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Council Member Lincoln Restler remarks on the Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) meeting on policy maker designation rules

1:02:51

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47 sec

Council Member Restler disagrees with COIB's assessment that people do not care about being designated as policy makers.

  • He says people actively try to avoid the policy maker designation
  • The designation prevents fundraising, being on host committees, and other political activities
  • Restler cites wild discrepancies across agencies on who is considered a policy maker
  • He believes the proposed rules do not go far enough in accurately reflecting senior policy makers consistently