Int. No. 942
By Council Member Avella
A Local Law to amend the New York City charter in relation to prohibiting allowances in addition to salary for council members.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision b of section 26 of the New York City charter is amended to read as follows:
b. The salary of each council member shall be one hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars a year. No allowances, including allowances for [In addition any council member, while] serving as a committee chairperson or other officer of the council, may [also] be paid, in addition to such salary[, an allowance fixed by resolution, after a hearing, for the particular and additional services pertaining to the additional duties of such position].
§2. This local law shall take effect on the first day of January of the year immediately following its approval by vote of the electorate.
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