Int 1380-2016

Requiring that city hall being open to the public.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2016-11-29

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2016-11-29Passed: 2017-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to make New York City Hall open to the public on weekends.

Committee on Governmental Operations — Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency and Law Department.

How it compares

20% of similar bills passed

10 passed · 40 died

This bill: 397 days in committee

Similar bills: median 398 days · 163 days when passed

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Sponsors (13)

James G. Van Bramer(prime)

Paul A. Vallone

James Vacca

Mark Levine

Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2016-11-29 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2016-11-29 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2017-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2016-11-29 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (3)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 35 of the New York city charter is amended to add a new section 822.1 to read as follows: � 822.1 Public Access to City Hall. a. The commissioner shall make available to the public on weekends the public areas of city hall, create a plan to enhance public programs, including but not limited to tours, for the public, and post on its website the plan and information regarding public access to city hall. b. The commissioner may promulgate any rules as necessary for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section. Nothing in this section shall interfere with the protection, preservation, enhancement and perpetuation of city hall. � 2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after it becomes law. ACK/NKA LS #8845 11/17/2016 3:07PM 2