New York City Mayor Eric Adams has publicly stated that Arva Rice, the interim head of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), was not required to leave her position, countering reports of her being asked to resign. This statement was made despite Rice being asked to step down by Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks following criticism over the handling of the fatal police shooting of Kawaski Trawick and amid discussions about increasing the agency's power and budget. Rice, who has served as interim chairwoman for two years, was labeled a 'holdover' by City Hall. Mayor Adams also mentioned making leadership changes. The situation remains unclear as Rice has not publicly responded to the mayor's proposal to stay on with a possible demotion.
“Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks, who told Rice that the mayor wanted her to step down, oversees the Office of Hate Crime Prevention as part of his portfolio. A spokesperson for Adams did not immediately respond to an email from The News.” https://t.co/yZWAMTdPUm
As ouster looms for NYPD watchdog head, Mayor Adams offered her to stay on with demotion, sources said. It's unclear how Rice responded to Adams’ proposal. https://t.co/M1aj5gPWd4
Rice was asked to resign as chairwoman after criticism of the fatal police shooting of Kawaski Trawick and efforts to increase the power and budget of the oversight agency. After 2 years as interim chairwoman, appointed by the mayor, City Hall referred to Rice as a “holdover.” https://t.co/XatR5EKnk5
"I communicated directly with Ms. (Arva) Rice and told her, she does not have to leave the CCRB board," Mayor Adams says on PIX 11. "Now, I have been making leadership changes." Writes off the controversy as typical turnover in an administration.
.@NYCMayor says he told Arva Rice, interim head of the @CCRB_NYC, that she didn't have to leave he role, "regardless of what you're hearing" in "tabloids" (@JeffCMays at the @nytimes broke it) https://t.co/e2asgbaz8L