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Int 2316-2021

City agency attendance at council hearings.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2021-05-12

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2021-05-12Passed: 2021-12-31

Summary

This bill would provide that in any case in which testimony is presented by a City agency at a City Council committee hearing, an officer or employee of the City agency must be in attendance for the entirety of the hearing to listen to all the questions and testimony presented at the hearing. The bill would only apply to a City Council committee hearing that is open to the general public.

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

6% of similar bills passed

3 passed · 47 died

This bill: 233 days in committee

Similar bills: median 683 days · 116 days when passed

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Sponsors (2)

Rafael Salamanca, Jr.(prime)
Robert F. Holden

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2021-05-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2021-05-12 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2021-09-20 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2021-09-20 · Committee on Governmental Operations
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2021-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (2)

Committee on Governmental Operations · 2021-09-20 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 2)
City Council · 2021-05-12 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -

Attachments (8)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 29 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows: c. In any case in which an officer or employee of a city agency testifies at a council committee hearing open to the public, at least one officer or employee of such agency shall remain in attendance for the entirety of the hearing. In this subdivision, the term "city agency" means an agency established by the charter and any other agency designated by the mayor. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. JB LS #15475 3/22/21 1 1