Notice of Public Hearing

Transcript for February 18, 2020 Hearing

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 4 PM.
1 Centre Street, 9th Floor (North Entrance)
Borough of Manhattan
New York, NY 10007

The New York City Civic Engagement Commission (NYCCEC) will hold a public hearing from 4:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at 1 Centre Street, 9th Floor (North Entrance), Public Hearing Room to receive public comment on the Commission’s Proposed Methodology for the Poll Site Language Assistance Program. For more information about the NYCCEC please visit the Commission’s website.

Any member of the public may comment related to the NYCCEC’s Proposed Methodology for the Poll Site Language Assistance Program. Please note that public comment at the hearing is limited to three minutes.  To allow for commenters to speak in an orderly fashion, please sign up by calling (646)-769-6032 or emailing your name and affiliation to gkaur@civicengagement.nyc.gov by 9am February 17, 2020.   You can also sign up to comment in the hearing room on February 18, 2020.  Public commenters will speak at the hearing in the order in which requests are received.

In addition to attending the public hearing, the public may submit written comments to the NYCCEC at any time during the comment period beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on March 1, 2020. Written comments may be submitted by:

• Website:  You can submit written comments to CEC by filling out the comment form online.
• Email: You can email written comments to gkaur@civicengagement.nyc.gov
• Mail: You can mail written comments to NYC Civic Engagement Commission, 255 Greenwich St., 9th Floor, New York, NY, 10007, Attn: Gagan Kaur

What if I need assistance to participate in the meeting? The meeting location is accessible to individuals using wheelchairs or other mobility devices. Free induction loop systems and ASL interpreters will be available upon request.   Free interpretation services will be available in Spanish. Other languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Polish, Russian, Urdu, and Yiddish, also will be available upon request. Please make any such requests or other accessibility requests no later than 5pm, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 by emailing info@civicengagement.nyc.gov or calling (646) 769-6026.

The public can view a live stream of this hearing along with past NYCCEC meetings and hearings on the Commission’s website, in the meetings section.