Enacts the "community participation in charter revision act"; requires community boards in cities of one million or more inhabitants to review and hold public hearings on the recommendations made by a city charter revision commission within twenty days after such commission publishes its findings; provides that such community boards may pass a resolution.
BILL NUMBER:A10195
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation
to requiring community boards to review and hold public hearings on the
recommendations made by a city charter revision commission within twenty
days after such commission publishes its findings
PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to include community boards in the
city charter revision process.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 36 of the municipal home
rule law by adding subdivision 7 to require community boards in cities
with a population of one million or more to review and hold public hear-
ings on the recommendations made by a city charter revision commission
and authorize the passage a resolution recommending their support, oppo-
sition or suggestions for modifying the revision commission's findings.
Section 2 provides for the act to take effect immediately.
JUSTIFICATION: This bill responds to the lack of legally mandated commu-
nity participation in the city charter revision process when the charter
is being reviewed by a city charter revision commission. By requiring
that community members have an opportunity to formally review and offer
their suggestions, support or opposition on a city charter revision
commission's findings, the bill ensures that the charter revision proc-
ess reflects the diverse needs and perspectives of the city's communi-
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10195
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 10, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the municipal home rule law, in relation to requiring
community boards to review and hold public hearings on the recommenda-
tions made by a city charter revision commission within twenty days
after such commission publishes its findings
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "community
participation in charter revision act".
S 2. Section 36 of the municipal home rule law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. WITHIN TWENTY DAYS AFTER A CHARTER COMMISSION ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS AND PUBLISHES ITS FINDINGS,
COMMUNITY BOARDS IN CITIES OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS SHALL
REVIEW AND HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS,
AND MAY PASS A RESOLUTION ADVISING SUPPORT, OPPOSITION OR MODIFICATION
OF SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16381-02-0
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