Comptroller Brad Lander on Friday said he supports Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to limit Mayor Eric Adams' power, but he would like to see City Hall present a contingency plan for managing the city.

Lander, who is also a Democratic candidate for mayor, said he has yet to see a plan from Adams' team on how the city will function when several deputy mayors are expected to step down.

"I said I'd like to see it by today, and I have not yet seen a contingency plan," Lander said during an interview on "Mornings On 1."

His comments come a day after Hochul announced she would not move to remove Adams from office but instead proposed new oversight measures aimed at increasing accountability in City Hall. The governor's plan includes appointing a special inspector general, expanding funding for financial oversight and giving key city officials—including the city comptroller—the power to take legal action against the federal government if necessary. The legislation will need City Council and state legislative approval.

Lander indicated he would use one of those new powers to recover $80 million rescinded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this month.

"I met with the governor earlier this week to talk about the crisis and the leadership vacuum the city is facing," he said. "And one thing I said to her was last week, when the federal government seized $80 million, I was immediately saying, 'Let's get into court. That's our money. We have a contract. We gotta sue to get it back,' and the Adams administration was AWOL."

Lander went on to call Hochul's proposal a "good step" but said his focus remains on ensuring stability in city government.

"I want to see a plan for running the city, and I still want to see a plan for running the city when those four deputy mayors leave," Lander said, referring to the recent resignation of four deputy mayors. "We've got to know who's overseeing the key city agencies that deliver services for New Yorkers."

Hochul's actions came as she said she had been "deeply troubled by the accusations leveled at Mayor Eric Adams," including the federal corruption charges he faces and allegations that he reached a "quid pro quo" with the Trump administration to get them dismissed in exchange for help with federal immigration enforcement in New York City.

While Hochul has said she will not remove the mayor, Lander had previously suggested convening the city's "Inability Committee," a body that can determine whether the mayor is fit to serve. But when asked if Hochul's proposal changed his stance, Lander reaffirmed his concern about the city.

Lander also believed the "guardrails" put in place by Hochul should have a clear expiration date, saying, "I think it should" be limited to the current mayoral term, which ends Dec. 31, 2025.

"This is an unprecedented situation…and I think what we're trying to do is make sure the guardrails are in place for the rest of it," he said. "Mostly these guardrails are to deal with the unprecedented crisis that Mayor Adams and Donald Trump are bringing us."