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CJA's September 7, 2022 Testimony
New York City Council -- Committee on Rules, Privileges & Elections
Video -- (at 3hrs, 1min),
etc.
"Committee
Report of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections"
2-Minute Oral
Testimony
in opposition
to confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq. as chair of the New
York City Conflicts of Interest Board
2-Minute Oral
Testimony
in
opposition to confirmation of Anthony Crowell, Esq.
to the New York
City Planning Commission
CJA's WRITTEN
TESTIMONY
click here for:
webpage -- Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
click here for:
webpage -- Anthony Crowell, Esq.
click here for:
Corruption at the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board
& New York City Dept of Investigation
&
Corruption at the Office of the New York City Public
Advocate
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Committee on Rules, Privileges,
and Elections,
chaired by Council Member/Majority
Leader Keith Powers
(wikipedia);
(campaign
website)
(Speaker Adrienne
Adams, Gale Brewer, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Rafael Salamanca,
Jr.,
Selvena Brooks-Powers, Crystal Hudson, Justin
Brannan, Joseph Borelli)
HEARING
REGISTRATION --
sent Aug 25, 2022 10:30pm
sent Aug 30, 2022 1:55 pm
Agenda:
September 7, 2022 hearing of the Rules Committee
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New York City
Council
New York City Charter
Committee on Standards and Ethics
(oversight over Conflicts of Interest Board),
chaired by Member Kalman Yeger (also a member of Committee on
Oversight & Investigations)
Committee on Oversight and Investigations
(oversight over Department of Investigation),
chaired by Member Gale Brewer (also a member of Rules Committee,
Governmental Operations)
Committee on Governmental Operations, chaired by Member Sandra
Ung
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CJA's
August 8, 2022 e-mail --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr.
as
chair of NYC Conflicts of Interest Board -- Request to
Testify
auto-reply from Yeger
CJA's
August 10, 2022e-mail to Yeger's Office --
Opposition to Confirmation of
Milton Williams, Jr.
as chair of NYC Conflicts of
Interest Board -- Request to Testify
CJA's August 11, 2022 e-mail
to Director of Legislative
Documents Ettricks --
"Thank you, etc...."
212-788-7104
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail
to
Senior Counsel/Parliamentarian Campagna
--
Sept. 7, 2022 Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr. to NYC
Conflicts of Interest Board, etc.
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Yeger's Office --
"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED: NYC Conflicts of
Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,
NYC Public
Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Ung's Office --
"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED: NYC Conflicts of
Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,
NYC Public
Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"
CJA's August 26, 2022 e-mail to Brewer's Office --
"INVESTIGATION & OVERSIGHT REQUIRED: NYC Conflicts of
Interest Board, NYC Dept. of Investigation,
NYC Public
Advocate Jumaane Williams, & NYC's 5 District Attorneys"
CJA's August 30, 2022 e-mail --
"Sept. 7, 2022
Hearing of the Rules Committee -- Opposition to Confirmation
of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to
Offices of Public Trust"
CJA's September 6, 2022 e-mail
--
"Tomorrow's
Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to
Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq. & Anthony
Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"
CJA's September 7, 2022 e-mail --
"Today's
Hearing of the Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of Milton Williams, Jr., Esq. &
Anthony Crowell, Esq. to Offices of Public Trust"
&
here
CJA's
September 8, 2022 e-mail
--
"FOIL --
Compliance with Chapter 2, §29 of the NYC Charter: NYC
Conflicts of Interest Board, NYC Dept of Investigation,
NYC's 5 D.A.s, & the Office of the Public Advocate --
plus "allowance[s]" to City Council Committee chairs &
officers"
CJA's
September 8, 2022 e-mail --
"Yesterday's Hearing of the
Rules Committee --
Opposition to Confirmation of
Milton Williams, Jr., Esq.
& Anthony Crowell, Esq. to
Offices of Public Trust"
CJA's September 8, 2022 e-mail exchange with Brewer's Office
--
September 9, 2022 e-mail from City Council
CJA's
September 13, 2022 e-mail -- "FOIL -- Records, Rules
& Procedures pertaining to the Sept. 7, 2022 Rules
Committee hearing on mayoral appointees &, in
particular, Milton Williams, Jr., Esq. & Anthony Crowell,
Esq.
VIDEO OF City Council's September 14, 2022 session
confirming Williams & Crowell
Transcript: p. 13:
MAJORITY LEADER POWERS: Thank you. And, we’ll have
Messages and Papers from the Mayor.
COMMITTEE CLERK:
Preconsidered M. 86 through Preconsidered M. 90, various
appointments.
pp. 26-27: SPEAKER ADAMS:
...We are also voting on the Rules items. ... Anthony
Crowell for appointment as a member of the New York City
Planning Commission; Milton Williams for appointment as
a member of theConflicts of Interest Board..."
pp. 33-34 COMMITTEE CLERK:
For The Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections,
Preconsidered M86 and Preconsidered Resolution 322, Milton
L. Williams Appointment. SPEAKER ADAMS: Coupled on
General Orders. ...COMMITTEE CLERK: Preconsidered M 88
and Preconsidered and Preconsidered Reso 324, Anthony
Crowell appointment. SPEAKER ADAMS: Coupled on General
Orders.
p. 37 COUNCIL MEMBER BARRON: I
abstain from the Preconsidered appointments of Milton
Williams, Elisa Velazquez. I vote no for Anthony Crowell. I
vote yes, for Gail Benjamin. And I abstain from Sarah
Carroll. I just don’t know these individuals.
p. 38 COUNCIL MEMBER CABÁN: Aye on all with the exception
of M 88, on which I vote no.
p. 39 COUNCIL MEMBER GUTIÉRREZ: I vote aye on all with
the exception of M 88 and M 90 where I vote no.
MEMBER HANIF: I vote aye on all except for Preconsidered M
88, for which I vote no.
p. 40
COUNCIL MEMBER KRISHNAN: Aye on
all except Preconsidered M 88, which I vote no.
p. 41 COUNCIL MEMBER NURSE: I vote no on M 88 and aye on
all of the rest.
COUNCIL CLERK: Thank you. Council Member Ossé?
COUNCIL MEMBER OSSÉ: Permission to explain my vote
p. 43 COUNCIL MEMBER
RICHARDSON JORDAN: So, I am also going to be a no on M 88.
And, I want to commend colleagues for us just taking a look
at appointments to City Planning Commission, not just
blindly voting for them. Aye on all of the rest.
p. 45 COUNCIL MEMBER WON: Aye on all, and I abstain from
M 88 and M 90... M 88 and M 90.
p. 52 COMMITTEE
CLERK: M 88 and Resolution 324 are adopted by a vote
41 in the affirmative, 10 in the negative, and 0
abstentions.
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September 19, 2022 e-mail from City Council FOIL -- RE: Sept
8th FOIL
September 20, 2022 e-mail from City Council FOIL -- RE: Sept
13th FOIL
CJA's November 16, 2022 e-mail to City Council FOIL --
"Sept. 8, 2022 FOIL --
Compliance with Chapter 2, §29 of the NYC Charter: NYC
Conflicts of Interest Board, NYC Dept of Investigation,
NYC's 5 D.A.s, & the Office of the Public Advocate --
plus "allowance[s]" to City Council Committee chairs &
officers"
City Council FOIL's December 8,
2022 e-mail --
"RE: Your Nov.
22, 2022 partial response to CJA's Sept. 8, 2022 FOIL
request"
attachment
attachment -- Annual Report
attachment -- 2021 Annual Report
CJA's November 16, 2022 e-mail to City Council FOIL --
"Sept. 13, 2022 FOIL --
Records, Rules & Procedures pertaining to the Sept. 7, 2022
Rules Committee hearing on mayoral appointees &, in
particular, Milton Williams, Jr., Esq. & Anthony Crowell,
Esq."
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November 22, 2022 e-mail from City Council FOIL
CJA's November 30, 2022 e-mail to City Council
FOIL
-- "Your Nov. 22, 2022 partial response to CJA's
Sept. 8, 2022 FOIL request"
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