Capital Planning
Why is this proposal on the ballot?
The 2024 Charter Revision Commission reviewed the New York City Charter to ensure its efficiency and responsiveness to all New Yorkers, held public hearings and conducted outreach to solicit public input, and offered the following suggested changes.
What this proposal says:
Cette proposition modifierait la Charte de la ville afin d’exiger davantage de détails lors de l’évaluation annuelle des installations de la ville, d’imposer que les besoins liés aux installations éclairent la planification des immobilisations, et de mettre à jour les délais de planification des immobilisations.
Voter « Oui » permettrait d’exiger davantage de détails lors de l’évaluation des besoins en matière d’entretien des installations de la ville, d’imposer que les besoins liés aux installations éclairent la planification des immobilisations, et de mettre à jour les délais de planification des immobilisations. Voter « Non » laissera les lois inchangées.
What this proposal means:
The City must assess the cost of maintaining city facilities, infrastructure, and investments and publish these assessments in capital planning reports.
Si cette proposition est adoptée :
It would expand criteria used to assess maintenance costs for city property. The proposal would also change the due date for capital planning reports and the date for the associated public hearing.
Summary of Statements in Support of Ballot Proposal 5:
The CFB received 2 public comments generally supporting proposal 5. The CFB received no comments from organizations.
Summary of Statements in Opposition of Ballot Proposal 5:
The CFB received 9 public comments opposing proposal 5. The comments cite concerns that the language of Proposal 5 is misleading and that passage of the proposal would fail to improve transparency or the City’s infrastructure planning. The CFB received comments from the following organizations:
- New Yorkers Defending Democracy
- Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
- The Jails Action Coalition and HALT Solitary Campaign (JAC/HALT)
