City Council · Monday, October 5, 2020 · 1h 45m

The one where the City Council expelled one of its own for the first time in nearly a century

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Andy King, the District 12 Bronx councilman, sat through his own expulsion hearing. The Standards & Ethics Committee laid out kickbacks, a misappropriated $2,000 from a $9,500 staff payment, and a violated 2019 sanction; King called it 'hearsay,' a years-long racially motivated 'hit,' and pleaded atonement on Yom Kippur. Speaker Johnson barred King's attorney from the floor. One by one, Brannan, Lander, Levine, Rivera, Rosenthal, Treyger, Gibson, Van Bramer, who had tried and failed to expel King in 2019, members voted aye in solidarity with the staffers. The resolution was adopted: the first

From the room

“we have concluded that council member King is unreformable and urge the council to vote in favor”
— Steven Matteo

“which constitute council member King's third strike before the Standards and Ethics Committee,”
— Steven Matteo

“how deeply upsetting it is that we are here debating the expulsion of one of our colleagues.”
— Steven Matteo

“Camille Francis from HR testified and told everybody that councilor King never hired anybody.”
— Andy King

The decisions

01Res 1439-2020RES 1439-2020Approved

Approving and issuing a Report, and associated Resolution, related to a disciplinary proceeding concerning Council Member Andy King.

Took up whether to expel Andy King, escalating from a suspension imposed roughly a year earlier for conduct Speaker Johnson called intolerable and unacceptable -- the second formal determination that King had violated council rules.

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Adrienne E. AdamsAlan N. MaiselAlicka Ampry-Samuel Andrew CohenAndy L. KingAntonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBill PerkinsBrad S. LanderCarlina Rivera Carlos MenchacaChaim M. DeutschCorey D. JohnsonCosta G. ConstantinidesDaniel Dromm Deborah L. RoseDiana I. AyalaDonovan J. RichardsEric A. UlrichFarah N. LouisFernando Cabrera Francisco P. MoyaHelen K. RosenthalI. Daneek MillerInez D. BarronJames G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanKalman Yeger Karen KoslowitzKeith Powers Laurie A. CumboMargaret S. ChinMark Gjonaj Mark LevineMark TreygerMathieu EugenePaul A. VallonePeter A. KooRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Robert F. HoldenRory I. LancmanRuben Diaz, Sr.Stephen T. LevinSteven MatteoVanessa L. GibsonYdanis A. Rodriguez

Who spoke

Andy King

Alicka Ampry-Samuel

Questions & answers

Andy King: Was a staffer ever directed by King not to talk to the monitor / barred from checking emails?

Laurie Cumbo: Cumbo interrupts to ask King how much additional time he needs for his testimony, since some members must leave and want to plan their day.

Andy King: How much more time do you need? (Cumbo)

Citations & precedent

Section 45 of the New York City Charter · Corey Johnson

New York City Charter Section 45 · Steven Matteo

Title VII (Civil Rights Act) · Andy King

Historical precedent of NYC Council expulsions · Andy King

Procedure

Based on the new allegations, almost immediately after King's suspension, the Standards and Ethics Committee began its third investigation of Council Member King; the results are before the Council today. — Corey Johnson
Speaker ruled that King's attorney, a non-member, may not address the stated meeting; King himself given unlimited time — Corey Johnson
Majority Leader moves the hearing on; council cannot take testimony from non-members — Laurie Cumbo
Speaker notes he allowed the Standards & Ethics chair (Mathieu) and CM King to present; returns floor to Majority Leader Cumbo — Corey Johnson

+2 more procedural steps

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

1:15 p.m.
3:01 p.m.
Other
Opening invocation/prayer delivered by Rev. Mark Erson, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church (West Village), invoking blessing on the city and wisdom for those who govern. — Rev. Mark Erson

+7 more procedural steps

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Andy King · Alicka Ampry-Samuel · Laurie A. Cumbo · Corey D. Johnson · Adrienne E. Adams · Steven Matteo · Andy L. King · James G. Van Bramer

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

In view

Approving and issuing a Report, and associated Res

Res 1439-2020Approved

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City Council · Monday, October 5, 2020 · 1h 45m

The one where the City Council expelled one of its own for the first time in nearly a century

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From the room

“we have concluded that council member King is unreformable and urge the council to vote in favor”
— Steven Matteo

“which constitute council member King's third strike before the Standards and Ethics Committee,”
— Steven Matteo

“how deeply upsetting it is that we are here debating the expulsion of one of our colleagues.”
— Steven Matteo

“Camille Francis from HR testified and told everybody that councilor King never hired anybody.”
— Andy King

The decisions

01Res 1439-2020RES 1439-2020Approved

Approving and issuing a Report, and associated Resolution, related to a disciplinary proceeding concerning Council Member Andy King.

Roll-call vote

48 · 2

Who spoke

Andy King

Alicka Ampry-Samuel

Questions & answers

Andy King: Was a staffer ever directed by King not to talk to the monitor / barred from checking emails?

Laurie Cumbo: Cumbo interrupts to ask King how much additional time he needs for his testimony, since some members must leave and want to plan their day.

Andy King: How much more time do you need? (Cumbo)

Citations & precedent

Section 45 of the New York City Charter · Corey Johnson

New York City Charter Section 45 · Steven Matteo

Title VII (Civil Rights Act) · Andy King

Historical precedent of NYC Council expulsions · Andy King

Procedure

Based on the new allegations, almost immediately after King's suspension, the Standards and Ethics Committee began its third investigation of Council Member King; the results are before the Council today. — Corey Johnson
Speaker ruled that King's attorney, a non-member, may not address the stated meeting; King himself given unlimited time — Corey Johnson
Majority Leader moves the hearing on; council cannot take testimony from non-members — Laurie Cumbo
Speaker notes he allowed the Standards & Ethics chair (Mathieu) and CM King to present; returns floor to Majority Leader Cumbo — Corey Johnson

+2 more procedural steps

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Procedure

1:15 p.m.
3:01 p.m.
Other
Opening invocation/prayer delivered by Rev. Mark Erson, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church (West Village), invoking blessing on the city and wisdom for those who govern. — Rev. Mark Erson

+7 more procedural steps

The people

Practitioners & applicants

Andy King · Alicka Ampry-Samuel · Laurie A. Cumbo · Corey D. Johnson · Adrienne E. Adams · Steven Matteo · Andy L. King · James G. Van Bramer

The intelligence

Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.

Sign in for the full graph

Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat.

In view

Approving and issuing a Report, and associated Res

Res 1439-2020Approved

Roll call

48 · 2

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