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Senate Bill S2262

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires members of community boards appearing before a city agency to make disclosure

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2011-S2262 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง2800, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S909

2011-S2262 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires members of community boards appearing before a city agency on behalf of a client on a matter that will also come before such member's own community board to disclose their interest to the community board.

2011-S2262 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2262

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the disclosure
  of personal interests of members of community boards

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  17 of subdivision d of section 2800 of the New
York city charter, as added by vote of the people of  the  city  of  New
York  at  the  general election of 1975 and as renumbered by vote of the
people of the city of New York at  the  general  election  of  1989,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (17)    Exercise  the  initial review of applications and proposals of
public agencies  and  private  entities  for  the  use,  development  or
improvement  of  land  located  in the community district, including the
conduct of a public hearing and the preparation and  submission  to  the
city  planning  commission  of  a  written recommendation; ANY COMMUNITY
BOARD MEMBER WHO APPEARS BEFORE A CITY AGENCY ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT  AND
SUCH  MATTER  MUST  ALSO  COME  BEFORE  THE  COMMUNITY BOARD ON WHICH HE
SERVES, SUCH MEMBER SHALL DISCLOSE HIS INTEREST TO THE BOARD BEFORE  THE
MATTER COMES BEFORE SUCH BOARD;
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07105-01-1

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