Mayor Eric Adams quietly appointed himself to an obscure board, adding oversight to the MTA’s $55 billion construction budget to his to-do list.
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The Capital Program Review Board comprises four voting members from the offices of the governor, the state senate majority leader, the state assembly majority leader, and City Hall respectively. Each member has veto power. Since at least 2019, good government groups have said the board, and called for the mayor and governor themselves to serve directly, rather than simply appointing delegates.
Adams’ self-appointment on July 20, 2022 emerged thanks to a Freedom of Information Law request. Shortly after Adams made the move, an amendment to the capital plan adding $1 billion was approved automatically because none of the review board members intervened. The board was created in the early 1980s by then-MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch, who was rebuilding the MTA and formalizing the capital planning process.
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