The establishment of an office of restaurant recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the expiration and repeal thereof

Summary

This bill would require the Mayor to create an Office of Restaurant Recovery to facilitate the recovery of restaurants from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office would be led by a director whom the Mayor or, if the Office is within an agency other than the Office of the Mayor, an agency head would appoint no later than 30 days after the bill’s effective date. The director’s responsibilities would include developing and implementing a recovery plan, identifying metrics to assess recovery, advising the Mayor, and promoting recovery. The director would also be required to submit an initial report and subsequent annual reports to the Mayor and the Speaker of the Council. The bill would expire in five years unless the Mayor, in consultation with the director, determines sooner that restaurants have stabilized. In addition, this bill would make technical amendments related to the numbering of this new subchapter in the Administrative Code.

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Assigned to a committee for review.

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

Full history

1. Feb 12, 2026

   Introduced

   This Introduction was Introduced by Council

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2. Feb 12, 2026

   Referred to committee

   This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

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