Source: City and State, Sahalie Donaldson, Sept. 26, 2025
A new bill could give New York City Council members more direct say over who is appointed to community boards.
While council members currently can nominate who they’d like to see serve on community boards in their district, only borough presidents have the power to appoint applicants – and in turn, reject or ignore any suggestions as they see fit. Legislation sponsored by Republican Council Member Frank Morano and an unexpected bipartisan assortment of his colleagues could change this by way of a future ballot proposal.
“I’m doing this essentially to restore fairness, accountability and transparency to community board appointments,” said Morano, who was elected to represent his South Shore Staten Island district in a special election this April. “Council members are the officials that are closest to neighborhoods and we should have a real say in who represents them.”
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