Chick to fight charter proposal

Concerned that her power could be limited under a proposed change to the City Charter, City Controller Laura Chick said Thursday that she will fight the changes. Daily News.

The council is scheduled to take up a proposed charter amendment today that would spell out which programs the Controller's Office can review for performance audits.

"I can only believe that some members of this City Council are opposed to public transparency," Chick said. "If the measure goes to the ballot as it is, I will ask that I be allowed to write the argument against it and I will campaign against it."

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