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Albany City holds public hearing on Local Law E of 2026; no members of the public testified
Summary
Albany City held a public hearing on Local Law E of 2026, which would add Article 16 to the Vehicles and Traffic code to permit investigation and penalties for unlawful speed contests, sideshows and races. City Clerk Shaniqua Jackson read the proposal and, after a short recess, reported no public sign-ups; the hearing was closed the same day.
Albany City held a public hearing on Local Law E of 2026 on the matter of adding Article 16 to Chapter 359 of the city Vehicles and Traffic code to establish authority to investigate and penalize unlawful speed contests, sideshows and races. City Clerk Shaniqua Jackson opened the hearing and read the text of the proposed local law.
"A local law amending chapter 359, vehicles and traffic of the code of the City of Albany, by adding a new article 16 there to establish the authority to investigate and penalize certain conduct related to unlawful speed contests, sideshows, and races," Jackson read aloud during the hearing.
Jackson identified Mayor Dorsey and Deputy City Clerk Demetra Brown as present and told listeners the hearing had been appropriately noticed and that the full text was available on the city's website in the Common Council public hearings section. She announced a five-minute recess at 11:11 a.m. to allow members of the public time to arrive and provide testimony or comment.
When the meeting resumed at about 11:22 a.m., Jackson said no one had arrived to speak in support of or opposition to Local Law E. She reiterated where the full text could be found online and, at 11:23 a.m., declared the public hearing closed. Jackson noted the local law remains before the mayor for consideration.
No votes, motions, or public testimony were recorded during the hearing.
The Common Council packet and the full text of Local Law E were described as available on the city's website under the Common Council public hearings section; the transcript contains inconsistent web addresses (see audit).
