Local law · Int 1398-2025
Giving council members the power to make appointments to community boards
Official titleShow
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to giving council members the power to make appointments to community boards
The heading above is this same sentence with its legal opening removed. No words were added, changed or reordered.
New York City Council
Summary
Currently, Council Members can only nominate community board members, and these nominations must be approved by the Borough Presidents. This bill would grant Council Members the power to directly appoint up to half of the members of community boards in their districts.
Summary from NYC Council (Legistar). How we handle summaries
From the NYC Council's legislative record (Legistar) and official rosters. This record was last updated Sep 7, 2026. About our data
Following needs an Agora account. You will sign in first, then come back to this page.
Your position on this bill
Choose the position closest to yours. You'll sign in or create an account to save it.
Where it stands
The session ended before it was voted on. It was not defeated; it simply ran out of time, which is what happens to most legislation. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
Cosponsors
Julie Menin, David M. Carr and 18 others
Cosponsors in the order the New York City Council lists them.
- Democratic11
- Republican4
This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.
Party is shown for the 15 cosponsors who are on Agora.
Shown in neutral colors by design; Agora is non-partisan.
- Julie Menin
- David M. Carr
- Nantasha M. Williams
- Robert F. Holden
- Susan Zhuang
- Julie Won
- Darlene Mealy
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Carmen N. De La Rosa
- Justin L. Brannan
- Christopher Marte
- Keith Powers
Show the full list (20 names)Show fewer cosponsors
Names without a link are in the official record but not on Agora.
Full history
- Dec 31, 2025
Filed
This Introduction was Filed (End of Session)
NYC Council
- Sep 25, 2025
Introduced
This Introduction was Introduced by Council
NYC Council
- Sep 25, 2025
Referred to committee
This Introduction was Referred to Comm by Council to the Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation
NYC Council