Conflicts of Interest Board Seeks $300K for Pay Parity and $1.5M to Replace 2000s Disclosure App; Case-System Migration Has No Timeline

The Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) told the New York City Council at the FY27 executive budget hearing on June 4, 2026, that it needs $300,000 in personnel funding to achieve pay parity and retain senior staff, and that replacing its 2000s-era annual disclosure filing application would be a capital project of roughly $1.5 million, while a separate case management system migration lacks a set timeline. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078

# What’s happening
– COIB requested $300,000 for salary adjustments to achieve pay parity; COIB; for FY27. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078
– COIB requested ~$1.5M capital to replace annual disclosure filing app; OTI responsible; timing not set. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24264
– COIB said a new case management system is needed; OTI/OMB approval pending; migration date not yet set. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24176

# Why it matters
– City public servants who file disclosures and COIB staff will be affected by pay and IT changes. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23988
– Modern filing and case systems affect data security, reporting, and COIB’s ability to identify conflicts. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24743

# Key details
– COIB requested $230,000 for senior staff salary fixes and $70,000 for junior staff increases — $300,000 total. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078
– COIB’s personal services (PS) budget is approximately $2.8 million, covering current staff salaries. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23988
– COIB’s other than personal services (OTPS) baseline was about $143,000 for FY26 and FY27. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078
– The annual disclosure filing app was built in the early 2000s; a 2023 estimate for a replacement was about $1.5 million. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24264
– COIB’s current case management system was rolled out in 2013 and is outdated; agencies have sought replacement funding since 2019. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24176
– The legal advice unit vacancy has existed since January 2025; the executive budget funds two new paralegals. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23900

**Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB)**
– Role or jurisdiction: Independent board enforcing the city’s conflicts of interest law for New York City public servants. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24264
– Action taken or responsibility: Testified to Council requesting $300,000 for pay equity and raised capital IT needs for filing and case systems. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078
– Relevant numbers or dates: PS budget ≈ $2.8M; OTPS ≈ $143,000 for FY26–FY27; filing app replacement estimate ≈ $1.5M (2023); legal vacancy since Jan 2025. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23988

The COIB told Council committees that staffing, pay parity, and IT infrastructure are the agency’s three main budgetary challenges. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23900

COIB described its PS budget as flat year-to-year at roughly $2.8 million, leaving no internal funding for targeted salary increases. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=23988

COIB itemized pay equity needs: about $230,000 to correct senior staff salary disparities and $70,000 to raise junior staff pay, totaling $300,000. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078

Council members affirmed the $300,000 figure in the hearing record and discussed adding funding lines for an outside consultant and an additional attorney. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=25994

COIB said its OTPS baseline — roughly $143,000 — covers basic office costs but cannot support major IT projects. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24078

COIB relies on the city’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) for major IT projects and cannot directly set project prioritization or completion dates. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24176

COIB identified two mission-critical IT projects: a new annual disclosure filing application and a new case management system. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24176

The annual disclosure filing app was built in the early 2000s and lacks backend reporting, flexible form edits, and modern security; COIB said a cloud-based replacement would improve filer interface and reporting. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24264

COIB and Council members referenced a prior 2023 cost estimate of about $1.5 million to build the new filing application; COIB said that capital expense would sit in OTI’s budget. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24264

COIB described its current case management system as deployed citywide in 2013 and outdated; agencies have sought funding since 2019, and COIB said approval for replacement “seems finally to be in place,” but no migration date has been scheduled. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24176

COIB reported cybersecurity risks with legacy software running on servers housed in its office; COIB’s IT staff maintain those servers because the software cannot run on newer servers. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=24743

Council staff and COIB discussed next steps including: securing the $300,000 for pay parity; requesting OTI capital funding for the filing app; and obtaining a concrete migration date for the case management system from OMB/OTI. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=25994

Meeting context: testimony occurred during the FY27 executive budget hearings streamed from City Hall on June 4, 2026. Source: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs&t=0

(For the hearing video and timestamps cited above, see the Council’s FY27 executive budget hearing stream: https://youtu.be/daUwunHDBcs)