US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

 
    § 230. Community board budget priorities.a. Not later than thirty days
  prior  to  the  date  set  by  the  mayor in accordance with section two
  hundred thirty-one for the submission of  departmental  estimates,  each
  community  board  shall  submit to the mayor and the appropriate borough
  president a statement of its expense budget priorities and  a  statement
  of  its  capital  budget priorities for the ensuing fiscal year, in such
  form and containing such information as the mayor shall prescribe.   The
  form  prescribed  by  the  mayor  shall  include  (i)  a method by which
  continuing support may be expressed by a community  board  for  existing
  programs  and  capital projects and   (ii) reasonable limitations on the
  total number of expense and capital budget priorities which a  community
  board  may  propose.   The mayor shall provide each community board with
  reasonable notice of the date set for the submission of such priorities.
  The mayor shall ensure that representatives of each agency that delivers
  local services, or is  responsible  for  capital  projects,  within  any
  community   district  shall  be  available  for  consultation  with  the
  community board for such community district in the  preparation  of  its
  statement of budget priorities.
    b.  Each community board in the preparation of its statement of budget
  priorities, shall, upon adequate public notice, hold a public hearing at
  which   residents   of  the  community  district  and  other  interested
  individuals may express their opinions as to  the  service  and  capital
  needs of the district.
    c.  Copies  of  each  statement of budget priorities shall be provided
  expeditiously by the mayor to the city planning commission and the  head
  of each agency  affected.