The Mayor swiftly rejected the proposal, calling it a "mistake for the economy of the city."

The Mayor, she said, recently rejected a 15 percent salary increase proposed by Local 1930.

The Mayor flatly rejected the Council's plan to pass its own budget as "highly irresponsible."

The Mayor rejected that plan, saying he could not risk public money on the development and could not virtually become a partner with Mr. Trump.

The panel recommends specific salary increases, which the Mayor and the Council can approve or reject but not change.

This information should not necessarily have caused the Mayor to reject Police Department claims.

On that basis alone, he said, he had already recommended that the Mayor reject the accord.

The City Council nominates one member from each borough, but the Mayor can reject its choices.

The Mayor, for his part, rejected suggestions yesterday that his comments were intended to court white voters, who make up his power base.

When the Mayor haughtily rejects her offer, Mme.