General Election
New York CityProposal 2
City contracting
Lets a city board shorten the questionnaire businesses and nonprofits fill out for city contracts, lets the Mayor hand some large-contract approvals to agency officials, drops a yearly hearing, and requires the board to meet quarterly.
The official question
Official sourceReduce City Contractor Paperwork; Require Regular Meetings of
Reduce paperwork for City contractors by authorizing Procurement Policy Board to simplify contractor . Require quarterly meetings of the Procurement Policy Board. Remove mandatory hearing for required client services report.
Official YES and NO descriptions
“Yes” amends Procurement Policy Board authority, including to simplify contractor questionnaire; authorizes Mayor to delegate certain contract approvals.
“No” leaves laws unchanged, with Mayor and Comptroller maintaining longer questionnaire.
What your vote means
The , not city law, decides what contractors must disclose, and agency officials can approve some contracts over $5 million if the Mayor delegates it.
The stays fixed in city law, only the Mayor can approve contracts over $5 million not awarded by competitive bidding, and hearings continue. Online comment periods in place of contract hearings last only while state law allows them, now through 2030.
Who decides
Where a decision moves if this passes.
Which questions contractors must answer before getting city contracts
Today
Fixed in city law, the same for every contractor; changing them means changing the law.
After a Yes
The decides by rule and can vary them by contract size, industry or small-business status. For and concessions, the decides.
Who runs the vendor-information system and makes its policy decisions
Today
The Mayor and Comptroller, jointly.
After a Yes
The director of the , within the board’s rules.
Who approves contracts over $5 million awarded by a method other than competitive bidding
Today
The Mayor; the approval cannot be delegated.
After a Yes
The Mayor, or an agency’s if the Mayor delegates it with the agency head’s consent. The Mayor’s contracting director must revoke a delegation that performs unsatisfactorily.
Which contracts get a public comment period
Today
Contracts over $100,000 not awarded by competitive sealed bidding, a threshold written into the Charter.
After a Yes
From October 1, 2030, contracts over a threshold the Procurement Policy Board sets by rule.
How often the Procurement Policy Board must meet in public
Today
No required schedule.
After a Yes
At least once a quarter, starting January 1, 2027.
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Inside this proposal
See every changeContractor questionnaires
The Procurement Policy Board decides by rule what contractors must submit and can vary it by contract size, industry or small-business status; the Franchise and Concession Review Committee does the same for franchises and concessions. The director of the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services runs the system and makes its policy decisions within those rules.
Contract approvals
The Mayor can delegate it to an agency’s chief contracting officer, with the agency head’s consent.
Client-services plans
The draft plan and hearing are dropped.
Quarterly meetings
The board must meet regularly and at least once a quarter.
Contract notice and comments
The board sets the dollar threshold by rule, and the comment-period approach becomes permanent.
Who’s weighing in
All statements
Abundance New York
October 16, 2026
“Still, it is a step in the right direction and should be enthusiastically approved.”
— Abundance New York
Their position
Recommends Yes. Says contracting will still be slow, with a median of 387 days from need to contract for competitive sealed proposals, but calls the change a step in the right direction.
Common Cause New York
October 15, 2026
“Reducing unnecessary administrative burdens can help smaller businesses and nonprofits participate in City contracting, while regular Procurement Policy Board meetings provide an additional opportunity for oversight. Transparency and safeguards protecting public funds must remain intact.”
— Common Cause New York