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Requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislationintroduced 2025-01-23
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2025-01-23Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would amend the existing community notification requirement to require the Department of Homeless Services to notifying elected officials and community boards for affected areas when an emergency homeless shelter contract is renewed.
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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IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-01-23 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-01-23 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2025-01-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 21-324 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a vote of the electors on February 16, 2021, is amended by adding subdivisions c, d, and e to read as follows:
c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department shall notify the borough president, council member, and the community board for the district in which an emergency shelter is located when such emergency shelter location is going to be renewed.
d. The process developed pursuant to subdivision c of this section shall include an opportunity for the relevant borough president, council member, and community boards to submit an advisory opinion to the comptroller on whether a shelter contract should be renewed at least 90 days before the contract's renewal.
e. The process developed pursuant to this section shall include consultation with all relevant agencies responsible for operating emergency homeless shelters.
� 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.
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