{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-495","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 495","heading":"Section 495. Department; commissioner.","body":"There shall be an emergency management department, which may also be known as the New York city office of emergency management, the head of which shall be the commissioner of emergency management. The commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor. The commissioner shall also serve as the local director of civil defense, with the powers of a local director of civil defense.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 19-A: Emergency Management Department"],"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":"c4dc5b2c7f0bb2091d246a2bf659a4bd49280d39df45977ebcb27ab9166e6a2d","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-494","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-496"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}