Legislation Details

File #: Int 0005-1998    Version: * Name: Candidates, Attending Political Conventions
Type: Introduction Status: Filed
Committee: Committee on Governmental Operations
On agenda: 1/22/1998
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York City Charter in relation to prohibiting members, officers or employees of the campaign finance board from holding office or serving as a member of any committee in any political organization or association or serving as a delegate to any political convention.
Sponsors: Peter F. Vallone, John Fusco, Martin Malave-Dilan, Una Clarke, June M. Eisland, Kenneth K. Fisher, Lloyd Henry, Stanley E. Michels, Bill Perkins, Alphonse Stabile, Thomas V. Ognibene, Wendell Foster, Howard L. Lasher, Sheldon S. Leffler, Madeline T. Provenzano, Annette M. Robinson, Victor L. Robles, Priscilla A. Wooten
Council Member Sponsors: 18
Date Ver.Prime SponsorAction ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsMultimedia
12/31/2001*Peter F. Vallone City Council Filed (End of Session)  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/12/1998*Peter F. Vallone Legislative Documents Unit Printed Item Laid on Desk  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone City Council Referred to Comm by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
1/22/1998*Peter F. Vallone City Council Introduced by Council  Action details Meeting details Not available
Int. No. 5
 
By the Speaker (Council Member Vallone) and Council Members Fusco, Malave-Dilan, Clarke, Eisland, Fisher, Henry Michels, Perkins, Stabile and Ognibene; also Council Members Foster, Lasher, Leffler, Provenzano, Robinson, Robles and Wooten -- read and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
 
 
A Local Law to amend the New York City Charter in relation to prohibiting members, officers or employees of the campaign finance board from holding office or serving as a member of any committee in any political organization or association or serving as a delegate to any political convention.   
 
 
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
 
      Section 1. Section 1126 of the New York City Charter is hereby amended to read as follows:
      §1126. Political activities forbidden.  No officer or employee of the department of citywide administrative services subject to this provision pursuant to a designation of the commissioner of citywide administrative services, and no member, officer, of the civil service commission or the campaign finance board shall hold office or serve as a member of any committee in any political organization or association, nor shall such member, officer or employee serve as a delegate to any political convention.  Any member, officer or employee violating this provision shall forfeit such office or employment.  The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall designate all employees in the department of citywide administrative services who perform functions relating to citywide personnel issues to be subject to this provision.
      §2. This local law shall take effect immediately.