Int. No. 495
By Council Members Weprin, Gerson and Seabrook (by request of the Mayor)
A Local Law in relation to the date of submission by the mayor of a preliminary management report and the date prior to which the council shall conduct public hearings and the date by which the council shall submit a report or reports pertaining thereto, the date of submission by the director of management and budget and the director of city planning of a draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the city planning commission of a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects, the date of submission by the mayor of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report on revenues and expenditures, the date of submission by the community boards of statements in regard to the preliminary budget, the date of submission by the commissioner of finance of an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and statement of real property taxes due, expected to be received, and uncollected, the date of submission by the mayor of a tax benefit report, the date of submission by the borough boards of statements on budget priorities, the date of submission by the council of estimates of the financial needs of the council, the date of submission by the borough presidents of proposed modifications of the preliminary budget, the date of publication by the director of the independent budget office of a report analyzing the preliminary budget, the date by which the council shall hold hearings and submit recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget, and the date of submission by the campaign finance board of estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board, relating to the fiscal year two thousand eight.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. During the calendar year 2007 and in relation to the 2008 fiscal year:
1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 12 of the New York city charter, as amended by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary management report as therein described not later than February 23, 2007, and the council shall conduct public hearings on such report prior to April 17, 2007 and submit to the mayor and make public not later than April 17, 2007, a report or reports of findings and recommendations.
2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 228 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of management and budget and the director of city planning shall pursuant to such section jointly submit a draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than February 12, 2007.
3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 234 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the city planning commission shall pursuant to such section submit a report on the draft ten-year capital strategy as therein described not later than March 28, 2007.
4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 235 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit and publish a preliminary certificate regarding debt and reserves and appropriations and expenditures for capital projects as therein described not later than February 12, 2007.
5. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 236 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number 25 for the year 1998, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 12, 2007.
6. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 237 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall publish a report on revenues and expenditures as therein described on or before February 23, 2007.
7. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 238 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each community board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement and recommendations in regard to the preliminary budget as therein described not later than February 26, 2007.
8. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 239 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the commissioner of finance shall pursuant to such section submit an estimate of the assessed valuation of real property and a certified statement of all real property taxes due as therein described not later than February 26, 2007.
9. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 240 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the mayor shall pursuant to such section submit a tax benefit report as therein described not later than February 26, 2007.
10. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 241 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough board shall pursuant to such section submit a statement of budget priorities as therein described not later than March 6, 2007.
11. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 243 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section approve and submit estimates of the financial needs of the council as therein described not later than March 28, 2007.
12. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 245 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, each borough president shall pursuant to such section submit any proposed modifications of the preliminary budget as therein described not later than March 28, 2007.
13. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 246 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the director of the independent budget office shall pursuant to such section publish a report analyzing the preliminary budget as therein described on or before March 23, 2007.
14. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of section 247 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 7, 1989, the council shall pursuant to such section hold hearings and submit recommendations as therein described not later than April 13, 2007.
15. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of subdivision c of section 1052 of the New York city charter, as added by vote of the electors on November 3, 1998, the campaign finance board shall pursuant to such subdivision submit estimates of the financial needs of the campaign finance board as therein described not later than March 28, 2007.
ยง2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and deemed to have been in full force and effect as of November 1, 2006.