He later blamed the controversy on a bias against “blue collar” workers, while pointing to prior mayors who secured waivers to hire relatives. Both Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio hired members of their family to posts within their administrations, but in each case those positions were unpaid.
“Bernard Adams is uniquely qualified for this job, and in order to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, he offered to serve for the nominal salary of $1,” said mayoral spokesperson Max Young in a statement. “We made this proposal to the Conflict of Interest Board and they’ve agreed, and we’re grateful to Bernard for being willing to serve the city for no salary.”
A leading government watchdog praised COIB's ruling and hoped it sent a message to the Adams administration. Former COIB Chair Richard Briffault, who teaches ethics and local government at Columbia University Law School, said his read of the waiver suggested this was a negotiated solution since the request from the mayor’s counsel contained all the constraints that would allow COIB to approve it. He also said the consensus maintains the integrity of the city’s ethics laws.
Didn’t tRUMP refuse to be paid? How will Adams brother live for a year on a dollar? Homeless/poor New Yorkers need to know.
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