Int. No. 505-A
By Council Members Gentile, Cabrera, Chin, Fidler, Foster, James, Koppell, Mendez, Nelson, Palma, Recchia, Seabrook, Vann, Williams, Van Bramer, Lappin, Vallone, Gennaro, Eugene, Halloran, Jackson, Wills, Mark-Viverito and Barron
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring an agency or agencies designated by the mayor to notify the public of the status of government services disrupted due to severe weather conditions or other emergency.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-113 to read as follows:
§3-113 Notification of status of government services during severe weather conditions or other emergency. a. An agency or agencies designated by the mayor shall notify the public of the status of any New York city government services that are suspended or significantly disrupted due to severe weather conditions or other emergency. Such government services shall include, but not be limited to, collection of solid waste, public transportation, on-street parking, and the operation of educational facilities. The notification shall be through any medium that is reasonably expected to reach a substantial proportion of the community or communities impacted by the suspension or disruption of government services, provided that, in addition to notification by any other media, the designated agency or agencies shall maintain a dedicated website on which all information regarding the status of disrupted government services shall be made publicly available.
b. An agency or agencies designated by the mayor shall evaluate and determine the feasibility of posting information regarding the suspension or significant disruption of services provided by not-for-profit organizations, who contract with the city to provide such services, on the dedicated website established pursuant to this section.
§2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment.
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