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Albany Common Council opens hearing on creating Department of Engineering; no public testimony

3540921 ยท May 8, 2025

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Summary

The Albany Common Council opened and closed a public hearing on Local Law J of 2024, which would create a Department of Engineering and a commissioner position; no members of the public testified and both measures remain before the mayor.

At 11:13 a.m., Shaniqua Jackson, city clerk for the Albany Common Council, opened a public hearing on Local Law J of 2024, which would create a Department of Engineering and a commissioner position; the hearing closed at 11:14 a.m. with no public testimony.

The measure is described in the legislation as "a local law amending article 3 executive branch of the charter of the City Of Albany and various provisions of the code of the city Of Albany in relation to the creation of the Department of Engineering and position of commissioner of the Department of Engineering and prescribing the duties thereof." The law is currently before Mayor Kathy Sheehan for consideration.

Shaniqua Jackson, city clerk, read the title of the proposal aloud for the record, and announced that the public hearing was appropriately noticed and that the full text was available on the city's website. Jackson said, "This public hearing is being held to allow the general public to come and give testimony in support or opposition of local law j of 2024 and local law l of 2024, which is currently before the mayor for consideration." Jackson later stated, "The time is now 11:14, and I deem this public hearing to be closed."

No one had signed up to speak when the clerk paused briefly to allow potential speakers to arrive; the clerk then confirmed there were no public comments and closed the hearing.

The full text of Local Law J of 2024 is posted on the City of Albany website under the Common Council public hearings page. Because no testimony was taken, the hearing provided no changes to the proposal; action on the law remains with the mayor and the legislative process described in the city's charter and code.