§ 34-203 Public forums.
AC § 34-203
a. Site selection. CORE, in consultation with community stakeholders, shall select a minimum of 5 sites on which to establish public forums for truth and reconciliation proceedings, as follows: 1. CORE shall select a minimum of 1 site in each borough.
2.CORE shall give priority consideration to sites that are: (a) Suitable for public hearings, exhibitions, and other relevant proceedings, including those that would support remote viewing and participation, such as through interactive livestream, and are otherwise accessible; (b) Easily accessed by multiple forms of transportation and otherwise conducive to maximizing public participation, including by ensuring adequate capacity for reasonably foreseeable attendance levels, with particular consideration for affected persons and communities; and (c) Of particular relevance to the topic or topics to be addressed at that site or generally.
3.CORE may dedicate each public forum to addressing 1 or more specific topics, or CORE may determine that any topic may be raised at multiple or all public forums. b. Public access to meetings. CORE shall list the location, schedule of meetings, and topic or topics to be addressed at each public forum on its website, and to the extent feasible publish materials, video recordings, public testimony, and other research from each public forum on its website as they become available. c. Special sites. At any time during the course of the truth and reconciliation process required by this chapter, CORE may establish a temporary site dedicated to a specific event, performance, exhibition, or other proceeding which is especially or solely suited to such site. (L.L. 2024/091, 10/12/2024, eff. 10/12/2024)
