Section 1120. Additional powers and duties.

Any elected or appointed officer of the city or any board or commission or any member thereof shall, in addition to the powers and duties vested in such officer, board or commission by this charter, perform any duties and exercise any powers vested in such officer or in such board or commission by any other provision of law and any power necessary to carry out the powers and duties vested in such officer, board or commission.

Section 1121. Agreements concerning performance of agency administrative functions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of local law to the contrary, two or more agencies of the city may, by mutual agreement, share in the performance of specified administrative functions or designate one or more of such agencies to perform such functions for one or more other such agencies if, in the judgment of the heads of such agencies, such sharing or designation will result in more effective or efficient performance of such functions for the agencies entering into such agreement. An agreement pursuant to this section may include but shall not be limited to the sharing of, or designation of one or more agencies to perform, one or more of the following functions: personnel services, labor relations, facilities maintenance and management, purchasing, information technology and telecommunications, budget administration, and internal auditing. For purposes of this section, "agencies of the city" shall include but not be limited to mayoral and non-mayoral agencies, city boards and commissions, and the offices of elected city officers.

Section 1122. Bonds.

Unless otherwise provided by law, each officer of the city who has possession of or control over any funds of the city shall give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of such officer in such sum as may be fixed and with sureties to be approved by the comptroller. Such bonds shall run to the city of New York, and in case there is another officer who is responsible for the officer giving the bond, shall run also to such officer.

Section 1123. Failure to testify.

If any council member or other officer or employee of the city shall, after lawful notice or process, wilfully refuse or fail to appear before any court or judge, any legislative committee, or any officer, board or body authorized to conduct any hearing or inquiry, or having appeared shall refuse to testify or to answer any question regarding the property, government or affairs of the city or of any county included within its territorial limits, or regarding the nomination, election, appointment or official conduct of any officer or employee of the city or of any such county, on the ground that the answer of such council member, officer or employee would tend to incriminate him or her, or shall refuse to waive immunity from prosecution on account of any such matter in relation to which he or she may be asked to testify upon any such hearing or inquiry, the term or tenure of office or employment of such council member, officer or employee shall terminate and such office or employment shall be vacant, and he or she shall not be eligible to election or appointment to any office or employment under the city or any agency.

Section 1124. Civil rights protected.

Nothing in this charter contained shall affect any rights given or secured by section fifteen of the civil rights law, including the right of officers and employees, as citizens, to appeal to the legislature or to any public officer, board, commission or other public body for the redress of their grievances as such officers and employees.

Section 1125. Salaries of the district attorneys.

Each of the district attorneys of the counties of New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond shall receive an annual salary equal to the compensation received by a justice of the supreme court in the county in which such district attorney has been elected and is serving, or two hundred twelve thousand eight hundred dollars a year, whichever is greater.

(Am. L.L. 2016/019, 2/19/2016, retro. eff. 1/1/2016)

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2006/051.

Section 1126. Political activities forbidden.

No officer or employee of the department of citywide administrative services subject to this provision pursuant to a designation of the commissioner of citywide administrative services, and no member, officer, or employee of the civil service commission shall hold office or serve as a member of any committee in any political organization or association, nor shall such member, officer or employee serve as a delegate to any political convention. Any member, officer or employee violating this provision shall forfeit such office or employment. The commissioner of citywide administrative services shall designate all employees in the department of citywide administrative services who perform functions relating to citywide personnel issues to be subject to this provision.

Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.

Section 1127. Condition precedent to employment.

   a.   Notwithstanding the provisions of any local law, rule or regulation to the contrary, every person seeking employment with the city of New York or any of its agencies regardless of civil service classification or status shall sign an agreement as a condition precedent to such employment to the effect that if such person is or becomes a nonresident individual as that term is defined in section 11-1706 of the administrative code of the city of New York or any similar provision of such code, during employment by the city, such person will pay to the city an amount by which a city personal income tax on residents computed and determined as if such person were a resident individual, as defined in such section, during such employment, exceeds the amount of any city earnings tax and city personal income tax imposed on such person for the same taxable period.

   b.   Whenever any provision of this charter, the administrative code of the city of New York or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to such charter or administrative code employs the term "salary", "compensation", or any other word or words having a similar meaning, such terms shall be deemed and construed to mean the scheduled salary or compensation of any employee of the city of New York, undiminished by any amount payable pursuant to subdivision a of this section.