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Int 1647-2019

Independent budget office’s access to information.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Financeintroduced 2019-07-23

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2019-07-23Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would expand the power of the Independent Budget Office by granting it access to confidential information.

Committee on FinanceExecutive Budget review and Budget modification, Banking Commission, Comptroller's Office, Department of Finance, Independent Budget Office, Office of Administrative Tax Appeal, and fiscal policy and revenue from any source.

How it compares

30% of similar bills passed

15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 892 days in committee

Similar bills: median 559 days · 31 days when passed

Sponsors (1)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-07-23 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-07-23 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2019-07-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 259 of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows: � 259(c). The director shall be authorized to secure such information, data, estimates and statistics from the agencies of the city as the director determines to be necessary for the performance of the functions and duties of the office, and such agencies shall provide such information, to the extent that it is available, in a timely fashion. [The director shall not be entitled to obtain records which are protected by the privileges for attorney-client communications, attorney work product, and material prepared for litigation.] The director shall be entitled to obtain access to agency records required by law to be kept confidential, other than records which are protected by the privileges for attorney-client communications, attorney work products, or material prepared for litigation, upon a representation by the director that necessary and appropriate steps will be taken to protect the confidentiality of such records. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. TR LS #8323 6/27/2019 2