Int. No. 1448
By Council Members Brannan, Holden and Kallos
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to expediting the inter-agency oversight review process of certain unregistered contracts
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 335 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision c to read as follows:
c. The mayor’s office of contract services or any other agency designated by the mayor to perform the functions set forth in subdivision a of this section shall have a division dedicated to expediting the inter-agency oversight review of contracts or agreements valued at $1,000,000 or more that may be implemented pursuant to section 328. The duties of the division shall include:
1. Coordinating, facilitating and supporting the oversight review efforts of all agencies, including, but not limited to, those of the corporation counsel, the department of investigation, the office of management and budget, the division of labor services within the department of small business services and the comptroller, as well as any agency chief contracting officer, with respect to any contract or agreement valued at $1,000,000 or more that has not been registered by the comptroller or for which 30 days have not elapsed from the date of filing with the comptroller;
2. Continuously reviewing the oversight review process to identify opportunities within and among agencies to improve such process toward the objective of ensuring that contracts or agreements valued at $1,000,000 or more and that may be implemented pursuant to section 328 are filed with the comptroller no later than 30 days prior to their start dates; and
3. No less frequently than quarterly, reporting any findings and recommendations that are the result of such review to the speaker of the council, the mayor and the procurement policy board.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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1/3/19