L.L. 1986/077

Enactment date: 12/22/1986

Int. No. 725

By the Vice Chairman {Council Member Vallone), Council Members Katzman and DeMarco; also Council Members Ferrer, Foster, Friedlander, Michels and Williams

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing an advisory commission for the review of compensation levels of elected officials

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section one. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The council finds that public service should not be limited to the wealthy or those with limited personal obligations; that elected officials should receive salaries sufficient to maintain a standard of living reasonably consistent with the status of the office and the city they represent; that salary levels of elected officials should be high enough to avoid limiting subordinate salaries to levels that prevent the city from attracting and retaining competent dedicated managerial and executive personnel; that to maintain salary levels consistent with these standards and to avoid the salary compression which precludes reasonable salaries for key subordinates throughout city government, it is necessary and in the public interest to provide for the periodic examination of the salaries of elected officials; that such examination should be conducted by an advisory commission composed of disinterested private citizens chosen for their expertise in these matters and that such commission should be empowered to recommend changes in compensation levels of elected officials where such changes are warranted.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. This local law shall take effect immediately.