CHAIR
Matthew Goldstein
VICE CHAIR
John H. Banks
SECRETARY
Angela Mariana Freyre
MEMBERS
Anthony Perez Cassino
Betty Y. Chen
David Chen
Hope Cohen
Anthony W. Crowell
Stephen J. Fiala
Ernest Hart
Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
Kenneth M. Moltner
Katheryn Patterson
Carlo A. Scissura
Bishop Mitchell G. Taylor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Lorna Goodman
For Immediate Release
July 9, 2010
No. 8
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STAFF PRESENTS PRELIMINARY REPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
CHAIR OF THE 2010 CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
Report will serve as the basis for further discussion and action by the
Commission
At the request of Chair Matthew Goldstein, the Charter Revision
Commission staff has prepared a Preliminary Report that will serve as the
basis for further discussion and action by the Commission. The Report
addresses several topics that correspond to issue areas researched and
analyzed by staff, including term limits, voter participation, public integrity,
efficiencies in government, and other issues. The Report follows three
months of extensive public outreach, public hearings, and Issue Forums where
the operations of City government were critically analyzed by the
Commissioners and experts.
Following the Report’s release, the Commission will hold another
series of public hearings and engage in a public discussion of the staff report’s
findings, its recommendations, as well as other topics for further
consideration. The recommendations contained in the report will be debated
by the Commissioners and the public in the coming months, after which the
Commission will vote on a final set of proposals for consideration by New
York City voters.
Contact: Matthew Gorton 212-676-0465
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