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New York City Council speaker unveils leadership team, new committees; ethics referral announced for Council Member Paladino
Summary
Speaker Menon announced a leadership team that includes Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, Majority Leader Sean Abreu and Majority Whip Camilla Hanks, and unveiled new committees on early childhood, combating hate, disabilities and workforce development. She said the temporary rules committee voted on chair assignments and noted a referral to the standards and ethics committee regarding Council Member Paladino's social‑media comments.
Speaker Menon used a press conference to introduce her new leadership team and to describe several newly created committees, saying the changes reflect the city’s priorities and are based on members’ experience and competency rather than ideology.
"Deputy speaker, Nantasha Williams, majority leader, Sean Abreu, majority whip, Camilla Hanks," Speaker Menon said as she read names from the leadership roster and named committee chairs for land use, finance, education, oversight and more. She described the temporary rules committee as having "voted on chairmanships and committee assignments" earlier in the day.
Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, whom the transcript identifies as…
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