During a May 1 City Council hearing, Council Member Lincoln Restler (D-Brooklyn) grilled Tiffany Raspberry, Adams' director of intergovernmental affairs, on the exact purpose of the two-page Elected Officials Agency Engagement Request form.
Restler charged that the form adds unnecessary red tape, making it more difficult for elected officials to communicate quickly with city agency heads and believes it was designed to slow down requests for political reasons.
Raspberry rejected Restler's claims, stating the form aims to enhance accessibility of agency leaders to officials with less government experience and streamline similar engagement requests to avoid multiple meetings on the same topics.
Raspberry felt hurt by Restler's accusation, defending the administration's intent behind the form and emphasizing its purpose to facilitate connections between officials and city agencies.
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