Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBES), Film Permits, and Archive Review Boards
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:
من شأن هذا المقترح تعديل ميثاق المدينة لإنشاء منصب كبير مسؤولي تنوع الأعمال (CBDO)، وتفويض عمدة المدينة بتعيين المكتب الذي يصدر تصاريح الأفلام، ودمج مجلسي الأرشيف.
سيؤدي التصويت بـ "نعم" إلى إنشاء مكتب CBDO لدعم الشركات MWBE، وتفويض عمدة المدينة بتعيين مجلس إدارة الشركة التي تصدر تصاريح الأفلام، والجمع بين مجلسين. التصويت بـ "لا" يترك القوانين دون تغيير.
What this proposal means:
The proposal would create a new role to support MWBEs, allow the Mayor to designate which agency issues film permits, and merge two boards that manage city records into one.
إذا تم تمرير هذا المقترح:
It would revise the Charter to make these changes.
Summary of Statements in Support of Ballot Proposal 6:
The CFB received 1 public comment generally supporting Proposal 6. The CFB received no comments from organizations.
Summary of Statements in Opposition of Ballot Proposal 6:
The CFB received 9 public comments opposing proposal 6. The comments cite concerns that Proposal 6 combines unrelated issues into one proposal, that it wouldn’t improve government processes or reduce bureaucracy, and that the merging of boards could be handled administratively rather than through a Charter Revision Commission. The CFB received comments from the following organizations:
- Surveillance Technology Oversight Project
- The Jails Action Coalition and HALT Solitary Campaign (JAC/HALT)
- New Yorkers Defending Democracy
