Int 0965-2024
Establishing an office of quality of life.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislationintroduced 2024-06-20
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2024-06-20Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would establish an office of quality of life. Such office would be headed by a director appointed by the Mayor. The office would have the power and duty to coordinate agencies in order to address quality of life issues.
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation — 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, Law Department, Federal legislation, State legislation and Home Rule requests.
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Sponsors (4)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-06-20 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-06-20 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2024-06-20 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 965
- Int. No. 965
- June 20, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-20-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - June 20, 2024
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-r to read as follows:
� 20-r. Office of quality of life. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Director. The term "director" means the director of the office of quality of life.
Office. The term "office" means the office of quality of life.
b. Establishment of office. The mayor shall establish an office of quality of life. Such office may be established as a standalone office or within any office of the mayor or within any agency headed by a mayoral appointee, as the mayor may determine. Such office shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the mayor.
c. Powers and duties. In addition to any powers and duties the mayor may assign, the director shall have the power and duty to coordinate relevant agencies to address issues that impact quality of life.
� 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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