Sagaponack
Mayor Bill Murphy, Village of Saugerties
Mayor Brian Scott, Village of Savona
Mayor Justin Arest, Village of Scarsdale
Mayor Colleen M. Henry, Village of Schoharie
Mayor Daniel Carpenter, Village of Schuylerville
Mayor Maggie Ridge, Village of Scottsville
Mayor Elena Villafane, Village of Sea Cliff
Mayor Denise Kelly, Village of Sharon Springs
Mayor William Acee, Village of Sherburne
Mayor Colleen Meeder, Village of Sherman
Mayor Fred Mink, Village of Shortsville
Mayor Jeffrey Hornburg, Village of Silver Creek
Mayor Raymond King, Village of Silver Springs
Mayor Mary Sennett, Village of Skaneateles
Mayor David J. Englert, Village of Sodus
Mayor David C. McDowell, Village of Sodus Point
Mayor Derek Baichi, Village of Solvay
Mayor Robert W. Killock, Village of South Dayton
Mayor Nyakya Brown, Village of South Floral Park
Mayor Nicholas Bodkin, Village of South Glens Falls
Mayor Jeannette A Barrett, Village of Speculator
Mayor Gary Penders, Village of Spencerport
Mayor Dawn White, Village of St. Johnsville
Mayor Michael Onorato, Village of Stewart Manor
Mayor David Schneider, Village of Tannersville
Mayor Karen G. Brown, Village of Tarrytown
Mayor Scott McConnell, Village of Theresa
Mayor Steven Weinberg, Village of Thomaston
Mayor Joel Griffith, Village of Tivoli
Mayor Omayra Andino, Village of Tuckahoe
Mayor Karen Tarapata, Village of Upper Nyack
Mayor William Sreca, Village of Vernon
Mayor Gary A. Hadden, Village of Victor
Mayor Rich Straut, Village of Voorheesville
Mayor Michael Zagrobelny, Village of Waddington
Mayor John Ramos, Village of Walden
Mayor Gerald Seymour, Village of Wampsville
Mayor Kevin D. Huber, Village of Wappingers Falls
Mayor Daniel Burling, Village of Warsaw
Mayor Michael Newhard, Village of Warwick
Mayor Thomas DeVinko, Village of Washingtonville
Mayor J. Bert Mahoney, Village of Waterford
Mayor Ruben Ostrander, Village of Waterville
Mayor Laurie DeNardo, Village of Watkins Glen
Mayor Darrell Byerts, Village of Webster
Mayor Marshall F. Katz, Village of Wesley Hills
Mayor Scott Burto, Village of West Carthage
Mayor Gary Vegliante, Village of West Hampton Dunes
Mayor Sandra J. Smith, Village of West Winfield
Mayor Glenn Hopsicker, Village of Whitesboro
Mayor Jason Somers, Village of Whitney Point
Mayor Paul Ehrbar, Village of Williston Park
Mayor Ronald Harting, Village of Windsor
Mayor Andrew Giacomazza, Village of Woodbury
Mayor Joan Collins, Village of Woodridge
Mayor Frank Sisco, Village of Wurtsboro
Mayor Michael Mahoney, Village of Yorkville
Mayor Rob Reisman, Village of Youngstow
