Mayor Bloomberg exceeded his authority when he tried to usurp the city controller’s wage-setting powers, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The state Appellate Division ruling agreed with a lower court judge’s determination annulling a mayoral order aimed at reforming the way prevailing wages are determined for about 3% of city workers. The wage amounts for the workers — mainly skilled tradespeople such as carpenters, blacksmiths and plumbers — have been set by the controller’s office for more than a century.