President Ahern Co-Chairs the Comptroller’s
Public Benefit Agreement Task Force

New York City Central Labor Council President, Jack Ahern, serves as a co-chair on NYC Comptroller John Liu’s Public Benefit Agreement (PBA) Task Force.  President Ahern is joined on this Task Force by New York City Central Labor Council Executive Vice-President George Miranda and Executive Board members Stuart Appelbaum, Gary La Barbera and Peter Ward.

Other members of PBA Task Force include key stakeholders, such as representatives from the community and business. The work of the task force is directed by the co-chairs to ensure diverse perspectives on this issue.

The purpose of this Task Force is to develop recommendations on best practices and draft a framework for a more effective and equitable process to guide publicly subsidized economic development projects in the City of New York, including accountability and enforcement mechanisms that would apply when tax dollars, rezonings, and other public resources are used to facilitate private development.

The recommendations from the Task Force will be guided by the following principles: accountability, transparency, inclusiveness, consistency and fiscal responsibility.

For more information visit:  http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/bureaus/opm/pba.asp