BUFFALO, N.Y. — After an hour of debate between lawyers representing Acting Mayor Scanlon, Council Member Nowakowski and Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams, Judge Emilio Colaiacovo says the Comptroller's actions "harmed" the budget process.

"I don't think we need to be Alexis de Tocqueville to understand the genius of our government's functions," Judge Colaiacovo said. "Here [an] example of that was very basically, where the government appropriated money into a budget, [the] Comptroller, however, well intended, at least based on my preliminary review, I find does harm to that process."

The crux of the argument is does the city Comptroller have the authority to essentially veto, or her own discretion in going to the bond market, a capital budget approved by the acting Mayor and the Co

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