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| Campaign Finance Board |
| The Campaign Finance Board administers the City Campaign Finance Program, publishes the City Voter Guide, and implements the
debate requirement for candidates running for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.
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| Chief Medical Examiner, Office of |
| The Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is responsible for investigating deaths resulting from criminal violence; casualty
or suicide; that occur suddenly, when in apparent good health; when unattended by a physician; in custody; or occurring in
any suspicious or unusual manner. The Office also investigates deaths where an application for cremation is made. The Office
provides additional forensic services, including DNA testing, to support criminal investigations. The Office also manages
all functions of the City mortuary, including the retrieval and processing of deceased bodies; assistance with autopsies;
and body preparation for City burial.
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| Children's Services, Administration for |
| The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) protects and ensures the well-being of New York City's children and families.
ACS investigated child abuse and neglect reports involving approximately 79,000 children and provided contract preventive
services to a daily average of 27,000 children. ACS provides direct foster care and adoption services, as well as contractual
services for approximately 17,000 children through 44 foster care agencies Citywide. The Agency also administers 263 Head
Start sites and enrolls 57,000 children in child care programs through contracted providers or child care vouchers.
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| City Clerk |
| The City Clerk issues marriage licenses, performs civil marriage ceremonies, qualifies commissioners of deeds, registers marriage
officiants and domestic partnerships, files oaths of office, issues certificates of non-impediment, and registers lobbyists.
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| City Employees' Retirement System |
| Founded in 1920, NYCERS has grown into the largest public retirement system within New York City serving over 200,000 active
members and 130,000 pensioners. Membership in NYCERS is available to all New York City employees who are not eligible to participate
in the New York City Teachers' Retirement System, the New York City Police Pension Fund, the New York City Fire Department
Pension Fund or the New York City Board of Education Retirement System.
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| Civil Service Commission |
| The Civil Service Commission functions as a quasi-judicial body for individual appeals from disciplinary actions and appeals
from decisions of the Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and acts as guardian of the City's
merit system.
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| City Marshals, Mayor's Committee on |
| The Mayor's Committee on City Marshals establishes and publishes qualifying criteria for appointment to the office of City
Marshal, recruits and receives names of candidates for that office, determines which candidates are best qualified to serve
as City Marshals, and recommends qualified persons to the Mayor when there is a vacancy.
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| City Planning, Department of |
| The Department of City Planning (DCP) conducts planning and zoning studies to promote strategic development in communities
throughout the City. It also supports the City Planning Commission’s review each year of approximately 500 land use applications
for actions such as zoning changes and disposition of City property. The Department assists both government agencies and the
public by providing policy analysis and technical assistance relating to housing, transportation, community facilities, demography,
and public space.
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| Citywide Administrative Services, Department of |
| The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) works to ensure that City agencies have the critical resources and
support needed to provide the best possible services to the public. DCAS supports City agencies’ workforce needs in recruiting,
hiring, and training City employees; provides overall facilities management, including security, maintenance, and construction
services for 54 public buildings; purchases, sells, and leases non-residential real property; and purchases, inspects, and
distributes supplies and equipment.
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