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Waived City Agencies
Waived Agencies
Per LL 83 “§ 3303. Advertising on ethnic and community media. a. Each mayoral agency shall seek to direct at least 50 percent of its total spending on advertising to ethnic and community media outlets, provided that a mayoral agency may apply to the executive director for an annual waiver of this goal. Any such application shall provide a particularized explanation regarding the public purpose that would be served by the issuance of a waiver. If a waiver is granted by the executive director, it shall be posted on a website managed or operated by the city together with the explanation for the waiver.”
Read more about Local Law 83 of 2021 here.
There are two types of waivers City agencies can be granted – Legal Mandate and Full Agency waiver. Below are the definitions.
Full Agency Waiver
Agencies that routinely spend less than $5,000 per year on advertising across all types of media are granted a full agency waiver from compliance with Local Law 83’s goals.
Legal Mandate Waiver
Many agencies are required by statute, court order, or other legal mandates to publish information in Non-ECM outlets. When those legal requirements conflict with Local Law 83’s goals, such notices are waived from being included as “In-Scope” spending.
Click the fiscal year to reveal the list of waived agencies.
Fiscal Year 2023
Full Agency Waivers
| Full Agency Name | Agency Acronym |
|---|---|
| Business Integrity Commission | BIC |
| Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings | OATH |
| NYC Housing Authority | NYCHA |
| Department of Cultural Affairs | DCLA |
| Law Department | LD |
| Office of Labor Relations | OLR |
| Conflict of Interest Board | COIB |
| Office of Chief Medical Examiner | OCME |
Legal Mandate Waivers
| Full Agency Name | Agency Acronym |
|---|---|
| Department of City Planning | DCP |
| Department of Design and Construction | DDC |
| Department of Finance | DOF |
| Department of Environmental Protection | DEP |
| Office of Management and Budget | OMB |
Fiscal Year 2022
Full Agency Waivers
| Full Agency Name | Agency Acronym |
|---|---|
| Board of Standards and Appeals | BSA |
| Business Integrity Commission | BIC |
| Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence | CIDI |
| Children's Cabinet | CC |
| Community Affairs Unit | CAU |
| Conflict of Interest Board | COIB |
| Department of Citywide Administrative Services | DCAS |
| Department of Cultural Affairs | DCLA |
| Department of Records and Information Services | DORIS |
| Housing Recovery Operations | HRO |
| Landmarks Preservation Commission | LPC |
| Mayor's Office of Appointments | MOA |
| Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination | MOEC |
| Mayor's Office of Equity | MOE |
| Mayor's Office of Food Policy | MOFP |
| Mayor's Office of International Affairs | IA |
| Mayor's Office of Pensions and Investments | MOPI |
| Mayor's Office of Policy and Planning | MOPP |
| Mayor's Office of Workforce Development | MOWD |
| Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings | OATH |
| Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation | MOER |
| Office of the City Clerk | OCC |
| Office of Labor Relations | OLR |
Legal Mandate Waivers
| Full Agency Name | Agency Acronym |
|---|---|
| Department of City Planning | DCP |
| Department of Design and Construction | DDC |
| Department of Environmental Protection | DEP |
| Law Department | LD |
| Mayor’s Office | MO |
| Office of Management and Budget | OMB |
For more information on the amount waived per agency and the justification click here.
*Note: The data for Fiscal Year 2022 was collected by the Mayor’s Office of Operations and is self-reported by City Agencies.