File #: Int 1342-2016    Version: * Name: Online list of required reports.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Technology
On agenda: 10/27/2016
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to an online list of required reports
Sponsors: James Vacca, Annabel Palma
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Records and Information Services, which is currently required to receive and post all reports required to be produced by local law or executive order on its website, to list all required reports, when they were last received and when they are next due. In addition, this bill would require the Department to send a request for transmission to any agency that does not transmit a required report to the Department, and would require the posting of such request on its website in lieu of the required report until such report is received.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1342, 2. Int. No. 1342

Int. No. 1342

 

By Council Members Vacca and Palma

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to an online list of required reports

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1. Subdivisions b, c and d of section 1133 of the New York city charter are relettered subdivision d, e and f, respectively.

                     § 2. Section 1133 of the New York city charter is amended by adding new subdivisions b and c to read as follows:

                     b. The department of records and information services, or its successor agency, shall maintain a list on its website of all reports, documents, studies and publications required by local law, executive order, or mayoral directive to be published, issued, or transmitted to the council or mayor. Such list shall indicate for each such report, document, study and publication:

1. the frequency of required publishing, issuance, or transmittal for such report, document, study or publication;

2. the date that the last such report, document, study or publication was received by the department, along with a link to such report, document or publication; and

3. the date that the next such report, document, study or publication is due to the department pursuant to subdivision a of this section.

c. The department of records and information services, or its successor agency, shall send a request by physical or electronic mail for transmission pursuant to the requirements of this section to the head of any agency required by local law, executive order, or mayoral directive to publish, issue, or transmit to the council or mayor any report, document, study or publication that is not received by the department, or its successor agency, within ten business days of the due date for such report pursuant to the local law, executive order, or mayoral directive that requires the publishing, issuance or transmittal of such report. The department, or its successor agency, shall make such request available on or through its website in place of the report, document, study or publication that has not been received until such time as such report, document, study or publication is received and made available on or through such website.

                     § 3. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

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