Northeast Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino was the only member of the borough delegation that was not given a committee leadership position announced by Speaker Adrienne Adams at Thursday’s stated meeting. A Paladino spokesman confirmed that the Republican was allowed to attend the meeting in person after she was granted a waiver to the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which she’s said she doesn’t agree with.
“Council member Paladino does have a waiver and she has been tested, so she is allowed on the grounds,” Adams told reporters on the steps of City Hall.
Her fellow Republican, Councilwoman Joann Ariola, who now represents south Queens, was appointed chair of the Committee on Fire and Emergency Management.
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