REMARKS
1999 Charter Revision Commission controversy
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Council Member Sanchez discusses the controversial context of the 1999 Charter Revision Commission, which was seen as a political move by Mayor Giuliani against Public Advocate Mark Green.
- Sanchez cites criticism from Fritz Schwartz, calling the commission 'overly politicized' and 'profoundly undemocratic'
- She questions the appropriateness of using a charter revision commission for political retribution
- Sanchez asks Mastro if he stands by his actions during that time
Pierina Ana Sanchez
6:29:04
In which mayor Giuliani was concerned that in the event he won his campaign against Hillary Clinton for senate, public advocate Mark Green would succeed him as mayor.
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It was well known that then public advocate Green was responsible for oversight of the mayor and had been critical.
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The chair of the most notable 1989 Charter Revision Commission and the former corporation counsel himself Fritz Schwartz called the 1999 CRC overly politicized, profoundly undemocratic, while urging it to be dismantled dismantled because its composition was entirely political.
6:29:40
You dismissed his criticisms at the time of a rush process that seemed to mirror those of the current mayor's recent charter religion commission, and that effort mirrored the same type of power grab and political retribution in trying to remove the public advocate from the Merrill line of succession.
6:29:59
Question here is, do you think that attempting to amass executive power and take political retribution are appropriate ways to utilize a charter revision commission?
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And do you stand by the actions that you that you held in that time?
