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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses his disagreement with prior testimony

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Council Member Lincoln Restler expresses strong disagreement with testimony suggesting current post-employment and lobbying laws are adequate.

Restler raises concerns that powerful officials like the mayor's chief of staff could lobby most of city government immediately after leaving office under current laws.
Restler questions bypassing the City Council's legislative process and enacting changes through a charter revision commission instead.
Restler argues for tighter restrictions than those proposed in the bills under consideration, which aim to impose further lobbying and post-employment limitations.

Lincoln Restler

1:23:43

So just to do a little bit of a recap, you testified that the mayor chief of staff the widely recognized most powerful person in city government, shy of the mayor, could lobby 99% could appear before 99% of city government the day after he left office.

1:23:59

And you've also testified that you believe the current laws on post employment restrictions are appropriate and good.

1:24:07

That they've worked well, I think, was your language over the last series of decades.

1:24:12

I could not more strongly disagree.

1:24:16

You've testified in opposition to the bills that we're considering today to impose further restrictions and recommended that the only that the appropriate way to consider modifications would be through a charter revision commission.

1:24:30

I have to ask your appearance before the city council where the duly elected representatives.

1:24:33

We pass bills every single month.

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