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    Allow Young People to Serve on Community Boards

    Council Member Ben Kallos
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    Council Member Ben Kallos

    Last week, the City Council passed a resolution in support of allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to serve on their local community boards. The resolution throws City support behind Albany legislation that would amend the City Charter and Public Officers Law to let the teens become full voting members of their boards.

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    Tags : City Council, Community Boards, Council Member Ben Kallos, Council Member James Vacca, Council Member Mark Levine, Council Member Ritchie Torres, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Scott Stringer
    Date:06/16/2014
    Category : Commentary
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    The Future of the Council: A Discussion Between Leading Candidates for NYC Council Speaker [Full Video of Event Included]

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    The Future of the Council

    A FUTURE OF THE COUNCIL:

    A DISCUSSION BETWEEN LEADING CANDIDATES FOR NYC COUNCIL SPEAKER

    Pictured from left to right: Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca

    Pictured from left to right: Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca

    On Monday, December 2, 2013, Common Cause/NY, the Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center, and New York Law School’s Center for New York City Law hosted a round table discussion about rules reform and the future of the NYC Council with the leading contenders for the next City Council Speaker. Participating Council Members include, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Weprin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Annabel Palma, and James Vacca. The round table was moderated by Fordham University Professor, Christina Greer and Common Cause/NY Executive Director, Susan Lerner.

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    Tags : Center for NYC Law, Common Cause New York, Council Member Annabel Palma, Council Member Daniel Garodnick, Council Member Inez Dickens, Council Member James Vacca, Council Member Mark Weprin, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito, Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center
    Date:12/02/2013
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
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