Int. No. 552-A
By Council Members Riley, Cabán, Marte, Hudson, Restler, Won, Brooks-Powers, Abreu, Velázquez, Krishnan, Farías, De La Rosa, Sanchez, Narcisse, Menin, Louis, Stevens, Hanif, Aviles, Richardson Jordan, Rivera and Mealy (by request of the Bronx Borough President)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting demographic information of members of the fire department at fire companies and special operations units
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 15 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 15-145 to read as follows:
§ 15-145 Annual report on demographic information of employees of the department assigned to fire companies and special operations units. a. No later than January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council, and post on its website, a report containing the following information:
1. The number of employees assigned to each fire company and special operations unit, disaggregated by: (i) gender and (ii) race or ethnicity. Such reporting shall include information on employees on detail, desk or modified assignment, or medical leave.
2. The number of individuals who reside within the immediate service area of each fire company, disaggregated by gender and race or ethnicity.
b. For purposes of the public report required pursuant to subdivision a of this section, if a category contains between one and five members of the uniformed force, the number shall be replaced with a symbol. A category that contains zero shall be reported as zero.
§ 2. This law takes effect immediately.
Session 12:
LS 9330
JDK
10/26/22 11am
Session 11:
Int. 1752-2019
MHL
LS #10295; 10590