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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on General Welfare Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/22/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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Int 0098-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Procedure for determining that a dwelling unit is habitable for the purposes of the CityFHEPS program.IntroductionThe bill would require the Commissioner of Social Services to deem a dwelling unit habitable before approving CityFHEPS rental assistance for that unit   Not available Not available
Int 0100-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  Requiring reporting of lease-up times for housing vouchers.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to submit to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council, and to include in the Mayor’s Management Report (MMR) the average time it takes for an individual to secure housing after receiving a housing voucher   Not available Not available
Int 0101-2026 *Gale A. Brewer  CityFHEPS application response times.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to respond to an application for the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) rental assistance voucher within 15 days after receiving the application. The response would inform the applicant of whether the application has been approved, denied, or requires correction or additional information.   Not available Not available
Int 0641-2026 *Lincoln Restler  Department of social services is required to make CityFHEPS rental assistance payments.IntroductionThis bill would require that CityFHEPS rental assistance payments be made no later than 7 days before the first day of the month to which the payments will be applied.   Not available Not available