L.L. 2005/056
Enactment date: 5/25/2005
Int. No. 380-A
By Council Members Comrie, Addabbo, Jr., Barron, Baez, Clarke, Gennaro, Koppell, Liu, Lopez, Martinez, Monserrate, Nelson, Reed, Rivera, Sanders, Seabrook, Sears, Stewart, Vann, Weprin, Jackson, Quinn, Avella, Brewer, Gerson, Foster, Gentile, Jennings, Palma, deBlasio, McMahon, Gioia, Dilan, Gonzalez, Recchia, Perkins and the Speaker (Council Member Miller) and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum)
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to collective bargaining rights of certain city employees.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The Council finds that employees working in various departments and agencies in the City of New York have certain job characteristics similar to those of employees working in the City's uniformed services, such as police, fire, sanitation and correction services. Furthermore, the Council recognizes that certain employees working in the City's uniformed services have unique bargaining rights under the New York City Collective Bargaining Law (New York City Administrative Code § 12-301, et seq.). The Council finds that individuals with job characteristics similar to those employees working in the City's uniformed services should be afforded the same unique bargaining rights as those afforded to individuals working in such services. The Council further finds that such changes are consistent with the New York State Taylor Law, in that they are designed to "promote harmonious and cooperative relationships between government and its employees..." New York State Civil Service Law (CVS) § 200. Furthermore, the Council finds that these changes are procedural in nature, affecting the manner in which bargaining is conducted on behalf of the affected employees, and will not provide a particular benefit to such employees, nor prescribe a certain result from collective bargaining. The Council finds that such procedural changes are permitted by and in accordance with the Taylor Law. CVS § 212.
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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]
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§ 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.
§ 5. This local law shall take effect immediately upon its enactment into law.