Not exact matches
City Councilman Rory Lancman (D - Hillcrest) came up empty - handed when the Council speaker was doling out
committee chairmanships last week, but the Queens Democratic Party loyalist did get a seat on all three public safety
committees, a vantage point he said puts him in a unique
position to ensure the city's safety.
Morelle's promotion opens the
chairmanship of the Insurance
Committee, which is likely to be a highly sought after
position.
It's not yet clear if the unit will be preserved under Johnson's term, but earlier this month, when he announced
committee chairmanships and leadership
positions, Johnson said the Council's technology and digital communications efforts would be led by the a «deputy leader for digital communications» — a newly created post given to Council Member Rafael Espinal.
In the scathing 68 - page report, Mr. Lopez — who was stripped of his powerful
committee chairmanship and his
position atop the Brooklyn Democratic Party after sexual harassment allegations first surfaced last year — engaged in such acts as hanging mistletoe in his district office and forcibly kissing a staffer, shoving his hand «all the way up» the inner thigh of another staffer and more.
The IDC's deal with the Republicans has enabled its members to hold
committee chairmanships and to obtain the special salary stipends that come with those
positions.
Before assuming his current
position as town supervisor of Schoharie in 2015, he became the vice chair of the county's Republican
Committee, and advanced to the
chairmanship last year.
On top of that, members can be given leadership stipends for
positions such as
committee chairmanships that range from $ 9,000 to $ 41,500 per year.
The Council's Finance
Committee is highly influential, with oversight of the city budget — making the committee's chairmanship one of the most sought - after positions in the legislat
Committee is highly influential, with oversight of the city budget — making the
committee's chairmanship one of the most sought - after positions in the legislat
committee's
chairmanship one of the most sought - after
positions in the legislative body.
Cullen turned the
position down, saying the panel doesn't matter, and Miller responded by making him the only Senate Democrat without any
committee chairmanship.