Post-employment activities of certain former public servants.

A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to post-employment activities of certain former public servants

This bill would reform the current system under which former city employees and public servants are allowed to lobby city government after they have left city service. Under this bill, several former agency heads and employees of the Mayor’s Office including the Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor, Chief Counsel to the Mayor, Chief Advisor to the Mayor, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Communications Director, Press Secretary, and any public servant who directly reports to the mayor would be barred from lobbying any city agency for two years. This bill would also bar Chiefs of Staff to a Deputy Mayor and Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the Mayor from lobbying any agency for one year.