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The mayor, pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred twenty-three of the charter, may fix any additional remuneration to be paid to the vice-chairman of the council, the leader of the dominant minority party, the chairperson of the finance committee, the chairperson of the general welfare committee, and during a vacancy in the office of mayor or the office of public advocate, the person designated to act as leader of the majority party, over and above the salaries paid to them as council members.
a. The commissioner of citywide administrative services in the case of the disposal of surplus old desks and chairs no longer needed for use of the city council in the councilmanic chambers shall transfer such chairs and desks to the control and custody of the city clerk, clerk of the council.
b. The city clerk, clerk of the council, shall have the power, upon request, to transfer and deliver one such desk and/or chair in the following order of priority: (1) museum of the city of New York; (2) metropolitan museum of art; (3) New York historical society; (4) present member of the council; (5) former member of the council. Such museum, member of the council or former member of the council shall file its or his or her written request with the city clerk, clerk of the council, accompanied with the sum of ten dollars per desk or chair, which sums shall be deposited with the commissioner of finance, except that the aforesaid museums and historical society shall not be required to pay anything.
c. The provisions of this section shall be effective notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or provision or regulation relating to the disposal of personal property and any such statute or part or parts thereof, relating to such disposal of surplus material, insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this section, are hereby superseded.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.
(a) The city clerk, clerk of the council shall have the power at the request of any member of the council who shall hereafter resign or whose term of office shall hereafter terminate, or a surviving spouse or domestic partner of such member, to sell and transfer to such member or to such surviving spouse or domestic partner the chair last occupied by such member in the councilmanic chamber for the fair market value as determined by the commissioner of citywide administrative services, depositing any monies received from such sale with the commissioner of finance; provided however, that a written request therefore accompanied by the payment herein provided be submitted to the city clerk, clerk of the council within sixty days after any such resignation or termination of term of office. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall upon notice from the city clerk, clerk of the council make prompt replacement of such chair so transferred or sold.
(b) The provisions of this section shall apply solely to members of the council who have been elected at a general election.
(c) The provision of this section shall be effective notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law or provision or regulation relating to the disposal of personal property and any such statute, or part, or parts thereof are hereby superseded.
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059 and L.L. 1998/027.
a. As used in this section, the term "city council employees" shall include all duly sworn members of the city council as well as all salaried employees who comprise the staff of the city council on a full-time or part-time basis.
b. Pursuant to the authorization contained in group nineteen of subdivision one of section three of the state workers' compensation law, the coverage of the workers' compensation law is extended to cover all city council employees.
Council Members shall be represented by the corporation counsel and indemnified by the city pursuant to Section 50-k of the General Municipal Law, subject to the conditions contained therein, for actions undertaken in the performance of their constituent responsibilities.
Each of the following officers or employees in the office of the city clerk shall execute a bond to the city, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the comptroller, in the penal sum as follows: city clerk, twenty thousand dollars; city clerk's cashier, and assistant cashier, three thousand dollars each; deputy city clerk, borough of Brooklyn, five thousand dollars; deputy city clerks, boroughs of the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island, one thousand dollars each.
Immediately after the adjournment of each meeting of the council, the city clerk shall prepare a brief extract, omitting technical and formal details, of all resolutions and local laws introduced or passed, all recommendations of committees, all final proceedings and full copies of all messages from the mayor and all reports of city agencies. The city clerk shall forthwith transmit the same for publication in the City Record to the director thereof.
The city clerk shall collect the following fees:
1. For a copy of any book, account, record or paper other than a marriage record filed in the city clerk's office, one dollar for each photocopy;
2. For a certification of any book, account, record, or paper other than a marriage record filed in the city clerk's office, fifty cents and five cents in addition for each folio in excess of five;
3. For each bond filed in the city clerk's office, twenty-five cents;
4. For filing of all other papers, required by law to be filed in the city clerk's office nine dollars;
5. For a certificate of appointment of a commissioner of deeds, fifty cents;
6. For a certified extract from any marriage record file in the city clerk's office, ten dollars;
7. For any certifications furnished by the city clerk, one dollar for each such certification;
8. For certification of marriage status to be used by applicant in foreign jurisdictions fifteen dollars;
9. In any instance where the personal hand signature of the city clerk or his or her first deputy is requested, ten dollars;
10. For filing an application for correcting a marriage record, pursuant to section twenty of the domestic relations law, forty dollars, which shall include a photostatic copy of the existing marriage record and the issuance of a new amended certificate. Such fee shall not be returned in the event of the application is rejected for insufficiency or other pertinent reason. Upon denial of such application, ten dollars shall be refunded;
11. For solemnization of marriage pursuant to section eleven-a of the domestic relations law, twenty-five dollars;
12. For issuance of a certificate of marriage registration pursuant to section fourteen-a of the domestic relations law, ten dollars.
13. For issuance of a second or subsequent certificate of marriage registration or a photograph, microphotograph or photocopy of the original marriage license pursuant to section fourteen-a of the domestic relations law, ten dollars.
14. For persons registering to perform marriage ceremonies with the clerk of the city of New York pursuant to section 11-b of the domestic relations law, fifteen dollars.
a. The city clerk shall prominently post the following information on the section(s) of the city clerk's website, or any successor website maintained by or on behalf of the city clerk or a successor officer, relating to marriage, domestic partnerships or other similar subjects: (i) a list of all domestic and international jurisdictions that perform same sex marriages; and (ii) the following text: "Lawfully married individuals, including individuals in same sex marriages, are entitled to more New York State rights and benefits than those registered as domestic partners here in New York City. If an individual lawfully enters into a same sex marriage in a jurisdiction outside New York, they are entitled to most of the New York State rights and benefits available to people lawfully married in New York. If you are considering entering into a marriage in one of the jurisdictions listed above, it is recommended that you contact that jurisdiction beforehand in order to learn about any applicable marriage requirements or restrictions."
b. All information required to be made available on the internet pursuant to this local law shall also be prominently displayed and distributed free of charge in hard copy at the marriage bureau in the city clerk's office.
c. The obligations of the city clerk under this section shall be continuing and the city clerk shall make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all information provided pursuant to this section is accurate and current and shall update such information as appropriate.
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