David A. Paterson papers, 2005-2011

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Series III: Budget and Finance, 2007-2010

This series contains records that document activities related to government spending and state budget planning, as well as actions taken during the state's fiscal crisis in 2009 and 2010.


Subseries III.1: Executive Budget Materials, 2007-2010, Paper: 5 Linear Feet and Digital: 6.48 MB in 2 files

This subseries contains materials related to the Executive Budget Submission, including the agency presentations, briefing books, capital program plans, financial plans, governor's budget bills, and media briefing books.


Executive Budget Submission, 2007-2008



Box 23 Agency Presentation


Box 23 Briefing Book


Box 23 Economic and Revenue Outlook


Box 23 Five-Year Capital Program and Financing Plan


Box 23 Five-Year Financial Plan


Box 23 Governor's Budget Bills (Incomplete)


Box 23 Media Briefing Book


Executive Budget Submission, 2008-2009



Box 22 Agency Presentations



Box 23 Briefing Book


Box 23 Economic and Revenue Outlook



Box 22 Five-Year Capital Program and Financing Plan


Box 22 Five-Year Financial Plan


Box 22 Governor's Budget Bills


Box 22 Media Briefing Book



Box 23 Mid-Year Update to the State Financial Plan, 2008 October 28, 2008


Executive Budget Submission, 2009-2010



Box 21 Agency Presentations


Box 21 Briefing Book


Box 21 Economic and Revenue Outlook


Box 21 Five-Year Capital Program and Financing Plan


Box 21 Five-Year Financial Plan


Box 21 Governor's Budget Bills


Box 21 Media Briefing Book


Box 21 November Special Session Deficit Reduction Plan, 2008 November 12, 2008


Executive Budget Submission, 2010-2011



Box 20 Assembly Committee on Ways and Means "Yellow Book" (Statistical and Narrative Summary of the Executive Budget)


Box 20 Briefing Book


Box 20 Governor's Budget Bills


Box 20 Media Briefing Book


Box 20 Senate Finance "Blue Book" (Senate Finance Majority Staff Analysis of the 2010-2011 Executive Budget), 2010-2011


Subseries III.2: Directives of the Office of Taxpayer Accountability, 2009-2010, Digital: .946 MB in 18 files

This subseries contains directives issued by the Governor to State Agencies. These directives document the Governor's initiatives to reduce spending during the state's fiscal crisis of 2009 and 2010.



Box 28 Office of Taxpayer Accountability Directives, 2009-2010


Subseries III.3: Governor's Line Item Vetos of 2010 2010, 2010, 2010, Digital: 200 MB in 22 files

This subseries contains the Governor's Line Item Vetoes of legislative member item grants and other spending in the state budget in 2010. The vetoes document a part of the Governor's strategy to reduce government spending during the state's fiscal crisis of 2009 and 2010.



Box 17 Laws of 2010 Chapter 53 with Line Veto Numbers 15, 20-1845 1854-4735--Education, Labor and Family Assistance Appropriations, 2010, 2010, 2010


Box 17 Laws of 2010 Chapter 54 with Line Veto Numbers 4736-5778 and 5781-6709--Health and Mental Hygiene Appropriations, 2010, 2010, 4736-5778, 2010