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CITIZENS UNION OF THECITY OF NEW YORK
2010 CITY CHARTER REVISIONRECOMMENDATIONSIncreasing Avenues for Participation in Governingand Elections in New York City
June 30, 2010
Citizens Union Board of Directors
Peter J.W. Sherwin, ChairLuis Garden Acosta, Vice ChairRichard Briffault, Vice ChairGena Lovett, TreasurerChristina R. Davis, Secretary Robert AbramsNancy BoweGerrard P. Bushell Allan H. DobrinHelena Rose DurstGail EricksonEdythe W. FirstMark FogginEster Fuchs, Ph.D.Sally GoodgoldGail Hilson John R. HoranRobert M. KaufmanIan Kelley Eric S. LeeHarold Levy Ogden N. LewisMark LiebermanLillian Rodríguez LópezMalcolm MacKay Anthony Mattia Julie Menin Tom Osterman John ProudfitBruce Rabb Anusha Rasalingam Torrance Robinson Alan RothsteinKenneth Seplow Anthony SmithHector SotoEdward C. Swenson
Citizens Union Foundation Board of Directors
Peter J.W. Sherwin, ChairRobert Abrams, President Judi Rappoport Blitzer, Vice ChairGail Erickson, Vice ChairRobert M. Kaufman, Vice ChairGrace Lyu-Volckhausen, Vice ChairGena Lovett, TreasurerChristina R. Davis, Secretary Kenneth Austin John P. AvlonLucy Cabrera, Ph.D.Nicole Gordon Ashok GuptaGeorge S. KaufmanOgden N. LewisMarc D. NormanLuis O. Reyes, Ph.D.Sally Robinson Josh Sirefman
Citizens Union Charter Revision Task Force
John Avlon, ChairLuis Garden AcostaRichard BriffaultGerrard BushellRichard J. DavisBarbara FifeEster Fuchs Tal GolombRobert Kaufman Tony MattiaDouglas Muzzio Anusha Rasalingham Alan Rothstein
Contributing Citizens UnionMunicipal Affairs Committee Members
Luis Garden Acosta, Co-Chair John Avlon, Co-ChairKenneth AustinKristin Connelly Theresa Doherty Peter Flemming Mark FogginSally GoodgoldRoss GrahamIan Kelley Chris Keeley Mark Lieberman Alan LublinerCorinne Marcus Tony MattiaBill MeehanMarty Needelman Anthony Ng Marc Norman Anna Lou PickettLuis Reyes Torrance RobinsonKen Seplow Hector SotoHenry Stern Theresa ToroDavid Ward
Citizens Union Staff
Dick Dadey, Executive Director Alex Camarda, Director of Public Policy & Advocacy Rachael Fauss, Policy & Research Manager Andrea Senteno, Program Manager Jeffrey Aser, Intern Jasper Engel, InternSarah Goff, InternStephanie Pak, InternBrandon West, Intern Those listed above include all those who participated in Citizens Union’s process of developing thisreport and recommendations. It should be noted that the document is a consensus product, so it may not reflect the viewpoints of all participants for every recommendation.CU would like to especially thank Board members John Avlon, Richard Briffault, and Alan Rothstein,for their vital role in contributing to the writing of this report. The 2007 report
NYC Government: 1989 and Today
completed by the NYU Wagner Capstone Team of Ida Cheng, Jenifer Clapp, Arianne Garza, Liz Oakley, and Gregory Wong was also helpful in providing background information for this report
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Appendix A in this report was obtained from
NYC Government: 1989 and Today
.Citizens Union acknowledges with appreciation its members, donors and board, whose financialcontributions made this work on City Charter reform possible. Special thanks to Robert M. Kaufman, whose extraordinary support provided through the Jane and Donald Seymour Kelley Fund of the New York Community Trust reinforced both our spirits and our efforts.
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