Well: they have not given themselves a lot of time to work, so that's a big disadvantage out of the gate. I'm open to being surprised, but I haven't yet heard any proposals that would make a substantial difference from the status quo. We'll see.
Many of the most important changes would require upsetting key constituencies, like various public unions, and I haven't seen an appetite from the mayor to do that either.
Given the independence of CRCs after they’re established, I’ve been wondering: could a mayor begin one hoping they propose a certain charter reform but then the appointees propose completely unrelated reforms, or perhaps even opposite changes to what the mayor desired? Have we seen any such cases in previous CRCs?
How optimistic are you about COGE making NYC government more efficient and/or saving money?
Well: they have not given themselves a lot of time to work, so that's a big disadvantage out of the gate. I'm open to being surprised, but I haven't yet heard any proposals that would make a substantial difference from the status quo. We'll see.
Many of the most important changes would require upsetting key constituencies, like various public unions, and I haven't seen an appetite from the mayor to do that either.
I'll know more soon.
Given the independence of CRCs after they’re established, I’ve been wondering: could a mayor begin one hoping they propose a certain charter reform but then the appointees propose completely unrelated reforms, or perhaps even opposite changes to what the mayor desired? Have we seen any such cases in previous CRCs?