Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to cities |
Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S1493
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2017-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Charter
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §6, NYC Chart
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2013-2014:
S6152
2015-2016: S1094
2017-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1493 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the advice and consent of the council for certain mayoral appointees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of the bill is to require the advice and consent of the New York City Council for all mayoral appointees after a public hearing. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision a of section 6 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 58 of the city of New York for the year 1967, by adding that mayoral appointments of heads of administrations, departments, all commissioners and all other officers not elected by the people shall be subject to the advice and consent of the council after a public hearing. The council must hold a public hearing and act on the nomination within 30 days after the first stated meeting of the council after receipt of the mayoral nomination. If the council fails to act within this time, the nomination is deemed confirmed. Appointments of heads of those units within the executive office of the mayor shall not be subject to the
2017-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1493 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the advice and consent of the council for certain mayoral appointees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 6 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 58 of the city of New York for the year 1967, is amended to read as follows: a. The mayor shall appoint the heads of administrations, departments, all commissioners and all other officers not elected by the people, except as otherwise provided by law PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL SUCH APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS OF MEMBERS OF ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE COUN- CIL AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE FIRST STATED MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AFTER RECEIPT OF A MAYORAL NOMINATION FOR SUCH AN APPOINTMENT, THE COUNCIL SHALL HOLD A HEARING AND ACT UPON SUCH NOMI- NATION. IN THE EVENT THE COUNCIL DOES NOT ACT WITHIN SUCH PERIOD, THE NOMINATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE CONFIRMED. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION TO THE CONTRARY, APPOINTMENTS OF HEADS OF THOSE UNITS WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00815-01-7
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