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Meeting Name: Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/16/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Committee Room - City Hall
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T2025-3522 *   Oversight - Community Boards Resources and Support.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0472-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams  Requiring the borough presidents to provide equal employment opportunity trainings to community board members.IntroductionThis bill would require the borough presidents to provide equal employment opportunity trainings to community board members, including anti-sexual harassment and anti-discrimination trainings.   Not available Not available
Int 1065-2024 *Nantasha M. Williams  Terms of employment for district managers.IntroductionThis bill would limit the term of community board district managers to four years, with the possibility of re-appointment, and provide borough presidents with the power to remove district managers at will.   Not available Not available
Int 1134-2024 *Shekar Krishnan  Race and ethnicity data collected by agencies.IntroductionThis bill would require agencies that collect demographic information from individuals through form documents to include additional race and ethnicity options.   Not available Not available
Int 1250-2025 *David M. Carr  Publication of bylaws by borough boards, community boards, and advisory bodies.IntroductionThis bill would require every community board, borough board or advisory body to publish in a searchable, non-proprietary and machine-readable format, their by-laws, and update such published by-laws no later than two weeks after any changes are made.   Not available Not available
T2025-3330 *Lincoln Restler  Requiring community boards to email a monthly newsletter and videoconference their meetings and hearings.IntroductionThis bill would require community boards to provide a monthly email newsletter with a description of each upcoming meeting and hearing, and to videoconference their meetings and hearings in real-time.   Not available Not available
T2025-3396 *Lincoln Restler  Requiring borough presidents to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support.IntroductionThis bill would require each Borough President to establish and maintain an office to assist community boards by providing legal, information technology, community planning, and human resources support.   Not available Not available
T2025-3605 *Lincoln Restler  Establishing an office of community board support within the department of citywide administrative services.IntroductionThis bill would establish the Office of Community Board Support within the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS). This office would be required to assist community boards with finding accessible public meeting spaces and permanent office spaces. The office would also be required to conduct regular assessments regarding the physical needs of community board offices and help with any needed repairs or upgrades to the offices.   Not available Not available
T2025-3608 *Lincoln Restler  Community board member training, appointment dates, and qualifications.IntroductionThis bill would require each Borough President to provide training for newly appointed community board members who have not previously served as community board members. The bill would also change the appointment date for community board members from April 1 to August 15, and would add a requirement for an individual to have attended a community board meeting prior to their appointment to a community board.   Not available Not available