Section 21-801.
§ 21-801. Temporary Commission on Day Laborer Job Centers. a. There is
hereby established a temporary advisory commission on immigrant day
laborer job centers (the "Commission"), which shall examine the
feasibility of fostering public/private partnerships to develop and
implement job centers for day laborers.
b. The Commission shall consist of 20 members, at least 12 of whom
shall be immigrant day laborers or representatives of groups with
experience working on issues affecting immigrant day laborers. The mayor
shall appoint six of these members, at least three of whom shall be
immigrant day laborers, and the speaker of the city council shall
appoint six of these members, at least four of whom shall be immigrant
day laborers. The mayor shall appoint four of the remaining members of
the Commission, who shall include the commissioner of the mayor's office
on immigrant affairs, the commissioner of the department for small
business services and the commissioner of the new york city police
department, or their designees. The speaker of the city council shall
appoint four of the remaining members. The Commission shall be chaired
by the commissioner for the mayor's office of immigrant affairs or a
designee. The Commission shall include at least one person with
experience in academic research regarding immigrant day labor.
c. The members of the Commission shall be appointed within forty-five
days of the effective date of this section and shall serve without
compensation, except that each member shall be allowed actual and
necessary expenses to be audited in the same manner as other city
charges. Any member of the Commission may be removed from the Commission
by the appointing official for cause. Any vacancy occurring by removal
or for any other reason shall be filled by the appointing official in
the same manner as the original appointment. The terms of members of the
Commission shall expire one month after the Commission submits the
report required by subdivision h of this section.
d. Membership on the Commission shall not constitute the holding of a
public office and members of the Commission shall not be required to
take and file oaths of office before serving on the Commission.
e. No person shall be ineligible for membership on the Commission
because such person holds any public office, employment or trust, nor
shall any person be made ineligible for or forfeit such person's right
to any public office, employment or trust by reason of such appointment.
f. The Commission may ask the mayor's office on immigrant affairs to
provide staff assistance to the Commission in all matters under the
Commission's jurisdiction.
g. The Commission may request and may receive information from any
agency as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter,
in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including,
but not limited to, the exceptions to disclosure of agency records
contained in the public officers law. Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed as limiting any right or obligation of agencies pursuant to
the public officers law, including the exceptions to disclosure of
agency records contained in such law, with respect to access to or
disclosure of records or portions thereof. The commission also may
request from any private organization providing services to immigrant
day laborers information necessary to carry out the provisions of this
chapter.
h. No later than nine months from the effective date of the local law
that added this chapter, the Commission shall submit to the Mayor and
the Speaker of the Council a report containing the findings and
recommendations of the Commission.