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Int 1324-2016

Requiring information about city contracts and contractors to be available online for public access.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Contractsintroduced 2016-10-27Local Law 2017/076

Enacted as Local Law 2017/076.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-10-27Passed: 2017-05-10Enacted: 2017-05-10

Summary

Currently, the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services operates a Public Access Center that provides access to the VENDEX system. This bill would require that access to this system be available to the public through the City’s website.

Committee on ContractsProcurement Policy Board, review of City procurement policies and procedures, oversight over government contracts, Mayor's Office of Contract Services and collection agency contracts.

How it compares

22% of similar bills passed

11 passed · 39 died

This bill: 178 days in committee

Similar bills: median 488 days · 69 days when passed

Sponsors (9)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-10-27 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2016-11-07 · Committee on Contracts
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2016-11-07 · Committee on Contracts
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-04-24 · Committee on Contracts
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-04-24 · Committee on Contracts
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-04-24 · Committee on Contracts
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-04-24 · Committee on Contracts
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-04-25 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-04-25 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-05-10 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2017-05-10 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2017-05-11 · City Council

Votes (7)

Aye (4)
Helen K. RosenthalPeter A. KooChaim M. DeutschI. Daneek Miller
Absent (2)
Ruben WillsCorey D. Johnson
Not voting (1)
Costa G. Constantinides

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2017-04-25 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Contracts · 2017-04-24 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Hearing Rm, 16th Fl.
Committee on Contracts · 2016-11-07 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
City Council · 2016-10-27 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (17)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision d of Section 1064 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows: d. The information on contracts and contractors shall be computerized to the extent feasible. The computerized information shall be stored in a manner which allows for meaningful read-only access to such information by the agency name, contractor name, contract category, and contract number included in prior notices published in the City Record pursuant to section three hundred twenty-five. At least one computer terminal shall be available for such access in the central place established by the mayor pursuant to subdivision a of this section, and such access shall also be provided to the public through the City's website. �2. This local law takes effect January 1, 2019. ENB/ARP LS # 8431 4/11/17