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Gennaro clarifies that 60-day provision is not intended to void complaints

New York City Council · Oct 20, 2026 · starts 3:57:51 · 2 min 44 sec

Gennaro says many witnesses interpreted the 60-day section as throwing out violations, but that is not the intent. He says the language will be clarified so it does not produce that result.

James F. Gennaro

And here's what I'm going to do.

James F. Gennaro

Well, let me just talk to the council and the committee first because she's the one that's going to have to do it.

James F. Gennaro

Okay, I'm going to do this.

James F. Gennaro

Many people have testified that once the 60-day window at DEP is up, like all these violations get thrown out.

James F. Gennaro

That is an interpretation of that section, but that is not the intent of the section.

James F. Gennaro

And so we'll be more clear that that is not going to be the manifestation of that section.

James F. Gennaro

So I just wanted to put that on the record that while people are in turmoil,

James F. Gennaro

interpreting it that way.

James F. Gennaro

That's not the intent and the way, but it's helpful to hear from people who have that interpretation that only

James F. Gennaro

makes it clear to me that that has to be made more clear, that that is not going to be the result of

James F. Gennaro

of that section.

James F. Gennaro

And, you know, a lot of things are going to get changed.

James F. Gennaro

And so I just...

James F. Gennaro

I would have liked it better if she had done that, you know what I mean?

James F. Gennaro

But she's not supposed to, so it's just like I had to do it, you know?

James F. Gennaro

So anyway, but they had it.

James F. Gennaro

So, you know, just the fact that so many people are interpreting it that way makes it, you know, all the more clear that it has to be clarified.

James F. Gennaro

So that's not...

James F. Gennaro

What people take away from it.

James F. Gennaro

I wasn't mad.

James F. Gennaro

I did it.

James F. Gennaro

Okay.

James F. Gennaro

I did it.

James F. Gennaro

Yes, sir.