File #: T2026-0123    Version: * Name: Establishing a one-time commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries.
Type: Introduction Status: Introduced
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law in relation to establishing a one-time commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries
Sponsors: Nantasha M. Williams
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Summary: This bill would require the Mayor to convene a three-person commission to review the compensation levels of the Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, Council members, and District Attorneys in the City. The commission would have sixty days to make recommendations on new compensation levels for the City’s elected officials. The commission would send their recommendations to both the Mayor and Council. The Mayor would, in the Mayor’s discretion, be able to send the Council approval, disapproval, or modifications to the commission’s recommendations. The Council would, in its discretion, review the recommendations and alter the compensation levels of the City’s elected officials.
Indexes: Other Appointment Required, Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No., 2. Int. No.

Int. No.

 

By Council Member Williams

 

A Local Law in relation to establishing a one-time commission to review the salaries of elected officials in New York City and make recommendations regarding those salaries

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Commission to advise on the compensation levels of elected officials. a. Commission established. 1. Within 15 days of the effective date of this local law, the mayor shall appoint a chairperson and 2 other individuals to a commission for the review of compensation levels of elected officials. The members of the commission shall be private citizens generally recognized for their knowledge and experience in management and compensation matters. Such members shall serve without compensation except that each member shall be allowed their actual necessary expenses, to be audited in the same manner as other city charges.

2. The commission shall have a budget as provided for by the mayor and may hire or contract necessary staff and may require city agencies to provide technical assistance.

b. Recommendations on elected official compensation. The commission shall study and make recommendations on what the compensation levels for the mayor, public advocate, comptroller, borough presidents, council members, and district attorneys for the 5 counties within the city should be as of January 1, 2026. In developing such recommendations, the commission shall consider:

(i) the duties and responsibilities of each position;

(ii) the current salary of each position;

(iii) the length of time since the last change in the salary of each position;

(iv) any change in the cost of living;

(v) compression of salary levels for other officers and employees of the city;

(vi) salaries and salary trends for positions with analogous duties and responsibilities both within government and in the private sector;

(vii) information gathered during any public hearing convened by the commission; and

(viii) any other data or factors the commission deems relevant.

c. Submission of report. The commission shall submit a report to the council and mayor no later than 60 days following its appointment containing its recommendations for changes in compensation levels for any elected position set forth in subdivision b. The mayor may, in the mayor’s discretion, submit a recommendation to the council for the approval, disapproval or modification of any recommended compensation changes contained within the report.

d. Council review. Upon receipt of the report from the commission, the council may consider the recommendations in such report when making changes to the compensation levels of any elected position. The council, in its discretion, may approve a local law changing the compensation levels of any or all elected positions based on the recommendation of the commission.

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

JMF

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