{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-33-a","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 33-a","heading":"Section 33-a. Local laws relating to public safety.","body":"a. No proposed local law relating to the public safety operations of the police department, the fire department, or the department of correction shall be voted on by the council unless the council has provided to the public, the mayor and the commissioner of each such department written notice of the council’s intent to vote on the proposed local law no sooner than thirty days following such notice. During the period between the provision of notice and a vote on the proposed local law, the mayor or any such commissioner may hold one or more public hearings to solicit additional public comment on such proposed local law, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the mayor or any commissioner to hold public hearings at other times.\n\nb. The speaker may perform functions assigned to the council pursuant to subdivision a of this section.\n\nc. The requirements of subdivision a shall not prevent the council or a council committee from amending the proposed local law prior to voting on it, and such amendments shall not require additional notices as long as the notice required by subdivision a has been provided.\n\nd. The mayor may waive in writing any requirement imposed by this section.\n\n(L.L. 2024/117, 12/3/2024, eff. 12/3/2024)","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 2: Council"],"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":"005b93173a311b73431558caad3c1d06e61884db3484ba11249b6bc8fcfce1b5","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-33","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}