Mayor Eric Adams’ team went on the offensive Tuesday against a City Council bill that would significantly expand the body’s advice-and-consent powers over
Lisa Zornberg, the mayorÕs corporation counsel, decried Intro 908 that would require heads of departments to be approved by the City Council. — which would give it approval authority over an additional 21 mayoral appointments — is simply a good government measure that would provide more public vetting of the mayor’s picks to lead city agencies.
Mayor Eric Adams was joined by Speaker Adrienne Adams to announce school funding in Chinatown school this morning. Both were together today despite their differences on issues, but together on school funding.
“At the beginning of an administration, they’re making dozens and dozens of appointments to key cabinet positions, you are trying to fill more than a thousand boards and commissions,” she said. “What you need in that process is speed … If you don’t get that, you have gaps not just in decision-making. But in the delivery of service.
They pointed out that in the cases where the council already has advice and consent it approves the vast majority of mayoral appointees, including the last two corporation counsels and DOI commissioners. The hearing also featured a dramatic episode that started when the administration initially did not send any officials to testify about the bill or answer council members’ questions on their opposition to it.
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