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Establishing an office of pandemic preparedness.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operationsintroduced 2022-05-05
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2022-05-05Passed: 2023-12-31
Summary
This bill would establish an Office of Pandemic Preparedness. The Office would receive the materials and plans that other city agencies develop in relation to preparing for pandemics. The Office would review those materials and plans then submit the plans related to pandemic preparation to the Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The Office would also organize an annual pandemic planning summit with representatives from city agencies, academic institutions, healthcare providers, commercial industry groups and experts in the fields of infectious disease and disaster planning. The Office would submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations for best practice in pandemic planning to the Mayor, the Speaker and the Director of OEM.
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.
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Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2022-05-05 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2022-05-05 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-08-31 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-08-31 · Committee on Governmental Operations
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2022-08-31 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2022-08-31 · Committee on Fire and Emergency Management
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2023-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Governmental Operations · 2022-08-31 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Fire and Emergency Management · 2022-08-31 · 10:00 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2022-05-05 · 1:30 PM · HYBRID HEARING - Council Chambers - City Hall
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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new section 20-n to read as follows:
� 20-n. Office of pandemic preparedness. a. The mayor shall establish an office of pandemic preparedness. Such office may be established within any office of the mayor or as a separate office or any department the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a director of pandemic preparedness, who shall be appointed by the mayor or, if the office is established within an agency other than the office of the mayor, by the head of such agency.
b. Requirements. All agencies shall submit any materials and plans developed by such agencies related to pandemic preparedness to such office, including but not limited to any updates to those plans.
c. Powers and duties. The director of pandemic preparedness shall have the power and duty to:
1. Review such agency materials and plans;
2. Submit such plans related to pandemic preparation to the office of emergency management; and
3. Perform other relevant duties as the mayor may assign.
d. Planning summit. On or before January 1, 2023 and at least annually thereafter, the office shall organize a pandemic planning summit. Such summit shall include representatives from all relevant agencies, public health professionals, healthcare providers, relevant entities contracts with the city, experts in infectious diseases and disaster planning, and other stakeholders.
e. Reporting. Within 90 days of the pandemic planning summit required by subdivision d the office shall produce a written report detailing the findings of such summit and recommendations for best practices in pandemic planning. The office shall submit such report to the mayor, the speaker of the council and the director of the office of emergency management.
� 2. This local law takes effect 60 days after it becomes law. The mayor and any affected city agency may take any steps necessary for the implementation of this local law before such effective date.
Session 12
AV
LS 8691
4/9/22
Session 11
JG
LS # 14477/14688/14690
Int. 2023-2020
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