NYC Charter Revision Commissions

This website provides key documents from several recent charter revision commissions, including the current New York City Charter Revision Commission created by Mayor Eric Adams in December 2024. The New York City Charter Revision Commission is currently holding public hearings across the five boroughs, as well as receiving written testimony, as it considers whether to propose potential amendments to the New York City Charter.

The New York City Charter defines the organization, functions, and essential procedures and policies of our City government. Charter revision commissions are temporary commissions that review the entire Charter and put any proposals for its amendment before the voters. A charter revision commission may propose a broad set of amendments that essentially “overhauls” the entire Charter, or may narrowly focus its proposals on certain areas.

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