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CJA's December 30, 2013 letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo --
"SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM LEGISLATIVE FRAUD & LARCENY: Your Duty to Exclude the Legislature’s Proposed Budget from the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Because its Absence of Certified Itemized Estimates Violates Article VII, §1 of the NYS Constitution; Alternatively, to Recommend that the Legislature Reject it, or Alter it Based on Certification of Itemized Estimates" [transmitting emails]

Enclosure:

CJA's August 21, 2013 letter to Governor Cuomo -- "Achieving BOTH a Properly Functioning Legislature & the Public Trust Act (Program Bill #3) -- the Sine Qua Non for 'Government Working' & 'Working for the People'"

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referred-to documents:

CJA's December 11, 2013 letter to Governor Cuomo & Legislators -- "SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM JUDICIAL FRAUD & LARCENY: Your Constitutional & Statutory Duty to Reject the Entirety of the Judiciary’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, Over & Beyond its Concealed, Unitemized Third Phase of the Judicial Salary Increase that Will Otherwise Take Effect, Automatically, on April 1, 2014"

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Legislative Budget -- Fiscal Year 2014-2015:

Legislature's November 27, 2013 transmittal letter to Governor Cuomo, signed by Temporary Senate President Skelos & Assembly Speaker Silver
-- Attachments:
Legislature's Budget Narrative (5 pp.) with chart (1 p.)
"Schedule of Appropriations" (10 pps.)

compare to Judiciary's November 29, 2013 transmittal:
Judiciary's Proposed Budget - with transmittal memo & certification
Judiciary's General State Charges - with transmittal memo & certification

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FOIL Correspondence

Senate

CJA's December 2, 2013 letter to Secretary of Senate...-- "The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial needs for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, as Required by Article VII, §1 of the New York State Constitution"

December 16, 2013 letter to Secretary of Senate -- "AGAIN: The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial needs for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, as Required by Article VII, §1 of the New York State Constitution"

Assembly

CJA's December 2, 2013 letter to Assembly Public Information Officer...-- "The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial needs for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, as Required by Article VII, §1 of the New York State Constitution"

Assembly Public Information Officer's December 6, 2013 response: 1. Legislature's November 27, 2013 letter signed by Temporary Senate President Skelos & Assembly Speaker Silver to Governor Cuomo; 2. Legislature's Budget Narrative; 3. Legislature's Schedule of Appropriations

CJA's December 16, 2013 letter to Assembly Public Information Officer -- "Where are the Legislature's Certifications & 'Fringe Benefit Costs' for Fiscal Year 2014-2015?"

Assembly Public Information Officer's December 17, 2013 response

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see continued FOIL & RECORDS REQUESTS

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FURTHER PROOF that Legislative Budget is NOT --
as Article VII, Sec. 1 of the NYS Constitution requires --
"itemized estimates of the financial needs of each house..."

(1) Three Prior Years of IDENTICAL Legislative budgets --
2011, 2012, 2013

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2012-2013

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011

(2) Senate Temporary Committee on Rules & Administration Reform Discussions --
2009 Meetings

1st meeting on March 23, 2009: pp. 54-56; 61-62
2nd meeting on March 24, 2009: pp. 33-73
3rd meeting on March 25, 2009: pp. 43-60

See Legislative Budget for 2009 -- & prior years:

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2008-2009

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008

Legislative Budget for Fiscal Year 2006-2007