Int. No. 638-A

By Council Members Stevens, Restler, Won, Nurse, Gutiérrez, Joseph, Hudson, Sanchez, De La Rosa, Louis, Williams, Rivera, Cabán and Hanif (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 on the use of large donations received by the police department

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 14 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 14-195 to read as follows:

§ 14-195 Annual report on the use of large donations. a. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Covered donor. The term “covered donor” means a person or entity, not including any local, state, or federal government agency, from whom the department received one or more donations of money, goods, or services that exceeded one million dollars in aggregate value during the reporting period.

Reporting period. The term “reporting period” means the period beginning July 1 of a calendar year until and including June 30 of the following calendar year.

b. In addition to any report or disclosure required pursuant to chapter 68 of the charter, or any interpretation thereof by the conflicts of interest board, no later than January 1, 2025, and no later than January 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall submit to the mayor and the speaker of the council a report on donations received from covered donors during the reporting period ending in the prior calendar year. Each such report shall include:

1. a list of all covered donors and the aggregate value of all money, goods and services received from each such covered donor during such reporting period;

2. a list of all capital projects supported in whole or in part by each covered donor, including the aggregate value of donations from each covered donor for each capital project;

3. a list of all programs, initiatives, equipment, or other activities, including all pilot programs, supported in whole or in part by each covered donor, including the corresponding aggregate value of each listed program, initiative, equipment, or other activity attributable to donations from such covered donor for each program, initiative, equipment, or other activity or expenditure provided that a single unit of appropriation for personal service or a single unit of appropriation for other than personal service may not be used to represent any such program, initiatives, equipment, or other activities or expenditures required to be reported pursuant to this paragraph;

4. a list of all capital projects, programs, initiatives, equipment, or other activities, including all pilot programs, that received public funding during the reporting period and also received a donation from a covered donor.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

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