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Requiring borough presidents to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislationintroduced 2025-06-11
Filed — closed without being enacted.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2025-06-11Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require each Borough President to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support.
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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This bill: 203 days in committee
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Sponsors (3)
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-06-11 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-06-11 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2025-06-16 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2025-06-16 · Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (3)
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · 2025-06-16 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation · 2025-06-12 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2025-06-11 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 82 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
19. Establish and maintain an office of community board support. The office shall provide legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources assistance, at minimum, to all community boards in the borough.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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