The Brief
- A Charter Revision Commission recommended that voters be given the opportunity to vote on a new removal process for New York City mayors.
- As of today, there are two ways a New York City mayor can be removed.
- “Staff recommend that the Commission consider creating a process for mayoral removal beyond those currently available to the Governor or Committee on Mayoral Inability.”
NEW YORK CITY – New Yorkers could soon have the power to remove sitting New York City mayors over misconduct.
How the process could work
What we know:
A Charter Revision Commission, the NYC Commission to Strengthen Local Democracy, recommended that voters be given the opportunity to vote on a new removal process for New York City mayors.
For context, Charter Revision Commissions are temporarily appointed government bodies that review the New York City Charter, which is essentially the framework for how the city is governed. These commissions can propose changes to the charter that are then voted upon by the public in a general election.…