A bill to expand the legislative body's say over mayoral appointments has raised tensions.
New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler and Speaker Adrienne Adams lead a hearing on the council's advice and consent bill on May 29, 2024.
Council Member Lincoln Restler, who chaired the hearing, bristled. He said the legislative body had made clear through conversations over the past week that it wanted somebody from the Adams administration to speak.opposing the bill, arguing it could delay crucial appointments and discourage talented people from applying, reasoning the process would be “corrupted by politics,” as federal appointments have been.
That was just one example of the escalating tensions between the sides of City Hall, following a veto battle over two public safety bills and the council suing the mayor for not implementing a housing voucher bill, among other instances. The mayor, a centrist Democrat, found shelter in two Republicans who were the only lawmakers to take his side during the hearing.
City Hall has aggressively fought the expansion of those powers, introducing the Charter Revision Commission shortly after the council’s bill became public. The mayoral commission would keep the council from putting its proposal before the voters this November, as is required for it to take effect.
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