- The Mayor
- is elected by the citizens of New York City every 4 years.
- appoints one or more deputy mayors and the heads of all city
agencies, except where otherwise specified by law.
- must sign every bill for it to become a law.
- proposes the city's budgets to the City Council.
- is responsible for the operation of the city and the delivery of city services.
- is responsible for developing strategic policy for the city.
- Public Advocate
- is elected by the citizens of New York City every 4 years.
- presides over the City Council, and votes in the Council in case of a tie.
- is designated by the Charter to succeed to the Mayoralty until the next general
election when the Mayor's office becomes vacant.
- is charged with monitoring the operations of the public information
and service complaint programs of city agencies.
- The Comptroller
- is elected by the citizens of New York City every 4 years.
- has the ability to audit and investigate all matters relating to or affecting the finances of the city”.
- advises the Mayor and the City Council on the financial condition of the City and recommends fiscal policies and financial transactions for the City.
- establishes a regular auditing schedule for city agencies to assure that one or more aspects of an agency’s program is audited at least once every four years.
- Borough Presidents
- are elected at the same time as the city-wide officials to serve a 4 year term.
- as mandated by the Charter, must participate in the budget making process of the City.
- each appoint one member to the City Planning Commission and to the Board of Education.
- appoint all members of Community Boards and Chair Borough Boards.
- are required to prepare a Strategic Policy Statement for the borough, every four years, which is then considered by the Mayor.
- Council Members
- are elected at the same time as the city-wide officials, by voters in each Council district (who respectively elect one council member), to serve a 4 year term.
- collectively set their own rules and procedures, establish committees, and pass their own budget.
- elect a Speaker among their members. The Speaker is the operational head of the Council.
- adopt all local laws and the City’s budgets.
- collectively set the annual real estate tax rate and can levy other taxes if approved by the State Legislature.
- Borough & Community Boards
- consist of non-salaried volunteers who serve a 2 year term.
- members are appointed by the Borough President of the borough in which the board is located.
- appointees, one half of each board, are nominated by the City Council members whose districts coincide with the board’s district.
- chair is elected by the Board from among the members.
- set budget priorities for their districts
- monitor service delivery and provide the Mayor with an annual statement on recommendations for programs, projects or activities to meet their district’s needs.
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