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\u00a0New York City, NY \u2013 Yesterday, Common Cause New York condemned the New York City Council for rushing to adopt new legislative rules without allowing the public sufficient time to review the changes.<\/p>\r\nLast Thursday afternoon, the Council staff released a 140-page report with the proposed rules. Four days later, the rules were scheduled for a hearing, with no opportunities for constituents to observe remotely or give Zoom testimony.\r\n\r\nSusan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, wrote in the comment submitted to the New York City Council:\r\n\r\n\"New Yorkers deserve adequate time to assess and comment on changes to the council's governing rules. Advancing this process at the end of a council session, before a new Speaker will be chosen in the 2026 session, is simply over-reaching and risks undermining accountability and transparency. Such behavior is unacceptable and inappropriate.\"\r\n\r\nView Common Cause New York's full comment\u00a0here.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_add_component","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_add_component":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_work","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_work":{"heading":"Work","manually_curate":false,"work":null}}]},"yoast_head":"\nRushed New York City Council Rules Undermine Public Accountability - Common Cause New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Common Cause New York condemned the New York City Council for rushing to adopt new legislative rules\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press\/rushed-new-york-city-council-rules-undermine-public-accountability\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rushed New York City Council Rules Undermine Public Accountability\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Common Cause New York condemned the New York City Council for rushing to adopt new legislative rules.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press\/rushed-new-york-city-council-rules-undermine-public-accountability\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Common Cause New York\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1061429592-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1865\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press\/rushed-new-york-city-council-rules-undermine-public-accountability\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press\/rushed-new-york-city-council-rules-undermine-public-accountability\/\",\"name\":\"Rushed New York City Council Rules Undermine Public Accountability - 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