Res. No. 2
Resolution making certain amendments to Rule 7.00 of the Rules of Council in relation to the Standing Committees of the Council.
By Council Member Comrie
7.00. Appointment - a. Prior to the establishment of the membership of any other committee, and after the selection of the Speaker, the Council shall elect the membership of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections. All other committees and appointments thereto shall be recommended by the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections, approved by the Council and published in the Calendar. All standing committee chairpersons shall be elected by the Council as a whole. The standing committees of the Council shall bear the following titles and possess the following substantive matter jurisdictions:
AGING - Department for the Aging and all federal, state and municipal programs pertinent to senior citizens.
CIVIL SERVICE AND LABOR - Municipal Officers and Employees, Office of Labor Relations, Office of Collective Bargaining, Equal Employment Practices Commission, Office of Labor Services, and Municipal Pension and Retirement Systems.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS - Department of Consumer Affairs.
[GOVERNMENT] CONTRACTS - Procurement Policy Board, review of City procurement policies and procedures, oversight over government contracts, Mayor's Office of Contracts, and collection agency contracts.
CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Libraries AND INTERNATIONAL INTERGROUP RELATIONS - Department of Cultural Affairs, Libraries, Museums, Art Commission, New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and International Business, Mayor's Office of Special Projects and Community Events, Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, and to encourage harmony among the citizens of New York City, to promote the image of New York City, and enhance the relationship of its citizens with the international community.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Economic Development Corporation, Department of Business Services.
EDUCATION - Board of Education, School Construction Authority.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - Department of Environmental Protection [Department of Sanitation].
FINANCE - Executive Budget review and Budget modification, Banking Commission, Comptroller's Office, Department of Design and Construction, Department of Finance, Independent Budget Office and fiscal policy and revenue from any source.
FIRE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES - Fire/EMS (non health related issues), Legal Aid, Department of Probation, Correction. [This committee shares jurisdiction over the Department of Juvenile Justice with the Committee on Youth Services.]
GENERAL WELFARE - Human Resources Administration/ Department of Social Services, Administration for Children's Services, Department of Homeless Services, Human Rights Commission, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Department of Employment, and charitable institutions.
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS - Municipal governmental structure and organization, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Community Boards, Tax Commission, Board of Standards and Appeals, Campaign Finance Board, Board of Elections, Voter Assistance Commission, Commission on Public Information and Communication, Department of Records and Information Services, Financial Information Services Agency, and Law Department.
HEALTH - Department of Health, [Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services,] Health and Hospitals Corporation and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, EMS (health related issues).
HIGHER EDUCATION - City University of New York
HOUSING AND BUILDINGS - Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings, NYC Housing Authority, and rent regulation.
LAND USE - City Planning Commission, Department of City Planning, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Landmarks Preservation Commission, land use and landmarks review.
Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services - Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services and Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities.
OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS - Department of Investigation.
PARKS AND RECREATION [, CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL INTERGROUP RELATIONS] - Department of Parks and Recreation [, Department of Cultural Affairs, Libraries, Museums, Art Commission, New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and International Business, Mayor's Office of Special Projects and Community Events, Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, and to encourage harmony among the citizens of New York City, to promote the image of New York City, and enhance the relationship of its citizens with the international community].
PUBLIC SAFETY - Police Department, Courts, District Attorneys, Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Civilian Complaint Review Board, [Department of Investigation,] Department of Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice Coordinator.
RULES, PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS - Council structure and organization and appointments.
SANITATION AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT - Department of Sanitation.
STANDARDS AND ETHICS - Conflicts of Interest Board and Council Ethics.
STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION - Federal legislation, State legislation and Home Rule requests.
TRANSPORTATION - Mass Transportation Agencies and facilities, Department of Transportation, New York City Transit Authority, Taxi and Limousine Commission.
WOMEN'S ISSUES - Issues relating to public policy concerns of women, domestic violence, and Agency for Child Development.
YOUTH SERVICES - Youth Board, Department of Youth and Community Development, Department of Employment as related to youth service programs, Interagency Coordinating Council [, Department of Juvenile Justice] and youth-related programs.
b. Each standing committee shall be composed of no fewer than five members.
c. The Speaker may create such subcommittees or special committees as he or she deems necessary and appropriate.