File #: T2025-3396    Version: * Name: Requiring borough presidents to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support.
Type: Introduction Status: Introduced
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 6/11/2025
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring borough presidents to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support
Sponsors: Lincoln Restler
Council Member Sponsors: 1
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.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No., 2. Int. No.

Int. No.

 

By Council Member Restler

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring borough presidents to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support

 

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.

PS

LS #18657/18661

5/28/25 11:00 AM