Spectrum News, NY1 — By Kelly Mena New York City
With little recourse left, local lawmakers took to the streets on Thursday for one final push against Mayor Eric Adams’ Charter Revision Commission.
At a rally, local lawmakers accused the mayor of trying to bypass the Democratic process in favor of his commission making changes to local laws.
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City Council held a rally on Thursday to denounce the work of the mayor’s Charter Revision Commission
The lawmakers, once again, showed their opposition, calling the commission’s work a “sham” and “anti-Democratic” process
The commission completed five ballot questions on Thursday. The questions will now block the City Council’s push to get its advice-and-consent bill from appearing on the November ballot
“What’s happening before our eyes is a sham. It is anti-Democratic. It’s counterfeit,” Brooklyn Councilwoman Shahana Hanif said.
On Tuesday, the commission announced it had settled on five ballot questions for the November election, effectively blocking the City Council’s push to increase its oversight over mayoral appointments.
“What is clear is that the mayor’s commission was created simply to block voters from deciding on the existing advice and consent proposal in this November’s election,” Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said.
The City Council was hoping to have its advice-and-consent bill, which would increase its oversight over 20 commissioner-level appointments, on the November ballot.
