Residents and board members press CB11 to keep district‑manager written report amid concerns about missing minutes

Speakers at the Feb. 27 Bronx Community Board 11 meeting urged the board to retain a bylaw requirement that the district manager publish a monthly written report and pressed for more timely posting of meeting minutes and financial reports.

At the start of the gallery session, Fred, a board member, said the proposed change to “Article 8, Section 2, Subsection 10” of the board’s bylaws would relieve the district manager of an obligation to produce a monthly written report. “The report is an important milestone for the district manager so that we know what he is doing and when he is doing it,” Fred said. He told the board the district manager had not posted a monthly report to the board’s website in over a year and urged the board to separate any proposed removal of that requirement for full discussion.

Multiple other public speakers raised related transparency concerns. Roxanne Delgado told the board that district service cabinet minutes had not been posted to the website since May 2024 and that she had been requesting treasury reports since November 2022; she said some months remained missing until the evening of the meeting. The Treasurer’s report presented during the meeting stated that, with staff assistance, missing treasury reports — including February’s — had been uploaded that same evening.

Commenters also raised broader governance and conduct concerns: Grace Marrero and others asked the board to investigate complaints about members’ behavior and the ethics committee’s process. Several speakers said the board’s internal procedures and committee processes needed clarification. In response, a board member urged the public to place procedural or investigatory matters on the board’s public‑hearing schedule or appropriate committee agendas so they can be addressed through the board’s processes.

The transcript records a separate discussion about public hearings. A board member noted that the city charter requires a monthly public hearing and said such hearings historically occurred before full board meetings; another board member clarified that a public hearing must be on a specific topic to comply with the charter and that a quorum is only required for certain land‑use (ULIP) applications. Members discussed holding a time‑limited public hearing before the full‑board meeting as a way to address ad‑hoc public concerns.

The record shows the board decided to return ethics cases 116 and 117 to the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee to be reheard, and the board said it will take steps to clarify and publish committee procedures. Speakers who raised concerns about missing minutes and reports urged staff and leadership to ensure documents are posted promptly so the public has timely access to board business.