The nominations marked the first time the comptroller and public advocate have put forward candidates to the board after a 2019 change in the City Charter designed to make the body more independent of the mayor, who previously appointed all five members.
Ike did not apply for a COIB waiver exempting her from founding the company while employed by the city.
In testimony, Ike suggested her experience running into a potential conflict as a city employee would serve as a benefit for COIB, arguing her misunderstanding of the rules was driven by no one properly explaining whether a potential conflict could exist. “Part of what I hope to bring to this space is how, even through my own misjudgments and mistakes, that we can actually look at the context of the situations that do come before the COIB board,” Ike said on Monday, later adding, “In hindsight, I would’ve absolutely been the one to ask questions about, 'Can I even do this work?'”Shortly before the full Council vote on Thursday, members came to Ike’s defense, describing her as a successful legal mind and critical to COIB.
“Due diligence was done,” said Council Member Tiffany Cabán. “Ify is somebody who, time and time again, speaks truth to power.”An obscure agency, COIB often investigates claims of malfeasance across city agencies, rendering fines to those found to have committed infractions. Until recently, appointments were made only by the mayor and speaker.That was the case involving Mayor Eric Adams,n January to hire his brother to oversee his security detail.
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