THE ANSWER IS “YES !
! !” if you ask JUSTIN BRANNAN’S “Campaign
Rep” --- JON GREENFIELD
According to a report from Julianne
Cuba, my favorite young reporter working the Brooklyn hustings for “Courier Life’s – Brooklyn Daily” --- “…. ‘ [Clearly
referring to Republican Candidate Bob Capano] This is simply more Trump-style tactics from a third-rate
candidate desperately looking for attention. Justin Brannan is a lifelong Bay
Ridge resident with a demonstrated commitment to this community and the record
in public service to match,’ said campaign rep Jon Greenfield. ‘Justin
recently joined Council Member Gentile’s office as Deputy Chief of Staff to
assist his former boss of five years to continue important community work
during the Council member’s final months in office. In doing so, he took a significant
pay cut from his previous job with the Department of Education. To suggest that
this is somehow illegal or improper is simply ludicrous.’…” (See “Mud-slinging in Bay Ridge’s Council race” by Julianne Cuba, 2/23/17, Courier Life/ Brooklyn
Daily/ “Party Line”… Julianne Cuba [http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2017/8/pl-party-line-capano-versus-brannan-2017-02-24-bk.html]).
HERE'S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.....
Capano’s complaint is that the NYC Charter says that no public servant, who has “substantial policy discretion” is allowed to do campaign-style fund-raising --- other than an elected official. According to Capano’s interpretation of that ordinance, the law would specifically include somebody like his prospective Democratic opponent Justin Brannan, who is working for Councilman Gentile.
Here’s the rub for Capano --- NYC
outlines which positions subject to the rule above are on the so-called
“policymaker list.” Specifically, it
includes members of agencies such as the Parks Department or the Department of
Transportation; and it lists staffers for certain elected officials, like,
for example, the Borough President, also specified named positions for other
officials, like the City Council Speaker’s
chief of staff.
According to Julianne Cuba, from her article cited above, “.... The Conflicts of Interest Board, which
rules on such matters, would not comment specifically on Brannan’s situation
unless a formal complaint is filed and adjudicated, but a rep said individual
council staffers are not typically barred from mounting their own campaigns…. ‘The individual chiefs of staff for Council
members [have] not historically been on the list, and the board has not
historically required them to be on that list,’ said rep Wayne Hawley….”
As near as I can tell, Capano is expected to be filing a complaint
with the NYCCOIB shortly. Who knows
when we all might get a definitive answer on any of it ! ! !
9 comments:
Here is what some people don't know about Brannan's curious return to Gentile's office. After multiple formal complaints from elected officials belonging to the Democratic and Republican parties, the Department of Education was cracking down hard on Justin for not doing his job and spending most of his work time on personal matters. He saw the writing on the wall and left.
Gale,
You refer to julianne cuba as though she was Katherine Graham.
Strange.
Are you a Milo type of libertarian?
The Trump playbook had the Trump money.
Who the hell is advising Capano? He's running in a district Trump lost badly, and yet he's trying to out-Trump every other candidate. Except in fundraising, of course.
Bob very worried about having a sparse crowd at his fundraiser, his "financial advisers" you know the same "fnancial advisers" who felt that raising $10,000 after a year of campaigning was where they should be, will be rounding up people off the street to attend.
RESPONSE: THE "OH, HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING TO >>> BOB <<< LATELY ? ? ?" EDITION
TO: "ANONYMOUS SAID... AT 8:36 AM"
So, my very insightful friend you both know what Bob's emotional insecurities are presently, AND you know exactly what his "fnancial advisers" [sic] will be doing to pump up the crowd for Bob on Sunday.
Maybe you should have your own blog so we can share your insights full-time..... Or at least more often than occasionally, like your comment above.
$10,000 is half what Bob will need for an election lawyer to keep him on the ballot (if he makes it to petitioning).
More than the $0 raised by quaglione
He could always pay that clown Eaton used.
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