Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer
City Council District 5
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Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer is the Councilman for the 5th District of Baltimore City.
Councilman Schleifer is a lifelong resident of the 5th District and currently serving on the City Council since 2016. Councilman Schleifer is the Chair of the Rules and Legislative Oversight Committee and serves on both the Health, Environment, and Technology Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.
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The Mayor’s Office is getting a $4.5 million increase this year under “Executive Direction and Mayor Control.”
Sound familiar? It should, that’s the exact same $4.5 million we were told just last month was being set aside for property tax relief… relief that has now completely disappeared from the FY27 budget.
So instead of putting money back into the pockets of homeowners or investing in long term growth, that funding is being redirected to grow the Mayor’s office budget to record levels.
At a time when affordability is one of the biggest challenges facing Baltimore families, that’s a choice, and it says a lot about priorities. ... See MoreSee Less
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How about looking on the Baltimore City website to see what they are doing with the money for the property tax relief!!
Thank you for sharing and for speaking out. It’s time for action.
So when does inquisition begin?
King Brandon does as he pleases unless the Council stands up. Thank you, Yitzy.
Come on who is shock by this?
Same old same old with Mayor Brandon M. Scott bobblehead.
Seeing a $4.5M increase in “Executive Direction & Control” in the Mayor’s budget Serious question What exactly is being added to this category and what funding shifted to make that increase happen And what happened to the property tax relief that was discussed Clarity matters especially when affordability is already a challenge for residents.
So Mr Schleifer Ty for the info now tell us what we can do to have this decision investigated by an outside agency???
Why is the Baltimore City budget $1.6 Billion more than the City of Atlanta? How is that possible?
Infrastructure zero? Guess we aren’t fixing any potholes this year.
You get what you vote for. 70 years of democrat control.
Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleifer why do members of the city council still continue to support him and these atrocities????
Mayor Brandon M. Scott this doesn’t surprise anyone you SCUMBAG. More money for you to direct into your WIFES FRAUDULENT NON PROFIT. You are horrible, you stink like 💩 to the high heavens of fraud or thievery!!
It's a shame to see the council cowing like sniveling idiots to this bum
Congratulations Baltimore City, keep electing these incompetant boobs, because they have a D next to their name. you desereve everything you get.
Listen the mayor and his family are here to steal as much as they can
Crooked
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The Mayor’s Office proposed FY27 budget is $29.1 million with 134 positions.
In FY20, it was $14.6 million with 88 positions.
That’s nearly double the spending and a significant increase in staffing.
Meanwhile, the Governor’s Office, responsible for running the entire state, has a FY27 budget of $25 million with 127 positions. ... See MoreSee Less
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Because the mayor is spending public funds on no show jobs like the budget is his own piggy bank. And nobody on the City Council except for you and Mark Conway have the stones to do something about it.
I sincerely hope the CC will do its job for all citizens--get to the bottom of it and cut cut cut
Corruption...He has to keep the gang bangers employed to keep them from killing each other. Its his claim to fame. Lower murder rate but get your young gang bangers to do your dirty work and we wont prosecute them. Win Win. Except for those of us paying the property taxes
Nothing is gonna change in the city. It’s just another corrupt mayor pissing away the taxpayers money. 
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The City Council's proposed budget for FY27, covering all 14 districts, the Council President, and support staff, totals $12 million and includes 82 positions.
In comparison, the FY20 budget was $8.4 million with 71 positions. This increase is largely attributed to inflation over the past seven years, rather than excessive growth, allowing the Council to maintain its operations. ... See MoreSee Less
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I’m not buying it. Inflation means costs go up. It doesn’t mean you need more employees to do the same work. Inflation topped out at 9%. The council budget went up 30%. Attributing this huge budget increase to inflation is nonsense.
Income tax follows where you live. In Baltimore City, that rate is 3.2%. More residents means more revenue, it’s that simple.
This year alone, we’re projected to bring in $60 million more in income tax than last year. That tells you everything: the smartest long-term investment we can make is growing our population.
Baltimore was built for a million people. Today, we’re under 600,000. If we even got close to a million again, the added revenue would be massive, more than enough to change the city’s financial picture in a real way.
So why not take a small step in that direction right now?
Out of the $350 million increase in revenue this year, we’re talking about just .01% to bring the property tax rate below 2%. That’s not a heavy lift it’s common sense and Baltimore City residents deserve it!
If we’re serious about growth, affordability, and building a stronger tax base, this is exactly the kind of move we should be making. ... See MoreSee Less
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This is why I just say increase my income tax. I’ll make more money. I also know I’m the minority in that way of thinking
How about coming out to community meetings to ALL your constituents all year around and not just pop out when it's time to VOTE??? IJS 🤔
Most city residents believe deeply in big government and like how their money is spent. They don’t want tax cuts.
60 million extra with property tax alone..and yet the fire department has to fight tooth and nail for pennies of a raise and duct tape our apparatus together just to make it work…🤔😮💨😒