On November 16, 2004, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of the A.I. Namm & Son Department
Store and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site. The report describes the landmark in detail and issues a decision as to whether or not the building is a
landmark or not.
The general goals of this study were to determine the adequacy of the Department's screening process and whether the Applicant Processing Division (APD) was following its own guidelines. Additionally, the Commission sought to determine if certain types of negative information discovered during background checks were indicators of future misconduct. Those candidates who demonstrated dishonesty, violent behavior, or a history of disregarding authority figures and/or the law might be more likely to engage in corrupt activities in the future. Since a history of dishonest or other corrupt behavior may not be readily apparent, thorough background investigations into core areas that include the candidate's reputation in the community, academic records, disciplinary records from schools and prior jobs, military records, and criminal history, if any, are a necessity. The Commission found APD's system of conducting background checks could be improved.
In meetings with several local District Attorneys' offices, one topic that was continuously raised by the local prosecutors was the constant rotation of investigators into and out of the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) confirming the Commission's own observations. Because the high rate of turnover could have a negative impact on both the quality and efficiency of IAB investigations, the Commission believed this issue should be addressed, but recognized that IAB encountered a number of challenges in its efforts to recruit and retain personnel.
This is the City's Fiscal 2005 Preliminary Mayor's Management Report (PMMR). The report contains information and data tables describing the performance of the City and its agencies during the reporting period. The MMR, mandated by Section 12 of the City Charter and serving as a public report card on City services affecting New Yorkers, is released twice a year (PMMR and MMR). The PMMR provides an early update of how the City is performing four months into the fiscal year, from July through October. The annual MMR, containing additional narrative and charts, is published in September to look at the City's performance for the recently ended fiscal year (July through June), in comparison to annual plans and previous years' performance. Agency submitted date as February 1, 2005.
In accordance with the CSO Order on Consent (DEC Case No. CO2-20000107-8), the New York City Department of Environmental Protection submits quarterly reports on its actions toward complying with the Order's milestones.
The proposed action would revise the operational rules administered and enforced by the New York City Department of Sanitation for private solid waste transfer stations.
They are intended to improve the regulations by imposing more stringent operation and maintenance requirements, while providing additional enforcement measures
to minimize the potential environmental impacts of transfer station operations.