NYC Council to OK slew of last-minute bills, including controversial NYPD, DOC reforms

The City Council is expected to push through a slew of last-minute bills Wednesday — including the ban on solitary in NYC jails and the controversial bill forcing cops to file millions of reports on low-level stops.

The year-end legislation is expected to lead to a showdown between councilmembers and Mayor Eric Adams, who has vehemently decried the two bills but stopped short of vowing to veto the solitary confinement ban and flip-flopped on NYPD reforms.

“We are about to pass a bill that is going to damage our ability to keep the city safe because of the police resources,” Adams snapped during his off-topic press briefing on Tuesday.

Hizzoner will have some allies on the council, specifically in the Common Sense Caucus with its co-chair Council Member Robert Holden (D-Queens) telling The Post the NYPD reporting bill is “out of touch with what our cops and correction officers face to keep us safe.”

The “How Many Stops Act,” sponsored by New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, has also faced fierce blowback from NYC district attorneys.

It requires cops to fill out detailed paperwork for every person they encounter during an investigation, which opponents say will lead to countless hours of added work for an already strapped police force.

Both bills though are expected to sail through with council sources saying they believe there is enough support to override any veto from the mayor.

Also among the bills slated to pass onto Hizzoner’s desk before the end of the year, New York landlords under the “Fair Chance for Housing Act” will be barred from running criminal background checks on prospective tenants.

The majority of the council have said the act will prevent discrimination while a small group on the council believes the bill is dangerous.

The mayor though has voiced support earlier this year for that controversial housing bill, which does not cover public housing, and it’s expected to become law.

The council is additionally looking to close a loophole on a woefully incomplete tally of settlements over alleged police conduct, which was revealed by The Post more than four years ago.

The Law Department could soon post publicly all civil actions that have been resolved in the six months preceding each report, regardless of when it was filed.

Currently, the cases have to start and resolve in a five-year period to make the report.

The bill, though, failed to address the other loophole revealed by Post, which doesn’t account for any settlement struck after a notice of claim is submitted but before the lawsuit is filed.

Other legislation to look out for:

• Details on big-time donations to the NYPD, over $1 million, and how those funds are allocated. The bill could lift the veil on donations from The New York City Police Foundation, a non-profit backed by corporate leaders that donates millions of dollars each year to the department with no info on who has contributed.
• Requiring NYPD to share data with the city’s Department of Investigation within 10 days of request
• Recommendations to the Department of Sanitation on dealing with severe weather, outreach to unlicensed mobile car wash operators and allowing reusable beverage containers in sports venues
• The collection of demographic data on veterans, outreach and engagement on mental health resources for the community and annual reporting
• Creating a private right of action to enforce the provisions of the earned safe and sick time act for employees
• Creating a mental health coordinator to inform city employees about mental health support and services