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Preamble
Introductory
Chapter 1: Mayor
Section 3. Office powers.
Section 4. Election; term; salary.
Section 5. Annual statement to council.
Section 6. Heads of departments; appoint; remove.
Section 7. Deputy mayors.
Section 8. General powers.
Section 9. Removal of mayor.
Section 10. Succession.
Section 11. Reorganization of agencies under jurisdiction of mayor.
Section 11-a. Designation of administering offices or agencies.
Section 12. Mayor's management report.
Section 13. Office of criminal justice.
Section 13-a. Code of administrative judicial conduct.
Section 13-b. Office of civil justice.
Section 13-c. Municipal division of transitional services.
Section 13-d. Office of crime victim services.
Section 13-e. Office of street vendor enforcement.
Section 13-f. Office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence.
Section 14. Office of veteran' affairs. [Repealed]
Section 15. Office of operations.
Section 16. Report on social indicators and equity.
Section 16-a. Fair housing plan and housing reports.
Section 17. Strategic policy statement.
Section 18. Office of immigrant affairs.
Section 19. Office to end domestic and gender-based violence.
Section 20. Office of long-term planning and sustainability.
Section 20-a. Office of urban agriculture.
Section 20-b. Commission on gender equity.
Section 20-c. Drug strategy.
Section 20-d. Office of nightlife.
Section 20-e. Committee on city healthcare services.
Section 20-f. Office of data analytics.
Section 20-g. Office for the prevention of hate crimes.
Section 20-h. Office of minority and women-owned business enterprises.
Section 20-i. Office of food policy.
Section 20-j. Office of cyber command.
Section 20-k. Center for older workforce development.
Section 20-l. Office of sports, wellness and recreation.
Section 20-m. Office of community mental health and mental health council.
Section 20-n. Office of the utility advocate.
Section 20-o. Office of not-for-profit organization services.
§ 20-p. Office of marine debris disposal and vessel surrendering.
§ 20-q. Office of healthcare accountability.
Chapter 2: Council
Chapter 2-A: Districting Commission
Chapter 3: Board of Estimate [Repealed]
Chapter 4: Borough Presidents.
Chapter 5: Comptroller.
Chapter 6: Expense Budget
Chapter 7: Tax Appeals
Chapter 8: City Planning
Chapter 9: Capital Projects and Budget
Chapter 10: Budget Process
Chapter 11: Independent Budget Office
Chapter 12: Obligations of the City
Chapter 13: Procurement
Chapter 13-A: Office of Economic and Financial Opportunity [Repealed]
Chapter 13-B: Office of Labor Services [Repealed]
Chapter 14: Franchises, Revocable Consents and Concessions
Chapter 15: Property of the City
Chapter 16: Heads of Mayoral Agencies
Chapter 17: Law Department
Chapter 18: Police Department
Chapter 18-A: Civilian Complaint Review Board
Chapter 18-B: Independent Police Investigation and Audit Board
Chapter 18-C: Public Safety
Chapter 18-D: Sale, Purchase and Possession of Weapons
Chapter 19: Fire Department
Chapter 19-A: Emergency Management Department
Chapter 20: Education
Chapter 21: Department of Parks and Recreation
Chapter 21-A: New York City Sports Commission
Chapter 22: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Chapter 23: Office of Animal Welfare
Chapter 24: Department of Social Services
Chapter 24-A: Department of Homeless Services
Chapter 24-B: Administration for Children's Services
Chapter 25: Department of Correction
Chapter 26: Department of Buildings
Chapter 27: Board of Standards and Appeals
Chapter 28: Department of Juvenile Justice [Repealed]
Chapter 29: Department of Ports and Trade [Repealed]
Chapter 30: Department of Youth and Community Development
Chapter 31: Department of Sanitation
Chapter 34: Department of Investigation
Chapter 35: Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Chapter 36: Equal Employment Practices Commission
Chapter 37: Art Commission
Chapter 38: Financial Information Services Agency
Chapter 39: Office of Payroll Administration
Chapter 40: New York City Human Rights Commission
Chapter 45: City Administrative Procedure Act
Chapter 45-A: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
Chapter 46: Elections and Voter Assistance
Chapter 46-A: Voting by Lawful Permanent Residents and Persons Authorized to Work in the United States
Chapter 47: Public Access to Meetings and Information
Chapter 48: Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Chapter 49: Officers and Employees
Chapter 50: Term Limits
Chapter 50-A: Qualification for Elected Office
Chapter 51: Transitory Provisions
Chapter 52: General Provisions
Chapter 54: Collective Bargaining
Chapter 55: Department of Design and Construction
Chapter 56: Department of Small Business Services
Chapter 57: Department of Environmental Protection
Chapter 58: Department of Finance
Chapter 59: Department of General Services [Repealed]
Chapter 61: Department of Housing Preservation and Development
Chapter 63: Business Integrity Commission
Chapter 64: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Chapter 65: New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
Chapter 66: Department for the Aging
Chapter 67: Department of Cultural Affairs
Chapter 68: Conflicts of Interest
Chapter 69: Community Districts and Coterminality of Services
Chapter 70: City Government In the Community
Chapter 71: Department of Transportation
Chapter 72: Department of Records and Information Services
Chapter 73: Department of Employment [Repealed]
Chapter 74: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Chapter 75: Department of Veterans' Services
Chapter 76: Civic Engagement Commission
Chapter 77: Office of Ethnic and Community Media
Chapter 78: Equity
Chapter 79: Community Hiring and Workforce Development
The New York City Administrative Code
The Rules of the City of New York
THE RULES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Title 1: Department of Buildings
Title 2: Board of Standards and Appeals
Title 3: Fire Department
Title 6: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
Title 9: Procurement Policy Board Rules
Title 12: Franchise and Concession Review Committee
Title 15: Department of Environmental Protection
Title 16: Department of Sanitation
Title 17: Business Integrity Commission
Title 19: Department of Finance
Title 20: Tax Appeals Tribunal
Title 21: Tax Commission
Title 22: Banking Commission
Title 24: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Title 25: Department of Mental Health and Retardation [Repealed]
Title 28: Housing Preservation and Development
Title 29: Loft Board
Title 30: Rent Guidelines Board
Title 31: Mayor's Office of Homelessness and Single Room Occupancy
Title 34: Department of Transportation
Title 35: Taxi and Limousine Commission
Title 38: Police Department
Title 38-A: Civilian Complaint Review Board
Title 39: Department of Correction
Title 40: Board of Correction
Title 41: Department of Juvenile Justice
Title 42: Department of Probation
Title 43: Mayor
Title 44: Comptroller
Title 45: Borough Presidents
Title 46: Law Department
Title 47: Commission on Human Rights
Title 48: Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
Title 49: Department of Records and Information Services
Title 50: Community Assistance Unit
Title 51: City Clerk
Title 52: Campaign Finance Board*
Title 53: Conflicts of Interest Board
Title 55: Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Title 56: Department of Parks and Recreation
Title 57: Art Commission
Title 58: Department of Cultural Affairs
Title 60: Civil Service Commission
Title 61: Office of Collective Bargaining
Title 62: City Planning
Title 63: Landmarks Preservation Commission
Title 66: Department of Small Business Services
Title 67: Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Title 68: Human Resources Administration
Title 69: Department of Aging
Title 70: In Rem Foreclosure Release Board
Title 71: Voter Assistance Commission
Title 72: Office of Emergency Management
Title 73: Civic Engagement Commission
Title 74: Community Hiring
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Section 11. Reorganization of agencies under jurisdiction of mayor.
   a.   The agencies existing on the effective date of this section are continued except as otherwise provided in the charter or as otherwise provided by state or local law enacted since that date or by any actions taken by the mayor pursuant to this section since that date. To achieve effective and efficient functioning and management of city government, the mayor may organize or reorganize any agency under his jurisdiction, including the authority to transfer functions from one agency to another; create new agencies; eliminate existing agencies; and consolidate or merge agencies. Any action by the mayor pursuant to this subdivision shall be termed a "reorganization plan" and shall be published in the City Record.
   b.   In preparing reorganization plans, the mayor shall eliminate, as appropriate, agencies or functions which duplicate or overlap similar agencies of, or functions performed by, other agencies of city, state or local government.
   c.   If any proposed reorganization plan involves a change of a provision of this charter, except as provided pursuant to subdivision f of this section, or local law now in effect, or otherwise involves reorganization of an agency created pursuant to a resolution of the board of estimate or executive order of the mayor, a copy of the reorganization plan first shall be submitted to the council. Within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt, the council may adopt a resolution that approves or disapproves the reorganization plan. In the event the council takes no action within the ninety-day period, the reorganization plan shall be deemed approved as if the council had taken affirmative action, and is then effective.
   d.   The text of a reorganization plan approved pursuant to subdivision c of this section shall appear as a part of the administrative code.
   e.   The mayor may withdraw or modify a reorganization plan submitted to the council before any final action by the council with respect to it.
   f.   The authority of the mayor pursuant to this section shall not apply (1) to any matter which would otherwise require the submission of a local law for the approval of the electors pursuant to section thirty-seven, or (2) to any board or commission established pursuant to a provision of this charter.
Section 11-a. Designation of administering offices or agencies.
Any designation by the mayor of one or more offices or agencies to administer or enforce any provision of the charter or administrative code made pursuant to a law that requires or authorizes the mayor to make such a designation, and any change to any such designation, shall be made in writing. Within 10 days of such designation or change, a copy of such writing shall be published on the city's website and on the website of any office or agency that is the subject of such designation or change, and shall be electronically submitted to the speaker of the council.
(L.L. 2020/083, 8/28/2020, eff. 8/28/2020)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2020/083.
Section 12. Mayor's management report.
   a.   Not later than January thirtieth in each year the mayor shall make public and submit to the council a preliminary management report of the city and not later than September seventeenth in each year the mayor shall make public and submit to the council a management report.
   b.   The preliminary management report shall contain for each city agency
      (1)   a statement of actual performance for the first four months of the current fiscal year relative to the program performance goals and measures established for such year;
      (2)   proposed program performance goals and measures for the next fiscal year reflecting budgetary decisions made as of the date of submission of the preliminary budget;
      (3)   an explanation in narrative and/or tabular form of significant changes in the program performance goals and measures from the adopted budget condition to the current budget as modified and from said modified budget to the preliminary budget statements; and
      (4)   an appendix indicating the relationship between the program performance goals and measures included in the management report pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision and the corresponding appropriations contained in the preliminary budget.
   c.   The management report shall include a review of the implementation of the statement of needs as required by subdivision h of section two hundred four and shall contain for each agency
      (1)   program performance goals for the current fiscal year and a statement and explanation of performance measures;
      (2)   a statement of actual performance for the entire previous fiscal year relative to program performance goals;
      (3)   a statement of the status of the agency's internal control environment and systems, including a summary of any actions taken during the previous fiscal year, and any actions being taken during the current fiscal year to strengthen the agency's internal control environment and system;
      (4)   a summary of rulemaking actions undertaken by the agency during the past fiscal year including
         (a)   the number of rulemaking actions taken,
         (b)   the number of such actions which were not noticed in the regulatory agenda prepared for such fiscal year, including a summary of the reasons such rules were not included in such regulatory agenda, and
         (c)   the number of such actions which were adopted under the emergency rulemaking procedures;
      (5)   a summary of the procurement actions taken during the previous fiscal year, including: (i) for each of the procurement methods specified in section three hundred twelve, the number and dollar value of the procurement contracts entered into during such fiscal year; and (ii) for all procurement contracts entered into pursuant to a procurement method other than that specified in paragraph one of subdivision a of section three hundred twelve, the number and dollar value of such procurement contracts by each of the reasons specified in paragraph one of subdivision b of section three hundred twelve; and
      (6)   an appendix indicating the relationship between the program performance goals included in the management report pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision and the corresponding expenditures made pursuant to the adopted budget for the previous fiscal year.
   d.   For agencies with local service districts or programs within community districts and boroughs, the mayor's preliminary management report and management report insofar as practicable shall include schedules of agency service goals, performance measures and actual performance relative to goals for each such local service district or program.
   e.   Prior to April eighth in each year the council shall conduct public hearings on the preliminary management report and on the proposed program and performance goals and measures of city agencies contained in such report. The council shall submit to the mayor and make public not later than April eighth a report or reports of findings and recommendations.
Section 13. Office of criminal justice.
There is established in the executive office of the mayor an office of criminal justice, to be headed by a coordinator of criminal justice appointed by the mayor. The coordinator shall:
   (1)   advise and assist the mayor in planning for increased coordination and cooperation among agencies under the jurisdiction of the mayor that are involved in criminal justice programs and activities;
   (2)   review the budget requests of all agencies for programs related to criminal justice and recommend to the mayor budget priorities among such programs;
   (3)   evaluate the performance of the vendor of any contract with the office of criminal justice or the office for neighborhood safety and the prevention of gun violence that requires the vendor to provide: (i) alternatives to incarceration, including programs for diversion from incarceration; (ii) services related to re-entry to the community following incarceration; (iii) services related to pretrial supervised release; or (iv) violence prevention programming. Beginning no later than September 1, 2024, and no later than September 1 annually thereafter, the coordinator shall submit a written summary of each evaluation conducted pursuant to this subdivision during the previous fiscal year to the mayor and the speaker of the council. Any such summary shall include, but need not be limited to, the following information: (i) the amount of funding received by the vendor pursuant to the contract; (ii) the number of persons to whom services or programming were provided pursuant to the contract; (iii) a brief description of the services or programming provided pursuant to the contract; and (iv) where applicable, information related to re-arrest or compliance by persons to whom services or programming were provided pursuant to the contract, including the rate of re-arrest for such persons; and
   (4)   perform such other duties as the mayor may assign.
(Am. L.L. 2015/086, 10/7/2015, eff. 10/7/2015; Am. L.L. 2023/034, 3/14/2023, eff. 3/14/2023)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Administrative Code Appendix A at L.L. 2015/086.
Section 13-a. Code of administrative judicial conduct.
The mayor and the chief administrative law judge of the office of administrative trials and hearings shall jointly promulgate, and may from time to time jointly amend, rules establishing a code or codes of professional conduct governing the activities of all administrative law judges and hearing officers in city tribunals, except to the extent that such promulgation would be inconsistent with law. Prior to promulgating or amending any such rules, the mayor and the chief administrative law judge shall consult with the conflicts of interest board, the commissioner of investigation and affected agency and administrative tribunal heads. An administrative law judge or hearing officer shall be subject to removal or other disciplinary action for violating such rules in the manner that such administrative law judge or hearing officer may be removed or otherwise disciplined under law. Further, such rules may set forth additional sanctions or penalties for violations of such rules to the extent consistent with law.
Section 13-b. Office of civil justice.
   a.   The mayor shall establish an office of civil justice. Such office may, but need not, be established in the executive office of the mayor and may be established as a separate office, within any other office of the mayor or within any department, the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such office shall be headed by a coordinator who shall be appointed by the mayor or the head of such department. For the purposes of this section only, "coordinator" shall mean the coordinator of the office of civil justice.
   b.   Powers and duties. The coordinator shall have the power and the duty to:
      1.   advise and assist the mayor in planning and implementing for coordination and cooperation among agencies under the jurisdiction of the mayor that are involved in civil justice programs;
      2.   review the budget requests of all agencies for programs related to civil justice, and recommend to the mayor budget priorities among such programs and assist the mayor in prioritizing such requests;
      3.   prepare and submit to the mayor and the council an annual report of the civil legal service needs of low-income city residents and the availability of free and low-cost civil legal services to meet such needs, which shall include but not be limited to (i) an assessment of the civil legal service needs of such residents, as well as the type and frequency of civil legal matters, including but not limited to matters concerning housing, health insurance, medical expenses and debts relating thereto, personal finances, employment, immigration, public benefits and domestic and family matters, (ii) identification and assessment of the efficacy and capacity of free and low-cost civil legal services available for such residents, (iii) identification of the areas or populations within the city in which low-income residents with civil legal service needs reside and (iv) identification of areas or populations within the city that have disproportionately low access to free and low-cost civil legal services;
      4.   study the effectiveness of, and make recommendations with respect to, the expansion of (i) free and low-cost civil legal services programs, (ii) mediation and alternative dispute resolution programs and (iii) mechanisms for providing free and low-cost civil legal services during and after emergencies; provided that the coordinator shall, to the extent practicable, prioritize the study of, and making of recommendations with respect to, the expansion of free and low-cost civil legal services programs intended to address housing-related civil legal service needs of low-income city residents;
      5.   serve as liaison for the city with providers of free and low-cost civil legal services and coordinate among such providers to (i) maximize the number of low-income city residents who obtain free and low-cost civil legal services sufficient to meet the needs of such residents and (ii) ensure that such residents have access to such services during and after emergencies;
      6.   provide outreach and education on the availability of free and low-cost civil legal service programs; and
      7.   perform other duties as the mayor may assign.
   c.   Five-year plan. Within one year after the completion of the first annual report required by paragraph three of subdivision b of this section, and in every fifth calendar year thereafter, the coordinator shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the council a five-year plan for providing free and low-cost civil legal services to those low-income city residents who need such services. Such plan shall also identify obstacles to making such services available to all those who need them and describe what additional resources would be necessary to do so.
(L.L. 2015/061, 6/16/2015, eff. 6/16/2015)
Section 13-c. Municipal division of transitional services.
   a.   The mayor shall establish a municipal division of transitional services. Such division may, but need not, be established in the executive office of the mayor or as a separate division or within any other office of the mayor, or within any department the head of which is appointed by the mayor. Such division shall be headed by a coordinator who shall be appointed by the mayor or the head of such department. For the purposes of this section, "coordinator" shall mean the coordinator of the municipal division of transitional services.
   b.   Powers and duties. The division shall have the power and the duty to:
      1.   ensure, by such means as necessary, including coordination with relevant city agencies, the availability of effective reentry services to individuals residing in New York city who have been released from the custody of the New York city department of correction after having served a period of criminal incarceration or criminal detention and other individuals in need of reentry services that have served a period of criminal incarceration or criminal detention;
      2.   create a coordinated system for the administration of reentry services. Such system shall ensure access to reentry services in areas where a substantial number of such individuals reside. To the extent that the coordinator deems appropriate, such system may also include integration and coordination with similar services provided by other city agencies, and existing facilities operated by city agencies may be utilized for the purpose of such integration and coordination;
      3.   administer contracts for the provision of reentry services as appropriate, and to the extent required by paragraph 1 of this subdivision, review the budget requests of all agencies for programs related to reentry services, and recommend to the mayor budget priorities among such services and assist the mayor in prioritizing such requests;
      4.   provide outreach and education on the availability of reentry services; and
      5.   perform other duties as the mayor may assign.
   c.   Annual progress report. By October 31, 2017, and by October 31 of every year thereafter, the coordinator shall prepare and submit to the mayor and council a report of the activities of the division and its progress in ensuring the delivery of effective reentry services. Such report shall include the (i) populations served; (ii) types of programs created or provided and who created or provided such programs; (iii) geographic areas served; and (iv) outreach efforts.
   d.   Biennial report. By October 31, 2017, and by October 31 of every second year thereafter, the coordinator shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the council a report of reentry services for those city residents who need such services. Such report shall include (i) an assessment of the reentry service needs of city residents, as well as the type and frequency of resources needed, including but not limited to matters concerning housing, health insurance, medical expenses and debts relating thereto, behavioral health treatment, personal finances, employment, job training, education, immigration, and public benefits, (ii) identification and assessment of the efficacy and capacity of existing reentry services available for city residents, and (iii) identification of the areas or populations within the city in which city residents with reentry service needs are concentrated and the corresponding availability of reentry services.
   e.   Four-year plan. Within one year after the completion of the first biennial report required by subdivision d of this section, and in every fourth calendar year thereafter, the coordinator shall prepare and submit to the mayor and the council a four-year plan for providing reentry services to those city residents who need such services. Such plan may include recommendations for approaches to serving city residents in need of reentry services, including the establishment of an initial point of access for individuals immediately upon their release from the custody of the department of correction in a location adjacent to Rikers Island or to the correctional facility that releases the most incarcerated individuals daily. Such report and plan shall also identify obstacles to making such services available to all those who need them and describe what additional resources would be necessary to do so.
(L.L. 2016/103, 8/31/2016, eff. 10/30/2016; Am. 2021 N.Y. Laws Ch. 322, 8/2/2021, eff. 8/2/2021)
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