Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum stood today with candidates running for public advocate to protest massive budget cuts to the office and to call for an independent budget. The 2010 budget, proposed by Mayor Bloomberg and approved by Speaker Quinn, contains a 40% cut to the Office of the Public Advocate, to $1.8 million from $2.9 million. Historically, the mayor proposes cuts to the budget, and the Public Advocate negotiates with the Council Speaker to restore it. This year, despite an increase in the overall budget, and full or partial restoration for every other elected official, the Public Advocate received no restoration.
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