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Brooklyn borough board bylaws committee proposes procedural updates; final adoption delayed by 60‑day notice rule
Summary
A borough board bylaws committee presented proposed amendments June 3 to clarify membership, meeting schedules, hybrid attendance and voting rules; formal adoption was deferred because of a 60‑day notice requirement.
A bylaws subcommittee presented a package of proposed amendments to the Brooklyn Borough Board’s bylaws at the June 3 meeting, recommending updated membership language, meeting scheduling, a video‑conferencing statement and changes to voting thresholds; the board did not adopt the changes at the meeting because of a 60‑day notice requirement.
Committee chairperson (name given in the presentation as chairperson Baptiste) outlined the committee’s recommendations, which the subcommittee said were intended to modernize the board’s operating rules last revised in 2007. The proposals included clarifying that the borough board “consists of the borough president, city council members, and the chairperson of each community…
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