Comptroller

 

The Comptroller is the city’s chief financial officer. The Comptroller’s responsibilities include: keeping the Mayor and the City Council informed about the city’s financial condition; making recommendations about the operations, fiscal policies, and financial transactions of the city; auditing city agencies and investigating all matters concerning the city’s finances; registering and auditing contracts; issuing and selling city bonds; managing the city-held sinking funds and other trust and pension funds; and performing analyses to eliminate waste and fraud in city operations. The Comptroller earns an annual salary of $185,000.

THE CANDIDATES

DEMOCRATIC

Melinda Katz

John C. Liu

David I. Weprin

David Yassky