REMARKS
Pre-considered legislation on elected official agency engagement request form
0:01:13
·
105 sec
Council Member Restler introduces pre-considered legislation to repeal the mayor's elected official agency engagement request form and clarify the city charter's empowerment of agencies to assist elected officials without prior approvals.
- The current system requires council members to fill out forms to work with city agencies
- The new legislation aims to remove bureaucratic hurdles for elected officials
- The bill already has support from a veto-proof supermajority of council members
Lincoln Restler
0:01:13
We will also be hearing pre considered legislation that I'm introducing to repeal the mayor's elected official agency engagement request form and clarify that the city charter fully empowers agencies to advise and assist elected officials without any prior approvals.
0:01:29
Under the mayor's newly implemented system, city council members are being forced to fill out a form just to do our jobs.
0:01:35
In order for elected officials to work with city agencies to solve neighborhood problems and address critical and emergent health and safety concerns, we must fill out forms so that the mayor's political operation can decide who they want to assist and why.
0:01:50
As leaders elected by and representing the people of New York City, our most important responsibility is effectively serving our constituents.
0:01:57
Since the mayor implemented form in April, that work has become needlessly difficult and far more bureaucratic.
0:02:03
My colleagues and I have received unclear and inconsistent responses from city agencies, police precincts, even city hall staff, as all of us are simply trying to ensure that our neighborhoods are safe and clean.
0:02:14
We have been collectively hamstrung by a policy that undermines collaboration and coordination.
0:02:19
I hope that this legislation, which already has the support of a veto proof, super majority of council members.
0:02:24
I'll just say that again.
0:02:25
It has not been formally introduced, yet it already has a veto proof, super majority of council members.
0:02:30
I believe that's the first time in council history, will allow us to focus on constituents and navigate our city government in the way that it was intended.
0:02:38
Well, this by repealing this bill, we can work together to achieve solutions and improve conditions in our community.
0:02:44
We're also gonna be hearing 11 other introductions and a resolution.
0:02:47
These bills address how the city is utilizing our public facilities and how we are ensuring New Yorkers can easily access and easily and equitably access government resources and navigate city bureaucracy.
