What's happening
This bill requires the mayor's office in New York City to annually report all agreements and revenues for additional police services.
Why it matters
Promotes transparency about police resources. By requiring disclosure of all agreements for additional police services—including with private entities—residents can better understand how public police resources are being allocated beyond regular duties.
Enables public scrutiny of police funding. The reporting of revenues received for extra police services (such as from private contracts or other non-city entities) allows the public to see who is paying for additional police presence and for what purposes.
Highlights policy and oversight gaps. Mandating disclosure of the policies and procedures governing these extra services could reveal inconsistencies or the need for clearer rules, potentially prompting policy reforms or increased oversight.
May impact resource distribution and equity. The annual report could show whether certain neighborhoods, events, or private interests are receiving disproportionate police attention, raising questions about fairness and prioritization of public safety resources.
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Who cares
Mayors’ offices in cities with at least one million residents
They would have to produce an annual report by April 1 listing ongoing agreements for additional police services and those entered into during the preceding 24 months.
Police departments in covered cities
The report would detail their additional services, the policies and procedures governing those services, and the revenue received.
Public and private entities arranging additional police services
Their agreements with covered cities’ police departments would fall within the reporting requirement, including arrangements involving payments or reimbursements to the city or its agencies.
Headline styles
Report All Police Service Deals
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to cities
- Referred to cities
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1624
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, PERRY, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to require the office of the mayor of a city with a population of one million or more to produce an annual report listing all compacts, memoranda of understanding or other agreements pertaining to any additional police services and their associated cost
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. In cities with a population of one million or more, the office of the mayor shall produce a report no later than the first of April each year listing any compacts that are ongoing or have been entered into within the preceding 24 months to provide additional police services. The annual report shall include any policies and procedures that regulate additional police services, a summary of all additional police services provided, and the revenue received for any additional police services.
§ 2. "Additional police services" shall mean services provided by the police department in cities with a population of one million or more pursuant to memoranda of understanding, private contracts, or any other agreement with an entity other than the government of the city, including, but not limited to, any agreement that requires reimbursement, payment or transfer of funds to the government of the city, including one of its agencies, from another entity, public or private.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04020-01-7
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