What: a proposed city settlement policy modeled on the state's January 2025 public settlements policy, and an ordinance barring nondisclosure agreements in city settlements.
Where it stands: On October 14 the Committee on Ordinance referred the ordinance to the Law Department for legal form and tabled it until it returns; members and the chief financial officer supported the idea.
Items 11 and 12: the state settlement policy and an order for a city settlement-policy ordinance prohibiting nondisclosure agreements. Members spoke in favor; the order was sent to the Law Department for legal form and tabled until it comes back.