BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams is appealing a court ruling that found she does not have the power to refuse borrowing for city projects, defending her decision as necessary to protect the city’s fiscal health.
It’s the second time she has appealed the judge’s ruling.
Miller-Williams has been at the center of a legal dispute after she refused to secure financing for all projects in then-acting Mayor Chris Scanlon’s $110 million capital budget for 2025 because it exceeded her $28 million debt limit. In September, Scanlon and Councilmember Mitch Nowakowski sued the comptroller over the refusal. Miller-Williams lost that lawsuit and a subsequent appeal, with judges ruling she does not have the authority to refuse borrowing under the city charter. Instead, the Buffalo Common Council has that power…