§ 24-321 Restriction on power to contract.
AC § 24-321
It shall be unlawful for the commissioner of environmental protection to enter into any contract with any person engaged in the business of supplying or selling water for private or public use and consumption, without the prior approval of the board of estimate. The separate written consent and approval of the proposed contract in all its details, shall be given by both the mayor and comptroller. It shall be unlawful for the city or any of its agencies to make any contract in relation to the water supply with any person, except in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the charter and this code. Such provisions and requirements are hereby declared to establish the exclusive rule for the making of such contracts. All proceedings relating to the making or approval of any such contract may be reviewed by the appellate division of the supreme court in the first or second department on the application of any resident taxpayer.
