{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-236","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 236","heading":"Section 236. Submission of the preliminary budget.","body":"Not later than the sixteenth day of January, or in any calendar year immediately following the election of a mayor, the first day of February, the mayor shall submit to the council and publish a preliminary budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Copies of such budget shall be provided to the council, borough presidents, each community board and borough board, the city planning commission, and the department of city planning. A copy of such preliminary budget shall also be provided to the council not later than the sixteenth day of January, or in any calendar year immediately following the election of a mayor, the first day of February, in both a human-readable format or spreadsheet and in a non-proprietary format or spreadsheet that permits automated processing and renders such data capable of being downloaded in bulk or any other format mutually agreed upon between the mayor and the council.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 10: Budget Process"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"b08b5336af40c1dee7d5d64d264a42c95dd195cb229d3242d1e194d0c8b27de8","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-235","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-237"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}