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Chair Richard R. Buery Jr. opens the Charter Revision Commission public hearing
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Chair Richard R. Buery Jr. welcomes attendees to the public hearing of the 2025 Mayor's Charter Revision Commission. He outlines the commission's goal to review the city charter, emphasizes its independence, and introduces the commissioners joining him in this task.
- The commission aims to ensure New York City remains a place of opportunity.
- They are committed to hearing from a broad spectrum of New Yorkers, including experts, community leaders, elected officials, and the public.
- The commission's recommendations are independent and based solely on their judgment and values.
Richard R. Buery Jr.
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Good evening, everyone.
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Welcome to this public hearing of the Charter Revision Commission.
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My name is Richard Burry.
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I have the honor of chairing this commission.
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And we are here in New York City celebrating its four hundredth anniversary to take a fresh look at our city's governing charter.
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Our
Michelle Jackson
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goal
Richard R. Buery Jr.
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is now make sure that we can ensure that New York City remains a freedom of opportunity as it was for my parents that they immigrated to this country from Panama.
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And
Dr. Lisette Nieves
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they
Richard R. Buery Jr.
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may inherit with her death bonds there.
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We want to really think about how we can provide the charter to make sure that it's an effective tool for building a more exclusive New York and more affordable New York.
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As folks know, it is a commission responsibility to review the prior charter and and to suggest changes to the vote for the bonus consideration.
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The recommendations we make are recommendations.
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Only the changes that the police have reached it will go into a better.
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And I know that my fellow commissioners, and I say that we are truly committed to hearing from broad spectrum of New Yorkers and pursuing the best ideas we can find.
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This is one of several public hearings we're gonna have in every borough, and our hope is to hear the experts, community leaders, elected officials, and indeed any member of the public who wishes to testify.
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And I will also reinforce that this is an independent.
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In making our recommendation to the city voters, we are bound only by our judgment and our values.
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We'll pursue ideas regardless of the proposal and regardless of the support team.
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Joining me in this task are 12 other commissioners.
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Vice chair Sharon Greenberger, secretary Lina Bullard, Grace Benia, Shanz DeBaron, Anita Lerma, doctor Lizette Nieves, Anthony Richardson, Julie Samuels, Diane Zavino, Carl Weisbrot, Valerie White, and Katherine Platt.
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As I said, it is our responsibility to look at the entire charter.
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And today, we will hear from the authors on a variety of topics.