NYC Council Introduction 77

intro.nyc/0077-2024 2024-2025 Legislative Session Mayor's Desk for Signature
Post-employment activities of certain former public servants.
Sponsored by Lincoln Restler
Introduced: February 8, 2024

This bill would reform the current system under which former city employees and public servants are allowed to lobby city government after they have left city service. Under this bill, several former agency heads and employees of the Mayor’s Office including the Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Chief Counsel to the Mayor, Chief Advisor to the Mayor, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Communications Director, Press Secretary, and any public servant who directly reports to the mayor would be barred from lobbying any city agency for two years. This bill would also bar Chiefs of Staff to a Deputy Mayor and Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor from lobbying any agency for one year.

Approved by Committee January 23, 2025

Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation Votes 6:0:3
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Affirmative)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)

Approved by Council January 23, 2025

Votes 39:0:9
Adrienne E. Adams (Affirmative)
Diana I. Ayala (Affirmative)
Shaun Abreu (Affirmative)
Joann Ariola (Negative)
Alexa Avilés (Affirmative)
Chris Banks (Affirmative)
Joseph C. Borelli (Negative)
Erik D. Bottcher (Absent)
Justin L. Brannan (Affirmative)
Gale A. Brewer (Affirmative)
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (Affirmative)
Tiffany Cabán (Affirmative)
David M. Carr (Negative)
Carmen N. De La Rosa (Affirmative)
Eric Dinowitz (Affirmative)
Amanda Farías (Affirmative)
Oswald Feliz (Affirmative)
James F. Gennaro (Affirmative)
Jennifer Gutiérrez (Parental)
Shahana K. Hanif (Affirmative)
Kamillah Hanks (Negative)
Robert F. Holden (Affirmative)
Crystal Hudson (Affirmative)
Rita C. Joseph (Affirmative)
Shekar Krishnan (Affirmative)
Linda Lee (Affirmative)
Farah N. Louis (Affirmative)
Kristy Marmorato (Negative)
Christopher Marte (Affirmative)
Darlene Mealy (Affirmative)
Julie Menin (Affirmative)
Francisco P. Moya (Affirmative)
Mercedes Narcisse (Affirmative)
Sandy Nurse (Affirmative)
Chi A. Ossé (Affirmative)
Vickie Paladino (Negative)
Keith Powers (Affirmative)
Lincoln Restler (Affirmative)
Kevin C. Riley (Negative)
Carlina Rivera (Affirmative)
Yusef Salaam (Affirmative)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr. (Negative)
Pierina Ana Sanchez (Affirmative)
Lynn C. Schulman (Affirmative)
Althea V. Stevens (Affirmative)
Sandra Ung (Affirmative)
Inna Vernikov (Negative)
Nantasha M. Williams (Affirmative)
Julie Won (Affirmative)
Susan Zhuang (Affirmative)