Finance, Assessment and Taxation Committee

COMMON COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING FINANCE, TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE Ginnie Farrell, Chair Meeting called by: Ginnie Farrell, Chair Date: 10-08-20 Time: 5:30PM Commissioner Rachel McEneny, Department of Administrative Services Invitees/Speakers Ann Marie Salmon, Deputy of Department of Administrative Services Darius Shaninfar, Treasurer David Galin, Mayor’s Chief of Staff Committee Members Farrell, Chair ☒ O’Brien ☒ Doesschate ☒ Robinson ☐ Balarin ☒ Present: Council Members Present: Kimbrough, Igoe, Conti and Hoey City Personnel Nick Riley, Nick Blais, John-Raphael Pichardo, Michele Andre and Danielle Gillespie Present: Minutes Agenda Item (s): Debt Report Presentation by Treasurer Darius Shahinfar and Department of Administrative Services Questions and Discussion:  Council Member Farrell called meeting to order.  Commissioner Rachel McEneny presented Department of Administrative Services 2021 proposed budget  Council members Conti, Hoey, Igoe and Robinson asked questions in which Commissioner McEneny answered.  Treasurer, Darius Shaninfar explained the debt report and 2020 fiscal stress report.  Council members Hoey, Doesschate and Balarin in which Darius Shaninfar and Nick Riley answered. Public Comment: There was no public comment. Adjourn: The Chairperson asked for a motion to adjourn, which was duly made, seconded, and passed. This meeting was held following Governor Cuomo’s executive order 202.1. It live streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/albany.commoncouncil/ using Zoom as the meeting platform. Link to meeting recording: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=422159568771989