Int. No. 646
By Council Members Vallone, James, Williams, Rodriguez, Halloran, Koo and Ignizio
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to inter-agency coordination by borough boards and borough service cabinets.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph nine of subdivision b of section eighty-five of chapter four of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:
9) Evaluate the progress of capital developments within the borough and the quality and quantity of services provided by agencies within the borough[;]. Such evaluation may include requesting, from any city agency, the most senior city agency official who is responsible for a particular borough service delivery function or program to appear before the borough board no more than once monthly; provided, however, that such request to appear shall be deemed satisfied if such agency official appeared before the borough service cabinet pursuant to subdivision b of section 2706 of chapter sixty-nine of this charter within the same calendar month.
§ 2. Subdivision b of section 2706 of chapter sixty-nine of the New York city charter is amended to read as follows:
b. There shall be a borough service cabinet within each borough whose members shall include the borough representatives designated pursuant to subdivision a of this section, and the borough president, who shall be the chairperson. Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of this section, the borough president may request, from any city agency, the most senior agency official who is responsible for a particular borough service delivery function or program to appear before the borough service cabinet no more than once monthly; provided, however, that such request to appear shall be deemed satisfied if such agency official appeared before the borough board pursuant to paragraph nine of subdivision b of section eighty-five of chapter four of this charter within the same calendar month. Each borough service cabinet shall:
(1) Coordinate at the borough level service delivery functions and programs of agencies that provide services in the borough;
(2) Consider interagency problems and impediments to the effective and economic delivery of services in the borough;
(3) Plan and develop programs addressed to the needs and priorities of the borough and its residents;
(4) Consult with residents of the borough and representatives of the community boards about service problems and activities; and
(5) Keep a public record of its activities and transactions, including minutes of its meetings.
§ 3. Section 386 of the chapter 16 of the New York city charter is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:
d. To the maximum extent feasible, heads of mayoral agencies shall comply with a request made by a borough board pursuant to paragraph 9 of subdivision b of section eighty-five of this charter, or by a borough service cabinet pursuant to subdivision b of section 2706 of this charter, for the most senior city agency official who is responsible for a particular borough service delivery function or program to appear before the borough board or borough service cabinet by directing such senior city agency official to appear before such borough board or borough service cabinet.
§ 4. This local law shall take effect ninety days following enactment.
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