Mayor Eric Adams’ handpicked Charter Revision Commission on Thursday approved five proposals to go before New York City voters this November — a move that
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams rallies with council members and advocats against the mayor’s Charter Revision Commission ahead of its final meeting at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. Thursday, July 25, 2024. could give City Hall more power in the legislative process, while also blocking aThe 13-member commission, comprised of the mayor’s close allies, advanced the five proposals to appear on the Nov.
“The mayor’s Charter Revision Commission has rushed a far more extensive process, taking only nine weeks to review the entire city constitution and proposed changes to alter it for over 8 million people,” the speaker said. “This is the greatest show of hypocrisy, and it is an attack on our democracy.”
The proposal surrounding the cost of legislation would mandate a cost assessment of a bill earlier in the lawmaking process, on top of one that is already required before it is voted on. Furthermore, it would mandate that the mayor’s Office of Management and Budget conduct its own financial estimates on council bills at both points of the legislative process.
Another would update the city’s capital planning process by requiring more detailed assessments of city facilities’ maintenance needs; that a facility’s needs be taken into consideration; and updating deadlines for 10-year capital plans.
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