Int. No. 68
By the Speaker (Council Member Miller) and Council Members Comrie Diaz, Fidler, Jackson, Jennings, McMahon, Perkins, Quinn and Recchia Jr.; also Council Members Addabbo Jr., Gennaro, Moskowitz, Nelson and Rivera
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to the transfer of council members’ chairs at termination of office.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 3-204.2 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows:
(a) The city clerk, clerk of the council shall have the power at the request of any member of the council who shall hereafter resign or whose term of office shall hereafter terminate, or a surviving spouse or domestic partner of such member, to sell and transfer to such member or to such surviving spouse or domestic partner the chair last occupied by such member in the councilmanic chamber for the [sum of thirty-five dollars] fair market value as determined by the commissioner of citywide administrative services, depositing any monies received from such sale with the commissioner of finance; provided however, that a written request therefor accompanied by the payment herein provided be submitted to the city clerk, clerk of the council within sixty days after any such resignation or termination of term of office. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall upon notice from the city clerk, clerk of the council make prompt replacement of such chair so transferred or sold.
§ 2. This local law shall take effect immediately.