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Albany City public hearing on two local laws closes with no public testimony
Summary
A public hearing called by the deputy city clerk to solicit testimony on Local Law H and Local Law J received no public speakers; the clerk kept the hearing open briefly and then closed it at 11:21 a.m.
Deputy City Clerk Demetra Brown said no one had signed up or appeared in person to provide testimony in support of or opposition to Local Law H or Local Law J of 2026. Brown announced the meeting would be kept open for an additional 10 minutes to accommodate late arrivals, then closed the public hearing at 11:21 a.m.
Brown told attendees that the public hearing had been appropriately noticed, that the full text of both proposed local laws was available on the city website (Common Council public hearing section) and had been advertised in the Times Union. The clerk also noted both measures were before the mayor for consideration; the hearing record contains the ordinance language but no public comments or staff reports.
