Int. No. 1358

By Council Members Lander and Menchaca

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expenditures of non-public funds to assist public officers in the performance of their duties

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

                     Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 21 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new subparagraph 12, to read as follows:

12. Expenditures to facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the execution or performance of the duties of public office.

§ 2. Subparagraphs 10 and 11 of paragraph a of subdivision 21 of section 3-702 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows:

10. Costs incurred in demonstrating eligibility for the ballot or public funds payments or defending against a claim that public funds must be repaid; [and]

11. Food and beverages provided to campaign workers and volunteers[.]; and

§ 3. Subdivision 2 of section 3-704 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to add a new paragraph (l), to read as follows:

(l) expenditures to facilitate, support, or otherwise assist in the execution or performance of the duties of public office.

§ 4. Paragraphs (j) and (k) of subdivision 2 of section 3-704 of the administrative code of the city of New York are amended to read as follows:

(j) payment of any penalty or fine imposed pursuant to federal, state or local law; [or]

(k) payments made through advances, except in the case of individual purchases in excess of two hundred fifty dollars[.]; or

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

BJR

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