Senate Bill S7900

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a precinct commander appointment board in each police precinct in the city of New York for the purpose of evaluating and selecting the precinct commander for such police precinct

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7900 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §14-194, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8749
2021-2022: S6246

2023-S7900 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the borough president of each borough in the city of New York to establish a precinct commander appointment board in each police precinct in the city of New York for the purpose of evaluating and selecting the precinct commander for such police precinct.

2023-S7900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7900
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  the  establishment  of  a precinct commander appointment
   board in each police precinct in the city of New York for the  purpose
   of  evaluating  and  selecting  the precinct commander for such police
   precinct
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 by adding a new section 14-194 to read as follows:
   § 14-194 PRECINCT COMMANDER APPOINTMENT BOARD. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  SEVENTY  OF  THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, THE BOROUGH
 PRESIDENT OF EACH BOROUGH IN THE CITY SHALL  ESTABLISH  IN  EACH  POLICE
 PRECINCT  OF  THE  CITY  A  PRECINCT  COMMANDER  APPOINTMENT BOARD ("THE
 BOARD") FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING AND SELECTING THE PRECINCT COMMAN-
 DER FOR SUCH POLICE  PRECINCT.  THE  BOARD  WILL  ESTABLISH  APPROPRIATE
 PROCEDURES AND POLICIES FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS AFFAIRS.
   2. (A) SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 EACH  PRECINCT  COMMANDER  APPOINTMENT  BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF EIGHT
 MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) THE CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY BOARD FOR THE  DISTRICT  IN  WHICH  THE
 RESPECTIVE POLICE PRECINCT IS LOCATED;
   (II)  THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE DISTRICT IN WHICH
 THE RESPECTIVE POLICE PRECINCT IS LOCATED;
   (III) THREE POLICE CAPTAINS APPOINTED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  NONE  OF
 WHOM SHALL BE STATIONED AT THE RESPECTIVE PRECINCT;
   (IV)  ONE PERSON APPOINTED BY THE BOROUGH PRESIDENT FOR THE BOROUGH IN
 WHICH THE RESPECTIVE POLICE PRECINCT IS LOCATED; AND
   (V) TWO PERSONS APPOINTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE  CITY  COUNCIL  MEMBERS
 REPRESENTING  THE  DISTRICT  IN  WHICH THE RESPECTIVE POLICE PRECINCT IS
 LOCATED.
   (B) IN AREAS IN WHICH THE NEW YORK CITY  HOUSING  AUTHORITY  OPERATES,
 THE  PRECINCT  COMMANDER  APPOINTMENT BOARD SHALL INCLUDE A NINTH MEMBER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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