«They're not in it beyond the point at which they can be given some so - called considered plum committee chair,» she added. (observer.com)
No one interviewed for this story expects the kind of bare - knuckled transactionalism that defined some of the Council fights under Michael Bloomberg, when political operatives on both sides of City Hall promised plum committee assignments and threatened to yank others in order to push through controversial priorities (most notably, the term - limits extension that allowed for Bloomberg's third term). (politico.com)
New City Council Speaker Corey Johnson doled out plum committee posts Thursday — awarding powerful posts to allies of the county Democratic parties that helped him get the top job. (danieldromm.com)