Proposal 2: Reduce City Contractor Paperwork; Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board
New York City
General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED
Approved
Counts are unofficial Board of Elections results as compiled on Wikipedia; percent reporting not published.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,061,799 | 61.8% |
| No | 657,038 | 38.2% |
As of November 9. Counts can change until states certify. Wikipedia (unofficial NYC BOE results) ↗amNY ↗6sqft ↗
Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research
- This is one of five charter amendment questions placed on the November 2026 ballot by the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), the 2026 New York City Charter Revision Commission created by Mayor Zohran Mamdani in May 2026 and chaired by Patrick Gaspard.[1][2]
The question on the ballot
Proposed Charter Amendment: Reduce City Contractor Paperwork; Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board. Reduce paperwork for City contractors by authorizing Procurement Policy Board to simplify contractor questionnaire. Require quarterly meetings of the Procurement Policy Board. Remove mandatory hearing for required client services report. "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.[1]
The amendment would authorize the Procurement Policy Board to simplify the City's pre-contracting questionnaire for vendors and nonprofits, require the Board to meet quarterly, let the Mayor delegate certain contract approvals to individual agencies, and remove the mandatory public hearing currently required for a contractor's client services report (replacing it with a public comment period). COGE estimates the changes would save up to 30 days on procurements.[1][2]
A YES vote means
Amends the City Charter to authorize the Procurement Policy Board to simplify the contractor questionnaire, require quarterly Board meetings, allow the Mayor to delegate certain contract approvals to agencies, and remove the mandatory hearing for the client services report.
A NO vote means
Leaves the Charter unchanged: the Mayor and Comptroller keep the current, longer contractor questionnaire process, the Procurement Policy Board is not required to meet quarterly, and a mandatory hearing remains for the client services report.
The law today
The Mayor and Comptroller maintain a questionnaire that prospective City contractors must complete; its questions are set in local law and all contractors complete the same one. Agencies awarding client services contracts must produce an annual plan and hold a hearing on it. The Mayor can delegate contract-approval authority to Agency Chief Contracting Officers but not for contracts over $5 million awarded by a method other than competitive bidding. The Procurement Policy Board (three Mayoral and two Comptroller appointees) sets procurement rules and is not required to meet on any schedule.[4][6]
Official fiscal estimate
No official fiscal impact statement was published for this charter amendment. The Commission's final report states that the ballot-question reforms will save up to 30 days on procurements; this is the Commission's own estimate and no dollar figure is given.[5]
Arguments made for
- "I'm grateful to see more streamlining of the procurement process in these ballot proposals," said Linda McPherson, President of Local 95 Head Start Employees, describing payment delays that stem from contracting bureaucracy.[2]
- "We applaud the Committee's ballot proposals to make the City's procurement and award process more efficient so that the workers who deliver these important services are no longer left in the dark about the security of their next paycheck," said Robert Ramos, President of Local 205 Day Care Employees.[2]
- "Streamlining processes like the pre-contracting questionnaire and mandating PPB meetings through charter amendment ... are crucial steps toward a more efficient and accountable City government," said Michelle Jackson, Executive Director of the Human Services Council.[2]
- "The mayor has talked a lot about excellence in government, and part of that excellence is speed," said Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission.[3]
Arguments made against
- D9 Harlem Votes, a Harlem-based nonpartisan civic engagement coalition, in a statement to the NYC Campaign Finance Board, as quoted in the Board's summary: "Reducing contractor paperwork should not come with reduced public review or unclear changes in oversight responsibilities."[6]
On record in support
- Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE), the Charter Revision Commission convened by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (sponsor of the proposal)[2][5]
- Citizens Union (recommends a Yes vote on all five proposals)[8]
- Common Cause New York (recommends a Yes vote)[7]
- Hotel and Gaming Trades Council (submitted a statement in support)[6]
- Abundance New York (submitted a statement in support)[6]
- Reinvent Albany (submitted a statement in support)[6]
On record in opposition
- D9 Harlem Votes (submitted a statement opposed)[6]
Research notes & limits
Official ballot question text and yes/no framing are taken verbatim from the Charter Revision Commission's Appendix A filing. Supporter and opponent lists for this proposal come from the NYC Campaign Finance Board's published summaries of statements it received (organizations that submitted a statement) and from groups' own published positions. No registered ballot-proposal campaign committees or finance filings were found, so no campaign finance is shown. Argument against: an earlier entry quoting a Community Board 3 member who supports the proposal was removed because it is not an argument against; D9 Harlem Votes was the only organization on record opposing this proposal in the Campaign Finance Board's summary.
Sources · 8
Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.
- 1.Appendix A: Proposed Questions, 2026 Charter Revision Commission · New York City Charter Revision Commission (COGE) · 2026-07-23 Official record
- 2.COGE Releases 5 Ballot Proposals and Final Report to Make Government Work Better for New Yorkers · NYC Mayor's Office · 2026-07-23 Official record
- 3.What to Know About NYC's 5 Ballot Proposals Ahead of Election Day · The City Reporter · 2026-09-23 News report
- 4.Appendix B: Abstracts of the proposed ballot questions · NYC Commission on Government Efficiency (Charter Revision Commission) · 2026-07-23 Official record
- 5.Commission on Government Efficiency Proposed Final Report · NYC Commission on Government Efficiency (Charter Revision Commission) · 2026-07-23 Official record
- 6.Ballot Proposal 2: statement summaries (2026 General Election Voter Guide) · NYC Campaign Finance Board (NYC Votes) Official record
- 7.2026 NYC Ballot Proposals: What New Yorkers Should Know · Common Cause New York Candidate's own words
- 8.Citizens Union Recommends a Yes Vote on All Five 2026 Charter Proposals · Citizens Union · 2026-10-01 Candidate's own words