Mayor Eric Adams' administration has introduced a new protocol requiring elected officials, including City Council members, to fill out a 14-question Google Form to engage with city agency leaders. This move has sparked criticism from some lawmakers who view it as bureaucratic and potentially hindering communication between officials and agencies.
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shouts out @JCColtin at pre-stated press conference, saying Jeff's social media is how she heard about reports of a new mayoral policy requiring council members to fill out a form to talk to agency heads. Background: https://t.co/WnSfsKASVL
“I have not been informed of a form” @NYCSpeakerAdams goes into a lengthy explanation of why a recent effort from @NYCMayor to control communications between members and agencies is a bad idea https://t.co/NPgkaUWzV0
NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban says far-left politicians, prosecutors, and judges are making the jobs of law enforcement harder: "It's a broken system — we're seeing that we're locking up the same people OVER AND OVER AGAIN. It has an effect!" https://t.co/vMZU0N04sj
mayoral dep. chief of staff comparing this new request form for electeds to talk to commissioners + others to the recently-passed (despite @nycmayor's protests) "how many stops" act which requires NYPD officers to record more of their interactions with the public https://t.co/1VIMDtPi2m
Remember that form for NYC council members to arrange meetings, events with city officials (from so long ago, ya know yesterday) that had lawmakers up in arms, the @NYCSpeakerAdams just told em to ignore it https://t.co/XYfUt2ANo6
Remember that form for NYC council members to arrange meetings, events with city officials (from so long ago, ya know yesterday) that had lawmakers up in arms, the @NYCSpeakerAdams just told me to ignore it https://t.co/KzoAWPmQ4j
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is encouraging members NOT to fill out the new "engagement request" form - and says don't make your bad internal communications strategy *our* problem. Background: https://t.co/T6oA2rMP8U https://t.co/9yd5OSwP0q
Form? We’re not filling out no stinking form, @NYCSpeakerAdams tells the council in email shared with @THECITYNY https://t.co/zWJ02SWzTC https://t.co/TSZ5pisYEi
The Adams administration is rolling out a new protocol that tells elected officials, such as city councilmembers, to fill out a form if they want to "engage with" leaders of city agencies. The form says, "The City reserves the right to decline requests.” https://t.co/GnZSVVfUTS
NYPD head Ed Cabán and others are questioning City Hall's screening process for meetings with elected officials. "You would imagine that this would slow down communication," a source told The News. https://t.co/QmviWzt0J6
"Most transparent mayor ever" @NYCMayor Adams and his team will now require all elected officials seeking assistance for the public to fill out a form and wait for a reply @katie_honan https://t.co/eAwcVWlcBQ
“Instead of working with federal officials to arrest, detain and immediately deport thugs wreaking havoc in our city, progressive politicians have tied the hands of our NYPD to the benefit of criminals, and are allowing them to remain here in luxury hotel rooms with five-star… https://t.co/Psv2I104Ft
Under this new rule, a councilmember like @galeabrewer will have to fill out an online form to talk to buildings commissioner @HeyNowJO and @nycmator even though just a few years ago they were all in the trenches as presidents of their respective boros https://t.co/Ml7Czsl4Vi
Lawmakers furious at NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ crackdown on comms between Big Apple agencies, elected officials: ‘Bureaucratic BS’ https://t.co/92SNH3zggM https://t.co/9mrznCYcdE
Mayor Adams asks elected officials to fill out form to 'engage with' agency leaders https://t.co/zSqpvezQ1h
Instead of calling commissioners or agency leadership, the Adams administration now wants council members and other elected officials to fill out a 14-question Google Form, that asks for their address. With @JoeAnuta: https://t.co/9NiylUg1TA
Eric Adams limits agency communication with lawmakers https://t.co/n0MF8qZ8lc
Mayor Eric Adams has boasted about being available to anyone in the city. But now, your elected official has to fill out a form to reach Adams and other senior level staff. https://t.co/yOdRRagkt2
Talk to the form! The mayor’s team announced a new two-page “elected officials engagement form” last Friday in a meeting with agency commissioners and other executives, then sent it to City Council members this week. — via @katie_honan https://t.co/6y20PaocYi
Form over function? @NYCMayor's team has created a centralized form for any and all elected officials seeking to speak with commissioners and request district tours. Some councilmembers say it will just jam up government: https://t.co/Ml7Czsl4Vi