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Kingston holds brief hearing on administrative-code change to empower deputy comptroller
Summary
On May 21, 2025 the Common Council opened and closed a mayor's public hearing on Local Law No. 3 of 2025, which would amend the administrative code to authorize the deputy comptroller to act for the principal officer and to grant the comptroller authority to appoint officers and employees; no public speakers commented during the provided record.
May 21, 2025 — The Common Council of the City of Kingston held a mayor's public hearing at 5:07 p.m. on Local Law No. 3 of 2025, an amendment to the administrative code that would authorize the deputy comptroller to act generally for and in place of the principal officer in the absence or inability of the principal, and would confirm that the comptroller has the power to appoint officers and employees in the office.
The mayor read the purpose of Local Law No. 3 into the record and asked if there were any speakers. There were no public comments during the excerpt provided. The mayor closed the hearing at 5:08 p.m.
The transcript segment does not record a presentation by the comptroller's office, council debate, or a council vote on the amendment; it contains the hearing notice language and the opening and closing of the public hearing with no speakers.
Next procedural steps — including whether the council will schedule a vote, send the local law to committee, or make revisions — were not specified in the hearing excerpt provided.
