File #: Int 0147-2026    Version: * Name: Requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
On agenda: 1/29/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract
Sponsors: David M. Carr, Vickie Paladino, Inna Vernikov, Susan Zhuang, Joann Ariola , Frank Morano, Phil Wong , Farah N. Louis
Council Member Sponsors: 8
Summary: This bill would amend the existing community notification requirement to require the Department of Homeless Services to notifying elected officials and community boards for affected areas when an emergency homeless shelter contract is renewed.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 147, 2. Int. No. 147, 3. January 29, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 1-29-26

Int. No. 147

 

By Council Member Carr, Paladino, Vernikov, Zhuang, Ariola, Morano, Wong and Louis

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring notification of community boards and elected officials before renewing an emergency shelter contract

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 21-324 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by a vote of the electors on February 16, 2021, is amended by adding subdivisions c, d, and e to read as follows:

c. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department shall notify the borough president, council member, and the community board for the district in which an emergency shelter is located when such emergency shelter location is going to be renewed.

d. The process developed pursuant to subdivision c of this section shall include an opportunity for the relevant borough president, council member, and community boards to submit an advisory opinion to the comptroller on whether a shelter contract should be renewed at least 90 days before the contract’s renewal.

e. The process developed pursuant to this section shall include consultation with all relevant agencies responsible for operating emergency homeless shelters.  

§ 2. This local law takes effect 180 days after it becomes law.ACK/SM

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