§ 25. Increasing compensation during fiscal year prohibited. The board of estimate and apportionment of any city or the body exercising similar functions in any city, excepting a city of the first class having a population of more than five hundred thousand and less than one million, is hereby prohibited from increasing the compensation of any office or position, except compensation on per diem basis, paid out of the treasury of such city, during any fiscal year, after the same shall have been fixed and provided for in the budget of such city for such fiscal year.

Terms Used In N.Y. General City Law 25

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.