I was shocked to read Councilman James Gennaro’s lame defense of the City Council’s deplorable treatment of a decent man, Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams’ nominee to become the City’s top lawyer. I was there for Mastro’s confirmation hearing last week, and what the Council did that day will live in infamy.
Mastro’s appointment requires the City Council’s “advice and consent,” and therein lies the rub. Rather than exercise that authority responsibly and in the best interest of the City, the Council turned Mastro’s confirmation hearing into a hit job aimed squarely at the Mayor.
