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Int 2202-2021

Requiring the dept of cultural affairs to provide greater transparency on department spending.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relationsintroduced 2021-01-06

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2021-01-06Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) to submit to the Speaker of the New York City Council and post on its website information regarding DCLA’s spending to support cultural organizations and institutions as well as DCLA’s spending on direct agency expenses. The information should be provided no later than July 1, 2019 and on or before July 1 annually. The information would be disaggregated by zip code, borough, community board, and council district.

Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup RelationsDepartment of Cultural Affairs, libraries, museums, Art Commission, New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, Mayor’s Office of Special Projects and Community Events, and to encourage harmony among the citizens of New York City, to promote the image of New York City and enhance the relationship of its citizens with the international community.

How it compares

34% of similar bills passed

17 passed · 33 died

This bill: 359 days in committee

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Sponsors (2)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-01-06 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-01-06 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2021-01-06 · 12:00 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 67 the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 2508 to read as follows: � 2508. Funding information. a. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Program funding" means funding administered through the department's Cultural Development Fund, or any successor program. (2) "Cultural institution funding" means funding to a member of the Cultural Institutions Group. (3) "Capital funding" means funding to support design and construction projects and major equipment purchases. (4) "Capacity-building funding" means funding to help small, community-based organizations serving low-to-moderate income populations through the Community Arts Development program, or any successor program. b. Not later than July 1, 2019 and on or before July 1 annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post on the department's website a report on the department's spending to support organizations and institutions and information on the department's spending on direct agency expenses. Such report shall include, but not be limited to the following, disaggregated by zip code, borough, community board, and council district: (1) the name of the organization or institution receiving funding; (2) the amount the department allocated to the organization or institution in the previous fiscal year; (3) the type of funding provided by the department to the organization or institution, including but not limited to program funding, cultural institution funding, capital funding, or capacity building funding. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. ACK LS#2164 1/2/2018 4:34pm