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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

o Voice of the speaker still a puzzle s The next mayor will be minorities in contention are O±ers in the speaker’s sionci Edward Kuriansky DAVID SEIFMAN the most important player in the behind-the scenes backing Ferrer. mix include; Gifford Miller Another bloc to be reck­ (Manhattan), Plul Reed announced Thursday that Pricewaterhouse was one 2i INSIK power scramble. “Whoever the next oned ■with in the political (Manhattan), Bill Perkins chess game are the 13 re­ (Manhattan) and newcom­ of four companies selected to oversee contractors re-< (n CITY HAU mayor is will have enor­ turning council members ers David' Weprin and Me- moving more than a million mous impact,” said one in­ — a minority, since most of linda Katz of Queens, as tons of rubble. •HE runoff election on sider involved in the ma- neuvering. the council members are well as Al Vann and Bill newly elected — who've DeBlasio of Brooklyn. Kuriansky said the finns were hired based on their a I Thursday that de- If Fernando Ferrer wins, agreed informally not to expertise. © termines the Democratic Angel Rocrieucz (D- back a newcomer as theft Employees of a firm hired “All four of the monitor­ nominee for mayor could Brooklyn) will probably next leader. to monitor the deanup of ing firms are run by former also seal the deal on the *‘ave a tougher time as- "I don’t know if it’ll hold,” the World Trade Center state or federal prosecutors next speaker of the City the speaker s post. said one of the veterans. contributed thousands of with exceptional reputa­ o' mosr? ~rtam^ to maym'^d'a Utoo "But the situation the city is dollars to Mayor Giuliani’s tions," he said. o most important post in speaker?” wondered the in- in speaks to the need of 'aborted U5. Senate cam- having someone with expo paign last year, A mayoral aide said the selections are left to offi­ n city government. The speaker, who ap- On the other hand, Mark riehce.” Campaign-finance One of those veterans, cords st»w that 51 individu- re­ cials in the Law Depart­ ment and Department of 3 proves the city budget and oversees all legisla- tion, is selected by a vote Green would presumably want to align himself vrith a black or Latino speaker — Tracy Boyland (Brooklyn). als at Pricewaterhouse­ was holding court in the Coopers gave $35,000 to Brooklyn Marriott this week Giuliani^ c^paign coffers Investigation. “The mayor has nothing to do with this," said the S “I* Of id-'Ui? 0> Si o o o § I o

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