New York City Comptroller
The Comptroller of New York City is the third-highest public official in New York City. He is also treasurer and chief auditor or auditor of the municipality. The Comptroller is elected by the people directly for a term of four years.
Tasks
The Comptroller is responsible to monitor and manage the municipal debt. He gives municipal bonds, and is a trustee of the pension funds of public service employees and monitors the local municipal enterprises and agencies. He regularly reports on the situation of the finances and general economic conditions in New York City report.
The Comptroller is the third highest office in New York City. If both the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Public Advocate be vacant, the Comptroller is appointed acting mayor.
History
The Office was established in 1801 and since 1884 is determined by the population in a direct line. 1938, the Comptroller own authority within the city administration. Until 1989, the Comptroller also the influential New York City Board of Estimate belonged to that of the double voting offices of the mayor, the Comptrollers and the President of the City Council (now the Public Advocate) and the five simple voting Borough President was.
Choice
The election held every four years, instead of simultaneously with the elections of the mayor, the members of the City Council and the Public Advocates than direct dial. As for the office of mayor find out beforehand instead of choosing the major parties called primaries, in which decisions are made about the respective nomination.
Office bearer
Current Comptroller John Liu 's (Democrat ). Formerly a member of the New York City Council, Liu was elected on 3 November 2009 with 76 % of the vote, against 19 % for Joseph Menula, the candidate of the Republicans.
In the elections of 2013, the Democratic Borough president of Manhattan, Scott Stringer won. After he won the primary against former Governor Eliot Spitzer as a surprise to him, he sat down in the general election against the Republican candidate, former Wall Street analyst John Burnett through.