00:00:00:00 00:10:35:00 FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS 00:10:35:00 00:10:36:00 LIEUTENANT ANDERSON, THE 00:10:36:00 00:10:39:00 DISTRICT SEVEN CITY COUNCILOR I 00:10:39:00 00:10:40:00 AM THE CHAIR OF THE BOSTON CITY 00:10:40:00 00:10:43:00 COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND 00:10:43:00 00:10:43:00 MEANS. 00:10:43:00 00:10:44:00 THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED 00:10:44:00 00:10:48:00 AS BEING LIVESTREAM AT BOSTON 00:10:48:00 00:10:51:00 DOUGA FOR SLASH CITY COUNCIL TV 00:10:51:00 00:10:52:00 AND BROADCAST ON XFINITY 00:10:52:00 00:10:55:00 CHANNEL EIGHT RCN CHANNEL 00:10:55:00 00:10:56:00 EIGHTY TWO AND PHILES CHANNEL 00:10:56:00 00:11:00:00 NINE SIX OR THE COUNCIL'S 00:11:00:00 00:11:02:00 BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS WILL 00:11:02:00 00:11:03:00 ENCOMPASS A SERIES OF PUBLIC 00:11:03:00 00:11:06:00 HEARINGS BEGINNING APRIL AND 00:11:06:00 00:11:07:00 RUNNING THROUGH JUNE. 00:11:07:00 00:11:11:00 WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS 00:11:11:00 00:11:12:00 TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ENGAGE IN 00:11:12:00 00:11:15:00 THIS PROCESS BY GIVING 00:11:15:00 00:11:18:00 TESTIMONY FOR THE RECORD YOU 00:11:18:00 00:11:19:00 CAN DO THIS IN SEVERAL WAYS 00:11:19:00 00:11:20:00 ATTEND ONE OF THE HEARINGS AND 00:11:20:00 00:11:23:00 GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. 00:11:23:00 00:11:24:00 WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY 00:11:24:00 00:11:26:00 AT THE END OF EACH DEPARTMENT A 00:11:26:00 00:11:27:00 HEARING AND ALSO AT THREE 00:11:27:00 00:11:30:00 HEARINGS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC 00:11:30:00 00:11:30:00 TESTIMONY. 00:11:30:00 00:11:34:00 THE FULL HEARING SCHEDULE IS ON 00:11:34:00 00:11:35:00 OUR WEBSITE AT BOSTON MAUGA FOR 00:11:35:00 00:11:38:00 SWASH COUNCIL DASCH BUDGET OUR 00:11:38:00 00:11:41:00 SCHEDULED HEARINGS DEDICATED TO 00:11:41:00 00:11:42:00 PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON TUESDAY MAY 00:11:42:00 00:11:46:00 2ND AT TWO P.M. TUESDAY MAY 9TH 00:11:46:00 00:11:50:00 AT SIX P.M. AND THURSDAY MAY 00:11:50:00 00:11:53:00 18TH AT 2:00 P.M. OR VIRTUAL 00:11:53:00 00:11:54:00 TESTIMONY YOU CAN SIGN UP USING 00:11:54:00 00:11:58:00 YOUR ONLINE FORM ON THE 00:11:58:00 00:11:58:00 COUNCIL BUDGET REVIEW WEBSITE 00:11:58:00 00:12:02:00 OR BY EMAILING THE COMMITTEE W 00:12:02:00 00:12:06:00 AT BOSTON. 00:12:06:00 00:12:07:00 WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO TESTIFY 00:12:07:00 00:12:09:00 PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND 00:12:09:00 00:12:13:00 AFFILIATION AND OR RESIDENTS 00:12:13:00 00:12:14:00 AND LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO A 00:12:14:00 00:12:16:00 COUPLE OF MINUTES TO ENSURE 00:12:16:00 00:12:17:00 THAT ALL COMMENTS AND CONCERNS 00:12:17:00 00:12:18:00 CAN BE HEARD. 00:12:18:00 00:12:18:00 EMAIL. 00:12:18:00 00:12:21:00 YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL YOUR WRITTEN 00:12:21:00 00:12:22:00 TESTIMONY TO THE COMMITTEE AT 00:12:22:00 00:12:25:00 C.C.C. DOT W.M. AT BOSTON 00:12:25:00 00:12:29:00 DUKKHA SUBMITTED A TWO MINUTE 00:12:29:00 00:12:30:00 VIDEO OF YOUR TESTIMONY THROUGH 00:12:30:00 00:12:33:00 THE FORUM ON OUR WEBSITE FOR 00:12:33:00 00:12:34:00 MORE INFORMATION ON THE CITY 00:12:34:00 00:12:37:00 COUNCIL BUDGET PROCESS AND HOW 00:12:37:00 00:12:38:00 TO JUSTIFY PLEASE VISIT THE 00:12:38:00 00:12:38:00 CITY COUNCIL'S BUDGET WEBSITE 00:12:38:00 00:12:41:00 AT BOSTON GOV OR SLASH 00:12:41:00 00:12:45:00 COUNCIL DASCH BUDGET. 00:12:45:00 00:12:46:00 TODAY'S HEARING IS ON DOCKET 00:12:46:00 00:12:49:00 ZERO SEVEN ZERO SEVEN SIX ZERO 00:12:49:00 00:12:53:00 TWO ZERO SEVEN SIX TO ORDERS 00:12:53:00 00:12:54:00 FOR THE FBI TWENTY THREE FISCAL 00:12:54:00 00:12:57:00 YEAR TWENTY THREE OPERATING 00:12:57:00 00:12:57:00 BUDGET INCLUDING ANNUAL 00:12:57:00 00:12:58:00 APPROPRIATIONS FOR A DEPARTMENT 00:12:58:00 00:13:01:00 OR OPERATION FOR THE SCHOOL 00:13:01:00 00:13:01:00 DEPARTMENT OR OTHER POST 00:13:01:00 00:13:04:00 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS DOCKET ZERO 00:13:04:00 00:13:08:00 SEVEN SIX THREE ZERO SEVEN SIX 00:13:08:00 00:13:09:00 FIVE TO ZERO SEVEN SIX SIX 00:13:09:00 00:13:10:00 ORDERS FOR CAPITAL FUND 00:13:10:00 00:13:13:00 TRANSFER APPROPRIATIONS DOCKET 00:13:13:00 00:13:14:00 ZERO SEVEN SIX FOUR ZERO SEVEN 00:13:14:00 00:13:17:00 SIX SEVEN TO ZERO SEVEN SIX 00:13:17:00 00:13:21:00 EIGHT ORDERS FOR THE CAPITAL 00:13:21:00 00:13:22:00 BUDGET INCLUDING LONG BORDERS 00:13:22:00 00:13:24:00 AND LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS. 00:13:24:00 00:13:25:00 OUR FOCUS AREA FOR THIS HEARING 00:13:25:00 00:13:29:00 WILL BE THE FISCAL YEAR TWENTY 00:13:29:00 00:13:29:00 FOUR BUDGET FOR THE LAW 00:13:29:00 00:13:32:00 DEPARTMENT AND REVOLVING FUND 00:13:32:00 00:13:33:00 THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND THE 00:13:33:00 00:13:35:00 AUDITING DEPARTMENT. 00:13:35:00 00:13:36:00 OUR PANELIST FOR TODAY'S 00:13:36:00 00:13:40:00 HEARING ARE ADAM CEDERBAUM 00:13:40:00 00:13:40:00 CORPORATION COUNCILOR LAW 00:13:40:00 00:13:43:00 DEPARTMENT SUSAN WISE FIRST 00:13:43:00 00:13:44:00 ASSISTANT CORPORATION 00:13:44:00 00:13:44:00 COUNCILOR LAW DEPARTMENT BLAH 00:13:44:00 00:13:48:00 ORTIZ CHIEF OF STAFF LAW 00:13:48:00 00:13:48:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:13:48:00 00:13:51:00 MAUREEN GHIORSO FIRST ASSISTANT 00:13:51:00 00:13:52:00 TREASURER TREASURY DIVISION 00:13:52:00 00:13:55:00 TREASURY DEPARTMENT SYLVIA 00:13:55:00 00:13:56:00 BARTON ASSISTANT COLLECT OUR 00:13:56:00 00:13:59:00 TREASURY TREASURER COLLECTING 00:13:59:00 00:14:00:00 DIVISION TREASURY DEPARTMENT 00:14:00:00 00:14:03:00 MARINE JOYCE CITY AUDITOR 00:14:03:00 00:14:07:00 AUDITING DEPARTMENT. 00:14:07:00 00:14:12:00 I AM JOINED HERE BY MY 00:14:12:00 00:14:12:00 COUNCIL COLLEAGUE COUNSELOR 00:14:12:00 00:14:16:00 CITY ALSO AT LARGE COUNSELOR 00:14:16:00 00:14:19:00 AARON MURPHY FOR THE FORMAT 00:14:19:00 00:14:23:00 TODAY THAT WILL BE USING WE 00:14:23:00 00:14:28:00 WILL OPEN ALSO JOINED HERE BY 00:14:28:00 00:14:34:00 MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUE COUNSELOR 00:14:34:00 00:14:37:00 LIZ BREADON AND COUNSELOR AT 00:14:37:00 00:14:45:00 LARGE MICHAEL FLAHERTY OR A 00:14:45:00 00:14:49:00 FORMAT I WILL GO TO THE THE 00:14:49:00 00:14:49:00 PANELIST ADMINISTRATION 00:14:49:00 00:14:52:00 PANELIST FOR A PRESENTATION. 00:14:52:00 00:14:56:00 THEN I WILL ASK OUR BUDGET 00:14:56:00 00:14:57:00 ANALYST KARISHMA TO PRESENT A 00:14:57:00 00:15:03:00 BREAKDOWN OF THE BUDGET FOR 00:15:03:00 00:15:04:00 THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND 00:15:04:00 00:15:08:00 IMMEDIATELY GO TO ROUND ONE 00:15:08:00 00:15:12:00 OF QUESTIONING TO MY 00:15:12:00 00:15:13:00 COUNCIL COLLEAGUES AND THEN TO 00:15:13:00 00:15:16:00 PUBLIC TESTIMONY IF ANYONE 00:15:16:00 00:15:17:00 SIGNED UP AND THEN TO A SECOND 00:15:17:00 00:15:20:00 ROUND QUESTION. 00:15:20:00 00:15:24:00 AND THIRD, IF TIME ALLOWS THIS 00:15:24:00 00:15:25:00 HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 00:15:25:00 00:15:27:00 A DURATION THREE HOURS IF WE 00:15:27:00 00:15:31:00 MAKE WE MAKE IT DONE SOONER AND 00:15:31:00 00:15:35:00 THAT'S REALLY TO THE DISCRETION 00:15:35:00 00:15:36:00 OF MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY FEEL 00:15:36:00 00:15:37:00 THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN 00:15:37:00 00:15:39:00 ANSWERED OR WHETHER OR NOT WE 00:15:39:00 00:15:40:00 NEED FURTHER CONVERSATION 00:15:40:00 00:15:45:00 BEYOND THIS HEARING. 00:15:45:00 00:15:46:00 SO BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO 00:15:46:00 00:15:49:00 WELCOME ALL OF YOU AND THANK 00:15:49:00 00:15:50:00 YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 00:15:50:00 00:15:53:00 THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD 00:15:53:00 00:15:54:00 WORK. 00:15:54:00 00:15:56:00 PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD STUFF I 00:15:56:00 00:15:57:00 MENTIONED EARLIER OFF LINE FUN 00:15:57:00 00:16:01:00 STUFF TREASURING AND AUDITING 00:16:01:00 00:16:01:00 AND LOSS. 00:16:01:00 00:16:07:00 SO I ADAM DEFINITELY AND WE 00:16:07:00 00:16:12:00 ABSOLUTELY. 00:16:12:00 00:16:12:00 ABSOLUTELY. 00:16:12:00 00:16:15:00 AND LET'S MAKE THIS LIGHT 00:16:15:00 00:16:15:00 CONVERSATION. 00:16:15:00 00:16:17:00 I LIKE TO PRACTICE IT BY JUST 00:16:17:00 00:16:23:00 ASKING WE ALL HAVE A JOB TO DO 00:16:23:00 00:16:24:00 AND THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO A 00:16:24:00 00:16:27:00 CONVERSATION WITH INTEGRITY, 00:16:27:00 00:16:30:00 TRANSPARENCY AND OBVIOUSLY 00:16:30:00 00:16:31:00 PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT IN 00:16:31:00 00:16:34:00 THIS CONVERSATION. 00:16:34:00 00:16:35:00 SO JUST AN EASY GOING 00:16:35:00 00:16:36:00 CONVERSATION, QUESTIONS AND 00:16:36:00 00:16:38:00 ANSWERS AND GETTING TO 00:16:38:00 00:16:39:00 CLARIFICATION AND TRANSPARENCY 00:16:39:00 00:16:42:00 FOR THE SAKE OF CONVEYING 00:16:42:00 00:16:43:00 INFORMATION TO MAKE IT 00:16:43:00 00:16:46:00 ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC. 00:16:46:00 00:16:47:00 I'LL GO TO MY 00:16:47:00 00:16:50:00 COUNCIL COLLEAGUES FOR A THIRTY 00:16:50:00 00:16:54:00 SECOND INTRODUCTION IN OPENING 00:16:54:00 00:16:55:00 STATEMENT FIRST COUNCILOR ERIN 00:16:55:00 00:17:08:00 MURPHY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR 00:17:08:00 00:17:09:00 COUNCILOR MURPHY, IF YOU ARE 00:17:09:00 00:17:12:00 MUTED OR STEPPED AWAY FROM YOUR 00:17:12:00 00:17:15:00 DESK WE WILL GO TO 00:17:15:00 00:17:16:00 COUNCILOR LIZ BRADIN. 00:17:16:00 00:17:16:00 ALL RIGHT. 00:17:16:00 00:17:19:00 NO SORRY I'M HERE. 00:17:19:00 00:17:20:00 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 00:17:20:00 00:17:24:00 THANK CHAIR AND THANK YOU ALL 00:17:24:00 00:17:24:00 FOR BEING HERE. 00:17:24:00 00:17:27:00 THE PANELISTS JUST LOOKING 00:17:27:00 00:17:28:00 FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION. 00:17:28:00 00:17:31:00 I'LL HOLD MY OPENING REMARKS TO 00:17:31:00 00:17:32:00 OUR FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS. 00:17:32:00 00:17:33:00 LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 00:17:33:00 00:17:33:00 CONVERSATION. 00:17:33:00 00:17:34:00 THANK YOU EVERYONE. 00:17:34:00 00:17:36:00 THANK YOU. 00:17:36:00 00:17:36:00 THANK YOU. 00:17:36:00 00:17:37:00 COUNCILOR MURPHY. 00:17:37:00 00:17:40:00 THEN WE HAVE 00:17:40:00 00:17:40:00 COUNCILOR LANSBERRY. 00:17:40:00 00:17:41:00 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 00:17:41:00 00:17:43:00 THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. 00:17:43:00 00:17:44:00 I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MUCH TO 00:17:44:00 00:17:47:00 SAY. 00:17:47:00 00:17:47:00 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 00:17:47:00 00:17:50:00 CONVERSATION AND I HOPE MY 00:17:50:00 00:17:51:00 REMARKS FROM MY TIME FROM MY 00:17:51:00 00:17:52:00 QUESTIONS LATER. 00:17:52:00 00:17:54:00 THANK YOU. 00:17:54:00 00:17:57:00 THANK YOU SO GREAT IN 00:17:57:00 00:18:01:00 COUNCILOR MICHAEL FLAHERTY. 00:18:01:00 00:18:02:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 00:18:02:00 00:18:05:00 I LOOK FORWARD TO THE TESTIMONY 00:18:05:00 00:18:06:00 AND OBVIOUSLY MY FOCUS WILL BE 00:18:06:00 00:18:10:00 FOR A LOT OF BOBBING AROUND THE 00:18:10:00 00:18:11:00 EXECUTION OF COURTS AND ON THE 00:18:11:00 00:18:12:00 GENERAL LIABILITY SIDE SORT 00:18:12:00 00:18:13:00 WHO'S SHOWING US SOME ARE THERE 00:18:13:00 00:18:14:00 ANY TRENDS AND THEN ALSO 00:18:14:00 00:18:16:00 LOOKING AT OUTSIDE 00:18:16:00 00:18:17:00 COUNCILOR AND WHY WE NEED THEM 00:18:17:00 00:18:21:00 WHEN WE NEED THEM AND WHO SETS 00:18:21:00 00:18:22:00 THE RATES AND ALL THAT STUFF. 00:18:22:00 00:18:22:00 SO THAT'S WHERE MY LINE 00:18:22:00 00:18:23:00 OF INQUIRY WILL BE. 00:18:23:00 00:18:25:00 BUT AGAIN, LOOK FORWARD TO THE 00:18:25:00 00:18:28:00 TESTIMONY OF THE ADMINISTRATION 00:18:28:00 00:18:29:00 . 00:18:29:00 00:18:30:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH, 00:18:30:00 00:18:32:00 COUNCILOR FLAHERTY NEXT WE HAVE 00:18:32:00 00:18:36:00 COUNCILOR COLLETTA. 00:18:36:00 00:18:36:00 GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. 00:18:36:00 00:18:37:00 IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. 00:18:37:00 00:18:40:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK 00:18:40:00 00:18:40:00 . 00:18:40:00 00:18:41:00 NO PARTICULAR OPENING STATEMENT 00:18:41:00 00:18:42:00 AND I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO THE 00:18:42:00 00:18:44:00 CONVERSATION WHICH EVERYBODY 00:18:44:00 00:18:48:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA AND 00:18:48:00 00:18:48:00 GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 00:18:48:00 00:18:49:00 IT'S COUNCILOR MAKATEA. 00:18:49:00 00:18:52:00 I'M A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE 00:18:52:00 00:18:54:00 WEATHER SO I WILL SPARE YOU THE 00:18:54:00 00:18:57:00 ALLERGY ARE KILLING ME BUT I AM 00:18:57:00 00:18:59:00 NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OPENING 00:18:59:00 00:19:00:00 REMARKS BUT I WILL HAVE WILL 00:19:00:00 00:19:01:00 REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO 00:19:01:00 00:19:04:00 DIVING IN AND LEARNING A LITTLE 00:19:04:00 00:19:04:00 BIT MORE AS COUNCILOR ALREADY 00:19:04:00 00:19:07:00 MENTIONED IN TERMS LIKE WHEN WE 00:19:07:00 00:19:08:00 SEEK COUNCILOR WHAT DOES THAT 00:19:08:00 00:19:11:00 LOOK LIKE? 00:19:11:00 00:19:12:00 WHO PAYS FOR IT AND YOU KNOW 00:19:12:00 00:19:15:00 ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. 00:19:15:00 00:19:15:00 THANK YOU. 00:19:15:00 00:19:16:00 FANTASTIC. 00:19:16:00 00:19:19:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR MEJIA I 00:19:19:00 00:19:22:00 HAVE THE ORDER AND I GUESS ADAM 00:19:22:00 00:19:26:00 CAROLLA ANYONE HELP ME OUT. 00:19:26:00 00:19:27:00 ARE YOU GUYS PLANNING TO 00:19:27:00 00:19:31:00 PRESENT TOGETHER OR WHO READY 00:19:31:00 00:19:31:00 TO GO FIRST. 00:19:31:00 00:19:38:00 OH I'M HAPPY FOR THE LAW 00:19:38:00 00:19:39:00 DEPARTMENT TO GO FIRST THAT 00:19:39:00 00:19:41:00 THAT WORKS FOR THE COMMITTEE. 00:19:41:00 00:19:43:00 WE DO HAVE A SLIDE DECK THAT WE 00:19:43:00 00:19:45:00 WILL TRY MOVE THROUGH QUICKLY 00:19:45:00 00:19:49:00 AND AND I WILL ASK PELADA TO 00:19:49:00 00:19:50:00 PRESENT A COUPLE THOSE SLIDES 00:19:50:00 00:19:52:00 AND ALL THAT THE REST OK SOUNDS 00:19:52:00 00:19:53:00 GOOD. 00:19:53:00 00:19:56:00 THANK YOU. 00:19:56:00 00:19:58:00 IF WE CAN GET THAT UP YOU HAVE 00:19:58:00 00:20:02:00 BEFORE READY. 00:20:02:00 00:20:07:00 THANK YOU. 00:20:07:00 00:20:08:00 THANK YOU VERY MUCH SO SO GOOD 00:20:08:00 00:20:08:00 MORNING AGAIN. 00:20:08:00 00:20:11:00 I AM ADAM CEDERBAUM. 00:20:11:00 00:20:11:00 I'M THE CORPORATION COUNCILOR . 00:20:11:00 00:20:15:00 WITH ME IS SUSAN WISE, THE 00:20:15:00 00:20:15:00 FIRST ASSISTANT CORPORATION 00:20:15:00 00:20:16:00 COUNCILOR FOR THE EMPLOYER OR 00:20:16:00 00:20:19:00 TEETHE LAW DEPARTMENT'S CHIEF 00:20:19:00 00:20:19:00 OF STAFF. 00:20:19:00 00:20:22:00 I WANT TO THANK YOU CHAIR 00:20:22:00 00:20:23:00 FERNANDES ANDERSON AND THE 00:20:23:00 00:20:27:00 ENTIRE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE 00:20:27:00 00:20:30:00 FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY IN 00:20:30:00 00:20:33:00 THINK EXTEND THIS TO TWO STAFF 00:20:33:00 00:20:34:00 AND WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO GIVE 00:20:34:00 00:20:38:00 YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE LAW 00:20:38:00 00:20:45:00 DEPARTMENT NOW THE THE OVERALL 00:20:45:00 00:20:48:00 GOAL OF THE LAW DEPARTMENT IS 00:20:48:00 00:20:49:00 BASICALLY TO PROVIDE THE 00:20:49:00 00:20:52:00 HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL WORK THAT 00:20:52:00 00:20:53:00 WE CAN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY 00:20:53:00 00:20:57:00 OF BOSTON AND THIS MEANS A 00:20:57:00 00:20:57:00 COUPLE OF BASIC THINGS, RIGHT? 00:20:57:00 00:21:01:00 WE ADVISE IN MORE TRANSACTIONAL 00:21:01:00 00:21:05:00 WORK TO EXECUTE OUR ADVICE TO 00:21:05:00 00:21:06:00 SUPPORT AND FACILITATE THE WORK 00:21:06:00 00:21:08:00 THAT THAT OUR DEPARTMENT 00:21:08:00 00:21:09:00 DEPARTMENTS ARE OUR PUBLIC 00:21:09:00 00:21:12:00 FACING DEPARTMENTS DO AND LET 00:21:12:00 00:21:13:00 OUR EMPLOYEES PERFORM ON BEHALF 00:21:13:00 00:21:16:00 OF THE QUEEN. 00:21:16:00 00:21:17:00 WE'RE REALLY THERE IN AS A 00:21:17:00 00:21:20:00 CENTRAL DEPARTMENT IN SUPPORT 00:21:20:00 00:21:24:00 OF A LOT OF THE WORK THAT OUR 00:21:24:00 00:21:25:00 EXTERNAL FACING DEPARTMENTS DO 00:21:25:00 00:21:28:00 A SECOND MAIN BUCKET OF OUR 00:21:28:00 00:21:31:00 WORK IS DEFENDING THE CITY AND 00:21:31:00 00:21:31:00 ITS EMPLOYEES. 00:21:31:00 00:21:32:00 THAT PRIMARILY MEANS 00:21:32:00 00:21:35:00 OF LITIGATION BUT ALSO BEFORE 00:21:35:00 00:21:39:00 REGULATORY BODIES. 00:21:39:00 00:21:40:00 SO WE ARE A CENTRAL DEPARTMENT 00:21:40:00 00:21:43:00 THAT SORT THROUGH DEFENDING THE 00:21:43:00 00:21:44:00 CITY AND THROUGH ADVISING AND 00:21:44:00 00:21:47:00 PERFORMING TRANSACTIONAL WORK 00:21:47:00 00:21:48:00 SUPPORTS THE WORK OF OTHER 00:21:48:00 00:21:51:00 DEPARTMENTS ON THE LAW 00:21:51:00 00:21:55:00 DEPARTMENT IS AN IN-HOUSE LEGAL 00:21:55:00 00:21:59:00 DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES THE CITY 00:21:59:00 00:22:00:00 OF BOSTON SO WE DON'T ADVISE 00:22:00:00 00:22:03:00 CONSTITUENTS. 00:22:03:00 00:22:07:00 WE ADVISE THE CITY AS AN ENTITY 00:22:07:00 00:22:07:00 AND ITS EMPLOYEES. 00:22:07:00 00:22:08:00 CURRENTLY WE HAVE SIXTY EIGHT 00:22:08:00 00:22:11:00 EMPLOYEES THAT'S THE MAJORITY 00:22:11:00 00:22:11:00 OF THOSE ARE LAWYERS. 00:22:11:00 00:22:15:00 WE ALSO HAVE A PARALEGAL PLANE 00:22:15:00 00:22:16:00 SPECIALISTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE 00:22:16:00 00:22:18:00 STAFF. 00:22:18:00 00:22:19:00 I'LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT 00:22:19:00 00:22:22:00 ABOUT SOME OF THESE GROUPS. 00:22:22:00 00:22:23:00 THE WORK THAT WE DO, THE 00:22:23:00 00:22:27:00 MAJORITY OF THAT STAFF IS 00:22:27:00 00:22:27:00 LOCATED HERE IN CITY HALL BUT 00:22:27:00 00:22:33:00 WE ALSO AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY 00:22:33:00 00:22:36:00 INCLUDING SCHOOLS, INSPECTION 00:22:36:00 00:22:37:00 SERVICES, PUBLIC FACILITIES, 00:22:37:00 00:22:40:00 POLICE, MAYOR'S OFFICE 00:22:40:00 00:22:41:00 OF HOUSING AND THE FIRE 00:22:41:00 00:22:47:00 DEPARTMENT, THIS STAFF PERFORMS 00:22:47:00 00:22:48:00 A WIDE VARIETY OF WORK THAT 00:22:48:00 00:22:51:00 WILL START TO OUR OPERATIONS 00:22:51:00 00:22:52:00 GROUP. 00:22:52:00 00:22:53:00 THESE ARE THE STAFF WHO MAKE 00:22:53:00 00:22:55:00 SURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT RUNS 00:22:55:00 00:22:56:00 AND SUPPORT EVERYBODY ELSE IN 00:22:56:00 00:22:59:00 THE DEPARTMENT IN THE WORK WE 00:22:59:00 00:23:00:00 DO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY 00:23:00:00 00:23:04:00 AND ITS DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THE 00:23:04:00 00:23:04:00 SORT OF THE CRITICAL FOUNDATION 00:23:04:00 00:23:07:00 OF OUR WORK THE LITIGATION 00:23:07:00 00:23:11:00 GROUP TAKES THE LEAD ON ANOTHER 00:23:11:00 00:23:12:00 SORT OF CORE PIECE OF THIS 00:23:12:00 00:23:12:00 DEPARTMENT'S WORK. 00:23:12:00 00:23:16:00 THE CORE TASK OF DEFENDING THE 00:23:16:00 00:23:17:00 CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES WERE A 00:23:17:00 00:23:18:00 LARGE ATTENTION. 00:23:18:00 00:23:20:00 YOU GET A LOT OF LAWSUITS AND 00:23:20:00 00:23:23:00 CLAIMS RANGING FROM PROPERTY 00:23:23:00 00:23:23:00 DAMAGE AND NEGLIGENCE TO 00:23:23:00 00:23:26:00 EMPLOYMENT CASES AND CIVIL 00:23:26:00 00:23:27:00 RIGHTS CASES. 00:23:27:00 00:23:30:00 OUR LITIGATION GROUP TAKES THE 00:23:30:00 00:23:31:00 LEAD IN DEFENDING THE CITY AND 00:23:31:00 00:23:32:00 ITS EMPLOYEES AND ALL OF THOSE 00:23:32:00 00:23:34:00 MATTERS. 00:23:34:00 00:23:35:00 THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM 00:23:35:00 00:23:38:00 SORT OF REPRESENTS THEIR CORE 00:23:38:00 00:23:41:00 TASK THAT'S PERFORMED BY THE 00:23:41:00 00:23:42:00 LAW DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF OUR 00:23:42:00 00:23:46:00 CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. 00:23:46:00 00:23:47:00 THAT TEAM PERFORMS A LOT 00:23:47:00 00:23:50:00 OF TRANSACTIONAL ADVISORY WORK 00:23:50:00 00:23:50:00 THAT AGAIN SUPPORTS AND 00:23:50:00 00:23:54:00 FACILITATES THE WORK THAT OUR 00:23:54:00 00:23:54:00 DEPARTMENTS IN PUBLIC FACING 00:23:54:00 00:23:57:00 EMPLOYEES DO. 00:23:57:00 00:23:58:00 THEY ALSO DO A VARIETY OF LAND 00:23:58:00 00:24:04:00 USE AND CONTRACT LITIGATION. 00:24:04:00 00:24:05:00 THOSE TWO CORE TASKS SORT 00:24:05:00 00:24:05:00 OF ADVISING AND SUPPORTING AND 00:24:05:00 00:24:08:00 DEFENDING LITIGATION ARE ALSO 00:24:08:00 00:24:10:00 COMBINED IN OTHER PIECES OF THE 00:24:10:00 00:24:14:00 LAW DEPARTMENT HOUSED IN SOME 00:24:14:00 00:24:15:00 OF OUR LARGER DEPARTMENTS. 00:24:15:00 00:24:18:00 SO SOME LAWYERS AT THE POLICE 00:24:18:00 00:24:21:00 DEPARTMENT SORT OF COMBINE THE 00:24:21:00 00:24:22:00 TWO TASKS THE INSPECTION 00:24:22:00 00:24:25:00 SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS A TEAM 00:24:25:00 00:24:29:00 THAT ADVISES AND SORT 00:24:29:00 00:24:32:00 OF PURSUES THESE REGULATORY 00:24:32:00 00:24:33:00 AGENDA IN HOUSING COURT. 00:24:33:00 00:24:34:00 THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT HAS 00:24:34:00 00:24:37:00 LAWYERS TO DO BOTH DEFENDING 00:24:37:00 00:24:41:00 THE SCHOOL IN LITIGATION AS 00:24:41:00 00:24:42:00 WELL AS ADVISING AND IN 00:24:42:00 00:24:47:00 PARTICULAR A LARGE WORKFLOW IN 00:24:47:00 00:24:51:00 THE SPECIAL ED AREA WITHIN THAT 00:24:51:00 00:24:52:00 GROUP, THE PUBLIC FACILITIES 00:24:52:00 00:24:55:00 DEPARTMENT HAS DEDICATED 00:24:55:00 00:24:59:00 LAWYERS WHO WORK ON 00:24:59:00 00:24:59:00 CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION AND 00:24:59:00 00:25:03:00 VERY IMPORTANTLY CONSTRUCTION 00:25:03:00 00:25:07:00 PROCUREMENT AND TO DO THE LARGE 00:25:07:00 00:25:08:00 NEED TO SUPPORT THE LARGE 00:25:08:00 00:25:11:00 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF THE 00:25:11:00 00:25:11:00 CITY. 00:25:11:00 00:25:12:00 FINALLY, WE'RE NOT PLANNING WE 00:25:12:00 00:25:14:00 HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER MAYORS 00:25:14:00 00:25:15:00 OFFICE OF HOUSING FIRE 00:25:15:00 00:25:15:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:25:15:00 00:25:18:00 WE HAVE ETHICS DIVISION THAT 00:25:18:00 00:25:22:00 SUPPORTS THAT AND WE HAVE A 00:25:22:00 00:25:23:00 PUBLIC RECORDS TEAM HANDLES A 00:25:23:00 00:25:26:00 LARGE VOLUME REQUESTS THAT COME 00:25:26:00 00:25:30:00 IN CITY THERE WAS BACKLOG 00:25:30:00 00:25:34:00 COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC AT 00:25:34:00 00:25:35:00 ADDED PEOPLE LAST YEAR. 00:25:35:00 00:25:38:00 THEY MADE PROGRESS ON THAT AND 00:25:38:00 00:25:41:00 WITH SOME UPCOMING SYSTEM 00:25:41:00 00:25:42:00 CHANGES AND THE CONTINUED HARD 00:25:42:00 00:25:45:00 LOOK AT THAT TEAM WE EXPECT TO 00:25:45:00 00:25:46:00 ELIMINATE THAT IN IN THE COMING 00:25:46:00 00:25:49:00 MONTHS. 00:25:49:00 00:25:53:00 OUR TAX TITLE TEAM WITH GREAT 00:25:53:00 00:25:56:00 SORT OF FLEXIBILITY AND RESPECT 00:25:56:00 00:26:00:00 FOR OUR RESIDENTS MANAGES THE 00:26:00:00 00:26:04:00 THE COLLECTION CITIES THE 00:26:04:00 00:26:05:00 CITIES TAX LIENS FOR UNPAID 00:26:05:00 00:26:08:00 TAXES, OUR CLAIMS DIVISION 00:26:08:00 00:26:11:00 PROCESSES ALL CLAIMS OR 00:26:11:00 00:26:12:00 PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DAMAGE FROM 00:26:12:00 00:26:16:00 EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE THAT ARE 00:26:16:00 00:26:19:00 SUBMITTED TO THE CITY AND OUR 00:26:19:00 00:26:20:00 WORKER'S COMP TEAM HANDLES THE 00:26:20:00 00:26:24:00 LITIGATION IN THE CITY'S 00:26:24:00 00:26:27:00 WORKERS COMP CASELOAD. 00:26:27:00 00:26:28:00 THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF WORK 00:26:28:00 00:26:31:00 THAT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED BUT I 00:26:31:00 00:26:32:00 JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A 00:26:32:00 00:26:35:00 FLAVOR FOR SORT OF THE THE WIDE 00:26:35:00 00:26:35:00 VARIETY IN THE LARGE DOCKET 00:26:35:00 00:26:39:00 THAT THIS GROUP OF SIXTY EIGHT 00:26:39:00 00:26:42:00 DEDICATED EMPLOYEES. 00:26:42:00 00:26:45:00 WE ADDED MORE AS WE CONTINUE TO 00:26:45:00 00:26:50:00 HIRE YOU KNOW, HANDLES 00:26:50:00 00:26:50:00 THROUGHOUT EACH DAY AND 00:26:50:00 00:26:56:00 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 00:26:56:00 00:27:07:00 SO THAT I THINK YOU KNOW, MOVES 00:27:07:00 00:27:08:00 RIGHT TO SORT OF LIKE OUR 00:27:08:00 00:27:11:00 BUDGET AND START SINCE THIS 00:27:11:00 00:27:11:00 HEARING DOES CONCERN REVOLVING 00:27:11:00 00:27:15:00 FUNDS, I WILL START WITH THE 00:27:15:00 00:27:18:00 LAW DEPARTMENT'S REVOLVING FUND 00:27:18:00 00:27:19:00 . 00:27:19:00 00:27:20:00 THIS IS THE THIRD SEPARATE 00:27:20:00 00:27:22:00 THIRD PARTY PROPERTY DAMAGES 00:27:22:00 00:27:26:00 FUND ON OUR END IN COORDINATION 00:27:26:00 00:27:26:00 WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE. 00:27:26:00 00:27:27:00 THIS IS LED BY SEAN CHEN AND 00:27:27:00 00:27:30:00 THE CLAIMS TEAM. 00:27:30:00 00:27:31:00 ESSENTIALLY THIS IS A FUND 00:27:31:00 00:27:34:00 WHERE MONEY IS DEPOSITED IF WE 00:27:34:00 00:27:37:00 RECOVER FROM INDIVIDUALS AND 00:27:37:00 00:27:37:00 MOST OFTEN FROM INSURANCE 00:27:37:00 00:27:41:00 COMPANIES FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY 00:27:41:00 00:27:45:00 PEOPLE TO CITY PROPERTY THAT'S 00:27:45:00 00:27:45:00 THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO 00:27:45:00 00:27:49:00 DEPARTMENTS TO USE INSTEAD 00:27:49:00 00:27:49:00 OF THEIR OWN BUDGET FOR FIXING 00:27:49:00 00:27:53:00 THAT DAMAGE DEPARTMENT APPLIED 00:27:53:00 00:27:53:00 THROUGH OUR CLAIMS OFFICE AND 00:27:53:00 00:27:56:00 THE BUDGET OFFICE WHICH GIVES 00:27:56:00 00:27:57:00 THE CLAIMS OFFICE THE AWARENESS 00:27:57:00 00:28:00:00 OF THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLECTION 00:28:00:00 00:28:04:00 AND THE ABILITY TO PURSUE IT. 00:28:04:00 00:28:06:00 THIS IS A FUND THAT WITH 00:28:06:00 00:28:08:00 AUTHORIZATION CITY COUNCIL IS 00:28:08:00 00:28:09:00 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO GENERAL 00:28:09:00 00:28:12:00 LAWS CHAPTER FORTY FOUR, 00:28:12:00 00:28:13:00 SECTION FIFTY THREE AND A HALF 00:28:13:00 00:28:16:00 IN THE GOAL OF HAVING US FUND 00:28:16:00 00:28:17:00 IS TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE FOR 00:28:17:00 00:28:20:00 DEPARTMENTS TO PURSUE AND MAKE 00:28:20:00 00:28:26:00 THE CLAIMS DIVISION AWARE 00:28:26:00 00:28:27:00 OF DAMAGE TO PROPERTY THAT WE 00:28:27:00 00:28:30:00 CAN COLLECT ON SO ALL 00:28:30:00 00:28:31:00 DEPARTMENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO 00:28:31:00 00:28:34:00 PARTICIPATE BUT THE MOST COMMON 00:28:34:00 00:28:35:00 PARTICIPANTS ARE THOSE THAT 00:28:35:00 00:28:38:00 FREQUENTLY DAMAGE CITY PROPERTY 00:28:38:00 00:28:41:00 LIKE FENCES AND PARKS. 00:28:41:00 00:28:42:00 OUR VEHICLES WHICH ARE OWNED BY 00:28:42:00 00:28:45:00 PUBLIC WORKS DPD FIRE ALARM 00:28:45:00 00:28:46:00 BOXES, STREET LIGHT CONTROL 00:28:46:00 00:28:49:00 BOXES, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT 00:28:49:00 00:28:52:00 GET DAMAGED. 00:28:52:00 00:28:56:00 MOVING ON TO SORT OF OUR OUR 00:28:56:00 00:28:56:00 BUDGET ITSELF. 00:28:56:00 00:29:01:00 I I KNOW THAT YOU WILL SORT 00:29:01:00 00:29:02:00 OF PRESENT THE BUDGET OVERVIEW 00:29:02:00 00:29:04:00 SOON SO I WILL SORT STICK TO 00:29:04:00 00:29:07:00 THE BREAKDOWN OUR BUDGET FOR 00:29:07:00 00:29:08:00 THE MAIN LAW DEPARTMENT BUDGET 00:29:08:00 00:29:12:00 IS COMPRISED OF TWO BASIC PARTS 00:29:12:00 00:29:13:00 BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WE DON'T DO 00:29:13:00 00:29:16:00 PHYSICAL. 00:29:16:00 00:29:19:00 WE DO ALL THE WORK SO ARE TWO 00:29:19:00 00:29:20:00 PARTS ESSENTIALLY ARE PERSONNEL 00:29:20:00 00:29:24:00 COSTS FOR THAT TEAM OF SIXTY 00:29:24:00 00:29:28:00 EIGHT PLUS THAT I'VE DESCRIBED 00:29:28:00 00:29:32:00 AS WELL AS OUTSIDE CAPITAL. 00:29:32:00 00:29:33:00 RIGHT. 00:29:33:00 00:29:36:00 WE HAVE CONTRACTED SERVICES 00:29:36:00 00:29:39:00 LINE BUT IT IS ALMOST ALL SPENT 00:29:39:00 00:29:43:00 ON OUTSIDE COUNCILOR . 00:29:43:00 00:29:45:00 I SPOKE A LOT ABOUT WHAT THE 00:29:45:00 00:29:48:00 TEAM WITHIN THAT PERSONNEL 00:29:48:00 00:29:51:00 SERVICES LINE DOES SO I'LL JUST 00:29:51:00 00:29:55:00 MOVE ON TO A BRIEF OVERVIEW 00:29:55:00 00:29:56:00 OUTSIDE COUNCILOR . 00:29:56:00 00:29:59:00 RIGHT LIKE ALL MUNICIPAL LAW 00:29:59:00 00:30:02:00 DEPARTMENTS WE USE OUTSIDE 00:30:02:00 00:30:03:00 COUNCILOR . 00:30:03:00 00:30:04:00 WE TEND TO USE OUTSIDE 00:30:04:00 00:30:04:00 COUNCILOR PRIMARILY FOR 00:30:04:00 00:30:04:00 LITIGATION. 00:30:04:00 00:30:07:00 WE ALSO USE IT FOR MATTERS LIKE 00:30:07:00 00:30:10:00 EMPLOYMENT ADVISING OR MANAGING 00:30:10:00 00:30:11:00 INVESTIGATING EMPLOYMENT ISSUE 00:30:11:00 00:30:15:00 TELECOM WORK, ENVIRONMENTAL 00:30:15:00 00:30:17:00 COMMITTEE WORK. 00:30:17:00 00:30:19:00 IN A SENSE THERE'S THREE BASIC 00:30:19:00 00:30:22:00 REASONS THAT WE TURN TO OUTSIDE 00:30:22:00 00:30:22:00 COUNCILOR . 00:30:22:00 00:30:23:00 FIRST IS WHERE THERE'S A 00:30:23:00 00:30:26:00 CONFLICT OR A POTENTIAL 00:30:26:00 00:30:29:00 CONFLICT BETWEEN MULTIPLE CITY 00:30:29:00 00:30:30:00 EMPLOYEES WHO WE REPRESENT OR 00:30:30:00 00:30:34:00 CONFED. 00:30:34:00 00:30:35:00 WE USE OUTSIDE COUNCILOR FOR 00:30:35:00 00:30:38:00 CERTAIN COMPLEX OR SPECIALIZED 00:30:38:00 00:30:39:00 MATTERS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE 00:30:39:00 00:30:42:00 EXPERTIZE IN-HOUSE AND IT'S 00:30:42:00 00:30:46:00 MORE EFFICIENT OR REASONABLE TO 00:30:46:00 00:30:46:00 OUTSIDE COUNCILOR THAT HAS THE 00:30:46:00 00:30:48:00 EXPERTIZE TO TRY TO DEVELOP IT 00:30:48:00 00:30:50:00 FOR A MATTER THAT'S NOT SORT 00:30:50:00 00:30:53:00 OF LIKELY TO REPEAT AND 00:30:53:00 00:30:54:00 FINALLY, YOU KNOW, STAFF 00:30:54:00 00:30:57:00 CAPACITY YOU CAN'T CONTROL THE 00:30:57:00 00:30:58:00 FLOW OF LITIGATION SOMETIMES 00:30:58:00 00:31:01:00 THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH YOU KNOW, 00:31:01:00 00:31:04:00 FOR EXAMPLE IN LIKE EARLIER IN 00:31:04:00 00:31:08:00 THIS FISCAL YEAR WE LOST THREE 00:31:08:00 00:31:09:00 SENIOR LITIGATORS SORT OF IN 00:31:09:00 00:31:12:00 SUCCESSION AND DID CREATE A 00:31:12:00 00:31:13:00 CAPACITY ISSUE FOR US FOR A 00:31:13:00 00:31:16:00 PERIOD OF TIME. 00:31:16:00 00:31:20:00 SUSAN HAS DONE A GREAT JOB 00:31:20:00 00:31:20:00 REBUILDING THAT TEAM. 00:31:20:00 00:31:22:00 SO I THINK WE'RE SORT OF COMING 00:31:22:00 00:31:24:00 OUT OF THAT. 00:31:24:00 00:31:25:00 BUT THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE. 00:31:25:00 00:31:28:00 IT'S A GREAT TIME TO PAUSE FOR 00:31:28:00 00:31:29:00 A SECOND AND RECOGNIZE THE HARD 00:31:29:00 00:31:31:00 WORK THOSE ATTORNEYS ON THE 00:31:31:00 00:31:32:00 LITIGATION TEAM THAT SORT 00:31:32:00 00:31:33:00 OF CARRIED US THROUGHOUT THAT 00:31:33:00 00:31:35:00 PERIOD AND ARE NOW SORT 00:31:35:00 00:31:46:00 OF REALLY NOT A BUNCH OF WORK 00:31:46:00 00:31:50:00 ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE HERE THAT OUR 00:31:50:00 00:31:55:00 UTILIZATION OF MBA AND WB 00:31:55:00 00:31:58:00 CERTIFIED FIRMS IS NOT I THINK 00:31:58:00 00:31:59:00 WHERE WE WOULD ASPIRE FOR IT TO 00:31:59:00 00:32:06:00 BE IN IN OUR USE OF OUTSIDE 00:32:06:00 00:32:07:00 COUNCILOR IN PART THAT IS A 00:32:07:00 00:32:09:00 FUNCTION OF THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE 00:32:09:00 00:32:10:00 HERE IN BOSTON BUT IT IS 00:32:10:00 00:32:13:00 SOMETHING THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND 00:32:13:00 00:32:17:00 WILL CONTINUE TO TO STRIVE TO 00:32:17:00 00:32:21:00 IMPROVE WITHIN THE CONTEXT YOU 00:32:21:00 00:32:22:00 KNOW, SORT OF LARGER BOSTON 00:32:22:00 00:32:26:00 FIRMS, MANY OF WHICH AREN'T 00:32:26:00 00:32:26:00 STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS 00:32:26:00 00:32:29:00 THEM TO BE CERTIFIED. 00:32:29:00 00:32:30:00 WE HAVE PLACED AN EMPHASIS THIS 00:32:30:00 00:32:34:00 YEAR ON REALLY ENSURING THAT WE 00:32:34:00 00:32:34:00 CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO 00:32:34:00 00:32:37:00 CONSIDER AND ORIGINATE WORK 00:32:37:00 00:32:41:00 WITH PARTNERS IN THOSE FIRMS 00:32:41:00 00:32:42:00 WHERE EITHER WOMEN OR PEOPLE 00:32:42:00 00:32:45:00 OF COLOR, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY 00:32:45:00 00:32:48:00 OF PURSUING OUR OUR BEING SORT 00:32:48:00 00:32:49:00 OF THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THIS EVEN 00:32:49:00 00:32:53:00 IN A LANDSCAPE WHERE MANY FIRMS 00:32:53:00 00:33:00:00 AREN'T AREN'T CERTIFIED, YOU 00:33:00:00 00:33:07:00 KNOW, THE THE REALLY QUESTION I 00:33:07:00 00:33:08:00 WANT TO TAKE A ONE ONE MINUTE 00:33:08:00 00:33:14:00 TO JUST PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE 00:33:14:00 00:33:15:00 IN AND SHARE WITH YOU MY MY 00:33:15:00 00:33:19:00 THOUGHT THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING 00:33:19:00 00:33:26:00 A VERY REASONABLE BUDGET AND 00:33:26:00 00:33:29:00 ONE THAT I THINK HIGHLIGHTS 00:33:29:00 00:33:33:00 WHAT A GREAT JOB THIS THIS TEAM 00:33:33:00 00:33:34:00 IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT DOES, YOU 00:33:34:00 00:33:37:00 KNOW, MEASURED AS A PERCENTAGE 00:33:37:00 00:33:42:00 OF OVERALL BUDGET WHETHER YOU 00:33:42:00 00:33:42:00 DO IT BY CITIES THAT ARE 00:33:42:00 00:33:46:00 SIMILAR SIZE TO US OR WHETHER 00:33:46:00 00:33:47:00 YOU DO IT BY CITIES THAT ARE 00:33:47:00 00:33:47:00 RIGHT AROUND US WHICH HAVE YOU 00:33:47:00 00:33:50:00 KNOW, OPERATE UNDER VERY 00:33:50:00 00:33:52:00 SIMILAR LEGAL STRUCTURE. 00:33:52:00 00:33:53:00 THE LAW DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET IS 00:33:53:00 00:33:56:00 A VERY REASONABLE PERCENTAGE 00:33:56:00 00:34:00:00 OF THE CITY'S OVERALL BUDGET ON 00:34:00:00 00:34:01:00 ITS LIST. 00:34:01:00 00:34:02:00 IT'S THE LOWEST PERCENTAGE AND 00:34:02:00 00:34:05:00 I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I THINK 00:34:05:00 00:34:08:00 THAT MEANS THAT A REQUEST IS 00:34:08:00 00:34:08:00 REASONABLE HERE AND MORE 00:34:08:00 00:34:09:00 IMPORTANTLY IT'S A TESTAMENT TO 00:34:09:00 00:34:12:00 THE EMPLOYEES DEPARTMENT. 00:34:12:00 00:34:13:00 SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE ONE 00:34:13:00 00:34:16:00 SECOND IN LIGHT OF THAT TO 00:34:16:00 00:34:17:00 THANK THEM TO THANK THE 00:34:17:00 00:34:20:00 HARDWORKING, TALENTED STAFF 00:34:20:00 00:34:21:00 OF OUR DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR 00:34:21:00 00:34:24:00 DEDICATION COMMITMENT WHICH I 00:34:24:00 00:34:27:00 THINK ALLOWS US TO SORT OF GET 00:34:27:00 00:34:28:00 A LOT DONE. 00:34:28:00 00:34:29:00 THEY GET A LOT DONE RIGHT. 00:34:29:00 00:34:31:00 SO OF COURSE WE ABSOLUTELY 00:34:31:00 00:34:35:00 INTEND TO TO FINISH THE JOB 00:34:35:00 00:34:35:00 OF FILLING OUR OPEN POSITIONS 00:34:35:00 00:34:36:00 THIS YEAR. 00:34:36:00 00:34:37:00 WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS LAST 00:34:37:00 00:34:39:00 YEAR SUPPORTER TEAMS MORE 00:34:39:00 00:34:40:00 EFFECTIVELY AND CONTINUE TO 00:34:40:00 00:34:42:00 BRING MORE WORK RIGHT HERE 00:34:42:00 00:34:46:00 IN-HOUSE AND SEE TO THAT. 00:34:46:00 00:34:47:00 WE'VE ALSO HAVE A MODEST 00:34:47:00 00:34:50:00 REQUEST FOR AN ADDITION OF TWO 00:34:50:00 00:34:53:00 LAWYER POSITIONS TO HELP MEET 00:34:53:00 00:34:53:00 THE CITY'S GROWING NEEDS, 00:34:53:00 00:34:54:00 ESPECIALLY AS WE TRY TO 00:34:54:00 00:34:58:00 MODERNIZE PROCUREMENT AND 00:34:58:00 00:35:02:00 POLICY FORMATION AND LITIGATION 00:35:02:00 00:35:02:00 OVER THE COMING YEAR. 00:35:02:00 00:35:06:00 SO IN THAT VEIN OF CELEBRATING 00:35:06:00 00:35:07:00 OUR EMPLOYEES, I WOULD LIKE TO 00:35:07:00 00:35:10:00 PASS THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES 00:35:10:00 00:35:13:00 OVER TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF KEYS 00:35:13:00 00:35:14:00 TO PRESENT OUR A LITTLE 00:35:14:00 00:35:14:00 OVERVIEW OF OUR PERSONNEL. 00:35:14:00 00:35:17:00 THANK YOU. 00:35:17:00 00:35:21:00 THANK YOU, ADAM. 00:35:21:00 00:35:22:00 SORRY EXCUSE ME. 00:35:22:00 00:35:25:00 YOU ACTUALLY HAVE YOU'VE COME 00:35:25:00 00:35:26:00 TO TIME SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU 00:35:26:00 00:35:27:00 TO WRAP IT UP IN A COUPLE 00:35:27:00 00:35:29:00 OF MINUTES IF YOU DON'T MIND. 00:35:29:00 00:35:29:00 ABSOLUTELY. 00:35:29:00 00:35:30:00 I CAN DO THAT ALL OF YOUR 00:35:30:00 00:35:32:00 FIFTEEN MINUTES SO FIVE MINUTES 00:35:32:00 00:35:33:00 PLEASE BLUR ABSOLUTELY. 00:35:33:00 00:35:37:00 KAUSAR SO WE HAVE HERE A 00:35:37:00 00:35:37:00 SNAPSHOT THE REPRESENTATION AND 00:35:37:00 00:35:40:00 THE DIVERSITY OF OUR 00:35:40:00 00:35:40:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:35:40:00 00:35:41:00 WE'VE HAD A GROWING FOCUS ON 00:35:41:00 00:35:44:00 IMPROVING OUR HIRING PRACTICES 00:35:44:00 00:35:45:00 TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE 00:35:45:00 00:35:45:00 CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE 00:35:45:00 00:35:48:00 HIRING PROCESS. 00:35:48:00 00:35:49:00 WE'RE LOOKING AT REVIEWING OUR 00:35:49:00 00:35:50:00 JOB DESCRIPTIONS, MAKING SURE 00:35:50:00 00:35:51:00 THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING ANYTHING 00:35:51:00 00:35:52:00 THAT MIGHT COMPEL SOMEONE TO 00:35:52:00 00:35:56:00 NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH APPLYING. 00:35:56:00 00:35:57:00 WE'RE EXPANDING OUR NETWORK AND 00:35:57:00 00:35:57:00 OUR OUTREACH. 00:35:57:00 00:35:59:00 WE ARE STANDARDIZING OUR 00:35:59:00 00:36:00:00 PRACTICES INCLUDING LOOKING AT 00:36:00:00 00:36:01:00 RESUME RUBRICS TO HAVE MORE 00:36:01:00 00:36:04:00 BLIND REVIEW OF RESUMES AS THEY 00:36:04:00 00:36:07:00 COME IN. 00:36:07:00 00:36:08:00 THAT BEING SAID, WE DO FACE 00:36:08:00 00:36:09:00 SOME CHALLENGES. 00:36:09:00 00:36:11:00 WE SEE A LOT COMPETITION AS 00:36:11:00 00:36:12:00 OTHER OFFICES ARE TRYING TO 00:36:12:00 00:36:14:00 STRENGTHEN THEIR DIVERSITY. 00:36:14:00 00:36:15:00 IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 00:36:15:00 00:36:16:00 DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE POOL THAT 00:36:16:00 00:36:19:00 WE HAVE TO PASSION HERE FOR 00:36:19:00 00:36:22:00 LAWYERS WE ARE LOOKING AT 00:36:22:00 00:36:23:00 PRIMARILY WHITE AND MALE 00:36:23:00 00:36:23:00 DEMOGRAPHIC. 00:36:23:00 00:36:27:00 WE'RE LOOKING HERE AT A REPORT 00:36:27:00 00:36:28:00 AS WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON BOSTON 00:36:28:00 00:36:28:00 WE'RE SEEING ONLY TWENTY EIGHT 00:36:28:00 00:36:31:00 PERCENT WOMEN AND SEVEN PERCENT 00:36:31:00 00:36:32:00 PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE LOOKING FOR 00:36:32:00 00:36:35:00 PARTNERS ARE MORE SENIOR 00:36:35:00 00:36:35:00 POSITIONS WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT 00:36:35:00 00:36:38:00 WITH ALL THIS BEING SAID, NOT 00:36:38:00 00:36:39:00 TO FOCUS TOO MUCH ON THESE 00:36:39:00 00:36:41:00 SITES. 00:36:41:00 00:36:42:00 WE ARE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 00:36:42:00 00:36:43:00 SALARY EQUITY FOR EXISTING 00:36:43:00 00:36:46:00 EMPLOYEES THAT ALLOWS TO OFFER 00:36:46:00 00:36:46:00 BETTER STARTING SALARIES THAT 00:36:46:00 00:36:49:00 ARE TIED TO EXPERIENCE THAT 00:36:49:00 00:36:49:00 MAKES OUR OFFER STRONGER WHEN 00:36:49:00 00:36:50:00 WE'RE GOING AFTER DIVERSITY 00:36:50:00 00:36:54:00 CANDIDATES IT MAKES SURE THAT 00:36:54:00 00:36:56:00 WE ARE MORE ABLE TO PLAY WITHIN 00:36:56:00 00:36:57:00 SOME OF THE OTHER OFFERS THAT 00:36:57:00 00:36:58:00 THEY MIGHT BE FIELDING. 00:36:58:00 00:37:01:00 WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON BEING 00:37:01:00 00:37:02:00 MORE PROACTIVE WITH OUR 00:37:02:00 00:37:05:00 OUTREACH, MAKING SURE WE'RE 00:37:05:00 00:37:05:00 CREATING STRONGER AND MORE 00:37:05:00 00:37:09:00 WIDESPREAD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A 00:37:09:00 00:37:10:00 FAIRLY BAR GROUPS AND THIS IS 00:37:10:00 00:37:13:00 VERY IMPORTANT TO ALSO NOT JUST 00:37:13:00 00:37:13:00 SHOW UP. 00:37:13:00 00:37:14:00 IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST SHOW 00:37:14:00 00:37:15:00 UP. 00:37:15:00 00:37:17:00 WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE AND 00:37:17:00 00:37:17:00 CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND OPEN 00:37:17:00 00:37:20:00 OUR DOORS, MAKE SURE WE'RE 00:37:20:00 00:37:20:00 HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH 00:37:20:00 00:37:21:00 PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW OUR 00:37:21:00 00:37:26:00 OPPORTUNITIES IN PREVIOUS TIMES 00:37:26:00 00:37:27:00 AND JUST LOOKING AT ADVANCING 00:37:27:00 00:37:28:00 OUR OFFICE CULTURE HERE AS I 00:37:28:00 00:37:31:00 MENTIONED WE HAVE TWENTY ONE 00:37:31:00 00:37:32:00 NEW HIRES WITH ALL OF THESE 00:37:32:00 00:37:34:00 KIND OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE 00:37:34:00 00:37:35:00 BEEN DOING WE HAVE IMPROVED THE 00:37:35:00 00:37:39:00 DIVERSITY DEPARTMENT WITH THOSE 00:37:39:00 00:37:40:00 TWENTY ONE NEW HIRES. 00:37:40:00 00:37:43:00 WE HAVE A NEW PARTNERSHIP AT 00:37:43:00 00:37:43:00 THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION 00:37:43:00 00:37:46:00 WHERE WE NOW HOST A ARE ONLY 00:37:46:00 00:37:47:00 PAID INTERNSHIP. 00:37:47:00 00:37:48:00 IT'S ACTUALLY FOR OUR DC 00:37:48:00 00:37:50:00 CANDIDATES THAT ARE CURRENT LAW 00:37:50:00 00:37:51:00 STUDENTS ARE CAREER 00:37:51:00 00:37:51:00 DEVELOPMENT. 00:37:51:00 00:37:54:00 WE'VE CREATED A STRUCTURED 00:37:54:00 00:37:55:00 PERIODIC REVIEWS AND THESE 00:37:55:00 00:37:57:00 REVIEWS PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY ON 00:37:57:00 00:37:58:00 OUR EXPECTATIONS OF OUR 00:37:58:00 00:37:59:00 EMPLOYEES AND HELP STRUCTURE 00:37:59:00 00:38:02:00 OUR PROMOTIONS. 00:38:02:00 00:38:03:00 THIS ALSO ALLOWS FOR FEEDBACK 00:38:03:00 00:38:03:00 ON EVERYONE TO TELL US OUR 00:38:03:00 00:38:05:00 INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WHAT THEY NEED 00:38:05:00 00:38:06:00 TO SUCCEED WITHIN THE 00:38:06:00 00:38:07:00 DEPARTMENT WE CREATE A 00:38:07:00 00:38:09:00 SPECIALIZED ROLES INCLUDING 00:38:09:00 00:38:13:00 PUBLIC RECORDS BPD F.T. PHD AND 00:38:13:00 00:38:14:00 AND WE'VE IMPROVED THE 00:38:14:00 00:38:14:00 COMMUNICATION WITHIN OUR 00:38:14:00 00:38:17:00 MANAGEMENT TEAM ESTABLISHING 00:38:17:00 00:38:18:00 REGULAR GROUP AND ONE ON ONE 00:38:18:00 00:38:21:00 MEETINGS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT 00:38:21:00 00:38:22:00 WE ARE HEARING THE NEEDS 00:38:22:00 00:38:22:00 OF EVERY SECTOR OF THE MANY 00:38:22:00 00:38:24:00 PEOPLE AND TEAMS THAT ADAM 00:38:24:00 00:38:24:00 MENTIONED EARLIER. 00:38:24:00 00:38:25:00 AND WHILE WE'RE NOT A 00:38:25:00 00:38:28:00 CONSTITUENT FACING GROUP, WE DO 00:38:28:00 00:38:29:00 HAVE CONSTITUENTS COMING INTO 00:38:29:00 00:38:32:00 THE OFFICE AND SO LOOKING AT 00:38:32:00 00:38:33:00 THAT WE'VE MADE SURE THAT OUR 00:38:33:00 00:38:34:00 SUPPORT STAFF IS TRAINED ON 00:38:34:00 00:38:36:00 ONDEMAND INTERPRETATION 00:38:36:00 00:38:37:00 SERVICES AND WE'VE 00:38:37:00 00:38:37:00 CREATED TRANSLATED INFORMATION 00:38:37:00 00:38:40:00 ON THIRD PARTY RESOURCES THAT 00:38:40:00 00:38:41:00 WE CAN DIRECT PEOPLE TO DESPITE 00:38:41:00 00:38:42:00 THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT 00:38:42:00 00:38:47:00 DIRECTLY SERVE CONSTITUENTS. 00:38:47:00 00:38:48:00 I'M GOING TO HAND IT BACK. 00:38:48:00 00:38:49:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 00:38:49:00 00:38:51:00 POWER AND MADAM CHAIR. 00:38:51:00 00:38:55:00 WE WILL TALK GOALS ANOTHER TIME 00:38:55:00 00:38:59:00 THERE IN THE RESPONSE YOU 00:38:59:00 00:39:00:00 PROVIDED THE COUNCIL WITH THE 00:39:00:00 00:39:03:00 R.F. AY I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING 00:39:03:00 00:39:06:00 SLOW MOVING TO THE FIRST PART 00:39:06:00 00:39:07:00 AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S 00:39:07:00 00:39:11:00 PATIENCE AND TO TALKING TO 00:39:11:00 00:39:18:00 THANK YOU. 00:39:18:00 00:39:19:00 THANK YOU ATTORNEY CEDERBAUM I 00:39:19:00 00:39:24:00 WOULD LIKE TO GO TO KARISHMA OR 00:39:24:00 00:39:25:00 TO PRESENT JUST SORT OF A 00:39:25:00 00:39:32:00 BREAKDOWN MORE VISUAL BREAKDOWN 00:39:32:00 00:39:33:00 YOUR BUDGET QUESTION IF YOU 00:39:33:00 00:39:43:00 COULD JUST PRESENT FOR THE LAW 00:39:43:00 00:39:44:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:39:44:00 00:39:44:00 THANK YOU. 00:39:44:00 00:39:45:00 OH HI EVERYONE. 00:39:45:00 00:39:46:00 LET'S MEET YOU ALL. 00:39:46:00 00:39:47:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT 00:39:47:00 00:39:47:00 PRESENTATION ADAM. 00:39:47:00 00:39:48:00 THAT EXPLAINS SO MUCH SO THANK 00:39:48:00 00:39:48:00 YOU FOR THAT. 00:39:48:00 00:39:49:00 GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO SET UP TO 00:39:49:00 00:39:50:00 THE LAW AND THEN WE CAN GET 00:39:50:00 00:40:01:00 STARTED. 00:40:01:00 00:40:02:00 CAN EVERYONE SEE MY SCREEN? 00:40:02:00 00:40:06:00 YES, OK, SO THIS IS JUST SOME 00:40:06:00 00:40:07:00 BREAKDOWN THAT I HAVE FOR THE 00:40:07:00 00:40:10:00 LAW DEPARTMENT. 00:40:10:00 00:40:11:00 A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE 00:40:11:00 00:40:11:00 ANSWERED SO THANK YOU AGAIN 00:40:11:00 00:40:13:00 ADAM AND FLORA FOR ALL YOUR 00:40:13:00 00:40:13:00 GREAT INFORMATION. 00:40:13:00 00:40:16:00 I BROKE MY DOWN KIND OF LIKE BY 00:40:16:00 00:40:17:00 YOUR PROGRAM PROGRAMMATIC 00:40:17:00 00:40:17:00 SPENDING. 00:40:17:00 00:40:18:00 SO HOW MUCH IS SPENDING 00:40:18:00 00:40:18:00 LITIGATION? 00:40:18:00 00:40:21:00 HOW MUCH SPENDING ON GOVERNMENT 00:40:21:00 00:40:22:00 SERVICES AND HOW MUCH YOU'RE 00:40:22:00 00:40:22:00 SPENDING ON OPERATIONS? 00:40:22:00 00:40:24:00 VERY OFTEN. 00:40:24:00 00:40:26:00 SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF LIKE 00:40:26:00 00:40:28:00 LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS IN TERMS 00:40:28:00 00:40:29:00 OF LIKE THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 00:40:29:00 00:40:30:00 BEING SPENT IN THAT KIND OF IN 00:40:30:00 00:40:32:00 THE FBI FOR BUDGET. 00:40:32:00 00:40:33:00 HOW MUCH ARE YOU PUTTING 00:40:33:00 00:40:35:00 TOWARDS EACH OF THOSE PROGRAMS 00:40:35:00 00:40:36:00 OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE 00:40:36:00 00:40:37:00 ABOUT ABOUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT 00:40:37:00 00:40:40:00 THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO RECOMMEND 00:40:40:00 00:40:43:00 AND THEN THIS IS JUST KIND THE 00:40:43:00 00:40:43:00 LAW DEPARTMENT SPENDING OVER 00:40:43:00 00:40:44:00 TIME. 00:40:44:00 00:40:45:00 SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE KIND 00:40:45:00 00:40:46:00 OF LOOKED AT YOUR DIFFERENT 00:40:46:00 00:40:47:00 PROGRAMS AND I'VE TRIED TO 00:40:47:00 00:40:48:00 BREAK IT DOWN OVER TIME. 00:40:48:00 00:40:51:00 IT'S IN TOTAL AMOUNT BY 00:40:51:00 00:40:51:00 THOUSANDS BECAUSE THESE ARE 00:40:51:00 00:40:52:00 PRETTY LARGE NUMBERS AND I 00:40:52:00 00:40:53:00 WANTED TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT 00:40:53:00 00:40:55:00 EASIER FOR EVERYONE TO READ 00:40:55:00 00:40:56:00 JUST SOME THINGS TO NOTICE HERE 00:40:56:00 00:40:59:00 THAT I DESIGNERS YOU GUYS HAVE 00:40:59:00 00:41:00:00 REALLY ADDRESSED THOSE AND SOME 00:41:00:00 00:41:01:00 OF THOSE INCREASES THAT WE'RE 00:41:01:00 00:41:03:00 SEEING IN LAW OPERATIONS AND 00:41:03:00 00:41:04:00 THEN THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE 00:41:04:00 00:41:07:00 SEEING LITIGATION AND IN 00:41:07:00 00:41:07:00 GOVERNMENT SERVICES WE'RE JUST 00:41:07:00 00:41:08:00 TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WITH THOSE 00:41:08:00 00:41:10:00 INCREASES WERE AND THEN THIS IS 00:41:10:00 00:41:11:00 JUST KIND OF BROKEN DOWN BY THE 00:41:11:00 00:41:14:00 KINDS OF EXPENSES THAT YOU'RE 00:41:14:00 00:41:14:00 ASKING FOR. 00:41:14:00 00:41:15:00 THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT 00:41:15:00 00:41:16:00 EXPLANATION ABOUT WHERE THOSE 00:41:16:00 00:41:17:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ARE GOING 00:41:17:00 00:41:18:00 . 00:41:18:00 00:41:19:00 THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A 00:41:19:00 00:41:19:00 QUESTION THAT I HAD. 00:41:19:00 00:41:20:00 YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 00:41:20:00 00:41:22:00 AND SO THAT WAS GREAT TRYING TO 00:41:22:00 00:41:23:00 UNDERSTAND WHERE THOSE SERVICES 00:41:23:00 00:41:26:00 ARE ACTUALLY GOING AND THEN 00:41:26:00 00:41:27:00 THIS IS JUST THE GOVERNMENT OR 00:41:27:00 00:41:30:00 GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES 00:41:30:00 00:41:30:00 INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDED A 00:41:30:00 00:41:31:00 GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROGRAM 00:41:31:00 00:41:34:00 THAT YOU HAVE JUST KIND 00:41:34:00 00:41:35:00 OF LOOKING AT THAT SPENDING 00:41:35:00 00:41:36:00 OVER TIME AS WELL, JUST TRYING 00:41:36:00 00:41:37:00 TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN 00:41:37:00 00:41:41:00 CHANGING OVER THE YEARS AND 00:41:41:00 00:41:42:00 WHAT I KIND OF THOUGHT WAS 00:41:42:00 00:41:42:00 INTERESTING WAS THAT THERE WAS 00:41:42:00 00:41:43:00 ACTUALLY A DROP IN FEDERAL 00:41:43:00 00:41:45:00 SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT 00:41:45:00 00:41:45:00 SERVICES. 00:41:45:00 00:41:46:00 SO THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING 00:41:46:00 00:41:49:00 TO ME AND THIS IS JUST 00:41:49:00 00:41:50:00 OPERATION SPENDING BY EXPENSE 00:41:50:00 00:41:53:00 TYPE OF TIME. 00:41:53:00 00:41:54:00 SO YOU AND I BROKEN IT DOWN BY 00:41:54:00 00:41:55:00 SIMPLE CONTRACTUAL SUPPLIES 00:41:55:00 00:41:56:00 MATERIALS, CONTRASTIVE 00:41:56:00 00:41:56:00 OBLIGATIONS. 00:41:56:00 00:41:58:00 AND I THINK THAT ONE OF THE 00:41:58:00 00:42:00:00 QUESTIONS THAT I HAD FOR THERE 00:42:00:00 00:42:01:00 WAS JUST WHAT WERE THOSE 00:42:01:00 00:42:04:00 CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND 00:42:04:00 00:42:08:00 THEN THIS IS JUST LITIGATION 00:42:08:00 00:42:09:00 SPENDING AGAIN, IT WAS 00:42:09:00 00:42:09:00 INTERESTING JUST TO SEE HOW 00:42:09:00 00:42:12:00 THOSE PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTUAL 00:42:12:00 00:42:13:00 SERVICES WERE CHANGING THAT 00:42:13:00 00:42:13:00 CHANGE IN THE CONTRACTUAL 00:42:13:00 00:42:17:00 SERVICES I THINK YOU SAW IN 00:42:17:00 00:42:17:00 YOUR PRESENTATION. 00:42:17:00 00:42:18:00 AND SO THAT REALLY HELPS IN 00:42:18:00 00:42:19:00 TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THAT 00:42:19:00 00:42:20:00 MONEY IS GOING AND THEN THIS IS 00:42:20:00 00:42:23:00 JUST A DEPARTMENTAL HISTORY 00:42:23:00 00:42:27:00 KIND OF OF WHERE YOU'RE FROM 00:42:27:00 00:42:27:00 UNTIL HISTORY. 00:42:27:00 00:42:28:00 SO WHERE THE PERSONNEL ARE 00:42:28:00 00:42:31:00 WHERE HOW YOU BEEN SPENDING 00:42:31:00 00:42:32:00 MONEY BUY EXPENSIVE TYPE OVER 00:42:32:00 00:42:33:00 TIME COMPARED TO HOW EXTERNAL 00:42:33:00 00:42:35:00 FUNDS SPENT OVER TIME SO THAT 00:42:35:00 00:42:38:00 FIRST THAT FIRST THING YOU SEE 00:42:38:00 00:42:39:00 THERE IS PERMANENTLY SO YOU 00:42:39:00 00:42:42:00 KNOW EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS ARE 00:42:42:00 00:42:43:00 BEING SPENT ON PERMANENT 00:42:43:00 00:42:44:00 EMPLOYEES OUT OF THE OPERATING 00:42:44:00 00:42:46:00 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUNDS AND 00:42:46:00 00:42:47:00 THE THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND 00:42:47:00 00:42:49:00 BEING SPENT OUT OF THE OUT 00:42:49:00 00:42:50:00 OF EXTERNAL FUNDS. 00:42:50:00 00:42:53:00 AND SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I 00:42:53:00 00:42:54:00 HAD HERE WAS JUST YOU KNOW, 00:42:54:00 00:42:57:00 WHAT KIND OF CURRENT CHARGES 00:42:57:00 00:42:58:00 THINKING ABOUT MERELY WHAT ARE 00:42:58:00 00:43:01:00 THE OTHER CHARGES MEAN AND THEN 00:43:01:00 00:43:02:00 WHAT KIND OF TRANSPORTATION TO 00:43:02:00 00:43:03:00 PERSONS LIKE WHAT EXACTLY DOES 00:43:03:00 00:43:04:00 THAT MEAN IN TERMS OF YOUR 00:43:04:00 00:43:05:00 TRANSPORT? 00:43:05:00 00:43:06:00 I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING TO 00:43:06:00 00:43:06:00 KNOW THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING 00:43:06:00 00:43:08:00 THAT LONG TO DO SO I THOUGHT 00:43:08:00 00:43:12:00 THAT WAS AND THEN THIS IS JUST 00:43:12:00 00:43:15:00 THE REVOLVING FUND THAT TO THAT 00:43:15:00 00:43:16:00 YOU HAD ALREADY SPECIFIED AND I 00:43:16:00 00:43:17:00 THINK YOU ACTUALLY DID END UP 00:43:17:00 00:43:20:00 ANSWERING QUESTIONS. 00:43:20:00 00:43:21:00 SO THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH FOR 00:43:21:00 00:43:21:00 THAT. 00:43:21:00 00:43:24:00 I THE ANSWER MIGHT BE IT FOR 00:43:24:00 00:43:24:00 LAW. 00:43:24:00 00:43:27:00 THANK YOU, KARISHMA. 00:43:27:00 00:43:29:00 IF WE CAN GET BACK TO THE 00:43:29:00 00:43:38:00 REGULAR SCREEN WE'LL GO INTO 00:43:38:00 00:43:40:00 OUR FIRST ROUND OF QUESTIONS IN 00:43:40:00 00:43:41:00 THE ORDER OF ARRIVAL. 00:43:41:00 00:43:42:00 COUNCILOR MURPHY, YOU HAVE 00:43:42:00 00:43:46:00 BEFORE THANK YOU AND THANK YOU 00:43:46:00 00:43:47:00 TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 00:43:47:00 00:43:49:00 THANK ADAM FOR THAT 00:43:49:00 00:43:52:00 PRESENTATION AND BLA AND MY 00:43:52:00 00:43:57:00 ONLY QUESTION I GUESS AND IS DO 00:43:57:00 00:44:01:00 WE SEE THAT THIS YEAR OR LAST 00:44:01:00 00:44:02:00 YEAR THAT WE HAVE AN INCREASE 00:44:02:00 00:44:05:00 IN OUTSIDE LEGAL COSTS OR IS IT 00:44:05:00 00:44:08:00 PRETTY SIMILAR TO PAST YEARS 00:44:08:00 00:44:13:00 JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT AND I 00:44:13:00 00:44:14:00 KNOW WE HEAR IN THE NEWS NOT 00:44:14:00 00:44:14:00 THAT I BELIEVE EVERYTHING I 00:44:14:00 00:44:16:00 READ IN THE NEWSPAPER WHICH I 00:44:16:00 00:44:17:00 HOPE NO ONE DOES ON THIS CALL 00:44:17:00 00:44:20:00 BUT THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS 00:44:20:00 00:44:21:00 IN A LOT OF LAWSUITS. 00:44:21:00 00:44:24:00 SO WONDERING ARE WE SPENDING 00:44:24:00 00:44:27:00 MORE OR IS IT ABOUT ON PAR TO 00:44:27:00 00:44:31:00 PAST ADMINISTRATIONS? 00:44:31:00 00:44:39:00 IT I WOULD LIKE TO TO FOLLOW UP 00:44:39:00 00:44:40:00 I CAN WE COULD PULL ON NUMBERS 00:44:40:00 00:44:42:00 BUT MY QUICK ANSWER IS IT'S 00:44:42:00 00:44:46:00 COMPLETELY ON PAR. 00:44:46:00 00:44:47:00 THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN THE 00:44:47:00 00:44:49:00 OUTSIDE COUNCIL BUDGET LAST 00:44:49:00 00:44:50:00 YEAR. 00:44:50:00 00:44:51:00 WE'VE HAD TO TRANSFER A LITTLE 00:44:51:00 00:44:54:00 MONEY FROM THE PERSONNEL LINE 00:44:54:00 00:44:55:00 INTO IT BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY 00:44:55:00 00:44:57:00 SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED 00:44:57:00 00:44:57:00 FREQUENTLY IN THE PAST. 00:44:57:00 00:45:01:00 SO I BELIEVE THAT THE OUTSIDE 00:45:01:00 00:45:01:00 COUNCIL SPENDING AND I WILL 00:45:01:00 00:45:05:00 CONFIRM THIS AFTER THIS HEARING 00:45:05:00 00:45:06:00 IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH AND 00:45:06:00 00:45:09:00 NOT IN EXCESS OF PAST YEARS 00:45:09:00 00:45:13:00 WITH NO THANK YOU SOME COST 00:45:13:00 00:45:14:00 INCREASES BUT OF COURSE YEAH. 00:45:14:00 00:45:17:00 ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AND GOING 00:45:17:00 00:45:21:00 INTO OUR BUDGET SEASON, ARE 00:45:21:00 00:45:22:00 THERE ANY ASKS THAT YOU WANT US 00:45:22:00 00:45:25:00 ON THE COUNCIL TO BE ADVOCATING 00:45:25:00 00:45:26:00 FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 00:45:26:00 00:45:29:00 NEW COSTS OR JUST INCREASING 00:45:29:00 00:45:30:00 SOME LINE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE 00:45:30:00 00:45:33:00 HELPFUL GOING FORWARD? 00:45:33:00 00:45:37:00 I APPRECIATE THAT, COUNCILOR . 00:45:37:00 00:45:38:00 I THINK THAT WHAT WE'VE 00:45:38:00 00:45:41:00 REQUESTED WILL ALLOW US TO 00:45:41:00 00:45:44:00 CONTINUE TO SORT OF GROW AND 00:45:44:00 00:45:45:00 IMPROVE OUR WORK OVER THE 00:45:45:00 00:45:48:00 COMING FISCAL YEAR. 00:45:48:00 00:45:52:00 IN THE PAST WE HAD A BECAUSE 00:45:52:00 00:45:53:00 HIRING HAS BEEN SUCH A 00:45:53:00 00:45:55:00 CHALLENGE AND I WANT TO SORT 00:45:55:00 00:45:56:00 OF PAUSE I WANT TO THANK THIS 00:45:56:00 00:46:00:00 BODY AND ACTUALLY THE FORMER 00:46:00:00 00:46:03:00 CORPORATION COUNCILOR HENRY 00:46:03:00 00:46:04:00 ROUTINE AS WELL AS FIRST 00:46:04:00 00:46:07:00 ASSISTANT CORPORATION 00:46:07:00 00:46:08:00 COUNCILOR SUSAN WISE FOR A LOT 00:46:08:00 00:46:10:00 OF WORK THAT THEY DID IN TWENTY 00:46:10:00 00:46:15:00 TWENTY ONE TO SORT OF GET THE 00:46:15:00 00:46:18:00 SALARIES AND A LOT OF PARTMENT 00:46:18:00 00:46:19:00 MORE ALIGNED WITH THE SALARIES 00:46:19:00 00:46:22:00 AND EVERY OTHER MUNICIPAL 00:46:22:00 00:46:23:00 DEPARTMENT IN THIS REGION. 00:46:23:00 00:46:26:00 THAT WAS A CRITICAL STEP IN 00:46:26:00 00:46:30:00 HELPING US SORT OF STEM A TIDE 00:46:30:00 00:46:31:00 OF ALWAYS LOSING ATTORNEYS AND 00:46:31:00 00:46:34:00 ALWAYS HAVING TO FILL POSITIONS 00:46:34:00 00:46:38:00 COMING OUT OF THE ENDEMIC WITH 00:46:38:00 00:46:38:00 ALL THE HIRING PROBLEMS AT 00:46:38:00 00:46:41:00 EVERY INDUSTRY IS FACING. 00:46:41:00 00:46:44:00 IT WASN'T A PANACEA BUT IT'S 00:46:44:00 00:46:45:00 BEEN A CHANGED DYNAMIC AND 00:46:45:00 00:46:46:00 SOMETHING THAT SORT OF OVER THE 00:46:46:00 00:46:49:00 LAST FEW YEARS ALLOWED US TO 00:46:49:00 00:46:50:00 BUILD WHAT USED TO BE A LARGER 00:46:50:00 00:46:53:00 NUMBER OF OPEN POSITIONS. 00:46:53:00 00:46:56:00 WE STILL HAVE A FEW SEVEN TO BE 00:46:56:00 00:47:00:00 EXACT AND THAT WE WANT TO SORT 00:47:00:00 00:47:01:00 WORK ON FILLING. 00:47:01:00 00:47:02:00 WE DO HAVE THIS BUDGET DOES 00:47:02:00 00:47:05:00 INCLUDE A REQUEST ESSENTIALLY 00:47:05:00 00:47:09:00 TO ADD TWO MORE EXPERIENCED 00:47:09:00 00:47:11:00 LAWYERS THE LIKE TO FOCUS ON 00:47:11:00 00:47:12:00 PROCUREMENT WORK WHICH IS SUCH 00:47:12:00 00:47:16:00 A HUGE WORKLOAD THROUGHOUT THE 00:47:16:00 00:47:17:00 INSTITUTION THAT WE REALLY NEED 00:47:17:00 00:47:24:00 TO SORT OF HELP SYSTEMATIZE AND 00:47:24:00 00:47:24:00 SUPPORT THE FINANCE CABINET'S 00:47:24:00 00:47:28:00 EFFORTS ON THOSE FRONTS AS WELL 00:47:28:00 00:47:31:00 AS TO DEVELOP A LITTLE MORE 00:47:31:00 00:47:32:00 CAPACITY TO SORT OF THINK 00:47:32:00 00:47:35:00 THROUGH AND DEFEND LITIGATION 00:47:35:00 00:47:39:00 SORT OF POLICY HEAVY ISSUES. 00:47:39:00 00:47:40:00 SO OUR BUDGET REQUEST WE THINK 00:47:40:00 00:47:43:00 THAT IT'S A MODERATE COST BUT 00:47:43:00 00:47:46:00 IT'S YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALMOST 00:47:46:00 00:47:47:00 TON OF WORK TO DO. 00:47:47:00 00:47:48:00 BUT WE WANT TO BALANCE OUR 00:47:48:00 00:47:50:00 ABILITY TO ACTUALLY RAMP UP 00:47:50:00 00:47:51:00 WHICH DOES TAKE TIME. 00:47:51:00 00:47:51:00 THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . 00:47:51:00 00:47:52:00 SO THANK YOU. 00:47:52:00 00:47:54:00 I'LL JUST END YOU MENTIONED 00:47:54:00 00:47:54:00 HENRY LUTIN. 00:47:54:00 00:47:58:00 HE IS LEAVING US WHITE ANY NOW 00:47:58:00 00:47:59:00 SO I DO JUST WANT TO THANK HIM 00:47:59:00 00:48:00:00 FOR HIS DECADES OF SERVICE TO 00:48:00:00 00:48:02:00 THE CITY AND WHEN I CALL YOU 00:48:02:00 00:48:05:00 ADAM OR HENRY AND ALSO POLARA 00:48:05:00 00:48:06:00 YOUR OFFICE HAS JUST BEEN SUPER 00:48:06:00 00:48:06:00 HELPFUL. 00:48:06:00 00:48:09:00 SO I JUST WANT TO SHOUT YOU ALL 00:48:09:00 00:48:10:00 OUT FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE. 00:48:10:00 00:48:11:00 I DON'T HAVE TO CALL OFTEN BUT 00:48:11:00 00:48:13:00 WHEN I'VE HAD QUESTIONS YOU'VE 00:48:13:00 00:48:14:00 BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND ALSO 00:48:14:00 00:48:17:00 LEARNING AS TREASURER. 00:48:17:00 00:48:18:00 THANK YOU AND EVERYONE ON THE 00:48:18:00 00:48:19:00 CALL BUT THAT'S IT. 00:48:19:00 00:48:20:00 YEAH THANK YOU. 00:48:20:00 00:48:20:00 THANK YOU. 00:48:20:00 00:48:21:00 THANK YOU. 00:48:21:00 00:48:24:00 COUNCILOR MURPHY. 00:48:24:00 00:48:25:00 COUNCILOR BRITTON, YOU HAVE THE 00:48:25:00 00:48:25:00 FLOOR. 00:48:25:00 00:48:29:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK 00:48:29:00 00:48:30:00 YOU TO THE TEAM FROM THE LAW 00:48:30:00 00:48:32:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:48:32:00 00:48:33:00 I ALSO WANT TO ECHO MY BEST 00:48:33:00 00:48:36:00 WISHES FOR HENRY LUTIN, A 00:48:36:00 00:48:39:00 DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT WHO 00:48:39:00 00:48:40:00 SERVED IN THE LAW DEPARTMENT 00:48:40:00 00:48:41:00 FOR DECADES AND HE CERTAINLY 00:48:41:00 00:48:44:00 WILL BE MISSED THE HUGE AMOUNT 00:48:44:00 00:48:45:00 OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY THERE 00:48:45:00 00:48:48:00 AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM 00:48:48:00 00:48:49:00 FOR HIS SERVICE AND HE'S A 00:48:49:00 00:48:49:00 NEIGHBOR OF MINE SO HOPEFULLY 00:48:49:00 00:48:51:00 WE'LL SEE MORE IN THE 00:48:51:00 00:48:54:00 NEIGHBORHOOD. 00:48:54:00 00:48:55:00 SO SO THANK YOU, HENRY. 00:48:55:00 00:48:59:00 A QUESTION I HAD WAS REALLY 00:48:59:00 00:49:01:00 ABOUT COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES 00:49:01:00 00:49:04:00 ACROSS THE COUNTRY I WAS 00:49:04:00 00:49:09:00 WONDERING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH 00:49:09:00 00:49:09:00 THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO OTHER 00:49:09:00 00:49:12:00 CITIES ACTUALLY STAFFS HAVE 00:49:12:00 00:49:16:00 THEIR OWN ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES 00:49:16:00 00:49:17:00 FOR HEARINGS ON ORDINANCE AND 00:49:17:00 00:49:21:00 CODE VIOLATIONS LIKE THIS IS AN 00:49:21:00 00:49:21:00 ISSUE THAT WE'VE WE'VE TALKED 00:49:21:00 00:49:22:00 ABOUT IN THE PAST. 00:49:22:00 00:49:24:00 ADAM. 00:49:24:00 00:49:25:00 AND WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO 00:49:25:00 00:49:29:00 MANY DETAILS IN THIS COURTROOM 00:49:29:00 00:49:29:00 FOCUSED ON THE BUDGET. 00:49:29:00 00:49:32:00 BUT HOW HOW DO WE ACTUALLY 00:49:32:00 00:49:33:00 IMPROVE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT 00:49:33:00 00:49:36:00 AND IN TERMS OF MUNICIPAL 00:49:36:00 00:49:39:00 SYSTEM? 00:49:39:00 00:49:43:00 WELL, THOSE ARE TWO REALLY 00:49:43:00 00:49:44:00 CHALLENGING QUESTIONS THAT I 00:49:44:00 00:49:45:00 WILL GIVE YOU BAD ANSWERS TO 00:49:45:00 00:49:48:00 RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO THE 00:49:48:00 00:49:49:00 FIRST SORT OF LIKE WHAT IS THE 00:49:49:00 00:49:51:00 SURVEY OF OTHER CITIES ACROSS 00:49:51:00 00:49:52:00 THE COUNTRY LOOK LIKE? 00:49:52:00 00:49:54:00 I'M REALLY NOT SORT OF EQUIPPED 00:49:54:00 00:49:55:00 TO GIVE YOU AN ANSWER RIGHT 00:49:55:00 00:49:56:00 NOW. 00:49:56:00 00:49:59:00 WHAT I WILL SAY IS SOME YES IN 00:49:59:00 00:50:05:00 OTHER STATES THERE ARE CITIES 00:50:05:00 00:50:06:00 THAT HAVE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS BUT 00:50:06:00 00:50:10:00 I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THOSE SO I 00:50:10:00 00:50:11:00 DON'T REALLY WANT TO SPEAK TO 00:50:11:00 00:50:13:00 IT. 00:50:13:00 00:50:17:00 AND WITH RESPECT TO OUR 00:50:17:00 00:50:21:00 CODE ENFORCEMENT WORK, I WILL 00:50:21:00 00:50:25:00 SAY THREE THINGS. 00:50:25:00 00:50:27:00 FIRST, I'D LOVE TO CONTINUE 00:50:27:00 00:50:30:00 THAT CONVERSATION AT A TIME 00:50:30:00 00:50:33:00 WHEN I'M PREPARED TO BE MORE 00:50:33:00 00:50:34:00 KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN RIGHT NOW. 00:50:34:00 00:50:38:00 SECOND, WE DO HAVE YOU KNOW, 00:50:38:00 00:50:42:00 OUR ATTORNEYS NASD ARE VERY 00:50:42:00 00:50:45:00 INVOLVED WITH THIS TYPE OF WORK 00:50:45:00 00:50:49:00 AS WELL AS SO TO WE ARE 00:50:49:00 00:50:50:00 ACTIVELY WORKING ON THAT 00:50:50:00 00:50:53:00 ACTIVELY SUPPORTING. 00:50:53:00 00:50:54:00 BUT IT'S YOU KNOW I KNOW IT'S A 00:50:54:00 00:50:57:00 CONSTANT CHALLENGE IN THE THIRD 00:50:57:00 00:50:58:00 THING IS WE DO HAVE A TURNOVER 00:50:58:00 00:50:59:00 IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES 00:50:59:00 00:51:00:00 DIVISION WHO YOU SIMILARLY ARE 00:51:00:00 00:51:01:00 SUPPORTING CLIENTS WHO ARE 00:51:01:00 00:51:04:00 FACING THE SAME CHALLENGES. 00:51:04:00 00:51:05:00 SO THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT. 00:51:05:00 00:51:08:00 THERE'S A LOT OF UPCOMING WORK 00:51:08:00 00:51:08:00 THERE. 00:51:08:00 00:51:12:00 I THINK THERE'S KNOW THAT THE 00:51:12:00 00:51:15:00 COMMISSION IS BEING PUT 00:51:15:00 00:51:16:00 TOGETHER RIGHT NOW AND THAT 00:51:16:00 00:51:19:00 WILL BE ANOTHER SORT 00:51:19:00 00:51:19:00 OF EXCITING CHALLENGE ON THIS 00:51:19:00 00:51:20:00 FRONT. 00:51:20:00 00:51:21:00 SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT A GREAT 00:51:21:00 00:51:23:00 ANSWER, COUNCILOR , BUT THAT'S 00:51:23:00 00:51:27:00 THE BEST I CAN DO RIGHT NOW 00:51:27:00 00:51:28:00 THOUGH IN TERMS OF JUST 00:51:28:00 00:51:30:00 ENFORCEMENT OF BRDO AND THOSE 00:51:30:00 00:51:31:00 SORT OF THINGS. 00:51:31:00 00:51:31:00 I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGING 00:51:31:00 00:51:34:00 TRANSITION FOR SOME LANDLORDS 00:51:34:00 00:51:38:00 TO TO PICK UP THAT NOW THAT 00:51:38:00 00:51:42:00 STEP UP TO BRDO TO DO YOU DO 00:51:42:00 00:51:42:00 YOU FOLKS HAVE ENOUGH LIKE I 00:51:42:00 00:51:45:00 KNOW YOU'VE GOT EIGHT VACANCIES 00:51:45:00 00:51:46:00 AND YOU'RE HOPEFUL THAT YOU'RE 00:51:46:00 00:51:46:00 GOING TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES 00:51:46:00 00:51:49:00 AND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE 00:51:49:00 00:51:50:00 FULLY STAFFED TO BE ABLE TO 00:51:50:00 00:51:53:00 MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THIS. 00:51:53:00 00:51:54:00 WE KEEP THROWING NEW AUDIENCES 00:51:54:00 00:51:56:00 AT YOU ALL THE TIME SO ARE WE 00:51:56:00 00:51:57:00 UP TO SPEED WITH THE FULL STAFF 00:51:57:00 00:52:01:00 TO TO MEET THE CHALLENGE? 00:52:01:00 00:52:05:00 YEAH, RIGHT. 00:52:05:00 00:52:08:00 WE HAVE THE CURRENT VACANCIES. 00:52:08:00 00:52:09:00 WE'VE REQUESTED A COUPLE 00:52:09:00 00:52:12:00 OF ADDITIONAL POSITIONS. 00:52:12:00 00:52:13:00 YOU'RE RIGHT, COUNCILOR . 00:52:13:00 00:52:14:00 LIKE THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW 00:52:14:00 00:52:16:00 AND EVOLVE AND THERE'S NEW WORK 00:52:16:00 00:52:19:00 BUT WE ALSO HAVE A DEPARTMENT 00:52:19:00 00:52:24:00 NEED TO GROW, BE REALISTIC 00:52:24:00 00:52:25:00 ABOUT OUR PACE OF GROWTH AND 00:52:25:00 00:52:28:00 YOU ANOTHER THING THAT WE ARE 00:52:28:00 00:52:29:00 DOING IS YOU KNOW AGAIN YOU 00:52:29:00 00:52:32:00 KNOW, YOU AND I ARE ON THE SAME 00:52:32:00 00:52:33:00 PAGE ABOUT SHOUTING OUT HENRY 00:52:33:00 00:52:34:00 LUTIN TODAY BECAUSE IT'S A SAD 00:52:34:00 00:52:35:00 AND EXCITING DAY. 00:52:35:00 00:52:39:00 YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THAT 00:52:39:00 00:52:40:00 SORT OF WORK I MENTIONED THAT 00:52:40:00 00:52:42:00 HE DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. 00:52:42:00 00:52:47:00 WE ARE RETAINING AND SORT 00:52:47:00 00:52:48:00 OF DEVELOPING THE TEAM WE HAVE 00:52:48:00 00:52:51:00 HERE NOW TO BE SORT OF MORE 00:52:51:00 00:52:55:00 EXPERIENCED AND WE WANT TO SORT 00:52:55:00 00:52:56:00 OF ADD TO THAT BUT ADD TO IT IN 00:52:56:00 00:53:01:00 A WAY THAT MAKES EXPERIENCE ONE 00:53:01:00 00:53:02:00 OF THE HALLMARKS OF THIS 00:53:02:00 00:53:05:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:53:05:00 00:53:06:00 SO THE PACE THAT WE'VE 00:53:06:00 00:53:10:00 REQUESTED IS ONE THAT WE THINK 00:53:10:00 00:53:13:00 ALLOWS US TO BOTH GROW TO MEET 00:53:13:00 00:53:14:00 NEEDS AND BE REASONABLE ABOUT 00:53:14:00 00:53:17:00 QUALITY IN DEVELOPMENT 00:53:17:00 00:53:18:00 EXPERIENCE AND DOING IT IN A 00:53:18:00 00:53:21:00 MEASURED WAY OVER TIME. 00:53:21:00 00:53:25:00 SO NEXT YEAR IF I'M LUCKY 00:53:25:00 00:53:26:00 ENOUGH TO BE AT THIS HEARING, 00:53:26:00 00:53:29:00 HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ASKING YOU 00:53:29:00 00:53:30:00 FOR A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL 00:53:30:00 00:53:31:00 POSITIONS AS WELL TO CONTINUE 00:53:31:00 00:53:33:00 MEETING CITY'S GROWING WORK. 00:53:33:00 00:53:34:00 VERY GOOD. 00:53:34:00 00:53:34:00 THANK YOU. 00:53:34:00 00:53:37:00 THANK THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 00:53:37:00 00:53:38:00 I THANK YOU. 00:53:38:00 00:53:41:00 COUNCIL BREADON AS OF FLAHERTY 00:53:41:00 00:53:48:00 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR MADAM CHAIR 00:53:48:00 00:53:52:00 AGAIN IT'S GOOD MORNING ADAM 00:53:52:00 00:53:53:00 AND TO YOUR TEAM APPRECIATE 00:53:53:00 00:53:56:00 GOOD WORK. 00:53:56:00 00:53:57:00 YOU DO AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS 00:53:57:00 00:53:57:00 BEEN RESPONSIVE AND 00:53:57:00 00:54:00:00 CONGRATULATIONS TO HENRY ON A 00:54:00:00 00:54:00:00 WELL-DESERVED VACATION ALWAYS 00:54:00:00 00:54:02:00 PROVIDING GREAT COUNCILOR AND 00:54:02:00 00:54:03:00 OVER THE YEARS COUNCIL AND HE 00:54:03:00 00:54:07:00 HAVE BEEN INVOLVED A NUMBER 00:54:07:00 00:54:08:00 OF BATTLES ON BEHALF OF THE 00:54:08:00 00:54:11:00 CORPORATION SO AND HAS ALWAYS 00:54:11:00 00:54:12:00 PROVIDED EXCELLENT LEGAL ADVICE 00:54:12:00 00:54:15:00 AND GREAT TEMPERAMENT AND THEN 00:54:15:00 00:54:16:00 IT'S SERVED US PRETTY WELL. 00:54:16:00 00:54:18:00 SO CONGRATS TO HENRY IF HE'S 00:54:18:00 00:54:22:00 TUNED IN ALL THE BEST ADAM ONE 00:54:22:00 00:54:23:00 OF THE SLIDE SHOW. 00:54:23:00 00:54:26:00 THIRTY ONE PERCENT OF LAW 00:54:26:00 00:54:27:00 SERVICES GO TO LITIGATION I 00:54:27:00 00:54:29:00 BELIEVE AND THEN IN YOUR SLIDE 00:54:29:00 00:54:30:00 YOU HAD MENTIONED I THINK IT'S 00:54:30:00 00:54:31:00 A TWENTY EIGHT PERCENT GOES TO 00:54:31:00 00:54:33:00 OUTSIDE COUNCILOR . 00:54:33:00 00:54:34:00 IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT ANY TIME 00:54:34:00 00:54:37:00 THAT WE GO TO COURT IN TERMS 00:54:37:00 00:54:37:00 OF ACTUAL LITIGATION THAT WE'RE 00:54:37:00 00:54:41:00 FARMING THAT OUT AND I GUESS 00:54:41:00 00:54:42:00 AND IF SO WHY WHY ARE WE NOT 00:54:42:00 00:54:44:00 ALLOWING OUR ATTORNEYS TO TO 00:54:44:00 00:54:45:00 GET THAT TRIAL EXPERIENCE TO 00:54:45:00 00:54:45:00 GET THE TRAINING PARTICULARLY 00:54:45:00 00:54:48:00 ON SOME OF THE GENERAL 00:54:48:00 00:54:49:00 LIABILITY STUFF AS OPPOSED TO 00:54:49:00 00:54:52:00 YOU KNOW AND I UNDERSTAND THE 00:54:52:00 00:54:53:00 SPECIALIZED AREAS THAT'S KIND 00:54:53:00 00:54:56:00 OF A DIFFERENT DIFFERENT 00:54:56:00 00:54:57:00 CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF IF 00:54:57:00 00:55:00:00 IT'S A SPECIAL AREA OF LAW OR 00:55:00:00 00:55:01:00 SOMEBODY WHEN SOMEONE HAS AN 00:55:01:00 00:55:02:00 EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND WE WANT TO 00:55:02:00 00:55:05:00 RETAIN THE SERVICES ON BEHALF 00:55:05:00 00:55:05:00 OF THE CORPORATION BECAUSE 00:55:05:00 00:55:06:00 THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. 00:55:06:00 00:55:08:00 BUT SORT ON THE MUNDANE AND THE 00:55:08:00 00:55:08:00 ROUTINE SORT OF GENERAL 00:55:08:00 00:55:11:00 LIABILITY STUFF HOPEFULLY OUR 00:55:11:00 00:55:12:00 LAWYERS ARE GETTING ICE TIME 00:55:12:00 00:55:13:00 AND WE'RE WE'RE HONING THEIR 00:55:13:00 00:55:16:00 SKILLS AS LITIGATORS AS OPPOSED 00:55:16:00 00:55:16:00 TO JUST IMMEDIATELY SAYING OH 00:55:16:00 00:55:19:00 JESUS IS GOING TO GO TO TRIAL. 00:55:19:00 00:55:20:00 WE NEED TO FARM IT OUT. 00:55:20:00 00:55:21:00 SO I NEED TO MAKE SOME SENSE 00:55:21:00 00:55:22:00 OF THAT BECAUSE I SAW THIRTY 00:55:22:00 00:55:24:00 ONE OUT, THIRTY ONE PERCENT 00:55:24:00 00:55:24:00 LITIGATION. 00:55:24:00 00:55:25:00 TWENTY EIGHT PERCENT OUTSIDE 00:55:25:00 00:55:27:00 COUNCILOR AND I'D RATHER SEE 00:55:27:00 00:55:28:00 THAT NUMBER BE A LOT LOWER AND 00:55:28:00 00:55:29:00 HAVE OUR LAWYERS GOING INTO 00:55:29:00 00:55:33:00 COURT FOR US. 00:55:33:00 00:55:34:00 COUNCILOR , I REALLY APPRECIATE 00:55:34:00 00:55:37:00 THAT QUESTION AND IN A MOMENT 00:55:37:00 00:55:38:00 I'M GOING TO ASK SUSAN WIFEY'S 00:55:38:00 00:55:40:00 THE FIRST ASSISTANT CORPORATION 00:55:40:00 00:55:41:00 COUNCILOR FOR LITIGATION TO 00:55:41:00 00:55:44:00 WEIGH IN. 00:55:44:00 00:55:45:00 I THINK SHE'LL BE ABLE TO 00:55:45:00 00:55:48:00 DESCRIBE TO YOU VERY HELPFULLY 00:55:48:00 00:55:49:00 WHAT I THINK YOU'RE TOTALLY 00:55:49:00 00:55:50:00 RIGHT ABOUT THIS CONCEPT OF ICE 00:55:50:00 00:55:52:00 TIME. 00:55:52:00 00:55:53:00 BUT LET ME JUST QUICKLY SAY 00:55:53:00 00:55:57:00 ACTUALLY SUSAN'S TEAM AND THE 00:55:57:00 00:56:01:00 TEAM VPS AND THE TEAM AT THE 00:56:01:00 00:56:04:00 POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EVEN THE 00:56:04:00 00:56:04:00 TEAM AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES GO 00:56:04:00 00:56:08:00 TO COURT AND TO TRY A LOT LOT 00:56:08:00 00:56:09:00 MORE THAN OUTSIDE FIRMS YOU'LL 00:56:09:00 00:56:12:00 HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT. 00:56:12:00 00:56:14:00 ONE THING I'LL POINT OUT IS 00:56:14:00 00:56:15:00 YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT THAT 00:56:15:00 00:56:19:00 BREAKDOWN I WOULD JUST NOTE 00:56:19:00 00:56:20:00 THAT WE HAVE LITIGATION GOING 00:56:20:00 00:56:22:00 ON IN IN OTHER PLACES. 00:56:22:00 00:56:23:00 RIGHT. 00:56:23:00 00:56:27:00 SO POLICE LEGAL ADVISOR TEAM 00:56:27:00 00:56:29:00 AND A SCHOOL LEGAL ADVISOR 00:56:29:00 00:56:30:00 WHICH AREN'T POPPING UP IN THAT 00:56:30:00 00:56:31:00 LITIGATION. 00:56:31:00 00:56:34:00 NO. 00:56:34:00 00:56:35:00 ARE DOING A LOT OF IN COURT 00:56:35:00 00:56:35:00 LITIGATION. 00:56:35:00 00:56:38:00 THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM, 00:56:38:00 00:56:41:00 ALTHOUGH THE NATURE OF THAT 00:56:41:00 00:56:42:00 WORK INVOLVES FEWER JURY TRIALS 00:56:42:00 00:56:46:00 IS DOING A LOT OF WORK IN COURT 00:56:46:00 00:56:46:00 AS WELL. 00:56:46:00 00:56:50:00 SO WHEN YOU ADD THAT TOGETHER, 00:56:50:00 00:56:50:00 THE BALANCE I THINK LOOKS A 00:56:50:00 00:56:53:00 LITTLE MORE LIKE ONE THAT YOU 00:56:53:00 00:56:57:00 WOULD FIND REASONABLE 00:56:57:00 00:56:57:00 COUNCILOR . 00:56:57:00 00:56:58:00 BUT I WOULD LOVE TO TURN THIS 00:56:58:00 00:57:01:00 OVER TO SUSAN FOR A MINUTE AND 00:57:01:00 00:57:02:00 I APPRECIATE THAT AND THAT'S 00:57:02:00 00:57:02:00 OBVIOUSLY A FAIR POINT. 00:57:02:00 00:57:05:00 AND THEN ON ON THAT THROUGH THE 00:57:05:00 00:57:06:00 CHAIR IF I COULD JUST GET IF I 00:57:06:00 00:57:08:00 COULD GET A LIST OF CURRENT 00:57:08:00 00:57:12:00 ONGOING LITIGATION THAT IS THAT 00:57:12:00 00:57:13:00 WOULD BE HELPFUL TO SORT OF TO 00:57:13:00 00:57:14:00 THAT BREAKDOWN AS YOU JUST 00:57:14:00 00:57:16:00 DISCUSSED IS THE STUFF ON THE 00:57:16:00 00:57:17:00 GENERAL LIABILITY SIDE, ET 00:57:17:00 00:57:17:00 CETERA. 00:57:17:00 00:57:20:00 THEN THERE'S THE OTHER THINGS 00:57:20:00 00:57:20:00 WE'RE PROVIDING SCHOOL 00:57:20:00 00:57:21:00 DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE 00:57:21:00 00:57:21:00 DEPARTMENT. 00:57:21:00 00:57:24:00 BUT IF I COULD GET A CURRENT 00:57:24:00 00:57:27:00 LIST OF ACTIVE OPEN ONGOING 00:57:27:00 00:57:28:00 CASES AGAINST THE CITY, 00:57:28:00 00:57:29:00 APPRECIATE IT THROUGH THE CHAIR 00:57:29:00 00:57:31:00 AND ALL THE WAY THE RESPONSE 00:57:31:00 00:57:32:00 AND THEN THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY 00:57:32:00 00:57:32:00 QUESTIONS. 00:57:32:00 00:57:35:00 MADAM CHAIR ABSOL WE WILL AND I 00:57:35:00 00:57:36:00 WOULD LOVE TO GIVE SUSAN JUST 00:57:36:00 00:57:39:00 ONE MINUTE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT 00:57:39:00 00:57:40:00 ABOUT THE SERIOUS WORK HER TEAM 00:57:40:00 00:57:43:00 DOES IN THANK YOU. 00:57:43:00 00:57:44:00 THANK YOU SIR. 00:57:44:00 00:57:47:00 AS AN ATTORNEY THE YOU WE IF 00:57:47:00 00:57:51:00 IT'S OK WITH YOU WE EXPECT TO 00:57:51:00 00:57:52:00 HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITHIN 00:57:52:00 00:57:55:00 THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. 00:57:55:00 00:57:55:00 ABSOLUTELY. 00:57:55:00 00:57:58:00 MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH 00:57:58:00 00:57:58:00 . 00:57:58:00 00:57:59:00 SUSAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 00:57:59:00 00:58:00:00 YEAH. 00:58:00:00 00:58:04:00 COUNCILOR , JUST SO YOU KNOW, 00:58:04:00 00:58:06:00 ALMOST ALL OF LITIGATION TRIAL 00:58:06:00 00:58:07:00 GOES THROUGH MY LITIGATORS WE 00:58:07:00 00:58:11:00 HAVE AT LEAST IN THE LITIGATION 00:58:11:00 00:58:12:00 SIDE WE HAVE VERY, VERY FEW 00:58:12:00 00:58:13:00 CASES AT THIS POINT THAT ARE 00:58:13:00 00:58:14:00 WITHOUT COUNCILOR . 00:58:14:00 00:58:18:00 I KNOW OF FIVE CURRENTLY TWO 00:58:18:00 00:58:19:00 OF THEM ARE WINDING DOWN. 00:58:19:00 00:58:20:00 SO THAT LEAVES MAYBE THREE 00:58:20:00 00:58:22:00 PEOPLE OUTSIDE COUNCILOR THAT 00:58:22:00 00:58:23:00 ARE HANDLING THREE CASES. 00:58:23:00 00:58:26:00 THE OTHER 200 CASES THAT ARE 00:58:26:00 00:58:27:00 CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND OPEN RIGHT 00:58:27:00 00:58:28:00 NOW IN LITIGATION ARE ALL BEING 00:58:28:00 00:58:30:00 HANDLED BY ATTORNEYS HERE IN 00:58:30:00 00:58:34:00 THE LAW DEPARTMENT SINCE THE 00:58:34:00 00:58:35:00 BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR AND I 00:58:35:00 00:58:45:00 GUESS EVEN FROM LAST FALL WE'VE 00:58:45:00 00:58:46:00 ON TO ONE TRIAL AFTER ANOTHER. 00:58:46:00 00:58:47:00 WE ARE STARTING ANOTHER TRIAL 00:58:47:00 00:58:47:00 NEXT MONDAY IN FEDERAL DISTRICT 00:58:47:00 00:58:48:00 COURT. 00:58:48:00 00:58:48:00 SO WE ARE HANDLING I WOULD 00:58:48:00 00:58:49:00 SUGGEST YOU 95 PERCENT OF ALL 00:58:49:00 00:58:50:00 LITIGATION CITY OF BOSTON, 00:58:50:00 00:58:52:00 THANK YOU. 00:58:52:00 00:58:53:00 THANK YOU, SUSAN. 00:58:53:00 00:58:54:00 THANK YOU, MADAM. 00:58:54:00 00:58:55:00 THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 00:58:55:00 00:58:56:00 THANK YOU. 00:58:56:00 00:58:57:00 COUNCILOR CITY COUNCIL CLAITOR 00:58:57:00 00:59:01:00 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR IN THE CHAIR 00:59:01:00 00:59:01:00 AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 00:59:01:00 00:59:04:00 AND ADAM FOR YOUR YOUR 00:59:04:00 00:59:07:00 PRESENTATION AND FOR THAT WORK 00:59:07:00 00:59:07:00 . 00:59:07:00 00:59:09:00 I HAD A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS 00:59:09:00 00:59:09:00 ANSWERED EXCEPT FOR ONE IN 00:59:09:00 00:59:12:00 APOLOGIES I'VE MISSED THIS. 00:59:12:00 00:59:13:00 I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 00:59:13:00 00:59:16:00 REPORTS OF OUR PUBLIC RECORDS 00:59:16:00 00:59:19:00 DEPARTMENT BEING A LITTLE SLOW 00:59:19:00 00:59:20:00 AND TO RESPOND TO FOLKS I'M 00:59:20:00 00:59:21:00 WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY 00:59:21:00 00:59:24:00 ADDITIONAL STAFF CAPACITY 00:59:24:00 00:59:24:00 THAT'S GOING TO BE ADDED TO 00:59:24:00 00:59:29:00 THAT IN YOUR IN YOUR REQUEST. 00:59:29:00 00:59:30:00 THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, 00:59:30:00 00:59:30:00 COUNCILOR . 00:59:30:00 00:59:33:00 WE WITHIN THE SEVEN OPEN 00:59:33:00 00:59:34:00 POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT 00:59:34:00 00:59:38:00 NOW, ONE OF THE KEY ATTORNEY 00:59:38:00 00:59:40:00 POSITIONS WE'RE LOOKING TO FILL 00:59:40:00 00:59:41:00 IS A RECORDS FOCUSED ATTORNEY 00:59:41:00 00:59:45:00 IN THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT 00:59:45:00 00:59:49:00 LEGAL ADVISORS OFFICE. 00:59:49:00 00:59:53:00 WE THINK THAT THAT ALONG WITH 00:59:53:00 00:59:56:00 IS GOING TO BE A SORT OF A KEY 00:59:56:00 01:00:00:00 ADDITIONAL RESOURCE IN HELPING 01:00:00:00 01:00:04:00 MEET THE OVERALL THE OVERALL 01:00:04:00 01:00:08:00 DEMAND FOR PUBLIC RECORDS. 01:00:08:00 01:00:11:00 THE PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE HERE 01:00:11:00 01:00:12:00 IN CITY HALL COORDINATES AND 01:00:12:00 01:00:15:00 WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE 01:00:15:00 01:00:16:00 DEPARTMENT SCHOOLS DAY 01:00:16:00 01:00:19:00 BASICALLY THAT'S TECHNICALLY 01:00:19:00 01:00:20:00 THE RECORDS ACCESS OFFICER FOR 01:00:20:00 01:00:24:00 ALL OF THE CITY. 01:00:24:00 01:00:27:00 SO YES, WE ACTUALLY DO THINK 01:00:27:00 01:00:28:00 THEY NEED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 01:00:28:00 01:00:31:00 AND THERE'S ALREADY WITHIN OUR 01:00:31:00 01:00:34:00 BUDGET THE KEY NEXT RESOURCE 01:00:34:00 01:00:36:00 THAT WE THINK THAT COLLECTIVE 01:00:36:00 01:00:39:00 TEAM NEEDS. 01:00:39:00 01:00:40:00 BUT YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THIS IS 01:00:40:00 01:00:43:00 AN AREA OF EMPHASIS FOR US IN 01:00:43:00 01:00:44:00 ADDITION TO ADDITIONAL STAFF 01:00:44:00 01:00:47:00 RESOURCES, WE ARE SORT 01:00:47:00 01:00:48:00 OF ACTIVELY THAT KEEN IS 01:00:48:00 01:00:51:00 ACTIVELY LOOKING AT SORT OF A 01:00:51:00 01:00:54:00 VARIETY OF PROCESS STUFF TO TO 01:00:54:00 01:00:58:00 INCREASE OUR SPEED AND 01:00:58:00 01:00:58:00 RESPONSIVENESS. 01:00:58:00 01:00:59:00 SO THANK YOU. 01:00:59:00 01:01:02:00 THANK THANK YOU FOR THAT. 01:01:02:00 01:01:03:00 AND ARE THERE ANY TECHNOLOGICAL 01:01:03:00 01:01:06:00 NEEDS THAT YOU NEED THAT THIS 01:01:06:00 01:01:10:00 DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO TO HELP IN 01:01:10:00 01:01:11:00 THAT REGARD LIKE WHAT SORT 01:01:11:00 01:01:12:00 OF INTERNAL SYSTEMS I'VE BEEN 01:01:12:00 01:01:13:00 REALLY INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND 01:01:13:00 01:01:17:00 JUST HOW ARCHAIC SOME OF OUR 01:01:17:00 01:01:18:00 TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS ARE IN THE 01:01:18:00 01:01:19:00 CITY OF BOSTON AND HOW IT 01:01:19:00 01:01:21:00 HINDERS US TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL 01:01:21:00 01:01:22:00 CONSTITUENT SERVICES JUST LIKE 01:01:22:00 01:01:22:00 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS ARE 01:01:22:00 01:01:25:00 WONDERING WHERE WHAT DO YOU USE 01:01:25:00 01:01:26:00 AND IF YOU DO USE ANYTHING AT 01:01:26:00 01:01:27:00 ALL AND IF THERE'S AN 01:01:27:00 01:01:28:00 OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT 01:01:28:00 01:01:32:00 THERE AS WELL. 01:01:32:00 01:01:35:00 YES, THE PUBLIC RECORDS TEAM 01:01:35:00 01:01:36:00 USES A SOFTWARE SYSTEM CALLED 01:01:36:00 01:01:40:00 GOVCO WAY TO SORT OF MANAGE AND 01:01:40:00 01:01:44:00 PRODUCE RECORDS IN RESPONSE TO 01:01:44:00 01:01:44:00 RECORDS REQUESTS. 01:01:44:00 01:01:47:00 THIS IS ACTUALLY A RELATIVELY 01:01:47:00 01:01:48:00 NEW FEW YEARS OLD INVESTMENT 01:01:48:00 01:01:51:00 FOR THE CITY. 01:01:51:00 01:01:55:00 SO ON THE PUBLIC RECORDS THE 01:01:55:00 01:01:59:00 ANSWER IS NO, THERE'S NOT A NEW 01:01:59:00 01:01:59:00 INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED. 01:01:59:00 01:02:02:00 WE'VE ACTUALLY IN SORT 01:02:02:00 01:02:06:00 OF FAIRLY RECENT HISTORY MADE 01:02:06:00 01:02:10:00 THAT INVESTMENT CITYWIDE AND 01:02:10:00 01:02:11:00 YOU KNOW, OUR EMPHASIS THIS 01:02:11:00 01:02:13:00 YEAR REALLY IS ON SORT 01:02:13:00 01:02:18:00 OF CONTINUED ADOPTION 01:02:18:00 01:02:19:00 THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR 01:02:19:00 01:02:22:00 DEPARTMENTS AND SORT OF PROCESS 01:02:22:00 01:02:22:00 . 01:02:22:00 01:02:23:00 BUT IN THE SHORT RUN I DON'T 01:02:23:00 01:02:26:00 THINK WE HAVE A SORT 01:02:26:00 01:02:30:00 OF TECHNOLOGICAL NEED THERE. 01:02:30:00 01:02:35:00 I I WILL SAY THAT NOT THIS YEAR 01:02:35:00 01:02:38:00 BUT I DO THINK THAT IN AT SOME 01:02:38:00 01:02:42:00 POINT IN THE INDEFINITE FUTURE 01:02:42:00 01:02:47:00 WE MAY COME TO THIS BODY WITH 01:02:47:00 01:02:48:00 THE REQUEST FOR NOT ON THE 01:02:48:00 01:02:50:00 PUBLIC RECORD SIDE. 01:02:50:00 01:02:54:00 IT JUST YOU KNOW, RECORDS CASE 01:02:54:00 01:02:58:00 MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE CAN WE DO 01:02:58:00 01:02:58:00 LIKE SUSAN'S GROUP? 01:02:58:00 01:03:01:00 THE LITIGATION GROUP DOES A TON 01:03:01:00 01:03:02:00 OF DISCOVERY BECAUSE WE DO 01:03:02:00 01:03:05:00 CIVIL LITIGATION HERE THAT'S 01:03:05:00 01:03:08:00 BECOMING MORE ELECTRONIC HEAVY 01:03:08:00 01:03:09:00 EVERY PASSING YEAR. 01:03:09:00 01:03:12:00 SO IT COULD BE THAT IN THE 01:03:12:00 01:03:13:00 FUTURE SORT OF THE LAW 01:03:13:00 01:03:17:00 DEPARTMENTS CASE MANAGEMENT 01:03:17:00 01:03:17:00 SYSTEM, THE ABILITY TO 01:03:17:00 01:03:18:00 INTEGRATE IT WITH ELECTRONIC 01:03:18:00 01:03:20:00 DISCOVERY WOULD BE SOMETHING 01:03:20:00 01:03:21:00 WHERE WE WOULD SEEK AN 01:03:21:00 01:03:21:00 INVESTMENT. 01:03:21:00 01:03:24:00 BUT WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR THAT 01:03:24:00 01:03:28:00 THIS YEAR AND WE THINK THAT WE 01:03:28:00 01:03:31:00 WOULD RELY ON SORT OF DO TO 01:03:31:00 01:03:32:00 LEAD US IN THAT PROCESS IF WE 01:03:32:00 01:03:35:00 GET TO THAT THANK YOU ATTORNEY 01:03:35:00 01:03:36:00 INSTEAD OF A. 01:03:36:00 01:03:39:00 THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONING. 01:03:39:00 01:03:40:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR. 01:03:40:00 01:03:40:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR . 01:03:40:00 01:03:43:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR . 01:03:43:00 01:03:47:00 I MEAN HERE YOU HAVE FOR THANK 01:03:47:00 01:03:50:00 YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU ALL. 01:03:50:00 01:03:51:00 SO I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS 01:03:51:00 01:03:54:00 AND SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY 01:03:54:00 01:03:54:00 SPECIFIC AROUND PROCESS. 01:03:54:00 01:03:58:00 ADAM, IF YOU DON'T MIND KIND 01:03:58:00 01:04:02:00 OF SHARING WITH ME THERE HAVE 01:04:02:00 01:04:06:00 BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENCES WHERE 01:04:06:00 01:04:09:00 RESIDENTS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH 01:04:09:00 01:04:13:00 THE CITY AND SOMETIMES FIND 01:04:13:00 01:04:14:00 THEMSELVES BEING SUED BY THE 01:04:14:00 01:04:17:00 CITY WHICH IS YOU KNOW, 01:04:17:00 01:04:17:00 INTERESTING AND I'M JUST 01:04:17:00 01:04:21:00 CURIOUS ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHAT'S 01:04:21:00 01:04:24:00 YOUR DECISION MAKING MODEL 01:04:24:00 01:04:25:00 PROCESS IN TERMS OF LIKE THINGS 01:04:25:00 01:04:26:00 THAT YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ON OR 01:04:26:00 01:04:29:00 THINGS THAT YOU PASS OUT, YOU 01:04:29:00 01:04:30:00 KNOW, THAT POTENTIALLY BE SEEN 01:04:30:00 01:04:32:00 AS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT 01:04:32:00 01:04:33:00 YOU DON'T THINK THAT IT'S 01:04:33:00 01:04:34:00 SOMETHING THAT THE CITY SHOULD 01:04:34:00 01:04:36:00 BE PURSUING LIKE WHAT'S YOUR 01:04:36:00 01:04:37:00 DECISION MAKING MODEL OR THINGS 01:04:37:00 01:04:39:00 LIKE THAT? 01:04:39:00 01:04:43:00 THANK YOU, COUNCILOR . 01:04:43:00 01:04:47:00 ON SOME LEVEL I'D HAVE TO SAY 01:04:47:00 01:04:48:00 EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE REALLY 01:04:48:00 01:04:50:00 SORT OF CASE SPECIFIC AROUND 01:04:50:00 01:04:50:00 HERE. 01:04:50:00 01:04:55:00 WE DO IN THIS DEPARTMENT SOME 01:04:55:00 01:04:58:00 ENFORCEMENT TYPE WORK. 01:04:58:00 01:05:03:00 WE HAVE A AS WE MENTIONED 01:05:03:00 01:05:03:00 BEFORE FOR THE REVOLVING FUND 01:05:03:00 01:05:05:00 INDUSTRY JUST IN GENERAL WHEN 01:05:05:00 01:05:09:00 CITY PROPERTY IS DAMAGED WE DO 01:05:09:00 01:05:10:00 PURSUE CLAIMS THAT IS 01:05:10:00 01:05:13:00 ORDINARILY AGAINST LIKE AN 01:05:13:00 01:05:17:00 INSURANCE COMPANY. 01:05:17:00 01:05:21:00 WE HAVE A TAX TITLE DIVISION 01:05:21:00 01:05:26:00 SORT OF BY LAW IF A RESIDENTIAL 01:05:26:00 01:05:30:00 OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER IS 01:05:30:00 01:05:32:00 DELINQUENT ON THEIR TAXES AT 01:05:32:00 01:05:36:00 THE END OF THE YEAR BY LAW THAT 01:05:36:00 01:05:37:00 SHORTFALL BECOMES A LEAN 01:05:37:00 01:05:40:00 AGAINST THE PROPERTY. 01:05:40:00 01:05:44:00 THAT LINE IS ONE THAT THE LAW 01:05:44:00 01:05:44:00 DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE 01:05:44:00 01:05:48:00 ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION. 01:05:48:00 01:05:52:00 I WILL SAY THAT OUR TAX TITLE 01:05:52:00 01:06:03:00 GROUP IS EXTREMELY ORIENTED 01:06:03:00 01:06:04:00 TOWARDS ENSURING THAT THE 01:06:04:00 01:06:07:00 COLLECTION OF TAXES DOES NOT 01:06:07:00 01:06:10:00 AFFECT PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO 01:06:10:00 01:06:11:00 REMAIN IN THEIR HOME. 01:06:11:00 01:06:15:00 THEY'RE VERY FLEXIBLE AND 01:06:15:00 01:06:17:00 ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS FOR THE 01:06:17:00 01:06:22:00 TAXPAYER TO GET RID OF THE LEAN 01:06:22:00 01:06:26:00 AND YOU KNOW BY LAW LIKE WE DO 01:06:26:00 01:06:29:00 HAVE TO TAKE CERTAIN STEPS WITH 01:06:29:00 01:06:33:00 RESPECT TO SORT OF FILING THE 01:06:33:00 01:06:37:00 LINE IN COURT ETC. BUT THE BACK 01:06:37:00 01:06:40:00 END THAT GROUP MAKES EVERY 01:06:40:00 01:06:42:00 EFFORT TO SORT OF BE FLEXIBLE 01:06:42:00 01:06:48:00 IN AWARE PEOPLE'S SITUATION AND 01:06:48:00 01:06:50:00 I DO NOT BELIEVE AND I DON'T 01:06:50:00 01:06:52:00 WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE 01:06:52:00 01:06:53:00 THAT WE'VE FORECLOSE ON ANY 01:06:53:00 01:06:54:00 MEAN WHERE SOMEBODY LIVES IN A 01:06:54:00 01:06:57:00 PROPERTY IN MANY, MANY, MANY 01:06:57:00 01:06:58:00 YEARS. 01:06:58:00 01:06:58:00 RIGHT. 01:06:58:00 01:07:00:00 FAR FINALLY OVER AN IED. 01:07:00:00 01:07:05:00 WE DO AND AND SORT OF IN WITH 01:07:05:00 01:07:08:00 SUPPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 01:07:08:00 01:07:09:00 FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I USED DO 01:07:09:00 01:07:12:00 PURSUE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS 01:07:12:00 01:07:16:00 UNDER SANITARY CODE THE 01:07:16:00 01:07:20:00 BUILDING CODE THIS FIRE CODE , 01:07:20:00 01:07:21:00 ZONING CODE , HEALTH INSPECTION 01:07:21:00 01:07:23:00 CODES AGAINST PROPERTIES THAT 01:07:23:00 01:07:27:00 ARE NOT COMPLIANT AND HAVE 01:07:27:00 01:07:31:00 EITHER SAFETY ISSUES OR ISSUES 01:07:31:00 01:07:32:00 OF NONCOMPLIANCE THAT HAVE BEEN 01:07:32:00 01:07:35:00 BROUGHT TO THE DEPARTMENT BY 01:07:35:00 01:07:35:00 NEIGHBORS OR SOMETHING. 01:07:35:00 01:07:38:00 SO WE DO PURSUE THAT TYPE 01:07:38:00 01:07:42:00 OF CODE ENFORCEMENT LITIGATION. 01:07:42:00 01:07:43:00 BUT BEYOND THAT I DON'T HAVE A 01:07:43:00 01:07:47:00 GREAT SORT OF OVERARCHING 01:07:47:00 01:07:47:00 ANSWER THERE SORT OF SPECIFIC 01:07:47:00 01:07:50:00 WITHIN EACH OF THOSE PILES BUT 01:07:50:00 01:07:54:00 HAPPY AT ANY POINT TO DISCUSS 01:07:54:00 01:07:55:00 ANY SPECIFIC INSTANCES THEY 01:07:55:00 01:07:58:00 GIVE YOU A BETTER SENSE THE 01:07:58:00 01:07:58:00 DEPARTMENT'S THINKING. 01:07:58:00 01:07:59:00 YEAH. 01:07:59:00 01:08:00:00 THANK YOU, ADAM. 01:08:00:00 01:08:01:00 THANK FOR THAT. 01:08:01:00 01:08:02:00 I DO JUST HAVE ONE LAST 01:08:02:00 01:08:05:00 QUESTION FOR THE LINE I WANT TO 01:08:05:00 01:08:06:00 BE VERY MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL 01:08:06:00 01:08:09:00 OF EVERYBODY'S TIME. 01:08:09:00 01:08:12:00 CAN YOU JUST LET ME KNOW 01:08:12:00 01:08:13:00 WHETHER OR NOT AND YOU AND I 01:08:13:00 01:08:14:00 MAY HAVE MISSED THIS IN THE 01:08:14:00 01:08:18:00 PRESENTATION BUT I GET A LOT 01:08:18:00 01:08:18:00 OF CALLS FROM MUNICIPAL 01:08:18:00 01:08:19:00 EMPLOYEES. 01:08:19:00 01:08:21:00 YOUR TIME IS UP. 01:08:21:00 01:08:23:00 PLEASE WRAP IT UP ONE OK AND 01:08:23:00 01:08:25:00 ADAM, DON'T BE TAKING UP ALL MY 01:08:25:00 01:08:26:00 TIME RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR 01:08:26:00 01:08:26:00 ANSWERS, OK? 01:08:26:00 01:08:27:00 BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN 01:08:27:00 01:08:28:00 ALRIGHT UNTIL YOU STARTED 01:08:28:00 01:08:29:00 TALKING A WHOLE DISSERTATION 01:08:29:00 01:08:29:00 HERE. 01:08:29:00 01:08:32:00 YOU BETTER ANSWER THIS QUICKLY 01:08:32:00 01:08:32:00 . 01:08:32:00 01:08:33:00 LISTEN, I JUST I GET A LOT 01:08:33:00 01:08:34:00 OF CALLS FROM MUNICIPAL 01:08:34:00 01:08:37:00 EMPLOYEES, SOME WHO ARE DEALING 01:08:37:00 01:08:40:00 WITH ISSUES OF THEIR MORE 01:08:40:00 01:08:41:00 PERSONNEL ISSUES BUT YOU KNOW, 01:08:41:00 01:08:44:00 THEY ARE YOU KNOW, CONSIDERING 01:08:44:00 01:08:48:00 SUING THE CITY IN IN ITS CPS 01:08:48:00 01:08:49:00 AND IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S THE 01:08:49:00 01:08:50:00 CITY HALL. 01:08:50:00 01:08:52:00 IT'S DIFFERENT TYPES 01:08:52:00 01:08:53:00 OF DEPARTMENTS. 01:08:53:00 01:08:54:00 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SPEAK 01:08:54:00 01:08:56:00 TO DIFFERENT OUTSIDE OF CITY 01:08:56:00 01:09:00:00 HALL BEFORE OR DO YOU OVERSEE 01:09:00:00 01:09:01:00 EVERYTHING THAT DEALS WITH THE 01:09:01:00 01:09:01:00 CITY OF BOSTON? 01:09:01:00 01:09:03:00 JUST I THINK I JUST WANT TO BE 01:09:03:00 01:09:04:00 CLEAR EVERYTHING RIGHT. 01:09:04:00 01:09:05:00 THINGS YES. 01:09:05:00 01:09:08:00 SO THIS DEPARTMENT DEALS WITH 01:09:08:00 01:09:12:00 ALL ALL EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS 01:09:12:00 01:09:12:00 AGAINST THE CITY. 01:09:12:00 01:09:13:00 YEAH. 01:09:13:00 01:09:16:00 OK OK GOT IT. 01:09:16:00 01:09:16:00 SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS 01:09:16:00 01:09:17:00 SPECIFICALLY RIGHT BECAUSE 01:09:17:00 01:09:20:00 THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CASES 01:09:20:00 01:09:22:00 THAT I'VE COME ACROSS OF PEOPLE 01:09:22:00 01:09:26:00 OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR BEING 01:09:26:00 01:09:27:00 LET GO OF THEIR JOBS OR 01:09:27:00 01:09:30:00 WHATEVER THE CASE IS. 01:09:30:00 01:09:31:00 AND I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU'VE 01:09:31:00 01:09:34:00 SEEN AN UPTICK IN A TREND IN 01:09:34:00 01:09:38:00 REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE AND 01:09:38:00 01:09:42:00 PEOPLE PURSUING LEGAL 01:09:42:00 01:09:43:00 LITIGATION AS A WAY TO A 01:09:43:00 01:09:45:00 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OR 01:09:45:00 01:09:46:00 CORRECTIVE ACTION TYPE 01:09:46:00 01:09:49:00 OF SITUATION. 01:09:49:00 01:09:51:00 COUNSELOR, I'D LIKE TO OFFER TO 01:09:51:00 01:09:54:00 JUST FOLLOW UP WE CAN ACTUALLY 01:09:54:00 01:09:55:00 JUST LOOK THROUGH MAYBE YOU 01:09:55:00 01:09:58:00 KNOW, SOME NUMBER OF YEARS 01:09:58:00 01:09:59:00 OF CASES TO SEE YOU KNOW, TO 01:09:59:00 01:10:02:00 GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK ON SORT 01:10:02:00 01:10:04:00 OF THE NUMBER OF SORT 01:10:04:00 01:10:05:00 EMPLOYMENT AND CASES THAT THE 01:10:05:00 01:10:09:00 HAS RECEIVED OVER TIME BECAUSE 01:10:09:00 01:10:10:00 I DON'T I DON'T FEEL LIKE I 01:10:10:00 01:10:13:00 HAVE A GOOD YOU KNOW, I DON'T 01:10:13:00 01:10:14:00 FEEL THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A 01:10:14:00 01:10:17:00 CORRECT OFF THE CUFF ANSWER BUT 01:10:17:00 01:10:18:00 WE WILL GIVE YOU A SORT OF A 01:10:18:00 01:10:20:00 TREND OF MAYBE FIVE YEARS OR 01:10:20:00 01:10:21:00 SOMETHING LIKE THOSE TYPE 01:10:21:00 01:10:24:00 OF CASES AND THANK ANSWER. 01:10:24:00 01:10:25:00 THANK YOU CHAIR FOR ALLOWING 01:10:25:00 01:10:25:00 THE INDULGENCE. 01:10:25:00 01:10:28:00 THANK YOU. 01:10:28:00 01:10:29:00 THANK YOU FOR SOME OF YOUR YOU 01:10:29:00 01:10:32:00 OF SURVIVAL. 01:10:32:00 01:10:32:00 YOU YOU'LL BE SUBMITTING THAT 01:10:32:00 01:10:35:00 IN WRITING AS WELL. 01:10:35:00 01:10:36:00 YES, WE WILL COMMIT TO DOING 01:10:36:00 01:10:39:00 THAT AND I THINK IT'LL BE WE 01:10:39:00 01:10:40:00 CAN CERTAINLY AIM FOR THAT SAME 01:10:40:00 01:10:43:00 SEVEN DAYS. 01:10:43:00 01:10:46:00 MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU KOZLOW 01:10:46:00 01:10:47:00 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. 01:10:47:00 01:10:48:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 01:10:48:00 01:10:53:00 THANK YOU TO BY THE LAW STAFF 01:10:53:00 01:10:55:00 AND STAFF I GOT THESE NUMBERS 01:10:55:00 01:10:57:00 WRONG BUT I HEARD ABOUT 20 01:10:57:00 01:11:01:00 PERCENT OR 20 PERCENT OF THE 01:11:01:00 01:11:01:00 BUDGET IS CONTRACTED FOR 01:11:01:00 01:11:05:00 SERVICES BUT THEY COVER A SMALL 01:11:05:00 01:11:06:00 PORTION OF CASES IF WE ARE 01:11:06:00 01:11:09:00 HANDLING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT 01:11:09:00 01:11:10:00 OF LITIGATION IN-HOUSE, WHY THE 01:11:10:00 01:11:13:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES CONTINUE 01:11:13:00 01:11:14:00 TO FORM A LARGE PERCENTAGE 01:11:14:00 01:11:17:00 OF OVERALL SPENDING SIMPLY 01:11:17:00 01:11:21:00 BECAUSE THEY DEMAND MUCH HIGHER 01:11:21:00 01:11:22:00 HOURLY RATE THAT THE LAW 01:11:22:00 01:11:24:00 DEPARTMENT MAKES GET 01:11:24:00 01:11:24:00 THEMSELVES? 01:11:24:00 01:11:25:00 I MEAN THERE'S THERE'S NO 01:11:25:00 01:11:29:00 COMPARISON FRANKLY OUR CURRENT 01:11:29:00 01:11:30:00 NORMAL OUTSIDE COUNCIL RATE IS 01:11:30:00 01:11:33:00 TO SIXTY FIVE AN HOUR WHICH IS 01:11:33:00 01:11:36:00 EXTREMELY LOW MARKET WISE BUT 01:11:36:00 01:11:37:00 SOME OF THE OUTSIDE 01:11:37:00 01:11:40:00 COUNCILOR DEMAND A BIT MORE NOT 01:11:40:00 01:11:41:00 A LOT MORE IN ORDER TO DO SOME 01:11:41:00 01:11:41:00 OF THE CASES. 01:11:41:00 01:11:42:00 SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A 01:11:42:00 01:11:44:00 BUDGETARY PROBLEM THERE IF IT'S 01:11:44:00 01:11:45:00 A PROBLEM. 01:11:45:00 01:11:48:00 BUT YEAH THERE'S NOT THAT VERY 01:11:48:00 01:11:49:00 MANY CASES BUT WHEN YOU HIRE 01:11:49:00 01:11:53:00 OUTSIDE COUNCILOR THEY DEMAND A 01:11:53:00 01:11:53:00 LOT OF MONEY ON AN HOURLY RATE. 01:11:53:00 01:11:55:00 GOT IT. 01:11:55:00 01:11:57:00 SO DO WE EVER I GUESS SEE THE 01:11:57:00 01:11:59:00 MORE WE STAFF THAT NUMBER 01:11:59:00 01:12:00:00 COMING DOWN THE CONTRACT THE 01:12:00:00 01:12:03:00 SERVICE IS COMING DOWN NOT 01:12:03:00 01:12:04:00 NECESSARILY IT DEPENDS BECAUSE 01:12:04:00 01:12:04:00 IF WE HAVE A CONFLICT 01:12:04:00 01:12:07:00 OF INTEREST IN REPRESENTING 01:12:07:00 01:12:08:00 EMPLOYEES WE MAY HAVE TO SEND 01:12:08:00 01:12:11:00 CASES OUT AND IF THERE'S A CASE 01:12:11:00 01:12:14:00 THAT REQUIRES A CERTAIN LEVEL 01:12:14:00 01:12:15:00 OF EXPERTIZE THAT WE MAY NOT 01:12:15:00 01:12:18:00 HAVE, WE WILL SEND THAT OUT AS 01:12:18:00 01:12:19:00 WELL. 01:12:19:00 01:12:20:00 BUT FOR INSTANCE, IF WE GET A 01:12:20:00 01:12:22:00 CASE WHERE THERE'S A FOUR OR 01:12:22:00 01:12:23:00 FIVE POLICE OFFICERS BEING 01:12:23:00 01:12:26:00 SUED, YOU MAY NEED OUTSIDE 01:12:26:00 01:12:27:00 COUNCILOR JUST DUE TO A 01:12:27:00 01:12:27:00 POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST 01:12:27:00 01:12:28:00 IN REPRESENTING SO MANY PEOPLE 01:12:28:00 01:12:30:00 ALL AT ONCE. 01:12:30:00 01:12:31:00 I MEAN THAT'S JUST STANDARD 01:12:31:00 01:12:31:00 FRANKLY. 01:12:31:00 01:12:35:00 SO I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN NEVER 01:12:35:00 01:12:35:00 PREDICT FROM ONE YEAR TO THE 01:12:35:00 01:12:37:00 NEXT HOW MANY OUTSIDE 01:12:37:00 01:12:38:00 COUNCILOR YOU'RE GOING TO NEED. 01:12:38:00 01:12:41:00 I JUST KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW THIS 01:12:41:00 01:12:42:00 IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LOWEST 01:12:42:00 01:12:45:00 NUMBER OF OUTSIDE COUNCILOR IN 01:12:45:00 01:12:46:00 THAT I'M CURRENTLY SEEING AT 01:12:46:00 01:12:47:00 LEAST FROM THE LITIGATION 01:12:47:00 01:12:52:00 STAFFING IN A VERY LONG TIME. 01:12:52:00 01:12:55:00 AND THERE WAS A LINE I 01:12:55:00 01:12:59:00 TRANSPORTATION THE PERSON WITH 01:12:59:00 01:13:00:00 A LARGE INCREASE FROM LAST 01:13:00:00 01:13:00:00 YEAR. 01:13:00:00 01:13:04:00 I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO GET 01:13:04:00 01:13:08:00 CLARIFICATION ON WHAT THAT 01:13:08:00 01:13:08:00 MONEY IS USED FOR 01:13:08:00 01:13:11:00 TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS. 01:13:11:00 01:13:11:00 YEAH. 01:13:11:00 01:13:14:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR . 01:13:14:00 01:13:15:00 I BELIEVE SO I THINK YOU'RE 01:13:15:00 01:13:18:00 GOING TO SEE THIS IN BASICALLY 01:13:18:00 01:13:19:00 EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT THAT'S 01:13:19:00 01:13:26:00 THE NBPA PASS PROGRAM SO WE 01:13:26:00 01:13:27:00 DIDN'T HAVE THAT LAST YEAR SO 01:13:27:00 01:13:30:00 THAT'S GOING TO BE REFLECTED TO 01:13:30:00 01:13:30:00 EACH DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET I 01:13:30:00 01:13:31:00 BELIEVE SO OURS HAS THAT BIG 01:13:31:00 01:13:34:00 INCREASE SO THAT YOU KNOW, 01:13:34:00 01:13:37:00 WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW SIXTY TWO 01:13:37:00 01:13:38:00 EMPLOYEES MOST OF US HAVE 01:13:38:00 01:13:41:00 SIGNED UP AND SO THAT'S WHERE 01:13:41:00 01:13:42:00 THAT NUMBER COMES FROM. 01:13:42:00 01:13:48:00 COUNCILOR AND THEN ALSO SIXTY 01:13:48:00 01:13:49:00 PERCENT INCREASE IN PERSONNEL 01:13:49:00 01:13:52:00 PERSONNEL COSTS IS INCREASING 01:13:52:00 01:13:56:00 STAFF AND INCREASING SALARIES. 01:13:56:00 01:13:57:00 AND CAN YOU GIVE ME A BREAKDOWN 01:13:57:00 01:13:59:00 IF IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH? 01:13:59:00 01:14:00:00 YEAH, SURE. 01:14:00:00 01:14:01:00 I THINK IT'S A TEN PERCENT 01:14:01:00 01:14:02:00 INCREASE. 01:14:02:00 01:14:09:00 COUNCILOR AND IT IS THERE'S 01:14:09:00 01:14:10:00 THREE THINGS SORT OF MAKING UP 01:14:10:00 01:14:13:00 THAT INCREASE. 01:14:13:00 01:14:17:00 ONE IS IT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT 01:14:17:00 01:14:17:00 ANTICIPATED STEP INCREASES FOR 01:14:17:00 01:14:24:00 THE WHOLE GROUP IN THE NEXT 01:14:24:00 01:14:28:00 FISCAL YEAR. 01:14:28:00 01:14:32:00 THIS FISCAL YEAR WE REGRADED 01:14:32:00 01:14:35:00 SOME EMPLOYEES SO THEY'RE JUST 01:14:35:00 01:14:36:00 GOING TO HIT HIGHER NEXT YEAR 01:14:36:00 01:14:40:00 AND WE HAVE REQUESTED TWO 01:14:40:00 01:14:40:00 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FOR 01:14:40:00 01:14:41:00 RELATIVELY EXPERIENCED 01:14:41:00 01:14:41:00 ATTORNEYS IN HERE. 01:14:41:00 01:14:44:00 SO THAT'S THOSE THREE THINGS 01:14:44:00 01:14:48:00 MAKE UP THE TEN PERCENT 01:14:48:00 01:14:48:00 INCREASE COUNCILOR . 01:14:48:00 01:14:51:00 YEAH, NO I KNOW THE TEN PERCENT 01:14:51:00 01:14:52:00 INCREASE THIS YEAR BUT SINCE 01:14:52:00 01:14:53:00 TWENTY TWENTY ONE I BELIEVE 01:14:53:00 01:14:59:00 WITH SIX OH OH I APOLOGIZE SO 01:14:59:00 01:15:06:00 ONE YEAH IN TWO BASIC THINGS 01:15:06:00 01:15:08:00 ONE IS JUST SORT OF LIKE THE 01:15:08:00 01:15:11:00 COMPOUNDING OF NORMAL INCREASES 01:15:11:00 01:15:14:00 LIKE WE JUST DISCUSSED THE 01:15:14:00 01:15:18:00 SECOND IS IN EARLY TWENTY 01:15:18:00 01:15:22:00 TWENTY ONE THE HUMAN RESOURCES 01:15:22:00 01:15:26:00 DEPARTMENT WITH MY DEPARTMENT 01:15:26:00 01:15:29:00 LEADERSHIP SORT OF CONDUCT DID 01:15:29:00 01:15:34:00 A VERY THOROUGH SORT OF SALARY 01:15:34:00 01:15:37:00 STUDY COMPARED TO OTHER 01:15:37:00 01:15:38:00 MUNICIPAL LAW DEPARTMENTS 01:15:38:00 01:15:41:00 ESSENTIALLY IN THIS REGION 01:15:41:00 01:15:42:00 BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING HUGE 01:15:42:00 01:15:44:00 RETENTION PROBLEMS AND THERE 01:15:44:00 01:15:49:00 WAS A SORT OF THERE WAS A 01:15:49:00 01:15:49:00 SIGNIFICANT SALARY INCREASE 01:15:49:00 01:15:53:00 THAT CAME OUT OF THAT. 01:15:53:00 01:15:55:00 SO THERE WAS A I THINK A PRETTY 01:15:55:00 01:16:00:00 BIG JUMP GOING IN TO PROBABLY 01:16:00:00 01:16:01:00 IN THE FISCAL TWENTY TWO AND 01:16:01:00 01:16:08:00 THAT MY MEMORY THANK NO FURTHER 01:16:08:00 01:16:08:00 QUESTIONS. 01:16:08:00 01:16:11:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR . 01:16:11:00 01:16:12:00 THANK YOU. 01:16:12:00 01:16:13:00 COUNCILOR LUJÁN. 01:16:13:00 01:16:29:00 YOU FOR GUESS SHE'S NOT WITH US 01:16:29:00 01:16:30:00 COUNCILOR PRESIDENT FLYNN YOU 01:16:30:00 01:16:35:00 HAVE THE FLOOR. 01:16:35:00 01:16:37:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK 01:16:37:00 01:16:39:00 YOU TO THE PANEL FOR BEING 01:16:39:00 01:16:39:00 HERE. 01:16:39:00 01:16:42:00 MADAM CHAIR I APOLOGIZE FOR 01:16:42:00 01:16:43:00 BEING LATE TO THIS MEETING. 01:16:43:00 01:16:46:00 I HAD A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT 01:16:46:00 01:16:47:00 EARLIER BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE 01:16:47:00 01:16:50:00 WITH EVERYBODY. 01:16:50:00 01:16:51:00 THANK YOU TO ADAM AND THE LEGAL 01:16:51:00 01:16:57:00 TEAM FOR BEING ON. 01:16:57:00 01:17:01:00 I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE 01:17:01:00 01:17:05:00 THE YEARS OF SERVICE TO 01:17:05:00 01:17:05:00 ATTORNEY HENRY ROUTINE AND 01:17:05:00 01:17:09:00 BANKING HENRY SO ON BEHALF 01:17:09:00 01:17:10:00 OF THE CITY COUNCIL JUST WANTED 01:17:10:00 01:17:12:00 TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE INCREDIBLE 01:17:12:00 01:17:16:00 SERVICE HENRY PROVIDED TO THE 01:17:16:00 01:17:17:00 CITY OF BOSTON IN RESIDENCE FOR 01:17:17:00 01:17:20:00 SO MANY YEARS. 01:17:20:00 01:17:20:00 HE'S AN OUTSTANDING LAWYER, 01:17:20:00 01:17:24:00 VERY ETHICAL, ETHICAL PERSON. 01:17:24:00 01:17:28:00 SO ADAM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS 01:17:28:00 01:17:32:00 ON FUNDING FOR FOR THE LAW 01:17:32:00 01:17:33:00 OFFICE BUT FOR THE WHOLE 01:17:33:00 01:17:39:00 DEPARTMENT RATHER YOUNG YOUNG 01:17:39:00 01:17:40:00 ATTORNEYS STARTING OUT THAT 01:17:40:00 01:17:43:00 THAT'LL WORK IN IN YOUR 01:17:43:00 01:17:47:00 DEPARTMENT. 01:17:47:00 01:17:50:00 HOW HOW ARE YOU COMPETING WITH 01:17:50:00 01:17:55:00 LAW FIRMS IN BOSTON THAT ALSO 01:17:55:00 01:17:56:00 ARE ARE RECRUITING THE SAME 01:17:56:00 01:17:58:00 LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS IN BOSTON 01:17:58:00 01:17:59:00 AND PROBABLY PAYING I DON'T 01:17:59:00 01:17:59:00 KNOW. 01:17:59:00 01:18:02:00 I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SALARY 01:18:02:00 01:18:03:00 WOULD BE FOR YOUNG ATTORNEY 01:18:03:00 01:18:06:00 STARTING UP ONE HUNDRED FIFTY 01:18:06:00 01:18:07:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS I DON'T KNOW. 01:18:07:00 01:18:10:00 BUT BUT HOW HOW WOULD YOU 01:18:10:00 01:18:11:00 COMPETING IN THAT REGARD BUT 01:18:11:00 01:18:14:00 ALSO ATTORNEY DOES THAT WORK 01:18:14:00 01:18:15:00 FOR YOU THAT HAVE SAVED FOUR OR 01:18:15:00 01:18:18:00 FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE AND THEN 01:18:18:00 01:18:21:00 MAYBE THE STARTING TO HAVE THEY 01:18:21:00 01:18:22:00 WANT TO HAVE A FAMILY MAYBE 01:18:22:00 01:18:25:00 THEY THEY JUST CAN'T MAKE IT ON 01:18:25:00 01:18:25:00 ON THAT SALARY. 01:18:25:00 01:18:27:00 BUT HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU 01:18:27:00 01:18:29:00 RETAIN THOSE ATTORNEYS THAT 01:18:29:00 01:18:30:00 HAVE FIVE YEARS OF GOOD 01:18:30:00 01:18:33:00 EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING THE 01:18:33:00 01:18:34:00 RESIDENTS OF BOSTON AND THEN 01:18:34:00 01:18:37:00 UNFORTUNATELY LEAVE LOSING THEM 01:18:37:00 01:18:38:00 BECAUSE OF THEM BECAUSE THE 01:18:38:00 01:18:41:00 SALARY MAY NOT BE WHAT WHAT 01:18:41:00 01:18:42:00 THEY NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR 01:18:42:00 01:18:48:00 FAMILY? 01:18:48:00 01:18:49:00 THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. 01:18:49:00 01:18:55:00 IT'S A REALLY TRICKY QUESTION 01:18:55:00 01:18:56:00 AND I THINK I'LL JUST SAY A 01:18:56:00 01:18:59:00 COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT IT. 01:18:59:00 01:19:01:00 YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, 01:19:01:00 01:19:04:00 OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED 01:19:04:00 01:19:07:00 SOME SOME REAL DYNAMICS THAT 01:19:07:00 01:19:11:00 ARE A VERY REAL CHALLENGE FOR 01:19:11:00 01:19:15:00 OUR HIRING OUR RETENTION 01:19:15:00 01:19:19:00 INCLUDING OUR INTENT TO ENSURE 01:19:19:00 01:19:20:00 THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSE 01:19:20:00 01:19:23:00 WORKFORCE THAT SORT OF CAPABLE 01:19:23:00 01:19:27:00 OF UNDERSTANDING AND SOLVING 01:19:27:00 01:19:31:00 MANY CHALLENGES THE CITY FACES 01:19:31:00 01:19:35:00 SO THIS IS A CHALLENGE BUT IT'S 01:19:35:00 01:19:42:00 I WILL SAY THAT IT'S NOT YOU 01:19:42:00 01:19:47:00 IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO THE THE CITY 01:19:47:00 01:19:47:00 OF BOSTON MY DEPARTMENT THE 01:19:47:00 01:19:50:00 CHALLENGE THAT ALL MUNICIPAL 01:19:50:00 01:19:50:00 DEPARTMENTS FACE. 01:19:50:00 01:19:51:00 BUT I WILL SAY A COUPLE 01:19:51:00 01:19:54:00 OF THINGS FIRST OF ALL, I'VE 01:19:54:00 01:19:55:00 MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE 01:19:55:00 01:19:55:00 OF TIMES NOW. 01:19:55:00 01:19:56:00 YOU STARTED OFF BY RECOGNIZING 01:19:56:00 01:20:01:00 HENRY. 01:20:01:00 01:20:02:00 WE'VE MENTIONED THE WORK HE DID 01:20:02:00 01:20:04:00 IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE ALONG 01:20:04:00 01:20:06:00 SEASON LONG WITH OUR OFFICE 01:20:06:00 01:20:09:00 OF HUMAN RESOURCES. 01:20:09:00 01:20:13:00 IT IS PROBABLY NOT REALISTIC TO 01:20:13:00 01:20:14:00 THINK THAT ANY TIME IN THE 01:20:14:00 01:20:17:00 FORESEEABLE FUTURE WE ARE GOING 01:20:17:00 01:20:18:00 TO HAVE SALARIES THAT LOOK LIKE 01:20:18:00 01:20:21:00 PRIVATE LAW FIRM SALARIES BUT 01:20:21:00 01:20:22:00 AT LEAST WE NOW HAVE SALARIES 01:20:22:00 01:20:24:00 THAT LOOK LIKE THE SALARIES IN 01:20:24:00 01:20:24:00 OTHER MUNICIPAL LAW DEPARTMENTS 01:20:24:00 01:20:30:00 RIGHT AROUND THE CITY OF BOSTON 01:20:30:00 01:20:30:00 . 01:20:30:00 01:20:34:00 SO THAT'S ONE HUGE STEP AND YOU 01:20:34:00 01:20:38:00 KNOW THAT HAPPENED 01:20:38:00 01:20:38:00 UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE PANDEMIC 01:20:38:00 01:20:42:00 WITH THIS BIG DROP OFF IN 01:20:42:00 01:20:43:00 AVAILABLE LABOR AND SO IT'S 01:20:43:00 01:20:46:00 BEEN A CHALLENGE STILL. 01:20:46:00 01:20:47:00 BUT I BELIEVE I SINCERELY 01:20:47:00 01:20:49:00 BELIEVE THAT THAT WORK THAT 01:20:49:00 01:20:53:00 THEY DID IS PAYING OFF IN IT IS 01:20:53:00 01:20:57:00 IT IS A REAL DIFFERENCE. 01:20:57:00 01:20:58:00 A SECOND THING IS SORT OF GOING 01:20:58:00 01:21:01:00 BACK TO SUSAN'S ANSWER BEFORE 01:21:01:00 01:21:02:00 ABOUT HOW HER LITIGATORS ARE 01:21:02:00 01:21:11:00 CAUGHT LIKE OUR WORK IS PART 01:21:11:00 01:21:12:00 OF WHAT SELLS THIS JOB IN PART 01:21:12:00 01:21:15:00 OF WHAT HOPEFULLY KEEPS PEOPLE 01:21:15:00 01:21:16:00 HERE A LITTLE LONGER THAN THEY 01:21:16:00 01:21:20:00 MIGHT OTHERWISE GET TO DO A LOT 01:21:20:00 01:21:23:00 HERE WE ARE A LEAN DEPARTMENT. 01:21:23:00 01:21:23:00 I THINK THAT WE'RE VERY 01:21:23:00 01:21:24:00 EFFICIENT AND WHAT THAT MEANS 01:21:24:00 01:21:26:00 IS THAT LINE ATTORNEYS HAVE A 01:21:26:00 01:21:27:00 LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY 01:21:27:00 01:21:30:00 GET TO DO A LOT OF THINGS. 01:21:30:00 01:21:31:00 THEY GET TO USE THEIR OWN 01:21:31:00 01:21:34:00 JUDGMENT AND THEY GET TO SEE 01:21:34:00 01:21:35:00 THE WAY THAT THEIR WORK IMPACTS 01:21:35:00 01:21:38:00 LIKE A REAL LAWSUIT REAL 01:21:38:00 01:21:39:00 PROJECTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. 01:21:39:00 01:21:43:00 SO AS MUCH AS THE SALARY IS A 01:21:43:00 01:21:49:00 REAL LEGITIMATE ISSUE, I ALSO 01:21:49:00 01:21:53:00 WANT TO LIFT UP THAT WE GET TO 01:21:53:00 01:21:54:00 DO REALLY INTERESTING WORK HERE 01:21:54:00 01:21:58:00 AND WE GET TO DO IT IN SUPPORT 01:21:58:00 01:22:01:00 OF DEPARTMENTAL CLIENTS WHO ARE 01:22:01:00 01:22:02:00 TRYING TO DO REALLY GREAT 01:22:02:00 01:22:04:00 THINGS IN THE CITY. 01:22:04:00 01:22:05:00 SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE OFFERING A 01:22:05:00 01:22:09:00 LITTLE BIT TO MAKE UP FOR THAT. 01:22:09:00 01:22:12:00 BUT I DON'T KNOW MR PRESIDENT, 01:22:12:00 01:22:13:00 IT REMAINS A CHALLENGE. 01:22:13:00 01:22:16:00 I THINK THE SALARY RESET IN MID 01:22:16:00 01:22:20:00 TWENTY ONE IS CRITICAL AND 01:22:20:00 01:22:23:00 REALLY IMPORTANT AND WE WILL 01:22:23:00 01:22:24:00 SEE HOW IT GOES. 01:22:24:00 01:22:30:00 THANK YOU BUT THANK YOU ADAM 01:22:30:00 01:22:31:00 MADAM CHAIR. 01:22:31:00 01:22:34:00 DO I HAVE TIME FOR ONE ONE 01:22:34:00 01:22:35:00 QUESTION JUST ONE MORE. 01:22:35:00 01:22:39:00 OK, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 01:22:39:00 01:22:46:00 SO JUST ON ON THAT ON STILL ON 01:22:46:00 01:22:50:00 THAT ISSUE WITH ADAM, IS THERE 01:22:50:00 01:22:51:00 A PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE OR THE 01:22:51:00 01:22:54:00 LAW DEPARTMENT HAS IN TERMS 01:22:54:00 01:22:57:00 OF WORKING WITH LAW FIRMS I 01:22:57:00 01:23:01:00 MEAN I'M SORRY WORKING AT LAW 01:23:01:00 01:23:02:00 SCHOOLS IN BOSTON WHERE YOU ARE 01:23:02:00 01:23:05:00 RECRUITING PEOPLE OUT OF OUT 01:23:05:00 01:23:09:00 OF LAW SCHOOLS BUT IS THERE A 01:23:09:00 01:23:10:00 PROGRAM WHERE THE CITY 01:23:10:00 01:23:13:00 OF BOSTON MIGHT ALSO HELP THEM 01:23:13:00 01:23:17:00 OR PARTNERED WITH LAW SCHOOL 01:23:17:00 01:23:18:00 WITH THE TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR 01:23:18:00 01:23:21:00 YOUNG ATTORNEYS THAT MIGHT HAVE 01:23:21:00 01:23:22:00 A HUGE LEGAL I MEAN TUITION 01:23:22:00 01:23:25:00 BILL COULD BE AS HIGH AS ONE 01:23:25:00 01:23:28:00 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR 01:23:28:00 01:23:28:00 LAW SCHOOL TUITION. 01:23:28:00 01:23:29:00 BUT IS THERE A PROGRAM WHERE 01:23:29:00 01:23:32:00 YOU MIGHT OFFER SOME TYPE 01:23:32:00 01:23:33:00 OF BENEFIT IN TERMS OF TUITION 01:23:33:00 01:23:37:00 ASSISTANCE TO COME WORK TO FOR 01:23:37:00 01:23:40:00 FOR THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON? 01:23:40:00 01:23:41:00 MR PRESIDENT, WE DO NOT HAVE A 01:23:41:00 01:23:44:00 PROGRAM LIKE THAT OTHER THAN 01:23:44:00 01:23:45:00 THE FEDERAL PUBLIC INTEREST 01:23:45:00 01:23:48:00 LOAN FORGIVENESS WHICH OUR 01:23:48:00 01:23:52:00 ATTORNEYS ARE ALL ELIGIBLE FOR 01:23:52:00 01:23:53:00 , WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT. 01:23:53:00 01:23:56:00 BUT I THAT VERY INTERESTING 01:23:56:00 01:23:59:00 FUTURE IDEA AND YOU KNOW, WE 01:23:59:00 01:24:00:00 ARE TRYING TO ALWAYS FIND WAYS 01:24:00:00 01:24:06:00 TO IN CONNECT MORE TO OUR 01:24:06:00 01:24:07:00 INTERNS, MORE TO THE LAW 01:24:07:00 01:24:09:00 SCHOOLS, GET PEOPLE EXCITED 01:24:09:00 01:24:10:00 ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO HERE 01:24:10:00 01:24:14:00 BEFORE THEY JUST MOVE YOU KNOW, 01:24:14:00 01:24:17:00 JUST SEE THE SALARIES SO THANK 01:24:17:00 01:24:18:00 YOU AND I LOVE THE IDEA. 01:24:18:00 01:24:22:00 THANK YOU, ADAM AND THANK YOU 01:24:22:00 01:24:23:00 TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT FOR 01:24:23:00 01:24:23:00 BEING HERE. 01:24:23:00 01:24:26:00 THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN THE 01:24:26:00 01:24:26:00 CITY. 01:24:26:00 01:24:27:00 MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR 01:24:27:00 01:24:29:00 GIVING ME AN EXTRA. 01:24:29:00 01:24:29:00 ABSOLUTELY. 01:24:29:00 01:24:32:00 COUNCIL PRESIDENT FLYNN 01:24:32:00 01:24:36:00 ATTORNEY CEDERBAUM I THINK THAT 01:24:36:00 01:24:37:00 WE ARE WRAPPING UP WITH YOU. 01:24:37:00 01:24:38:00 I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE 01:24:38:00 01:24:40:00 OF QUESTIONS AND THEN I WILL 01:24:40:00 01:24:43:00 GET A CONCERT CONSENSUS FROM MY 01:24:43:00 01:24:44:00 COLLEAGUES IF THEY WANT YOU TO 01:24:44:00 01:24:48:00 REMAIN OR LEAVE. 01:24:48:00 01:24:51:00 I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU 01:24:51:00 01:24:52:00 EXACTLY HOW TO THIS DAY LAW 01:24:52:00 01:24:55:00 DEPARTMENT PRIORITIZE ITS 01:24:55:00 01:24:59:00 CLIENTS SUCH AS THE MAYOR CITY 01:24:59:00 01:25:02:00 COUNCIL OR DEPARTMENT. 01:25:02:00 01:25:06:00 HMM. 01:25:06:00 01:25:14:00 OUR GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM, 01:25:14:00 01:25:18:00 YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY THE WAY 01:25:18:00 01:25:22:00 IT WORKS IS EVERY DEPARTMENT 01:25:22:00 01:25:33:00 HAS AN ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO IT 01:25:33:00 01:25:33:00 . 01:25:33:00 01:25:36:00 WE DON'T DO A LOT 01:25:36:00 01:25:40:00 OF PRIORITIZATION. 01:25:40:00 01:25:44:00 WE JUST TAKE WHATEVER COMES IN 01:25:44:00 01:25:48:00 OUR LARGEST DEPARTMENTS AND 01:25:48:00 01:25:49:00 HAVE POLICE SCHOOLS ACTUALLY 01:25:49:00 01:25:56:00 HAVE DEDICATED STAFF BUT 01:25:56:00 01:26:03:00 SORRY , BRING YOUR OFFICE BUT 01:26:03:00 01:26:07:00 WE THE ANSWER IS LIKE WE DON'T 01:26:07:00 01:26:08:00 DO A LOT OF THAT. 01:26:08:00 01:26:09:00 MAYBE IT WOULD BE MORE 01:26:09:00 01:26:15:00 EFFICIENT BUT WE JUST REALLY TO 01:26:15:00 01:26:15:00 TRY TO HANDLE ALL ALL THE 01:26:15:00 01:26:19:00 ISSUES QUESTIONS IN LAWSUITS 01:26:19:00 01:26:20:00 THAT HAVE COME IN IN THAT CASE 01:26:20:00 01:26:23:00 DO YOU HAVE ANY WAYS 01:26:23:00 01:26:24:00 OF MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS IN 01:26:24:00 01:26:27:00 TERMS OF MANAGING EXPENDITURES 01:26:27:00 01:26:38:00 OVER TIME DURING THE FIGHTS 01:26:38:00 01:26:45:00 GOING CRAZY THIS GUY YOU KNOW 01:26:45:00 01:26:49:00 SO I GUESS SO IT SOUNDS LIKE 01:26:49:00 01:26:50:00 YOU KNOW HOW MANY ATTORNEYS YOU 01:26:50:00 01:26:50:00 NEED. 01:26:50:00 01:26:53:00 YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A 01:26:53:00 01:26:54:00 METHOD TO IN TERMS OF FIGURING 01:26:54:00 01:26:57:00 OUT PRIORITIZE YOU HAVE A 01:26:57:00 01:27:00:00 TURNOVER DEPARTMENT BUT OVER 01:27:00:00 01:27:02:00 TIME SO YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEING 01:27:02:00 01:27:02:00 EFFECTIVE AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE 01:27:02:00 01:27:04:00 ENOUGH MONEY OR YEAH. 01:27:04:00 01:27:05:00 SO LET ME YEAH. 01:27:05:00 01:27:12:00 SO DO WE HAVE LIKE A SYSTEM 01:27:12:00 01:27:13:00 OF MEASUREMENT AND SORT 01:27:13:00 01:27:13:00 OF INTERNAL BILLING? 01:27:13:00 01:27:17:00 THE ANSWER IS NO. 01:27:17:00 01:27:21:00 YOU KNOW I WOULD SAY INSTEAD 01:27:21:00 01:27:24:00 OF LIKE AT THE IS PART OF THIS 01:27:24:00 01:27:25:00 BUDGET PROCESS WE SORT 01:27:25:00 01:27:28:00 OF LOOKED AT SORT OF OUR OUR 01:27:28:00 01:27:32:00 CAPACITY NEEDS AND SORT 01:27:32:00 01:27:35:00 OF WITHIN EACH GROUP SORT 01:27:35:00 01:27:36:00 OF THOUGHT ABOUT WHICH GROUP 01:27:36:00 01:27:37:00 NEEDS A LITTLE MORE CAPACITY 01:27:37:00 01:27:40:00 WE'VE KIND OF ASSIGNED WE HAVE 01:27:40:00 01:27:43:00 THESE SEVEN OPEN POSITIONS SO 01:27:43:00 01:27:44:00 THEY'RE SORT OF ALLOCATED WHERE 01:27:44:00 01:27:47:00 WE BELIEVE WE CURRENTLY NEED A 01:27:47:00 01:27:48:00 LITTLE MORE CAPACITY AND THEN 01:27:48:00 01:27:50:00 WE IDENTIFIED SORT YOU KNOW, 01:27:50:00 01:27:55:00 ADDITIONAL SORT OF BIG SURGES 01:27:55:00 01:27:56:00 OF WORK FLOW THAT WE ANTICIPATE 01:27:56:00 01:27:58:00 IN THE COMING YEAR OR THAT WE 01:27:58:00 01:28:00:00 SAW LAST YEAR THAT WE NEED TO 01:28:00:00 01:28:02:00 ADDRESS WHICH SORT OF WE 01:28:02:00 01:28:06:00 COULDN'T PLUG WITH THOSE, WHICH 01:28:06:00 01:28:07:00 IS WHY WE'VE REQUESTED THE TWO 01:28:07:00 01:28:10:00 ADDITIONAL SORT OF EXPERIENCED 01:28:10:00 01:28:11:00 ATTORNEY POSITIONS. 01:28:11:00 01:28:14:00 OK, HOW DO YOU HOW DOES A LAW 01:28:14:00 01:28:17:00 DEPARTMENT PLAN TO UTILIZE 01:28:17:00 01:28:18:00 CERTAIN FUNDS? 01:28:18:00 01:28:19:00 I KNOW THAT WE COVERED A SHORT 01:28:19:00 01:28:22:00 BRIEFLY AND I GUESS HOW DOES 01:28:22:00 01:28:24:00 THAT IMPACT YOU UTILIZATION 01:28:24:00 01:28:29:00 OVERALL IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET? 01:28:29:00 01:28:36:00 YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM 01:28:36:00 01:28:37:00 THIS ANSWER IN RETURN TO IT 01:28:37:00 01:28:41:00 AFTER AS COUNSELOR BUT I DON'T 01:28:41:00 01:28:42:00 THINK WE REALLY USE EXTERNAL 01:28:42:00 01:28:44:00 FUNDS. 01:28:44:00 01:28:48:00 I MIGHT HAVE THAT INCORRECT OUR 01:28:48:00 01:28:52:00 OUR EXTERNAL FUNDS LOOKING AT 01:28:52:00 01:28:58:00 OUR EXTERNAL FUNDS HISTORY AND 01:28:58:00 01:29:04:00 ESSENTIALLY I THINK WHAT WE 01:29:04:00 01:29:08:00 HAVE IN IT IS OH YOU KNOW WHAT 01:29:08:00 01:29:13:00 I APOLOGIZE. 01:29:13:00 01:29:14:00 I SEE IT HERE. 01:29:14:00 01:29:17:00 I WOULD LIKE TO CHECK WHERE 01:29:17:00 01:29:18:00 THAT NUMBER IS COMING FROM WITH 01:29:18:00 01:29:19:00 BUDGET. 01:29:19:00 01:29:22:00 I THINK THAT THIS IS RELATED TO 01:29:22:00 01:29:26:00 OUR REVOLVING FUND BUT I WOULD 01:29:26:00 01:29:29:00 LIKE TO CONFIRM AND EITHER 01:29:29:00 01:29:32:00 HAPPY TO COME BACK OR DO SO IN 01:29:32:00 01:29:33:00 WRITING WHATEVER THE CHAIR'S 01:29:33:00 01:29:37:00 PREFERENCES PLEASE IN TERMS 01:29:37:00 01:29:38:00 OF SHOWING UP TO HEARINGS WHEN 01:29:38:00 01:29:40:00 COUNCILORS NEED CLARIFICATION 01:29:40:00 01:29:45:00 ADVICE JUST SUPPORTS IN 01:29:45:00 01:29:46:00 HEARINGS WHAT WHAT ARE THE 01:29:46:00 01:29:48:00 PROTOCOLS WHEN WE REQUEST FOR 01:29:48:00 01:29:52:00 YOU TO SHOW UP ESSENTIAL 01:29:52:00 01:29:56:00 PROTOCOL IS THAT THE COUNCIL OR 01:29:56:00 01:29:56:00 COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL CAN 01:29:56:00 01:29:59:00 REQUEST LEGAL OPINIONS IN 01:29:59:00 01:29:59:00 WRITING FROM THE CORPORATION 01:29:59:00 01:30:00:00 COUNSEL'S OFFICE OR FROM A 01:30:00:00 01:30:04:00 CORPORATION COUNCILOR . 01:30:04:00 01:30:16:00 WE PARTICIPATE I THINK WHEN 01:30:16:00 01:30:16:00 NECESSARY IN WORKING SESSION 01:30:16:00 01:30:17:00 WHERE REAL TIME TO RESPONSE OR 01:30:17:00 01:30:18:00 SOMETHING MIGHT BE TO BE USEFUL 01:30:18:00 01:30:21:00 TO THE WORK WHERE SOMETHING IS 01:30:21:00 01:30:25:00 THERE OUR POLICY IN PLACE THAT 01:30:25:00 01:30:25:00 WOULD PREVENT US. 01:30:25:00 01:30:28:00 MY APOLOGIES THAT WOULD PREVENT 01:30:28:00 01:30:32:00 YOU FROM SHOWING UP TO HEARINGS 01:30:32:00 01:30:32:00 IF COUNCILORS REQUESTED. 01:30:32:00 01:30:36:00 YES, BUT THE CITY ORDINANCE 01:30:36:00 01:30:40:00 CREATING A LOT OF PARTMENT SORT 01:30:40:00 01:30:41:00 OF SAYS THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS 01:30:41:00 01:30:44:00 LEGAL ADVISING INSPIRITING AT 01:30:44:00 01:30:45:00 THE REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL OR 01:30:45:00 01:30:49:00 COMMITTEE IN THE REASON IS 01:30:49:00 01:30:52:00 BECAUSE RENDERING LEGAL ADVICE 01:30:52:00 01:30:56:00 SORT OF PUBLICLY IN REAL TIME 01:30:56:00 01:31:00:00 IS SURE REALLY DIFFICULT WAY 01:31:00:00 01:31:03:00 FOR US TO GIVE SOUND LEGAL 01:31:03:00 01:31:03:00 ADVICE. 01:31:03:00 01:31:07:00 SO BASED ON THE CITY ORDINANCE 01:31:07:00 01:31:10:00 WITH THAT SORT OF POLICY 01:31:10:00 01:31:13:00 BACKGROUND, IF IT IS THE REASON 01:31:13:00 01:31:18:00 THAT WE DON'T RENDER VERBAL 01:31:18:00 01:31:21:00 LEGAL ADVICE IN REAL TIME 01:31:21:00 01:31:22:00 UNLESS WE REQUEST IT IN WRITING 01:31:22:00 01:31:26:00 AND THEN INVITE YOU TO REVIEW 01:31:26:00 01:31:33:00 EXACTLY YOUR RESPONSES, I THINK 01:31:33:00 01:31:37:00 WE GIVE I MEAN I GUESS EVERY 01:31:37:00 01:31:41:00 SITUATION IS UNIQUE BUT THE 01:31:41:00 01:31:42:00 GENERAL RULE IN THE ORDINANCE 01:31:42:00 01:31:45:00 IS WE WOULD JUST DO IN WRITING 01:31:45:00 01:31:46:00 IT DOESN'T MAKE IT COME UP BUT 01:31:46:00 01:31:49:00 DOES IT PREVENT YOU FROM 01:31:49:00 01:31:49:00 SHOWING UP AND REVIEWING YOUR 01:31:49:00 01:31:53:00 YOUR RESPONSES WE'VE ASKED FOR 01:31:53:00 01:31:56:00 IN WRITING WE'VE ASKED FOR IN 01:31:56:00 01:31:56:00 WRITING AND NOW WE'RE INVITING 01:31:56:00 01:32:00:00 YOU SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN 01:32:00:00 01:32:03:00 ACTUALLY REVIEW YOUR RESPONSES 01:32:03:00 01:32:04:00 AND WE HEARD FROM YOU SAY WE 01:32:04:00 01:32:08:00 INVITE YOU WE'VE ALREADY ASKED 01:32:08:00 01:32:08:00 YOU IN WRITING AND YOU'VE 01:32:08:00 01:32:11:00 ALREADY WRITTEN IT. 01:32:11:00 01:32:12:00 WHAT PREVENTS YOU FROM SHOWING 01:32:12:00 01:32:14:00 UP AND REVIEWING WHAT YOU WROTE 01:32:14:00 01:32:18:00 IN WRITING? 01:32:18:00 01:32:19:00 WELL, I THINK THE RESPONSE 01:32:19:00 01:32:20:00 WOULD JUST KIND OF SPEAK FOR 01:32:20:00 01:32:22:00 ITSELF THERE. 01:32:22:00 01:32:23:00 I MEAN CERTAINLY THERE'S A 01:32:23:00 01:32:26:00 METHOD AS A REASON WHY WE WANT 01:32:26:00 01:32:27:00 YOU THERE. 01:32:27:00 01:32:28:00 WE WANT YOU THERE SO THAT WE 01:32:28:00 01:32:29:00 KNOW IT'S THERE SO THAT WE 01:32:29:00 01:32:30:00 REVIEW IT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. 01:32:30:00 01:32:32:00 WE'RE NOT SAYING WE DON'T GO 01:32:32:00 01:32:33:00 OFF SCRIPT. 01:32:33:00 01:32:37:00 IS THAT IS THAT A PROBLEM? 01:32:37:00 01:32:38:00 YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW ELSE DO WE 01:32:38:00 01:32:41:00 GET YOU IN TO WRITE DOWN WHAT 01:32:41:00 01:32:44:00 YOU'RE WRITING? 01:32:44:00 01:32:44:00 IT'S AN INTERESTING QUESTION 01:32:44:00 01:32:48:00 AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO 01:32:48:00 01:32:49:00 ANSWER IT. 01:32:49:00 01:32:52:00 LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO SAY 01:32:52:00 01:32:56:00 LIKE TO SAY HOW DO WE ASK STUFF 01:32:56:00 01:32:57:00 THAT'S NOT PART OF THE WRITTEN 01:32:57:00 01:32:59:00 ANSWER? 01:32:59:00 01:32:59:00 NO. 01:32:59:00 01:33:00:00 HOW DO WE ASK YOU TO CLARIFY 01:33:00:00 01:33:03:00 WHAT YOU WROTE? 01:33:03:00 01:33:04:00 I MEAN YOU COULD CERTAINLY JUST 01:33:04:00 01:33:07:00 LIKE YOU COULD JUST ASK FOR A 01:33:07:00 01:33:07:00 CLARIFICATION. 01:33:07:00 01:33:11:00 WE COULD CLARIFY IT IN WRITING. 01:33:11:00 01:33:12:00 I'M NOT SAYING THERE COULD 01:33:12:00 01:33:16:00 NEVER BE A SITUATION BUT IT 01:33:16:00 01:33:16:00 RUNS INTO THAT SAME PROBLEM 01:33:16:00 01:33:20:00 WHICH IS I SAY, YOU KNOW, JUST 01:33:20:00 01:33:23:00 RENDERING IF THE IF THE WRITTEN 01:33:23:00 01:33:26:00 ANSWER DOESN'T CAPTURE IT IN 01:33:26:00 01:33:27:00 YOU WANT AN ATTORNEY SORT OF IN 01:33:27:00 01:33:30:00 REAL TIME TO SORT OF DO 01:33:30:00 01:33:31:00 SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE'VE 01:33:31:00 01:33:34:00 FACED THAT SAME TENSION. 01:33:34:00 01:33:35:00 YOU KNOW, PERHAPS I'M NOT 01:33:35:00 01:33:37:00 THINKING THROUGH ALL THE 01:33:37:00 01:33:38:00 SITUATIONS AND CERTAINLY HAPPY 01:33:38:00 01:33:41:00 TO SORT OF CONSIDER THINGS CASE 01:33:41:00 01:33:42:00 BY CASE BUT THAT'S SORT OF THE 01:33:42:00 01:33:45:00 GENERAL PRINCIPLE BASED ON OUR 01:33:45:00 01:33:45:00 ORDINANCE. 01:33:45:00 01:33:49:00 OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 01:33:49:00 01:33:54:00 JOINING US IN THIS HEARING TO 01:33:54:00 01:33:57:00 MY COLLEAGUES, DO YOU HAVE ANY 01:33:57:00 01:33:58:00 FINAL QUESTION NOT QUESTIONS 01:33:58:00 01:34:02:00 ASKED AT THIS MOMENT BUT 01:34:02:00 01:34:03:00 QUESTIONS TO ASK AFTER SHOULD 01:34:03:00 01:34:06:00 WE LET LAW DEPARTMENT GO OR 01:34:06:00 01:34:10:00 SHOULD WE ASK THEM TO WAIT HERE 01:34:10:00 01:34:13:00 WITH US WITH NO OBJECTIONS? 01:34:13:00 01:34:15:00 I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO 01:34:15:00 01:34:18:00 DISMISS THEM JOINS ME OK. 01:34:18:00 01:34:18:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:34:18:00 01:34:21:00 YOU GUYS OFF THE HOOK. 01:34:21:00 01:34:21:00 THANK YOU. 01:34:21:00 01:34:22:00 THANK YOU. 01:34:22:00 01:34:25:00 THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 01:34:25:00 01:34:25:00 THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE 01:34:25:00 01:34:26:00 COMMITTEE AND WE WE KNOW WE 01:34:26:00 01:34:29:00 HAVE SOME FOLLOW UPS IN WRITING 01:34:29:00 01:34:30:00 AND WE WILL GET THEM TO THE 01:34:30:00 01:34:32:00 COMMITTEE PROMPTLY. 01:34:32:00 01:34:36:00 REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S 01:34:36:00 01:34:37:00 TIME AND THOUGHTFULNESS AND 01:34:37:00 01:34:41:00 COLLEGIALITY TODAY TO THANK YOU 01:34:41:00 01:34:44:00 AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE SOME 01:34:44:00 01:34:45:00 PEOPLE WE ALL HAVE AND I CAN 01:34:45:00 01:34:48:00 ASSURE YOU HENRY LEE IS 01:34:48:00 01:34:48:00 LISTENING IN RIGHT NOW. 01:34:48:00 01:34:49:00 SO HE HEARD MANY PEOPLE'S KIND 01:34:49:00 01:34:52:00 WORDS BUT I KNOW HE WOULD LOVE 01:34:52:00 01:34:55:00 TO SEE YOU ALL EITHER AT 01:34:55:00 01:34:56:00 HETZLER CLINTON'S EVENT OR A 01:34:56:00 01:35:00:00 DEPARTMENT EVENT AFTER WORK 01:35:00:00 01:35:00:00 TODAY. 01:35:00:00 01:35:01:00 THANK YOU. 01:35:01:00 01:35:01:00 THANK YOU. 01:35:01:00 01:35:03:00 ATTORNEY BODMIN. 01:35:03:00 01:35:04:00 WE APPRECIATE YOU, SUSAN. 01:35:04:00 01:35:07:00 THANK YOU APLA I APPRECIATE YOU 01:35:07:00 01:35:11:00 CISM ALL RIGHT. 01:35:11:00 01:35:22:00 ON TO TREASURY SINCE MAUREEN 01:35:22:00 01:35:23:00 JOYCE IS HERE BY HERSELF. 01:35:23:00 01:35:27:00 LET'S DO SO SHALL WE DO HOW DO 01:35:27:00 01:35:30:00 YOU GUYS HAVE A PREFERENCE? 01:35:30:00 01:35:34:00 I THINK WE WENT WITH COLLECTING 01:35:34:00 01:35:35:00 IN TREASURY GOING FIRST AND 01:35:35:00 01:35:36:00 I'LL JUST SAY SAVE THE BEST TO 01:35:36:00 01:35:38:00 LAST. 01:35:38:00 01:35:38:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:35:38:00 01:35:41:00 THAT WORKS FOR ME. 01:35:41:00 01:35:42:00 THE FLOOR IS YOURS FOR IF YOU 01:35:42:00 01:35:43:00 HAVE YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION. 01:35:43:00 01:35:45:00 WOULD YOU LIKE TO JUST TALK IT 01:35:45:00 01:35:49:00 THROUGH OR GOOD MORNING ED I I 01:35:49:00 01:35:50:00 DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION. 01:35:50:00 01:35:52:00 I WAS JUST GOING TO KIND 01:35:52:00 01:35:54:00 OF TALK IT THROUGH AND I THINK 01:35:54:00 01:35:57:00 MAUREEN JOYCE JUST THREW DOWN 01:35:57:00 01:35:58:00 THE GANTLET SO I THINK I BETTER 01:35:58:00 01:36:00:00 DO A GOOD JOB HERE SO GOOD 01:36:00:00 01:36:04:00 MORNING TO EVERYONE SO THE 01:36:04:00 01:36:05:00 TREASURY DEPARTMENT MUCH LIKE 01:36:05:00 01:36:08:00 THE LAW DEPARTMENT IS REALLY 01:36:08:00 01:36:08:00 PERSONNEL BASED. 01:36:08:00 01:36:12:00 SO WE HAVE 32 EMPLOYEES WHICH 01:36:12:00 01:36:16:00 INCLUDES FIVE OPENINGS AND 01:36:16:00 01:36:16:00 THREE CONSULTANTS. 01:36:16:00 01:36:17:00 THE THREE CONSULTANTS ARE VERY 01:36:17:00 01:36:21:00 NICHE CONSULTANTS IN THE CPA 01:36:21:00 01:36:24:00 WORLD. 01:36:24:00 01:36:25:00 SO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT IS 01:36:25:00 01:36:28:00 ESSENTIALLY BROKEN OUT INTO 01:36:28:00 01:36:32:00 THREE VERTICALS IF YOU WILL, 01:36:32:00 01:36:33:00 THE COMMUNITY PRESERVATION TEAM 01:36:33:00 01:36:35:00 WHICH IS A PROGRAMMATIC AND 01:36:35:00 01:36:36:00 OPERATIONS TEAM, THE TRUST TEAM 01:36:36:00 01:36:39:00 WHICH IS ALSO PROGRAMMATIC IN 01:36:39:00 01:36:40:00 OPERATIONS AND THEN THE BASIC 01:36:40:00 01:36:43:00 CITY OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY 01:36:43:00 01:36:47:00 DEPARTMENT, THE CITY 01:36:47:00 01:36:47:00 OPERATIONS. 01:36:47:00 01:36:51:00 IT'S JUST THAT IT'S REALLY THE 01:36:51:00 01:36:52:00 BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS. 01:36:52:00 01:36:53:00 WE MANAGE THE CASH AND 01:36:53:00 01:36:55:00 INVESTMENTS WE ISSUE 01:36:55:00 01:36:56:00 APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED 01:36:56:00 01:36:59:00 THOUSAND PAYMENTS MONTHLY TO 01:36:59:00 01:37:00:00 STAFF, RETIREES AND VENDORS 01:37:00:00 01:37:03:00 BALANCE THE CITY'S BOOKS. 01:37:03:00 01:37:04:00 WE OVERSEE AND ADMINISTER THE 01:37:04:00 01:37:07:00 FOUR 3V PROGRAM. 01:37:07:00 01:37:11:00 WE DEAL WITH IRS FILINGS 01:37:11:00 01:37:14:00 REVENUE RECEIPTS FOR NONTAX 01:37:14:00 01:37:15:00 REVENUES A MYRIAD OF OTHER 01:37:15:00 01:37:19:00 IMPORTANT TASKS TO ENSURE THE 01:37:19:00 01:37:19:00 CITY IS MEETING OUR 01:37:19:00 01:37:19:00 OBLIGATIONS. 01:37:19:00 01:37:23:00 THE TRUST DEPARTMENT HAS MORE 01:37:23:00 01:37:24:00 THAN THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY 01:37:24:00 01:37:27:00 TRUSTS THAT SUPPORT EVERYTHING 01:37:27:00 01:37:27:00 FROM LIBRARY BOOKS TO PUBLIC 01:37:27:00 01:37:28:00 IMPROVEMENTS. 01:37:28:00 01:37:31:00 BOSTON'S SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES AND 01:37:31:00 01:37:32:00 PARKS ARE BENEFICIARIES 01:37:32:00 01:37:35:00 OF THESE TRUSTS AND OTHER 01:37:35:00 01:37:35:00 IMPORTANT TRUSTS THAT I KNOW 01:37:35:00 01:37:39:00 YOU'RE WELL AWARE OF ARE THE 01:37:39:00 01:37:40:00 JOBS TRUST THE NEIGHBORHOOD 01:37:40:00 01:37:42:00 HOUSING TRUST AND ALSO NOTABLE 01:37:42:00 01:37:43:00 ABOUT THE TRUST IS THAT BECAUSE 01:37:43:00 01:37:46:00 THEY'RE NOT CITY FUNDS THEY DO 01:37:46:00 01:37:50:00 THEIR OWN ACCOUNTING, THEY DO 01:37:50:00 01:37:50:00 THEIR OWN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 01:37:50:00 01:37:53:00 AND HAVE AN ANNUAL AUDIT. 01:37:53:00 01:37:54:00 SO LOTS OF WORK BEING DONE. 01:37:54:00 01:37:57:00 LOTS OF PEOPLE NEEDED THE 01:37:57:00 01:37:57:00 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION TEAM. 01:37:57:00 01:38:01:00 I KNOW YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE 01:38:01:00 01:38:01:00 OF THEM. 01:38:01:00 01:38:02:00 THEY WERE JUST IN FRONT OF YOU. 01:38:02:00 01:38:05:00 WE ARE SAVING FORTY MILLION 01:38:05:00 01:38:06:00 DOLLARS OF APPROVAL FOR FIFTY 01:38:06:00 01:38:09:00 SIX VERY DESERVING PROJECTS 01:38:09:00 01:38:09:00 ACROSS CITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND 01:38:09:00 01:38:13:00 SINCE TWENTY EIGHTEEN THAT'S 01:38:13:00 01:38:16:00 VERY SMALL TEAM HAS RECEIVED 01:38:16:00 01:38:17:00 ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SEVEN 01:38:17:00 01:38:17:00 MILLION DOLLARS FOR TWO HUNDRED 01:38:17:00 01:38:20:00 AND NINETY THREE PROJECTS FOR 01:38:20:00 01:38:20:00 AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HISTORIC 01:38:20:00 01:38:23:00 PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE AND 01:38:23:00 01:38:24:00 RECREATION. 01:38:24:00 01:38:27:00 SO ALL THAT'S MY WAY OF SAYING 01:38:27:00 01:38:32:00 THERE'S THIRTY TWO OF US WE DO 01:38:32:00 01:38:33:00 A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK, 01:38:33:00 01:38:35:00 WE DO PROGRAM WORK IN THE TRUST 01:38:35:00 01:38:39:00 AND IN THE CPA TEAM WE STILL 01:38:39:00 01:38:39:00 HAVE FIVE SIGNIFICANT OPENINGS 01:38:39:00 01:38:43:00 BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE 01:38:43:00 01:38:46:00 HAVE GAINED TREMENDOUS GROUND 01:38:46:00 01:38:47:00 IN THE LAST TWO YEARS IN HIRING 01:38:47:00 01:38:50:00 WE REALLY STRUGGLED THROUGH 01:38:50:00 01:38:54:00 TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO FINDING 01:38:54:00 01:38:54:00 QUALIFIED PERSONNEL BUT WE'VE 01:38:54:00 01:38:58:00 BEEN FORTUNATE OF LATE TO 01:38:58:00 01:39:02:00 PROMOTE FROM WITHIN AND FIND 01:39:02:00 01:39:02:00 PEOPLE ARE APPLYING AGAIN. 01:39:02:00 01:39:03:00 SO WE LITERALLY WEREN'T EVEN 01:39:03:00 01:39:06:00 HAVING PEOPLE APPLY FOR 01:39:06:00 01:39:07:00 POSITIONS SO WE'RE MAKING GREAT 01:39:07:00 01:39:10:00 STRIDES AND WE'RE GOING TO 01:39:10:00 01:39:11:00 CONTINUE MAKING THOSE GREAT 01:39:11:00 01:39:13:00 STRIDES AND SO KEEPING IT VERY 01:39:13:00 01:39:17:00 BRIEF I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'D 01:39:17:00 01:39:18:00 LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TODAY IS THAT 01:39:18:00 01:39:21:00 IF YOU LOOK AT OUR BUDGET WE'RE 01:39:21:00 01:39:22:00 WHERE PEOPLE IN POSTAGE SO 01:39:22:00 01:39:22:00 POSTAGE FOR THOSE HUNDRED 01:39:22:00 01:39:25:00 THOUSAND PAYMENTS THAT ARE 01:39:25:00 01:39:26:00 GOING OUT THE DOOR BUT 01:39:26:00 01:39:29:00 OTHERWISE WE'RE PERSONNEL 01:39:29:00 01:39:29:00 DRIVEN BUDGET. 01:39:29:00 01:39:32:00 I'LL LEAVE IT THAT AND I'LL 01:39:32:00 01:39:33:00 ACTUALLY PASS IT OVER TO MY 01:39:33:00 01:39:34:00 COLLEAGUE SYLVIA. 01:39:34:00 01:39:36:00 SO SHE CAN TALK ABOUT THE 01:39:36:00 01:39:37:00 COLLECTING SIDE BECAUSE WE WERE 01:39:37:00 01:39:40:00 PRESENTED AS ONE BUDGET BUT WE 01:39:40:00 01:39:43:00 HAVE TWO DIFFERENT LOOKS. 01:39:43:00 01:39:44:00 THANK YOU, SYLVIA. 01:39:44:00 01:40:00:00 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR SYLVIA MAYBE 01:40:00:00 01:40:04:00 YOUR SPEAKERS OFF TO YOUR MUTED 01:40:04:00 01:40:13:00 SYLVIA, YOUR MUTED WE CAN THERE 01:40:13:00 01:40:13:00 WE GO. 01:40:13:00 01:40:16:00 OK, LET ME TRY THAT AGAIN. 01:40:16:00 01:40:17:00 I'M SORRY ABOUT FIRST ASSISTANT 01:40:17:00 01:40:20:00 ON THE COLLECTING SIDE OF THE 01:40:20:00 01:40:21:00 TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 01:40:21:00 01:40:23:00 THE MISSION STATEMENT FOR THE 01:40:23:00 01:40:24:00 COLLECTING DIVISION IS WE 01:40:24:00 01:40:27:00 COLLECT PROPERTY TAX ALL THE 01:40:27:00 01:40:28:00 MONEY THAT'S DUE TO THE CITY 01:40:28:00 01:40:29:00 WHILE SERVING TAXPAYERS AND A 01:40:29:00 01:40:32:00 PROFESSIONAL COURTEOUS MANNER. 01:40:32:00 01:40:35:00 THE DIVISION STRIVES ON HIGH 01:40:35:00 01:40:36:00 PROPERTY COLLECTION RATE AND 01:40:36:00 01:40:39:00 PURSUES OUR COLLECTION REMEDIES 01:40:39:00 01:40:40:00 UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE 01:40:40:00 01:40:43:00 LAW WE CLOSED LAST YEAR WITH A 01:40:43:00 01:40:44:00 COLLECTION RATE AT NINETY NINE 01:40:44:00 01:40:46:00 POINT ONE PERCENT. 01:40:46:00 01:40:48:00 WE OWE THAT TO THE DEDICATED 01:40:48:00 01:40:50:00 STAFF. 01:40:50:00 01:40:51:00 WE HAVE TWENTY EIGHT STAFF 01:40:51:00 01:40:54:00 EMPLOYEES THAT FOCUS STRICTLY 01:40:54:00 01:40:55:00 ON HELPING TAXPAYERS, WORKING 01:40:55:00 01:40:58:00 WITH TAXPAYERS, WITH FINANCIAL 01:40:58:00 01:41:02:00 STRIDES IN JUST MAKING SURE THE 01:41:02:00 01:41:02:00 BILLS GO OUT. 01:41:02:00 01:41:05:00 WE SEND OUT EVERY QUARTER A 01:41:05:00 01:41:06:00 HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT 01:41:06:00 01:41:10:00 THOUSAND REAL ESTATE BILLS SO 01:41:10:00 01:41:12:00 THAT GOES OUT FOUR TIMES A YEAR 01:41:12:00 01:41:13:00 SO THAT'S CLOSE TO SIX HUNDRED 01:41:13:00 01:41:14:00 AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND 01:41:14:00 01:41:18:00 ORIGINAL BILLS THAT WE MAIL. 01:41:18:00 01:41:20:00 OUR POSTAGE IS EXTREMELY HIGH 01:41:20:00 01:41:21:00 BUT TOTAL WITH EXCISE OF THREE 01:41:21:00 01:41:22:00 HUNDRED THAT FIVE HUNDRED 01:41:22:00 01:41:25:00 THOUSAND BILLS WE PROBABLY SEND 01:41:25:00 01:41:29:00 OUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. 01:41:29:00 01:41:30:00 WE DO A LOT OF LETTER 01:41:30:00 01:41:30:00 CAMPAIGNS. 01:41:30:00 01:41:33:00 WE DO A LOT OF COLLECTION 01:41:33:00 01:41:34:00 EFFORTS FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE 01:41:34:00 01:41:37:00 HAVING DIFFICULTY AND WE'VE 01:41:37:00 01:41:40:00 DONE A FEW ENHANCEMENTS WITH 01:41:40:00 01:41:40:00 OUR ONLINE SYSTEM. 01:41:40:00 01:41:44:00 WE SEND OUT REMINDER EMAILS ON 01:41:44:00 01:41:45:00 THE BILL BEFORE THE BILL IS DO 01:41:45:00 01:41:48:00 WE ALLOW WE DID AN ELDERLY 01:41:48:00 01:41:49:00 OUTREACH BECAUSE A LOT 01:41:49:00 01:41:52:00 OF ELDERLY DON'T HAVE COMPUTERS 01:41:52:00 01:41:56:00 SO WE DO A PHONE THEY CAN CALL 01:41:56:00 01:41:57:00 IN BY PHONE AND PAY THEIR 01:41:57:00 01:41:57:00 BILLS. 01:41:57:00 01:41:59:00 THE TOTAL COMMITMENT FOR LAST 01:41:59:00 01:42:00:00 YEAR FOR JUST OUR REAL ESTATE 01:42:00:00 01:42:03:00 ALONE WAS TWO POINT EIGHT 01:42:03:00 01:42:07:00 BILLION DOLLARS AND OUT THAT 01:42:07:00 01:42:08:00 COLLECTION IT WAS NINETY NINE 01:42:08:00 01:42:11:00 POINT ONE PERCENT. 01:42:11:00 01:42:12:00 WE HAVE A REALLY DEDICATED 01:42:12:00 01:42:12:00 STAFF. 01:42:12:00 01:42:15:00 WE DO A LOT OF WE'RE TRYING TO 01:42:15:00 01:42:16:00 DO A LOT MORE DEALING WITH 01:42:16:00 01:42:19:00 MORTGAGE COMPANIES AND DOING A 01:42:19:00 01:42:20:00 LOT OF ELECTRONIC SO WE DON'T 01:42:20:00 01:42:23:00 HAVE TO MAIL BILLS BUT WE'RE 01:42:23:00 01:42:24:00 NOT THERE YET. 01:42:24:00 01:42:27:00 WE JUST A BIG UPGRADE ON OUR 01:42:27:00 01:42:30:00 COMPUTER SYSTEM TO WHICH TO 01:42:30:00 01:42:34:00 BRANCH OUT SOME NEW 01:42:34:00 01:42:35:00 ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'RE TRYING 01:42:35:00 01:42:35:00 TO WORK ON. 01:42:35:00 01:42:39:00 WE REACH OUT TO AGE STRONG IF 01:42:39:00 01:42:39:00 SOMEBODY COMES IN ELDERLY 01:42:39:00 01:42:42:00 PERSON STRUGGLE WE HAVE AGE 01:42:42:00 01:42:43:00 STRONG. 01:42:43:00 01:42:44:00 WE REACH OUT TO REACH OUT TO 01:42:44:00 01:42:46:00 THE HOME CENTER AND WE HAVE A 01:42:46:00 01:42:46:00 DIFFERENT DIFFERENT 01:42:46:00 01:42:50:00 APPLICATIONS THAT WE HAD TO TRY 01:42:50:00 01:42:51:00 TO HELP PEOPLE IN PAYING THEIR 01:42:51:00 01:42:58:00 TAXES AND WE PROBABLY NOT AS WE 01:42:58:00 01:42:58:00 DON'T HAVE MANY, MANY THINGS 01:42:58:00 01:43:00:00 OTHER THAN COLLECTING. 01:43:00:00 01:43:02:00 BUT THE STAFF REALLY DOES A 01:43:02:00 01:43:03:00 WONDERFUL JOB. 01:43:03:00 01:43:07:00 WHAT THEY DO AND I'LL CLOSE 01:43:07:00 01:43:14:00 WITH THAT. 01:43:14:00 01:43:16:00 THANK YOU, CELIA AND MAUREEN 01:43:16:00 01:43:24:00 BOTH I I MEAN BEYOND THE SHERRY 01:43:24:00 01:43:25:00 INTEREST I GUESS I WANTED TO I 01:43:25:00 01:43:28:00 WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A BREAK 01:43:28:00 01:43:32:00 DOWN IF YOU WERE TO EXPLAIN TO 01:43:32:00 01:43:33:00 A 10 YEAR OLD EXACTLY WHAT YOU 01:43:33:00 01:43:36:00 DO FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON, WHAT 01:43:36:00 01:43:40:00 WOULD YOU SAY IS THAT MEAN 01:43:40:00 01:43:43:00 MORENO OR THAT YOU WANT TO GO 01:43:43:00 01:43:44:00 AHEAD THEN I'LL FALL RIGHT 01:43:44:00 01:43:47:00 BEHIND. 01:43:47:00 01:43:49:00 I WOULD SAY I WORK FOR THE CITY 01:43:49:00 01:43:51:00 OF BOSTON TO BRING IN REVENUE 01:43:51:00 01:43:51:00 TO HELP RUN THE CITY. 01:43:51:00 01:43:55:00 WHAT'S REVENUE DOLLARS MONEY TO 01:43:55:00 01:43:59:00 HELP PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS TO 01:43:59:00 01:44:00:00 HELP WITH THE POLICE, WITH THE 01:44:00:00 01:44:02:00 FIRE AND HOW DO YOU DO THAT? 01:44:02:00 01:44:03:00 HOW DO YOU BRING MONEY TO THE 01:44:03:00 01:44:06:00 CITY? 01:44:06:00 01:44:10:00 I COLLECTED THE OF TAX BILLS. 01:44:10:00 01:44:10:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:44:10:00 01:44:14:00 THEY GET QUESTIONS FROM THE 01:44:14:00 01:44:14:00 ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THEN WE 01:44:14:00 01:44:17:00 GENERATE A TAX BILL AND MAIL IT 01:44:17:00 01:44:18:00 OUT AND WE FOLLOW TO BE SURE 01:44:18:00 01:44:19:00 THAT PEOPLE ARE COLLECTING 01:44:19:00 01:44:21:00 AWESOME. 01:44:21:00 01:44:22:00 THANK YOU FOR ALL TAXES THAT WE 01:44:22:00 01:44:23:00 HAVE AND I'LL FOLLOW RIGHT 01:44:23:00 01:44:25:00 BEHIND AND SAY THE MOST POPULAR 01:44:25:00 01:44:29:00 DEPARTMENT BUT WE TREAT A 01:44:29:00 01:44:30:00 FOLLOWER OF MINE AND SAY WHAT 01:44:30:00 01:44:32:00 HE DOESN'T COLLECT. 01:44:32:00 01:44:33:00 WE COLLECT FOR OTHER DEPARTMENT 01:44:33:00 01:44:37:00 OIL REVENUES NONTAX REVENUES 01:44:37:00 01:44:38:00 AND THEN WE GET SOME OF THE 01:44:38:00 01:44:40:00 PLEASURE OF SPENDING SOME 01:44:40:00 01:44:41:00 OF THE MONEY. 01:44:41:00 01:44:42:00 SO WE PAY WE GET TO PAY PEOPLE 01:44:42:00 01:44:44:00 AND WE PAY THE VENDORS AND SO 01:44:44:00 01:44:48:00 WE USE A LOT WE SEND OUT A LOT 01:44:48:00 01:44:49:00 OF THE MONEY THAT IS COLLECTED 01:44:49:00 01:44:52:00 BY CELIA'S DEPARTMENT AND I 01:44:52:00 01:44:53:00 ALWAYS SAY MAUREEN IS MORE 01:44:53:00 01:44:54:00 POPULAR BECAUSE SHE GIVES OUT 01:44:54:00 01:44:56:00 THE MONEY LIKE THAT IS POPULAR 01:44:56:00 01:44:59:00 BECAUSE THEY'VE TAKEN THE MONEY 01:44:59:00 01:45:00:00 AND WHO ARE THE VENDORS? 01:45:00:00 01:45:03:00 ENGLISH IS MY FOURTH LANGUAGE. 01:45:03:00 01:45:05:00 I DON'T THEM SO THE VENDORS ARE 01:45:05:00 01:45:07:00 EVERYBODY WHO GOES THROUGH THE 01:45:07:00 01:45:08:00 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SYSTEM IN 01:45:08:00 01:45:11:00 AUDITING AND NEEDS TO BE PAID. 01:45:11:00 01:45:12:00 SO THAT COULD BE THE PEOPLE 01:45:12:00 01:45:15:00 THAT ARE WORKING ON THE CITY 01:45:15:00 01:45:15:00 STREETS. 01:45:15:00 01:45:18:00 THAT COULD BE PEOPLE THAT WE 01:45:18:00 01:45:22:00 BOUGHT OUR BOOKS FROM SO THE 01:45:22:00 01:45:23:00 CITY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO PAY 01:45:23:00 01:45:26:00 THEM AND AUDITING DOES THE 01:45:26:00 01:45:27:00 ACCOUNTING WORK AND THEN WE 01:45:27:00 01:45:30:00 ISSUE THOSE CHECKS OR 01:45:30:00 01:45:31:00 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS TO THOSE 01:45:31:00 01:45:31:00 PEOPLE. 01:45:31:00 01:45:34:00 SO IF I'M AN ARTIST AND I 01:45:34:00 01:45:35:00 APPLIED TO BE A VENDOR FOR THE 01:45:35:00 01:45:39:00 CITY AND A CITY, I GOT A 01:45:39:00 01:45:42:00 CONTRACT OR SOME SORT OF GRANT 01:45:42:00 01:45:43:00 THEN I GO TO AUDITING 01:45:43:00 01:45:46:00 DEPARTMENT TO GET MY MONEY. 01:45:46:00 01:45:47:00 SO THE THE DEPARTMENT WITH WHOM 01:45:47:00 01:45:49:00 YOU HAVE THE THE AGREEMENT 01:45:49:00 01:45:50:00 WOULD THEN PUT FORTH A REQUEST 01:45:50:00 01:45:53:00 FOR PAYMENT IN SOME FORM OR 01:45:53:00 01:45:54:00 FASHION TO THE AUDITING 01:45:54:00 01:45:54:00 DEPARTMENT ONCE IT GOES THROUGH 01:45:54:00 01:45:58:00 AND IT'S ALL PROCESSED THROUGH 01:45:58:00 01:45:59:00 AUDITING IT COMES OVER TO US 01:45:59:00 01:46:01:00 AND WE REMIT THAT PAYMENT. 01:46:01:00 01:46:02:00 SO IN SOME FORM EITHER A CHECK 01:46:02:00 01:46:06:00 OR ELECTRONIC DEPENDING UPON 01:46:06:00 01:46:07:00 YOUR PREFERENCE. 01:46:07:00 01:46:07:00 FANTASTIC. 01:46:07:00 01:46:08:00 THANK YOU. 01:46:08:00 01:46:12:00 KARISHMA, ARE YOU READY FOR US 01:46:12:00 01:46:12:00 ? 01:46:12:00 01:46:13:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:46:13:00 01:46:23:00 WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO. 01:46:23:00 01:46:28:00 SO IT WAS I WAS ON DUTY. 01:46:28:00 01:46:29:00 THIS IS JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW 01:46:29:00 01:46:30:00 OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT BY 01:46:30:00 01:46:36:00 NUMBERS JUST THE TWO DIVISIONS 01:46:36:00 01:46:37:00 TREASURY DIVISION WHICH HAS ITS 01:46:37:00 01:46:39:00 BANK ARE WE DOING YES, WE ARE 01:46:39:00 01:46:42:00 DOING SORRY WE ARE DOING 01:46:42:00 01:46:45:00 TREASURY FIRST. 01:46:45:00 01:46:46:00 SO WE JUST HAVE TWO DIVISIONS 01:46:46:00 01:46:47:00 TREASURY DIVISION WHICH HAS 01:46:47:00 01:46:50:00 THESE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS 01:46:50:00 01:46:50:00 UNDERNEATH THAT AT LEAST 01:46:50:00 01:46:51:00 ACCORDING TO THE ORG CHARTS 01:46:51:00 01:46:53:00 ADMINISTRATION GENERAL SERVICE 01:46:53:00 01:46:54:00 , ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS 01:46:54:00 01:46:58:00 RECEIVABLE AND TRUST SORRY I 01:46:58:00 01:46:59:00 FORGOT TO ADD THAT IN AND THEN 01:46:59:00 01:46:59:00 COLLECTION DIVISION GENERAL 01:46:59:00 01:47:01:00 MANAGEMENT SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 01:47:01:00 01:47:02:00 AND SERVICES ACCOUNTING SPECIAL 01:47:02:00 01:47:05:00 ASSESSMENTS AND THEN THIS IS 01:47:05:00 01:47:05:00 JUST WHAT THE DEPARTMENT 01:47:05:00 01:47:06:00 MISSION IS AND THEN THIS IS A 01:47:06:00 01:47:10:00 BREAKDOWN OF WHAT FIVE TWENTY 01:47:10:00 01:47:11:00 FOUR TREASURY RECOMMENDED BY 01:47:11:00 01:47:13:00 PROGRAM SO THE PROGRAMS ARE 01:47:13:00 01:47:14:00 LISTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND 01:47:14:00 01:47:17:00 COLOR CODED BY THE CHART ON THE 01:47:17:00 01:47:18:00 LEFT AND YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE 01:47:18:00 01:47:19:00 BREAKDOWN AS WELL AS YOU HAVE 01:47:19:00 01:47:21:00 SEVENTEEN TWO PERCENT 01:47:21:00 01:47:21:00 OF TREASURY ADMINISTRATION 01:47:21:00 01:47:22:00 FOLLOWED BY THE ACTUAL AMOUNT 01:47:22:00 01:47:25:00 IN DOLLARS WHICH IS NINE 01:47:25:00 01:47:26:00 HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND 01:47:26:00 01:47:28:00 SEVENTY SIX DOLLARS AND 18 AND 01:47:28:00 01:47:30:00 THEN WE HAVE THAT FOR THE REST 01:47:30:00 01:47:32:00 OF THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AS 01:47:32:00 01:47:35:00 WELL. 01:47:35:00 01:47:36:00 THIS IS THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT 01:47:36:00 01:47:39:00 PROGRAM SPENDING OVER TIME SO 01:47:39:00 01:47:40:00 YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP THERE 01:47:40:00 01:47:43:00 TWENTY ONE ACTUALLY EXPENSE IN 01:47:43:00 01:47:44:00 THOUSANDS TO SO IT'S EASIER TO 01:47:44:00 01:47:45:00 READ ON THE SCREEN TWENTY TO 01:47:45:00 01:47:47:00 THE ACTUAL EXPENSE TWENTY THREE 01:47:47:00 01:47:48:00 APPROPRIATION AND THEN TWENTY 01:47:48:00 01:47:48:00 FOUR RECOMMENDED IN THOUSANDS 01:47:48:00 01:47:51:00 ON THE LEFT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 01:47:51:00 01:47:52:00 THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE LISTED IN 01:47:52:00 01:47:55:00 THE AUDIT OF THE BUDGETS 01:47:55:00 01:47:56:00 OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT SPECIAL 01:47:56:00 01:47:56:00 COLLECTIONS THE ONES THAT I 01:47:56:00 01:47:58:00 WENT OVER EARLIER AND ON THE 01:47:58:00 01:47:59:00 GRAPH ITSELF AND ON THE BOTTOM 01:47:59:00 01:48:00:00 AXIS YOU CAN SEE THOSE TOTAL 01:48:00:00 01:48:02:00 AMOUNTS AT THOUSANDS. 01:48:02:00 01:48:03:00 SO FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN SEE THE 01:48:03:00 01:48:06:00 GENERAL MANAGEMENT HAS 01:48:06:00 01:48:09:00 INCREASED BY YOU CAN SEE THE 01:48:09:00 01:48:10:00 GENERAL MANAGEMENT HAS 01:48:10:00 01:48:13:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE 01:48:13:00 01:48:13:00 TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. 01:48:13:00 01:48:15:00 YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT SPECIAL 01:48:15:00 01:48:17:00 COLLECTIONS DECREASED BY ABOUT 01:48:17:00 01:48:18:00 THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 01:48:18:00 01:48:19:00 YOU CAN SEE PAYMENT SERVICES 01:48:19:00 01:48:21:00 HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT THIRTY 01:48:21:00 01:48:22:00 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER 01:48:22:00 01:48:25:00 THE COURSE OF FBI. 01:48:25:00 01:48:26:00 TWENTY THREE TO FOUR AND YOU 01:48:26:00 01:48:27:00 CAN KIND OF SEE THAT BREAKDOWN 01:48:27:00 01:48:29:00 THROUGHOUT CHARTS. 01:48:29:00 01:48:30:00 YOU CAN SEE THOSE DIFFERENCES 01:48:30:00 01:48:31:00 AS YOU WORK YOUR WAY DOWN THE 01:48:31:00 01:48:33:00 CHART. 01:48:33:00 01:48:34:00 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE HAS 01:48:34:00 01:48:37:00 DECREASED BY ABOUT ONE HUNDRED 01:48:37:00 01:48:38:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TRUST HAS 01:48:38:00 01:48:38:00 INCREASED BY ABOUT SEVENTY NINE 01:48:38:00 01:48:40:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND GENERAL 01:48:40:00 01:48:41:00 SERVICE PAYROLL HAS INCREASED 01:48:41:00 01:48:45:00 BY APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY 01:48:45:00 01:48:45:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS. 01:48:45:00 01:48:46:00 THESE ARE ALL AROUND SUMS 01:48:46:00 01:48:49:00 TREASURY ADMINISTRATION HAS 01:48:49:00 01:48:49:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE 01:48:49:00 01:48:50:00 HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:48:50:00 01:48:53:00 AGAIN, I WILL GIVE YOU PROPER 01:48:53:00 01:48:55:00 SUMS IN MY NEXT PRESENTATION 01:48:55:00 01:48:59:00 AND THIS IS BROKEN DOWN BY 01:48:59:00 01:49:00:00 EXPENSE STRIPE. 01:49:00:00 01:49:01:00 SO ON THE RIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO 01:49:01:00 01:49:02:00 SEE THE ACTUAL EXPENSE TYPE 01:49:02:00 01:49:03:00 PERSONNEL CONTRACTURAL SERVICES 01:49:03:00 01:49:04:00 SUPPLIES THE MATERIALS, CURRENT 01:49:04:00 01:49:05:00 CHARGES AND EQUIPMENT FOLLOWED 01:49:05:00 01:49:15:00 BY THE PERCENTILE PERCENTAGE 01:49:15:00 01:49:16:00 THAT IT'S TAKING UP IN THE FBI. 01:49:16:00 01:49:16:00 TWENTY FOUR RECOMMENDED BUDGET 01:49:16:00 01:49:17:00 AND THEN WITH THE ACTUAL 01:49:17:00 01:49:18:00 EXPENSE IN REAL DOLLARS THREE 01:49:18:00 01:49:18:00 MILLION THREE POINT EIGHT 01:49:18:00 01:49:19:00 MILLION DOLLARS PERSONNEL ONE 01:49:19:00 01:49:19:00 HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:49:19:00 01:49:22:00 FOR CONTRACTUAL SO ON AND SO 01:49:22:00 01:49:23:00 FORTH AND IT'S COLOR CODED AS 01:49:23:00 01:49:26:00 WELL. 01:49:26:00 01:49:27:00 AND THEN THIS IS THE TREASURY 01:49:27:00 01:49:30:00 ADMINISTRATION BY EXPENSED IN 01:49:30:00 01:49:32:00 EXPENSE TYPE OVER TIME IN THE 01:49:32:00 01:49:35:00 FOLLOWING SLIDES WHICH YOU'RE 01:49:35:00 01:49:36:00 GOING TO SEE IS A BREAKDOWN 01:49:36:00 01:49:37:00 OF EACH PROGRAM OVER TIME BY 01:49:37:00 01:49:38:00 THE EXPENSE TYPES OF THE ONLY 01:49:38:00 01:49:39:00 NINE PROGRAMS WE'RE GOING TO 01:49:39:00 01:49:41:00 SEE THE FOLLOWING SLIDES AS YOU 01:49:41:00 01:49:42:00 CAN SEE HERE, PERSONAL SERVICES 01:49:42:00 01:49:43:00 AND TREASURY ADMINISTRATION HAS 01:49:43:00 01:49:46:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE 01:49:46:00 01:49:46:00 HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN 01:49:46:00 01:49:47:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND FINANCIAL 01:49:47:00 01:49:50:00 SERVICES HAVE INCREASED BY 01:49:50:00 01:49:50:00 APPROXIMATELY FORTY SEVEN 01:49:50:00 01:49:51:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS SUPPLY THE 01:49:51:00 01:49:54:00 MATERIALS HAVE DECREASED BY 01:49:54:00 01:49:54:00 THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 01:49:54:00 01:49:55:00 CURRENT CHARGES OPERATIONS HAVE 01:49:55:00 01:49:56:00 DECREASED BY NINE THOUSAND 01:49:56:00 01:50:00:00 DOLLARS. 01:50:00:00 01:50:01:00 THE NEXT LIBRARY LOOK AT 01:50:01:00 01:50:02:00 GENERAL SERVICE AND PAYROLL 01:50:02:00 01:50:05:00 EXPENSE TYPE ALSO THE WAY THAT 01:50:05:00 01:50:06:00 THIS SLIDE SHOWS BUILT OUT THE 01:50:06:00 01:50:06:00 FIRST FIVE SHOULD BE THE 01:50:06:00 01:50:09:00 TREASURY DIVISION AND THE NEXT 01:50:09:00 01:50:10:00 FOUR SHOULD BE THE COLLECTIONS 01:50:10:00 01:50:14:00 DIVISION SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY A 01:50:14:00 01:50:15:00 PERSONNEL SERVICES HAVE 01:50:15:00 01:50:18:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 01:50:18:00 01:50:19:00 EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. 01:50:19:00 01:50:20:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES HAVE 01:50:20:00 01:50:21:00 DECREASED BY SEVEN 01:50:21:00 01:50:22:00 APPROXIMATELY SEVEN THOUSAND 01:50:22:00 01:50:23:00 DOLLARS AND SUPPLIES AND 01:50:23:00 01:50:23:00 MATERIALS HAVE STAYED CONSTANT 01:50:23:00 01:50:27:00 IF YOU DO NOT SEE A SPECIFIC 01:50:27:00 01:50:27:00 EXPENSE TYPE IN THE GRAPH THAT 01:50:27:00 01:50:30:00 YOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER GRAPHS, 01:50:30:00 01:50:31:00 THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE 01:50:31:00 01:50:31:00 THAT SPECIFIC PROGRAM DOESN'T 01:50:31:00 01:50:34:00 HAVE THAT EXPENSE TYPE SO THAT 01:50:34:00 01:50:35:00 THAT WOULD BE THE REASON YOU'RE 01:50:35:00 01:50:35:00 NOT SEEING IT. 01:50:35:00 01:50:37:00 AND THEN THERE IS A LEGEND ON 01:50:37:00 01:50:39:00 THE RIGHT AS WELL JUST SO YOU 01:50:39:00 01:50:40:00 CAN ALWAYS REFER BACK TO THAT 01:50:40:00 01:50:41:00 LEGEND AND ON THE BOTTOM LEFT 01:50:41:00 01:50:45:00 IS JUST AUSTIN AND THEN WE HAVE 01:50:45:00 01:50:46:00 TREASURY COUNTING BY EXPENSE 01:50:46:00 01:50:48:00 TYPE SO I CAN SEE PERSONNEL 01:50:48:00 01:50:49:00 SERVICES HERE HAVE INCREASED BY 01:50:49:00 01:50:50:00 APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND 01:50:50:00 01:50:52:00 DOLLARS. 01:50:52:00 01:50:53:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ARE 01:50:53:00 01:50:53:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE 01:50:53:00 01:50:54:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SUPPLIES 01:50:54:00 01:50:56:00 THE MATERIALS STAYED CONSTANT. 01:50:56:00 01:51:00:00 THIS IS THE TRUST EXPENSE TYPE. 01:51:00:00 01:51:01:00 OVER TIME PERSONNEL SERVICES 01:51:01:00 01:51:04:00 HAVE INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 01:51:04:00 01:51:04:00 TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:51:04:00 01:51:08:00 AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES HAVE 01:51:08:00 01:51:08:00 APPROXIMATELY FIFTY TWO 01:51:08:00 01:51:11:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AGAIN WITH 01:51:11:00 01:51:12:00 TRUST THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO 01:51:12:00 01:51:15:00 EXPENSE TYPE EXPENDITURE 01:51:15:00 01:51:16:00 EXPENSE LINE ITEMS THAT ARE 01:51:16:00 01:51:17:00 LISTED SO IT'S THE ONLY TWO 01:51:17:00 01:51:19:00 THAT WOULD BE POPULATED, GRAUWE 01:51:19:00 01:51:20:00 THIS IS ACCOUNTS RECEIVED BY 01:51:20:00 01:51:23:00 EXPENSE TYPE OVER TIME SO IT'S 01:51:23:00 01:51:24:00 BEEN AN APPROXIMATELY NINETY 01:51:24:00 01:51:27:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS DECREASE OVER 01:51:27:00 01:51:28:00 OH ACTUALLY SORRY APPROXIMATELY 01:51:28:00 01:51:29:00 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR 01:51:29:00 01:51:31:00 DECREASE IN PERSONNEL SERVICES 01:51:31:00 01:51:32:00 A TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREASE 01:51:32:00 01:51:35:00 IN CONTRACTOR SERVICES AND 01:51:35:00 01:51:36:00 RELATIVELY STEADY AND STEADY ON 01:51:36:00 01:51:38:00 SUPPLIES MATERIALS. 01:51:38:00 01:51:39:00 THIS IS GENERAL MANAGEMENT 01:51:39:00 01:51:42:00 EXPENSE TYPE PERSONNEL SERVICES 01:51:42:00 01:51:43:00 HAVE ESSENTIALLY ONLY INCREASED 01:51:43:00 01:51:47:00 BY ABOUT NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:51:47:00 01:51:47:00 FROM NATURAL SERVICES HAVE 01:51:47:00 01:51:50:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY TWO 01:51:50:00 01:51:51:00 HUNDRED AND THREE THOUSAND 01:51:51:00 01:51:55:00 DOLLARS SUPPLIES MATERIALS AS 01:51:55:00 01:51:55:00 IT'S CONSTANT AND CHARGES AND 01:51:55:00 01:51:57:00 OPERATIONS HAVE INCREASED BY 01:51:57:00 01:51:58:00 FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 01:51:58:00 01:51:59:00 I AM SORRY FOR THE 01:51:59:00 01:52:01:00 APPROXIMATIONS MY ACTUAL 01:52:01:00 01:52:02:00 NUMBERS ARE IN THE NOTES WHICH 01:52:02:00 01:52:03:00 I CANNOT SEE WHILE I'M 01:52:03:00 01:52:05:00 PRESENTING THE SLIDES AND THEN 01:52:05:00 01:52:06:00 THIS IS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 01:52:06:00 01:52:09:00 EXPENSE TYPE OVER TIME AGAIN 01:52:09:00 01:52:10:00 THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND AN 01:52:10:00 01:52:10:00 INCREASE IN THE PERSONNEL 01:52:10:00 01:52:13:00 SERVICES ONE THOUSAND AND 01:52:13:00 01:52:14:00 INCREASE THE CONTRACTUAL 01:52:14:00 01:52:15:00 SERVICES AND STUDY ON SUPPLIES 01:52:15:00 01:52:20:00 AND MATERIALS. 01:52:20:00 01:52:21:00 THIS IS PAYMENT SERVICES 01:52:21:00 01:52:22:00 EXPENSE SIDE OVER TIME THIS IS 01:52:22:00 01:52:24:00 APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY THOUSAND 01:52:24:00 01:52:24:00 DOLLAR INCREASE IN PERSONNEL 01:52:24:00 01:52:25:00 SERVICES TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR 01:52:25:00 01:52:28:00 INCREASE IN CONTRACTUAL 01:52:28:00 01:52:29:00 SERVICES BUT THAT IS ON THE 01:52:29:00 01:52:32:00 BACK OF A THREE HUNDRED AND 01:52:32:00 01:52:33:00 SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR 01:52:33:00 01:52:35:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES FROM 01:52:35:00 01:52:36:00 TWENTY TO SUPPLIES MATERIALS 01:52:36:00 01:52:39:00 HAVE INCREASED SLIGHTLY IN BY 01:52:39:00 01:52:43:00 ABOUT FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:52:43:00 01:52:44:00 AND EQUIPMENT HAS STAYED THE 01:52:44:00 01:52:45:00 SAME EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT 01:52:45:00 01:52:48:00 IT DECREASED BY EIGHT THOUSAND 01:52:48:00 01:52:48:00 DOLLARS FROM TWENTY TWO TO 01:52:48:00 01:52:51:00 THREE AND THEN THERE ARE THERE 01:52:51:00 01:52:52:00 WERE NO OTHER EXPENSES LISTED 01:52:52:00 01:52:55:00 FOR NY TWENTY FOUR TWENTY TWO 01:52:55:00 01:52:56:00 SO YOU WILL ONLY SEE AFTER 01:52:56:00 01:52:59:00 TWENTY ONE AND F F FOR TWENTY 01:52:59:00 01:53:00:00 ONE POINT TWENTY TWO IN THIS 01:53:00:00 01:53:00:00 BUDGET THERE WAS NOTHING LISTED 01:53:00:00 01:53:03:00 FOR THREE TWENTY FOR MANY MANY 01:53:03:00 01:53:06:00 NUMBERS AND THIS IS A DEEPER 01:53:06:00 01:53:10:00 DOVE INTO THE DATA SO THIS IS 01:53:10:00 01:53:10:00 ESSENTIALLY LOOKING AT THE 01:53:10:00 01:53:11:00 DEPARTMENTAL HISTORY IN 01:53:11:00 01:53:14:00 COMPARISON TO EXTERNAL FUNDS. 01:53:14:00 01:53:15:00 THIS IS THIS CAN BE FOUND IN 01:53:15:00 01:53:18:00 THE BUDGET BOOK I THINK ON PAGE 01:53:18:00 01:53:23:00 SIXTY NINE TO SEVENTY ONE AND 01:53:23:00 01:53:24:00 SO IT'S THAT DATA KIND 01:53:24:00 01:53:26:00 OF ANALYZED. 01:53:26:00 01:53:30:00 SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THREE 01:53:30:00 01:53:30:00 THREE POINT SEVEN MILLION 01:53:30:00 01:53:31:00 DOLLARS BEING SPENT IN 01:53:31:00 01:53:34:00 PERMANENT EMPLOYEES AND FIVE 01:53:34:00 01:53:34:00 HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND 01:53:34:00 01:53:35:00 DOLLARS BEING SPENT OUT 01:53:35:00 01:53:38:00 OF EXTERNAL FUNDS SO THAT BLUE 01:53:38:00 01:53:39:00 LINE IS GOING TO BE OUT OF THE 01:53:39:00 01:53:40:00 OPERATING BUDGET GENERAL FUNDS 01:53:40:00 01:53:42:00 THAT RED LINE IS GOING THE OUT 01:53:42:00 01:53:43:00 EXTERNAL FUNDS YOU CAN SEE HERE 01:53:43:00 01:53:46:00 HELPED HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 01:53:46:00 01:53:47:00 HEALTH CARE. 01:53:47:00 01:53:47:00 HEALTH COSTS ARE ABOUT EIGHTY 01:53:47:00 01:53:50:00 SIX THOUSAND IN TERMS 01:53:50:00 01:53:51:00 OF EXTERNAL FUNDS AND PENSION 01:53:51:00 01:53:53:00 AND COMPENSATION IS ABOUT FORTY 01:53:53:00 01:53:54:00 SIX THOUSAND AND EXTERNAL FUNDS 01:53:54:00 01:53:55:00 OVER TIME IS FORTY FIVE 01:53:55:00 01:53:57:00 THOUSAND IN THE OPERATING 01:53:57:00 01:53:58:00 BUDGET. 01:53:58:00 01:54:01:00 THIS IS ONLY FOR ME OR SO THIS 01:54:01:00 01:54:02:00 IS ONLY LOOKING AT IT FOR 01:54:02:00 01:54:05:00 TWENTY FOUR NUMBERS. 01:54:05:00 01:54:08:00 THIS IS CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 01:54:08:00 01:54:09:00 OPERATING BUDGET VERSUS 01:54:09:00 01:54:09:00 EXTERNAL FUNDS SO 01:54:09:00 01:54:10:00 COMMUNICATIONS IS TWENTY THREE 01:54:10:00 01:54:12:00 THOUSAND IN THE OPERATING 01:54:12:00 01:54:16:00 BUDGET AND THREE THOUSAND IT 01:54:16:00 01:54:17:00 FROM EXTERNAL FUNDS IN REPAIRS 01:54:17:00 01:54:18:00 THERE'S SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FROM 01:54:18:00 01:54:20:00 THE OPERATING BUDGET AND IN 01:54:20:00 01:54:21:00 TRANSPORTATION THERE'S THIRTY 01:54:21:00 01:54:22:00 TWO THOUSAND IN THE OPERATING 01:54:22:00 01:54:24:00 BUDGET AND TEN THOUSAND 01:54:24:00 01:54:24:00 EXTERNAL FUNDS. 01:54:24:00 01:54:25:00 THE BIGGEST LINE ITEM HERE IS 01:54:25:00 01:54:28:00 GOING TO BE CONTRACTUAL EIGHTY 01:54:28:00 01:54:29:00 EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN 01:54:29:00 01:54:32:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CONTRACTED 01:54:32:00 01:54:33:00 SERVICES AND OUT OF THE 01:54:33:00 01:54:33:00 OPERATING BUDGET AND FIVE 01:54:33:00 01:54:35:00 HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND 01:54:35:00 01:54:36:00 DOLLARS OUT OF EXTERNAL FUNDS. 01:54:36:00 01:54:39:00 THIS IS THE MATERIALS. 01:54:39:00 01:54:41:00 THE ONLY BIG LINE ITEM THAT WE 01:54:41:00 01:54:43:00 CAN SEE HERE IS OFFICE SUPPLIES 01:54:43:00 01:54:44:00 MATERIALS AT EIGHT HUNDRED 01:54:44:00 01:54:44:00 TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:54:44:00 01:54:47:00 OUT OF THE OPERATING FUNDS AND 01:54:47:00 01:54:48:00 THIS IS CURRENT CHARGES 01:54:48:00 01:54:51:00 OBLIGATIONS. 01:54:51:00 01:54:52:00 THIS IS A RESERVE ACCOUNT 01:54:52:00 01:54:53:00 OF THIRTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS 01:54:53:00 01:54:55:00 WHICH ACCORDING TO THE BUDGET 01:54:55:00 01:54:56:00 BOOK IS THE COMMUNITY 01:54:56:00 01:54:58:00 PRESERVATION ACT AND THERE IS 01:54:58:00 01:54:59:00 ALSO OTHER CURRENT CHARGES AT 01:54:59:00 01:55:00:00 THIRTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT 01:55:00:00 01:55:03:00 OF THE OPERATING AND THIRTY 01:55:03:00 01:55:04:00 THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT 01:55:04:00 01:55:06:00 OF EXTERNAL FUNDS AND THIS IS 01:55:06:00 01:55:07:00 EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SPENDING 01:55:07:00 01:55:08:00 SOME MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT WE 01:55:08:00 01:55:10:00 SEE TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS OUT 01:55:10:00 01:55:11:00 OF THE OPERATING FUND AND THREE 01:55:11:00 01:55:12:00 THOUSAND HAVE IT EXTERNAL AND 01:55:12:00 01:55:13:00 THEN TWO THOUSAND OTHER 01:55:13:00 01:55:14:00 EXTERNAL FOR OFFICE FURNITURE 01:55:14:00 01:55:18:00 AND EQUIPMENT AND THEN WE ARE 01:55:18:00 01:55:18:00 DONE. 01:55:18:00 01:55:21:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 01:55:21:00 01:55:22:00 THANK YOU. 01:55:22:00 01:55:25:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH KARISHMA UP 01:55:25:00 01:55:26:00 FIRST IS COUNCILOR MURPHY STILL 01:55:26:00 01:55:28:00 WITH US? 01:55:28:00 01:55:30:00 OK COUNCIL GREAT YOU HAVE THE 01:55:30:00 01:55:32:00 FLOOR. 01:55:32:00 01:55:33:00 THANK YOU. 01:55:33:00 01:55:36:00 THANK YOU. 01:55:36:00 01:55:37:00 YOUR PRESENTATION I HAD AND I 01:55:37:00 01:55:41:00 MIGHT BE ASKING THE WRONG 01:55:41:00 01:55:43:00 PEOPLE THE QUESTION BUT HIDEMI 01:55:43:00 01:55:47:00 IS IF SAY THERE ARE 01:55:47:00 01:55:48:00 CODE VIOLATIONS WITH FINES 01:55:48:00 01:55:52:00 OUTSTANDING, ARE YOU FOLKS 01:55:52:00 01:55:53:00 RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE 01:55:53:00 01:55:56:00 COLLECTIONS OR IS THAT SORT 01:55:56:00 01:55:57:00 OF SETTLING THE BUCKET OF IS 01:55:57:00 01:55:59:00 THE ARE THE PARTICULAR 01:55:59:00 01:56:00:00 DEPARTMENT THAT ISSUES THE 01:56:00:00 01:56:03:00 VIOLATION AND THEN HOW DO WE 01:56:03:00 01:56:07:00 TRACK PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE 01:56:07:00 01:56:08:00 NOT PAYING FINES LIKE I KNOW IN 01:56:08:00 01:56:10:00 THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAVE FOLKS 01:56:10:00 01:56:11:00 WHO JUST IGNORE IT AND THEY 01:56:11:00 01:56:14:00 DON'T PAY THE FINES AND IT JUST 01:56:14:00 01:56:15:00 ALL PILES UP BUT THERE'S NO 01:56:15:00 01:56:18:00 ACCOUNTABILITY SO THAT'S JUST A 01:56:18:00 01:56:19:00 QUESTION OF HOW WE HANDLE THAT. 01:56:19:00 01:56:22:00 AND IF I'M ASKING THE WRONG 01:56:22:00 01:56:23:00 PEOPLE, LET ME KNOW WHO I 01:56:23:00 01:56:23:00 SHOULD BE ASKING. 01:56:23:00 01:56:26:00 SO THE ACTUAL COLLECTIONS IS 01:56:26:00 01:56:27:00 DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT THE 01:56:27:00 01:56:30:00 THE RECEIPT OF THE FUNDS IS 01:56:30:00 01:56:31:00 DONE WITHIN TREASURY. 01:56:31:00 01:56:33:00 SO WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS IF 01:56:33:00 01:56:34:00 SOMEBODY CHOOSES TO PAY WE WILL 01:56:34:00 01:56:38:00 PROCESS THOSE PAYMENTS ET 01:56:38:00 01:56:38:00 CETERA. 01:56:38:00 01:56:39:00 BUT THE ACTUAL COLLECTION 01:56:39:00 01:56:42:00 PROCESS AND THE FOLLOWING UP 01:56:42:00 01:56:43:00 AND WORKING IS DONE BY THE 01:56:43:00 01:56:45:00 DEPARTMENT FOR MOST THE 01:56:45:00 01:56:45:00 DEPARTMENTAL RECEIVABLES. 01:56:45:00 01:56:49:00 SO YOU KNOW THERE IS A 01:56:49:00 01:56:49:00 COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE 01:56:49:00 01:56:53:00 DEPARTMENTS BUT YOU THAT'S 01:56:53:00 01:56:54:00 PRETTY MUCH ON ANY DEPARTMENTAL 01:56:54:00 01:56:56:00 RECEIVABLES AND CODE VIOLATIONS 01:56:56:00 01:57:02:00 IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THOSE. 01:57:02:00 01:57:02:00 THANK YOU. 01:57:02:00 01:57:08:00 MY I WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS 01:57:08:00 01:57:16:00 UM LET'S SEE. 01:57:16:00 01:57:17:00 YEAH I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE 01:57:17:00 01:57:17:00 FOR NOW. 01:57:17:00 01:57:20:00 THANK YOU. 01:57:20:00 01:57:21:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. 01:57:21:00 01:57:22:00 I MAY COME BACK WITH ANOTHER 01:57:22:00 01:57:23:00 QUESTION LATER IF YOU DON'T 01:57:23:00 01:57:24:00 MIND. 01:57:24:00 01:57:25:00 NO PROBLEM THANK YOU. 01:57:25:00 01:57:27:00 CASTLE BRADIN IS CALLED 01:57:27:00 01:57:30:00 FLAHERTY STILL WITH US NO 01:57:30:00 01:57:34:00 CASTLE COLLETTA COUNCILOR MEJIA 01:57:34:00 01:57:38:00 YOU HAVE THE FLOOR YOU CHAIR 01:57:38:00 01:57:39:00 AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR 01:57:39:00 01:57:39:00 PRESENTATION. 01:57:39:00 01:57:43:00 ABIOCOR I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU 01:57:43:00 01:57:47:00 EXIST IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE I 01:57:47:00 01:57:50:00 AM TOTALLY THE TYPE OF LEARNER 01:57:50:00 01:57:51:00 THAT IS ABLE TO ABSORB THE 01:57:51:00 01:57:54:00 INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN 01:57:54:00 01:57:54:00 PRESENTING US. 01:57:54:00 01:57:58:00 IT IS JUST SO EASY FOR ME TO 01:57:58:00 01:57:59:00 SEE IT AND UNDERSTAND IT AND 01:57:59:00 01:58:02:00 ACTUALLY IN A WAY THAT MAKES 01:58:02:00 01:58:03:00 SENSE FOR THE TYPE OF ALERTA 01:58:03:00 01:58:03:00 THAT I AM. 01:58:03:00 01:58:05:00 SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU 01:58:05:00 01:58:06:00 TO COUNCILOR ANDERSON FOR 01:58:06:00 01:58:09:00 HAVING ME FORESIGHT TO 01:58:09:00 01:58:10:00 UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED A 01:58:10:00 01:58:13:00 LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WE 01:58:13:00 01:58:14:00 JUST GET SO THAT WE CAN BE SET 01:58:14:00 01:58:15:00 UP FOR SUCCESS. 01:58:15:00 01:58:17:00 SO JUST REALLY DO APPRECIATE 01:58:17:00 01:58:18:00 THE HARD WORK THAT YOUR TEAM 01:58:18:00 01:58:19:00 HAS BEEN PUTTING INTO THIS AND 01:58:19:00 01:58:21:00 I HOPE THAT THAT DOES NOT 01:58:21:00 01:58:22:00 INCLUDE MY TIME FOR ALL THESE 01:58:22:00 01:58:26:00 COMPLIMENTS I JUST GAVE YOU. 01:58:26:00 01:58:27:00 SO MY TIME BEGINS NOW. 01:58:27:00 01:58:27:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:58:27:00 01:58:30:00 SO I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION 01:58:30:00 01:58:33:00 IN TERMS OF THE TREASURY 01:58:33:00 01:58:36:00 DEPARTMENT, I I'M CURIOUS ABOUT 01:58:36:00 01:58:37:00 THE SUPPLIES AND MATERIAL LIKE 01:58:37:00 01:58:40:00 THE ONE HUNDRED AND THUS THAT'S 01:58:40:00 01:58:41:00 A BIG CHUNK OF CHANGE AND I 01:58:41:00 01:58:42:00 WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND 01:58:42:00 01:58:45:00 OF SUPPLIES ARE WORKING. 01:58:45:00 01:58:46:00 WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE WE 01:58:46:00 01:58:48:00 SPENDING? 01:58:48:00 01:58:49:00 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS 01:58:49:00 01:58:52:00 THEN PLEASE LADY ALBISTON 01:58:52:00 01:58:53:00 POSTAGE BOTH BOTH DIVISIONS 01:58:53:00 01:58:56:00 IT'S POSTAGE YEAH IT'S IT'S A 01:58:56:00 01:59:00:00 IT'S A TREMENDOUS EXPENSE FOR A 01:59:00:00 01:59:00:00 COUNCILOR . 01:59:00:00 01:59:03:00 OH MAN YOU DON'T NEED TO START 01:59:03:00 01:59:04:00 USING EMAILS. 01:59:04:00 01:59:08:00 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE WE 01:59:08:00 01:59:09:00 WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME LEEWAY 01:59:09:00 01:59:11:00 THAT HAVE TO STOP MAILING SOME 01:59:11:00 01:59:12:00 OF THE ADVICES IN A WEEK. 01:59:12:00 01:59:16:00 WE STILL CONTRACT WE HAVE TO 01:59:16:00 01:59:19:00 MAIL ADVICES FOR MANY OF OUR 01:59:19:00 01:59:20:00 EMPLOYEES SO THAT COSTS US A 01:59:20:00 01:59:23:00 GREAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. 01:59:23:00 01:59:24:00 SO I AGREED WITH YOU THAT EMAIL 01:59:24:00 01:59:27:00 OR ELECTRONICS WOULD BE 01:59:27:00 01:59:27:00 PREFERABLE AND WE ARE LOOKING 01:59:27:00 01:59:31:00 AT THAT CONSTANTLY GOING TO 01:59:31:00 01:59:32:00 HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME PICK 01:59:32:00 01:59:33:00 IT UP AND SIGN FOR IT OR 01:59:33:00 01:59:34:00 SOMETHING JUST BECAUSE THEY OK 01:59:34:00 01:59:34:00 . 01:59:34:00 01:59:34:00 ALL RIGHT. 01:59:34:00 01:59:38:00 SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 01:59:38:00 01:59:41:00 AND THEN I WOULD LOVE AND I 01:59:41:00 01:59:43:00 BELIEVE YOU ALL OVERSEE A LOT 01:59:43:00 01:59:43:00 OF THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. 01:59:43:00 01:59:44:00 RIGHT. 01:59:44:00 01:59:46:00 THE GEORGE FUND, THE 01:59:46:00 01:59:47:00 NEIGHBORHOOD'S JOBS TRUST FUND 01:59:47:00 01:59:50:00 YOUR JURISDICTION AND I'M JUST 01:59:50:00 01:59:53:00 CURIOUS IN TERMS OF JUST THE 01:59:53:00 01:59:57:00 MANAGEMENT OF THOSE, CAN YOU 01:59:57:00 02:00:00:00 JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 02:00:00:00 02:00:04:00 DOES EACH FUND HAVE ITS YOU 02:00:04:00 02:00:08:00 KNOW, IT CONTINUES TO INCREASE 02:00:08:00 02:00:09:00 IN REVENUE LIKE LET'S SAY FOR 02:00:09:00 02:00:10:00 INSTANCE, IS IT LIKE A YEARLY 02:00:10:00 02:00:12:00 FUND? 02:00:12:00 02:00:13:00 GEORGE, WHY DO YOU GET 02:00:13:00 02:00:13:00 ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND YOU HAVE 02:00:13:00 02:00:16:00 TO ADMINISTER THOSE? 02:00:16:00 02:00:17:00 ARE YOU SEEKING ADDITIONAL 02:00:17:00 02:00:20:00 FUNDING IN IS THERE IS THERE A 02:00:20:00 02:00:21:00 MAINTENANCE WORKERS THAT JUST 02:00:21:00 02:00:24:00 AUTOMATICALLY JUST THAT FUND IS 02:00:24:00 02:00:25:00 JUST THERE AND THAT'S IT SO SO 02:00:25:00 02:00:28:00 USING THE TWO HOUR DRIVE AWAY 02:00:28:00 02:00:28:00 AS THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU JUST 02:00:28:00 02:00:31:00 MENTIONED, COUNCILOR SO GEORGE 02:00:31:00 02:00:32:00 ROBERT WHYTE LEFT X NUMBER 02:00:32:00 02:00:35:00 OF DOLLARS TO THE CITY FOR A 02:00:35:00 02:00:36:00 SPECIFIC PURPOSES. 02:00:36:00 02:00:36:00 SO THOSE TRUST DOCUMENTS STATE 02:00:36:00 02:00:39:00 WHAT THEY CAN BE USED FOR AT 02:00:39:00 02:00:40:00 THAT TIME THE FUNDS WERE 02:00:40:00 02:00:42:00 INVESTED AND THE THE 02:00:42:00 02:00:46:00 INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TODAY AND 02:00:46:00 02:00:47:00 THEN WE DRAW OFF THOSE 02:00:47:00 02:00:47:00 INVESTMENTS. 02:00:47:00 02:00:50:00 WE DO A ANNUAL DRAW OF FIVE 02:00:50:00 02:00:51:00 PERCENT AND THOSE FUNDS ARE 02:00:51:00 02:00:55:00 THEN USED FOR THE PURPOSES 02:00:55:00 02:00:55:00 OF THE DJORDJEVIC WHITE FUND IN 02:00:55:00 02:00:58:00 THIS EXAMPLE. 02:00:58:00 02:00:59:00 THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW 02:00:59:00 02:01:01:00 THERE'S TWENTY TWENTY OR LESS 02:01:01:00 02:01:02:00 PROPERTIES IN THE GEORGE ROBERT 02:01:02:00 02:01:02:00 WHITE FUND. 02:01:02:00 02:01:05:00 WE HAVE A FACILITIES MANAGER. 02:01:05:00 02:01:06:00 MARGARET DYSON IS OUR TRUST 02:01:06:00 02:01:09:00 DIRECTOR. 02:01:09:00 02:01:10:00 THEY WORK WITH THE BOARD 02:01:10:00 02:01:11:00 MEMBERS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE 02:01:11:00 02:01:14:00 NEEDS ARE FOR THE GEORGE ROBERT 02:01:14:00 02:01:14:00 WHITE FUND THAT YEAR AND USE 02:01:14:00 02:01:18:00 THOSE FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE 02:01:18:00 02:01:21:00 THAT IT OF ADMINISTRATING AND 02:01:21:00 02:01:22:00 OVERSEEING THESE FUNDS AND THE 02:01:22:00 02:01:25:00 INDIVIDUALS THAT DECIDE THAT IS 02:01:25:00 02:01:29:00 ARE YOU ALL UTILIZING ANY 02:01:29:00 02:01:32:00 OF THE FUNDS IN YOUR BUDGET TO 02:01:32:00 02:01:36:00 HELP FACILITATE THAT WORK? 02:01:36:00 02:01:40:00 SO SO IT IS I THINK I'M 02:01:40:00 02:01:41:00 UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION 02:01:41:00 02:01:42:00 PROPERLY BUT FOR EXAMPLE I JUST 02:01:42:00 02:01:44:00 USED THE TRUST DIRECTOR'S NAME. 02:01:44:00 02:01:47:00 SHE IS PAID BY THE TRUST SO YOU 02:01:47:00 02:01:48:00 KNOW SO THOSE FUNDS ARE PAID. 02:01:48:00 02:01:52:00 YOU SAW IN WHAT KARISMA PULLED 02:01:52:00 02:01:55:00 UP AS FAR AS LIKE EXTERNAL 02:01:55:00 02:01:59:00 FUNDS DIRECTOR BROWN'S SALARY 02:01:59:00 02:02:00:00 DIRECTLY OUT OF THOSE EXTERNAL 02:02:00:00 02:02:03:00 FUNDS FOR THE CPA PROGRAM. 02:02:03:00 02:02:05:00 SO YES, SIR, I THINK YOU'VE GOT 02:02:05:00 02:02:07:00 A LOT OF THE OPERATING BUDGET 02:02:07:00 02:02:08:00 TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I THINK 02:02:08:00 02:02:09:00 IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME. 02:02:09:00 02:02:09:00 YEAH. 02:02:09:00 02:02:12:00 OH, YOU SEE, I DON'T NEED A 02:02:12:00 02:02:13:00 TRANSLATOR WITH YOU, MURRAY. 02:02:13:00 02:02:13:00 AND YOU KNOW WHAT? 02:02:13:00 02:02:15:00 I'M GOING TO GET ONE MORE 02:02:15:00 02:02:16:00 QUESTION BEFORE I SEE THE GAVEL 02:02:16:00 02:02:17:00 OR GET TURNED OUT. 02:02:17:00 02:02:20:00 I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT IF YOU 02:02:20:00 02:02:22:00 COULD JUST FOR THE RECORD IF 02:02:22:00 02:02:23:00 YOU HAVEN'T SAID BEFORE AND IF 02:02:23:00 02:02:24:00 YOU DID I APOLOGIZE FOR ASKING 02:02:24:00 02:02:27:00 YOU TO REPEAT BUT CAN YOU JUST 02:02:27:00 02:02:28:00 LET US KNOW HOW MANY FUNDS THE 02:02:28:00 02:02:31:00 CITY ADMINISTERS? 02:02:31:00 02:02:32:00 THERE IS IN EXCESS OF THREE 02:02:32:00 02:02:35:00 HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOR US NOT 02:02:35:00 02:02:35:00 ALL OF EQUAL SIZE. 02:02:35:00 02:02:39:00 SOME ARE VERY SMALL, SOME SOME 02:02:39:00 02:02:40:00 ARE SIGNIFICANT LIKE THE GEORGE 02:02:40:00 02:02:41:00 ROBERT WRIGHT FUND IS A 02:02:41:00 02:02:43:00 SIGNIFICANT FOR US THE 02:02:43:00 02:02:43:00 NEIGHBORHOOD, THE HOUSING 02:02:43:00 02:02:47:00 TRUST, THE JOBS TRUST THOSE 02:02:47:00 02:02:47:00 TAKE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OF OUR 02:02:47:00 02:02:51:00 TIME AND MORE MONEY IN PARKS 02:02:51:00 02:02:54:00 AND REC SO ALL THINGS NOT BEING 02:02:54:00 02:02:55:00 EQUAL BUT THERE ARE IN EXCESS 02:02:55:00 02:02:58:00 OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY 02:02:58:00 02:02:58:00 TRUSTS THAT ARE ADMINISTERED 02:02:58:00 02:02:59:00 AND AS WE THINK ABOUT JUST 02:02:59:00 02:03:02:00 SAVING MONEY AND JUST REALLY 02:03:02:00 02:03:03:00 THINKING ABOUT KIND OF LIKE 02:03:03:00 02:03:06:00 EFFICIENCY THERE'S SOMETHING I 02:03:06:00 02:03:07:00 THINK THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY 02:03:07:00 02:03:07:00 LOOK AT IN TERMS OF LIKE THIS. 02:03:07:00 02:03:10:00 I KNOW THAT THEY WERE GIVEN AND 02:03:10:00 02:03:11:00 THEY WERE DONATED AND THEY WERE 02:03:11:00 02:03:14:00 SET UP FOR SOMETHING BUT IT 02:03:14:00 02:03:15:00 WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A BETTER 02:03:15:00 02:03:15:00 UNDERSTANDING OF THE TIME AND 02:03:15:00 02:03:16:00 ENERGY THAT IT TAKES TO 02:03:16:00 02:03:18:00 ADMINISTER THESE THREE HUNDRED 02:03:18:00 02:03:19:00 FUNDS JUST BECAUSE I THINK IF 02:03:19:00 02:03:22:00 THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN 02:03:22:00 02:03:23:00 DO TO DIGITIZE THINGS OR MAKE 02:03:23:00 02:03:25:00 IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SEAMLESS 02:03:25:00 02:03:26:00 THAT IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO. 02:03:26:00 02:03:29:00 BUT I BELIEVE THAT MY TIME IS 02:03:29:00 02:03:30:00 UP AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE 02:03:30:00 02:03:33:00 YOU ALL IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO 02:03:33:00 02:03:34:00 AND I'M SORRY THAT I'M NOT ON 02:03:34:00 02:03:35:00 CAMERA BUT I THINK YOU WOULD BE 02:03:35:00 02:03:36:00 HAPPY THAT TO SEE ME RIGHT NOW 02:03:36:00 02:03:37:00 SO THANK YOU COUNCILOR AND I 02:03:37:00 02:03:41:00 HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER. 02:03:41:00 02:03:42:00 YOU'RE BETTER. 02:03:42:00 02:03:42:00 THANK YOU. 02:03:42:00 02:03:43:00 THANK YOU COUNCILOR HERE 02:03:43:00 02:03:51:00 COUNCILOR YOU HAVE BEFORE 02:03:51:00 02:03:55:00 COUNCILOR WU YOU MAY BE MUTED. 02:03:55:00 02:03:56:00 YES SORRY ABOUT THAT. 02:03:56:00 02:03:56:00 I WAS MUTED. 02:03:56:00 02:03:59:00 THANK TO THE CHARITY DEPARTMENT 02:03:59:00 02:04:02:00 I HAVE ONE QUESTION CONTRACTED 02:04:02:00 02:04:07:00 SERVICES CAN YOU TALK ABOUT 02:04:07:00 02:04:10:00 WHAT WHAT OUR CONTRACTED 02:04:10:00 02:04:11:00 SERVICES LIKE WHAT DO WE 02:04:11:00 02:04:14:00 CONTRACTED OUT AND THEN ALSO DO 02:04:14:00 02:04:15:00 WE SEE ANY OF THE NEW STAFF 02:04:15:00 02:04:18:00 OPENINGS HELPING TO DRIVE DOWN 02:04:18:00 02:04:22:00 THE CONTRACT SERVICES AT THAT 02:04:22:00 02:04:23:00 THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY 02:04:23:00 02:04:25:00 CONTRACTING OUT FOR? 02:04:25:00 02:04:29:00 SO IN THE TREASURY SECTION THE 02:04:29:00 02:04:30:00 CONTRACTED SERVICES THAT WE 02:04:30:00 02:04:33:00 CURRENTLY USE RIGHT NOW ARE 02:04:33:00 02:04:34:00 PREDOMINANTLY IN THE COMMUNITY 02:04:34:00 02:04:37:00 PRESERVATION TEAMS. 02:04:37:00 02:04:41:00 WE HAVE THREE CONSULTANTS TO 02:04:41:00 02:04:42:00 FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND 02:04:42:00 02:04:45:00 ONE OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION 02:04:45:00 02:04:49:00 CONSULTING AND I DO KNOW THAT 02:04:49:00 02:04:53:00 DIRECTOR BROWN HAS HAS USED 02:04:53:00 02:04:54:00 THESE CONSULTANTS BECAUSE IT'S 02:04:54:00 02:04:57:00 A VERY NICHE TYPE OF WORK THAT 02:04:57:00 02:04:58:00 THEY DO. 02:04:58:00 02:05:01:00 I WILL TELL YOU THAT I BELIEVE 02:05:01:00 02:05:05:00 SHE CONSTANTLY LOOKS FOR IS 02:05:05:00 02:05:06:00 THERE A WAY TO BRING ON STAFF 02:05:06:00 02:05:09:00 AND MAKE THAT A MORE PERMANENT 02:05:09:00 02:05:09:00 CITY EMPLOYEE? 02:05:09:00 02:05:12:00 SO I WILL SAY IT'S IT'S 02:05:12:00 02:05:13:00 CONSTANTLY EVOLVING EVOLVING. 02:05:13:00 02:05:17:00 COUNCILOR WERLE RIGHT NOW IT'S 02:05:17:00 02:05:20:00 BECAUSE OF THE VERY SPECIFIC 02:05:20:00 02:05:21:00 NEEDS OF WORK THAT'S BEING DONE 02:05:21:00 02:05:24:00 FOR THE TREASURY SECTION AND 02:05:24:00 02:05:29:00 THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS 02:05:29:00 02:05:31:00 SOMETIMES I HEAR FROM VENDORS 02:05:31:00 02:05:32:00 THAT YOU KNOW, THEY'RE STILL 02:05:32:00 02:05:35:00 WAITING ON THE PAYMENT. 02:05:35:00 02:05:39:00 DO WE HAVE AN AVERAGE TIME THAT 02:05:39:00 02:05:40:00 SOMEONE'S GETTING PAID FROM THE 02:05:40:00 02:05:41:00 CITY OF BOSTON? 02:05:41:00 02:05:44:00 I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER 02:05:44:00 02:05:47:00 THAT ONLY BECAUSE LITERALLY 02:05:47:00 02:05:48:00 WHAT HAPPENS IS THE WORK IS 02:05:48:00 02:05:52:00 PRESENTED TO US FROM AUDITING 02:05:52:00 02:05:53:00 AND WE PRINTED OUT THE WE PRINT 02:05:53:00 02:05:55:00 OUT THE PAYMENTS SO I DON'T 02:05:55:00 02:05:56:00 KNOW THE THAT TIME FRAME THAT 02:05:56:00 02:06:03:00 IT'S IN THE APP PROCESS I THINK 02:06:03:00 02:06:03:00 THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT 02:06:03:00 02:06:06:00 AUDITING MIGHT BE ABLE TO 02:06:06:00 02:06:06:00 PROVIDE. 02:06:06:00 02:06:10:00 BUT AGAIN TOMORROW ON THAT APP 02:06:10:00 02:06:11:00 PROCESS WE'RE KIND OF AT THE 02:06:11:00 02:06:13:00 TAIL END OF THAT. 02:06:13:00 02:06:14:00 GOT IT. 02:06:14:00 02:06:17:00 AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION DO WE 02:06:17:00 02:06:18:00 HAVE I GUESS I'M JUST CURIOUS 02:06:18:00 02:06:21:00 TO SEE AGENT REPORT THE 02:06:21:00 02:06:22:00 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TO SEE HOW 02:06:22:00 02:06:25:00 MUCH OF THAT FORTY FOUR FORGOT 02:06:25:00 02:06:29:00 THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS ONE 02:06:29:00 02:06:30:00 HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT DAYS 02:06:30:00 02:06:33:00 PLUS OLD WHICH ACCOUNTS 02:06:33:00 02:06:37:00 RECEIVABLE COUNCILOR I MIGHT ON 02:06:37:00 02:06:44:00 ON A SLIDE THAT THERE WAS BUT I 02:06:44:00 02:06:45:00 GUESS MY QUESTION IS DO YOU 02:06:45:00 02:06:48:00 HAVE LIKE A LIST WHAT'S 02:06:48:00 02:06:51:00 OUTSTANDING FOR CITY 02:06:51:00 02:06:52:00 PROPERTIES. 02:06:52:00 02:06:54:00 I'M SORRY BUT THAT TAX THE TAX 02:06:54:00 02:06:59:00 CUTS THAT'S FOR SYRIA BUT YES 02:06:59:00 02:07:03:00 WE WE COULD WE COULD GET THAT 02:07:03:00 02:07:05:00 TO YOU. 02:07:05:00 02:07:09:00 WE REPORTED TO DARPA PERFECT. 02:07:09:00 02:07:10:00 NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. 02:07:10:00 02:07:13:00 THANK YOU. 02:07:13:00 02:07:13:00 THANK YOU. 02:07:13:00 02:07:17:00 COUNCILOR COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE, 02:07:17:00 02:07:24:00 YOU HAVE BEFORE SORRY PRESIDENT 02:07:24:00 02:07:25:00 FLYNN IS PETROLIST. 02:07:25:00 02:07:28:00 OK, APOLOGIES. 02:07:28:00 02:07:32:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK 02:07:32:00 02:07:36:00 YOU TO WARRANE SELYA AND 02:07:36:00 02:07:40:00 KARISMA FOR BEING HERE BUT MORE 02:07:40:00 02:07:41:00 IMPORTANT FOR YOUR WORK AND 02:07:41:00 02:07:44:00 LEADERSHIP I HAVE ONE MAYBE ONE 02:07:44:00 02:07:45:00 QUESTION MAYBE MAYBE TWO 02:07:45:00 02:07:49:00 QUESTIONS LET ME ASK I DON'T 02:07:49:00 02:07:50:00 KNOW IF THIS WOULD GO TO 02:07:50:00 02:07:58:00 MAUREEN CELIA BUT IN TERMS 02:07:58:00 02:07:59:00 ELDERLY RESIDENTS THAT OWN 02:07:59:00 02:08:02:00 PROPERTY CERTAINLY 02:08:02:00 02:08:06:00 UNFORTUNATELY PROPERTY PROPERTY 02:08:06:00 02:08:07:00 TAXES ARE HIGH FOR FOR OUR 02:08:07:00 02:08:17:00 SENIORS. 02:08:17:00 02:08:18:00 BUT I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IS 02:08:18:00 02:08:21:00 THERE IS THERE A PROGRAM WHERE 02:08:21:00 02:08:22:00 WE I KNOW WE WORK WITH ELDERLY 02:08:22:00 02:08:25:00 RESIDENTS ON ANY ASSISTANCE 02:08:25:00 02:08:29:00 THEY MIGHT HAVE ON TAX PAYMENTS 02:08:29:00 02:08:30:00 , PROPERTY TAX CREDITS. 02:08:30:00 02:08:31:00 BUT I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT 02:08:31:00 02:08:34:00 ELDERLY SENIORS BEING TAKEN 02:08:34:00 02:08:37:00 ADVANTAGE OF BY UNSCRUPULOUS 02:08:37:00 02:08:41:00 BUSINESS PEOPLE REVERSE 02:08:41:00 02:08:45:00 MORTGAGES, REAL ESTATE SCAMS. 02:08:45:00 02:08:46:00 I KNOW I'VE READ ABOUT IT IN 02:08:46:00 02:08:47:00 THE PAPER RECENTLY WE'VE HAD A 02:08:47:00 02:08:49:00 CITY COUNCIL HEARINGS ON IT BUT 02:08:49:00 02:08:53:00 WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM BY 02:08:53:00 02:08:56:00 EDUCATING OUR SENIORS ABOUT 02:08:56:00 02:08:57:00 WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE AS IT 02:08:57:00 02:09:00:00 RELATES TO THEIR PROPERTY AND 02:09:00:00 02:09:01:00 WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PROTECT 02:09:01:00 02:09:03:00 THEMSELVES FROM PEOPLE THAT 02:09:03:00 02:09:04:00 WANT TO TRY TO HELP THEM. 02:09:04:00 02:09:08:00 BUT IN REALITY THE REALLY 02:09:08:00 02:09:09:00 TAKING AND TAKING ADVANTAGE 02:09:09:00 02:09:12:00 OF THE WE DO NOT FROM THE 02:09:12:00 02:09:13:00 COLLECTOR'S OFFICE I THOUGHT 02:09:13:00 02:09:16:00 AGE STRONGS WORKING ON THAT SO 02:09:16:00 02:09:17:00 THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I CAN 02:09:17:00 02:09:20:00 REACH OUT TO FIND OUT ABOUT 02:09:20:00 02:09:21:00 BECAUSE WE'D BE HAPPY TO 02:09:21:00 02:09:24:00 PARTICIPATE IN THAT FOR SURE. 02:09:24:00 02:09:25:00 NO I WOULD ECHO THAT. 02:09:25:00 02:09:26:00 YEAH THERE'S NOTHING ON THE 02:09:26:00 02:09:28:00 TREASURY SIDE EITHER COUNSELOR 02:09:28:00 02:09:31:00 BUT AGAIN I WOULD I WOULDN'T BE 02:09:31:00 02:09:32:00 SURPRISED IF EDSTROM HAS PUT 02:09:32:00 02:09:33:00 SOME THOUGHT INTO THIS AND 02:09:33:00 02:09:35:00 MAYBE AND WE COULD PARTNER WITH 02:09:35:00 02:09:36:00 THEM. 02:09:36:00 02:09:37:00 YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE ANY 02:09:37:00 02:09:39:00 DISTRESSED TAXPAYERS WE ALWAYS 02:09:39:00 02:09:43:00 REACH OUT TO AGED IN OAK 02:09:43:00 02:09:47:00 UPRIGHT ON TAX CHECKS FOR THEM 02:09:47:00 02:09:48:00 AND SO WE DO DEFINITELY REACH 02:09:48:00 02:09:51:00 OUT FOR ANY CONCERNS WE HAVE. 02:09:51:00 02:09:52:00 OK, THAT'S THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 02:09:52:00 02:09:52:00 THANK YOU. 02:09:52:00 02:09:54:00 SELL. 02:09:54:00 02:09:55:00 THANK YOU MAUREEN AND THANK YOU 02:09:55:00 02:09:59:00 FOR FOLLOWING UP. 02:09:59:00 02:10:00:00 I KNOW YOU'RE FOLLOWING UP WITH 02:10:00:00 02:10:03:00 THE STRONG AND I KNOW THIS IS A 02:10:03:00 02:10:06:00 CONCERN FOR FOR MANY SENIORS 02:10:06:00 02:10:07:00 EVEN FOR NUTS FOR NON SENIORS 02:10:07:00 02:10:10:00 BUT JUST ALWAYS SEEN AS BEING 02:10:10:00 02:10:14:00 TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF UNDER 02:10:14:00 02:10:14:00 BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL 02:10:14:00 02:10:17:00 SITUATION. 02:10:17:00 02:10:20:00 LET ME LET ME ASK ONE MORE 02:10:20:00 02:10:28:00 QUESTION. 02:10:28:00 02:10:29:00 ARE WE IN TERMS OF COLLECTING 02:10:29:00 02:10:33:00 REVENUE FROM THE CITY REVENUE 02:10:33:00 02:10:33:00 THAT COMES INTO THE CITY COMES 02:10:33:00 02:10:36:00 INTO YOUR OFFICE? 02:10:36:00 02:10:37:00 I KNOW YOU HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL 02:10:37:00 02:10:38:00 RATE OF OVER NINETY NINE 02:10:38:00 02:10:43:00 PERCENT AND I THINK THAT'S 02:10:43:00 02:10:43:00 THAT'S TREMENDOUS. 02:10:43:00 02:10:46:00 IS THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT DO 02:10:46:00 02:10:50:00 NOT PAY PROPERTY TAX SAY THAT 02:10:50:00 02:10:50:00 POINT FIVE PERCENT A POINT 02:10:50:00 02:10:53:00 EIGHT PERCENT. 02:10:53:00 02:10:54:00 BUT THE BUSINESSES THAT DON'T 02:10:54:00 02:10:58:00 PAY THE PROPERTY TAX DOES THE 02:10:58:00 02:11:01:00 CITY PUT THEM ON A LIST WHERE 02:11:01:00 02:11:02:00 THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CITY 02:11:02:00 02:11:06:00 CONTRACTS MAYBE MAYBE IN THE 02:11:06:00 02:11:09:00 CONSTRUCTION FIELD, MAYBE IN 02:11:09:00 02:11:10:00 SOME OTHER TYPE OF CONSULTING 02:11:10:00 02:11:14:00 FIELD BUT BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU 02:11:14:00 02:11:16:00 GET A CONTRACT IN THE CITY YOU 02:11:16:00 02:11:20:00 SHOULD BE MAYBE MAYBE OR MAYBE 02:11:20:00 02:11:21:00 YOU SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY A 02:11:21:00 02:11:24:00 PROPERTY TAX. 02:11:24:00 02:11:28:00 UM, WE SEND OVER LETTERS TO 02:11:28:00 02:11:29:00 TREASURY TO HAVE THEM HOLD 02:11:29:00 02:11:31:00 CHECKS IF THEY HAVE OUTSTANDING 02:11:31:00 02:11:31:00 . 02:11:31:00 02:11:38:00 BUT THAT'S THAT'S IT RIGHT NOW 02:11:38:00 02:11:39:00 . 02:11:39:00 02:11:40:00 OK AND SO IF THEY WORK FOR THE 02:11:40:00 02:11:43:00 CITY AND THEY THEY'RE GETTING 02:11:43:00 02:11:44:00 SOME KIND OF A BENEFIT CHECK, 02:11:44:00 02:11:45:00 WE WILL SEND AN EMAIL TO OUR 02:11:45:00 02:11:47:00 SEND A LETTER TO GET THAT CHECK 02:11:47:00 02:11:50:00 PULLED IN APPLIED TO TAXES IF 02:11:50:00 02:11:51:00 SOMEBODY QUALIFIES FOR AN 02:11:51:00 02:11:52:00 ABATEMENT OR A REFUND OR 02:11:52:00 02:11:54:00 WHATEVER WE DO PULL THOSE 02:11:54:00 02:11:55:00 CHECKS ALSO. 02:11:55:00 02:11:58:00 BUT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT ALL WE 02:11:58:00 02:11:58:00 DO RIGHT NOW. 02:11:58:00 02:12:02:00 OK, THANK YOU CELIA. 02:12:02:00 02:12:03:00 THANK YOU, MAUREEN AND THANK 02:12:03:00 02:12:05:00 YOU KARISHMA. 02:12:05:00 02:12:07:00 MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE NO FURTHER 02:12:07:00 02:12:07:00 QUESTIONS. 02:12:07:00 02:12:09:00 I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO 02:12:09:00 02:12:10:00 THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM FOR THE 02:12:10:00 02:12:10:00 IMPORTANT WORK THEY'RE DOING. 02:12:10:00 02:12:13:00 THANK THANK YOU. 02:12:13:00 02:12:14:00 THANK YOU. 02:12:14:00 02:12:17:00 COUNCIL PRESIDENT GLEN 02:12:17:00 02:12:17:00 COUNCILOR LUCIANE OF APPLAUSE 02:12:17:00 02:12:20:00 THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND THANK 02:12:20:00 02:12:22:00 YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR 02:12:22:00 02:12:22:00 BEING HERE. 02:12:22:00 02:12:23:00 MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT DOES 02:12:23:00 02:12:25:00 IT TAKE WHAT IS CONSIDERED A 02:12:25:00 02:12:26:00 DISTRESSED PROPERTY? 02:12:26:00 02:12:27:00 HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR A 02:12:27:00 02:12:31:00 PROPERTY DISTRESSED PROPERTY 02:12:31:00 02:12:35:00 FOR A DELINQUENT PROPERTY? 02:12:35:00 02:12:39:00 SO WE WE SEND OUT NINE BILLS A 02:12:39:00 02:12:40:00 YEAR AND THEN AT THE END OF THE 02:12:40:00 02:12:43:00 FISCAL YEAR THE CALENDAR YEAR 02:12:43:00 02:12:44:00 WE PLACE LIENS ON PROPERTIES 02:12:44:00 02:12:47:00 THAT ARE OUTSTANDING ONCE THE 02:12:47:00 02:12:48:00 LINE IS PLACED THERE'S NOTHING 02:12:48:00 02:12:51:00 YOU CAN DO BY LAW FOR SIX 02:12:51:00 02:12:52:00 MONTHS AND THEN WE PURSUE IT 02:12:52:00 02:12:55:00 FURTHER WITH PETITIONS UNLESS 02:12:55:00 02:12:55:00 THE PERSON IS MAKING PAYMENTS 02:12:55:00 02:12:57:00 THEN WE HOLD UP ALL OF THAT AND 02:12:57:00 02:13:01:00 JUST WATCH THEIR PAYMENTS 02:13:01:00 02:13:05:00 MONTHLY. 02:13:05:00 02:13:06:00 AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR 02:13:06:00 02:13:07:00 THEM TO BE DELINQUENT? 02:13:07:00 02:13:09:00 ISN'T MISSING ONE PAYMENT, ONE 02:13:09:00 02:13:10:00 PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT OR YOU GO 02:13:10:00 02:13:10:00 YOU GO THROUGH THE WHOLE 02:13:10:00 02:13:13:00 CALENDAR FISCAL YEAR SO WE SEND 02:13:13:00 02:13:16:00 OUT FOUR ACTUAL BILLS A YEAR, 02:13:16:00 02:13:17:00 THE FIRST TO A PRELIMINARY AND 02:13:17:00 02:13:18:00 THEN THE OTHER TWO ARE ACTUAL 02:13:18:00 02:13:21:00 BILLS, THE ACTUAL BILLS WE SEND 02:13:21:00 02:13:22:00 OUT A DEMAND NOTICE IF YOU'RE 02:13:22:00 02:13:24:00 LATE IN A WARRANT NOTICE AND WE 02:13:24:00 02:13:25:00 DO THAT FOR BOTH QUARTERS THEN 02:13:25:00 02:13:29:00 SOMETIME IN JULY I WILL REACH 02:13:29:00 02:13:29:00 OUT. 02:13:29:00 02:13:30:00 WE'LL DO OUR REACH OUT BY 02:13:30:00 02:13:32:00 PHONE, BY EMAIL, BY LETTER TO 02:13:32:00 02:13:33:00 HELP PEOPLE TRY TO GET BACK ON 02:13:33:00 02:13:36:00 TRACK FOR THEIR PREVIOUS FISCAL 02:13:36:00 02:13:37:00 YEAR AND THEN WE SEND OUT A 02:13:37:00 02:13:40:00 FINAL NOTICE TO TELL THEM THAT 02:13:40:00 02:13:41:00 WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH WHAT 02:13:41:00 02:13:44:00 LEADS ON PROPERTY. 02:13:44:00 02:13:45:00 SO YOU REALLY IT'S A WHOLE 02:13:45:00 02:13:46:00 FISCAL YEAR BEFORE WE WOULD DO 02:13:46:00 02:13:49:00 ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE LEGAL 02:13:49:00 02:13:52:00 LIKE 18 MONTHS BASICALLY. 02:13:52:00 02:13:53:00 BUT IN THAT SAME TIME WE'RE 02:13:53:00 02:13:55:00 REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE LOOKING 02:13:55:00 02:13:56:00 SENDING LETTERS AND TRYING TO 02:13:56:00 02:13:59:00 GET SOME IT'S ALL ABOUT NOTICE 02:13:59:00 02:13:59:00 . 02:13:59:00 02:14:01:00 THE MORE I GUESS WE SEND OUT TO 02:14:01:00 02:14:03:00 PEOPLE THE MORE THEY'LL CALL IN 02:14:03:00 02:14:04:00 EVEN IF THEY'RE MAKING PARTIAL 02:14:04:00 02:14:05:00 PAYMENTS, THEY'RE DOING 02:14:05:00 02:14:07:00 SOMETHING WE TRY TO WORK WITH 02:14:07:00 02:14:07:00 THEM AT THAT TIME. 02:14:07:00 02:14:10:00 SO ONCE WE GET NOTICE OUT THERE 02:14:10:00 02:14:11:00 WE CONTINUE THAT WITH OUR 02:14:11:00 02:14:14:00 DEPUTY COLLECTORS' AND VAKILI 02:14:14:00 02:14:15:00 ACCESS HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL 02:14:15:00 02:14:19:00 AND AND WHAT IS THE GAP BETWEEN 02:14:19:00 02:14:22:00 IN TERMS OF TIME OPERATIONALLY 02:14:22:00 02:14:26:00 BETWEEN PLACEMENT OF THE LEAN 02:14:26:00 02:14:27:00 AND THE PROPERTY BECOMING THE 02:14:27:00 02:14:30:00 PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF BOSTON 02:14:30:00 02:14:31:00 ? 02:14:31:00 02:14:34:00 SO WHEN IS IT THE COLLECTOR NOT 02:14:34:00 02:14:35:00 IN THE FORECLOSURE BUSINESS? 02:14:35:00 02:14:37:00 SO WE TRY OUR HARDEST NOT TO DO 02:14:37:00 02:14:38:00 THAT BUT USUALLY IT'S A COUPLE 02:14:38:00 02:14:38:00 OF YEARS. 02:14:38:00 02:14:42:00 BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE RAISE A 02:14:42:00 02:14:43:00 COUPLE OF YEARS TAXES AND WE'RE 02:14:43:00 02:14:43:00 GROWING. 02:14:43:00 02:14:45:00 SO THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE OUR 02:14:45:00 02:14:49:00 OUTREACH PROGRAM. 02:14:49:00 02:14:49:00 OK, GREAT THANK YOU. 02:14:49:00 02:14:52:00 I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THE RIGHT 02:14:52:00 02:14:53:00 YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET 02:14:53:00 02:14:54:00 INTO FORECLOSURE. 02:14:54:00 02:14:55:00 WE CAN HELP BUT FROM THIS 02:14:55:00 02:14:59:00 OFFICE ABOUT HOW OFTEN WOULD 02:14:59:00 02:15:03:00 YOU SAY OR HOW LIKE HOW MANY 02:15:03:00 02:15:04:00 PROPERTIES A YEAR IS LIKE ARE 02:15:04:00 02:15:10:00 WE OR I GUESS FORECLOSING ON 02:15:10:00 02:15:11:00 THAT WOULD BE A LAW DEPARTMENT 02:15:11:00 02:15:12:00 QUESTION BUT I CAN TELL YOU 02:15:12:00 02:15:17:00 IT'S VERY MINIMAL, OK? 02:15:17:00 02:15:18:00 AND I WASN'T ABLE I HAVE A FEW 02:15:18:00 02:15:21:00 QUESTIONS A LOT OF HARTMUT OK 02:15:21:00 02:15:21:00 THANK YOU. 02:15:21:00 02:15:22:00 AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTIONS ARE 02:15:22:00 02:15:25:00 WITH RESPECT LIKE HOW OFTEN 02:15:25:00 02:15:28:00 WE'RE RECEIVING REQUESTS FROM 02:15:28:00 02:15:29:00 FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 02:15:29:00 02:15:33:00 OF PROPERTY OF ITEMS ARE ARE WE 02:15:33:00 02:15:34:00 DO WE ACTIVELY PURSUE THAT? 02:15:34:00 02:15:39:00 WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND 02:15:39:00 02:15:40:00 CAN YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THE 02:15:40:00 02:15:44:00 QUESTION. 02:15:44:00 02:15:45:00 SO LIKE FOLKS WHO IN THEIR 02:15:45:00 02:15:48:00 WORLD LIKE GIFT PROPERTY OR A 02:15:48:00 02:15:49:00 AND REQUEST TO THE CITY DOES 02:15:49:00 02:15:51:00 THAT TO HAPPEN? 02:15:51:00 02:15:52:00 ARE FOLKS GIFTING LAND OR OTHER 02:15:52:00 02:15:55:00 ITEMS TO THE CITY OF BOSTON? 02:15:55:00 02:15:56:00 WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? 02:15:56:00 02:15:57:00 DO WE HAVE A PROGRAM AROUND 02:15:57:00 02:15:58:00 THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IN THE 02:15:58:00 02:15:59:00 CONTEXT OF WORK THAT WE'RE 02:15:59:00 02:16:00:00 TRYING TO DO IN MY OFFICE 02:16:00:00 02:16:01:00 REGARDING COMMUNITY INTERESTS 02:16:01:00 02:16:03:00 AND HELP A WAY OF HELPING 02:16:03:00 02:16:07:00 SENIORS AGE IN PLACE BUT I'M 02:16:07:00 02:16:08:00 CURIOUS TO KNOW ABOUT IS THAT 02:16:08:00 02:16:10:00 TO OTHER CITIES THESE FOLKS 02:16:10:00 02:16:11:00 MAKING YOU KNOW, EITHER IN 02:16:11:00 02:16:18:00 THEIR OR MAKING BEQUESTS OR 02:16:18:00 02:16:19:00 GIFTS OR DEVICES TO THE TO THE 02:16:19:00 02:16:22:00 CITY OF BOSTON? 02:16:22:00 02:16:23:00 I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT 02:16:23:00 02:16:23:00 COUNCILOR . 02:16:23:00 02:16:25:00 SO I WILL TELL THAT I'VE BEEN 02:16:25:00 02:16:26:00 IN THIS CHAIR FOR TWO YEARS AND 02:16:26:00 02:16:29:00 I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY COME OUR WAY 02:16:29:00 02:16:33:00 BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP 02:16:33:00 02:16:34:00 WITH OUR TRUST DIVISION AND SEE 02:16:34:00 02:16:37:00 WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE 02:16:37:00 02:16:41:00 AND WHAT THAT VOLUME, ET CETERA 02:16:41:00 02:16:44:00 FOR YOU FOR YOUR REQUEST. 02:16:44:00 02:16:45:00 YES, I WOULD LOVE AN ANSWER TO 02:16:45:00 02:16:48:00 THAT QUESTION. 02:16:48:00 02:16:52:00 ABSOLUTELY WILL DO. 02:16:52:00 02:16:53:00 AND THEN AND THEN LASTLY JUST 02:16:53:00 02:16:55:00 REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT 02:16:55:00 02:16:59:00 OF TRUSTS WONDERING HOW OFTEN 02:16:59:00 02:17:04:00 WE RECEIVE OR THERE ARE PUBLIC 02:17:04:00 02:17:07:00 REPORTS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTING 02:17:07:00 02:17:08:00 OF THE MONEY IN THE MANAGEMENT 02:17:08:00 02:17:08:00 OF THOSE TRUSTS. 02:17:08:00 02:17:12:00 SO IT VARIES BY TRUST AND SO 02:17:12:00 02:17:16:00 AND NOT ALL TRUSTS ARE AS I 02:17:16:00 02:17:17:00 SAID EARLIER, NOT ALL TRUSTS 02:17:17:00 02:17:19:00 ARE THE SAME. 02:17:19:00 02:17:20:00 SO SOME TRUSTS ARE GROUPED 02:17:20:00 02:17:20:00 TOGETHER. 02:17:20:00 02:17:23:00 WE'VE PULLED THE TRUST. 02:17:23:00 02:17:24:00 SO WHAT WE DO ANNUAL FINANCIAL 02:17:24:00 02:17:27:00 REPORTS AND SO AT THE VERY 02:17:27:00 02:17:30:00 MINIMUM ANNUAL ANNUALLY REPORTS 02:17:30:00 02:17:35:00 ARE DONE OK AND IN THE CITY 02:17:35:00 02:17:38:00 OF BOSTON LINAGE IN EXCESS 02:17:38:00 02:17:46:00 OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY OK. 02:17:46:00 02:17:50:00 IS THERE A REASON WHY RIGHT NOW 02:17:50:00 02:17:51:00 THERE'S AN HOUR FOR AN AUDIT 02:17:51:00 02:17:54:00 OF THE TRUST'S? 02:17:54:00 02:17:54:00 YES BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS 02:17:54:00 02:17:58:00 AUDITOR THE TERM WAS SO WE'RE 02:17:58:00 02:17:59:00 LOOKING FOR OUR ANNUAL AUDIT TO 02:17:59:00 02:18:00:00 BE DONE. 02:18:00:00 02:18:01:00 I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE'RE 02:18:01:00 02:18:04:00 HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME 02:18:04:00 02:18:05:00 GETTING RESPONSES TO THAT RFP. 02:18:05:00 02:18:13:00 WE'VE WE'VE REPOSTED AND OUR 02:18:13:00 02:18:14:00 FEE FOR A CONTRACTOR WAS WHAT 02:18:14:00 02:18:15:00 WAS VERY IMPORTANT AS YOUR TIME 02:18:15:00 02:18:16:00 IS. 02:18:16:00 02:18:17:00 CAN YOU WRAP UP YOUR FINAL 02:18:17:00 02:18:20:00 QUESTION? 02:18:20:00 02:18:21:00 THIS IS THE LAST ONE. 02:18:21:00 02:18:23:00 SO THE ANSWER TO THAT IS IT FOR 02:18:23:00 02:18:28:00 ALL OR AN AUDITOR HAD SOMEONE 02:18:28:00 02:18:29:00 TO DO IT ON A CONSULTING BASIS 02:18:29:00 02:18:32:00 WHEREAS IT WAS WE HAD SOMEONE 02:18:32:00 02:18:33:00 IN-HOUSE WE DO NOT KNOW. 02:18:33:00 02:18:35:00 IT'S ALWAYS BEEN EXTERNAL. 02:18:35:00 02:18:36:00 YOU WANT YOU WANT TO BE AUDITED 02:18:36:00 02:18:39:00 EXTERNALLY SO LIKE YOU'LL HEAR 02:18:39:00 02:18:40:00 NEXT FROM THE CITY AUDITOR WHO 02:18:40:00 02:18:43:00 DOES ALL THEIR INTERNAL 02:18:43:00 02:18:43:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ALSO 02:18:43:00 02:18:47:00 HAS AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR COME IN 02:18:47:00 02:18:48:00 AND REVIEW TO ENSURE 02:18:48:00 02:18:48:00 APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING, ET 02:18:48:00 02:18:50:00 CETERA. 02:18:50:00 02:18:51:00 SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING 02:18:51:00 02:18:54:00 FOR FOR THE TRUSTS AS WELL. 02:18:54:00 02:18:58:00 OK, THANK YOU. 02:18:58:00 02:19:01:00 THANK YOU AGAIN. 02:19:01:00 02:19:05:00 WELL IF YOU MARINE AND SILLIAC 02:19:05:00 02:19:06:00 IF YOU WANT TO HANG AROUND THAT 02:19:06:00 02:19:10:00 STORY OK BUT NOW I SUPPORT YOU 02:19:10:00 02:19:17:00 BARRING A THANK YOU CELIA 02:19:17:00 02:19:18:00 MAUREEN WE'RE READY FOR YOU IF 02:19:18:00 02:19:21:00 YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION OR IF 02:19:21:00 02:19:22:00 YOU JUST WANTED TO TALK WITH 02:19:22:00 02:19:23:00 US. 02:19:23:00 02:19:24:00 THANK YOU. 02:19:24:00 02:19:25:00 THANK YOU CAN I WAS TRYING TO 02:19:25:00 02:19:26:00 SEND I DON'T HAVE A PREPARED 02:19:26:00 02:19:29:00 FOR THIS I WAS HOPING TO AS WE 02:19:29:00 02:19:30:00 SET THE TONE IN THE BEGINNING 02:19:30:00 02:19:33:00 TO HAVE A GOOD CONVERSATION ON 02:19:33:00 02:19:34:00 WHAT GETS DONE AND I APPRECIATE 02:19:34:00 02:19:37:00 MY COLLEAGUES HANGING IN THERE 02:19:37:00 02:19:37:00 WITH ME. 02:19:37:00 02:19:40:00 ALL THREE OFFICERS MAKE UP MOST 02:19:40:00 02:19:41:00 OF THE LEVEL THREE IN THE 02:19:41:00 02:19:44:00 BASEMENT OF CITY HALL THAT'S 02:19:44:00 02:19:45:00 WHERE ALL THE STAFF WE'RE 02:19:45:00 02:19:46:00 TALKING ABOUT DO THEIR WORK AND 02:19:46:00 02:19:49:00 IT'S A VERY HARDWORKING TEAM 02:19:49:00 02:19:51:00 ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. 02:19:51:00 02:19:52:00 I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE FOLKS ON 02:19:52:00 02:19:55:00 THIS CALL TO LOOK AT THE CITY 02:19:55:00 02:19:56:00 AUDITORS WEBSITE. 02:19:56:00 02:19:59:00 THAT'S WHERE OUR EXTERNAL 02:19:59:00 02:20:00:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE HOUSED 02:20:00:00 02:20:03:00 THAT YOU COULD CLICK ON AT ANY 02:20:03:00 02:20:04:00 TIME AND KNOW ALL THE FINANCIAL 02:20:04:00 02:20:07:00 INTRICACIES OF THE CITY. 02:20:07:00 02:20:08:00 THE REPORTS ARE VERY, VERY 02:20:08:00 02:20:11:00 USEFUL AND YOU CAN SEE THE 02:20:11:00 02:20:12:00 HISTORY OF THE REPORTS. 02:20:12:00 02:20:14:00 I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE FIVE 02:20:14:00 02:20:15:00 OR SIX YEARS OUT THERE. 02:20:15:00 02:20:18:00 I WILL WARN YOU THE ANNUAL 02:20:18:00 02:20:19:00 FINANCIAL COMPREHENSIVE 02:20:19:00 02:20:23:00 FINANCIAL REPORT IS ONE HUNDRED 02:20:23:00 02:20:24:00 AND EIGHTY FIVE PAGES BUT IT IS 02:20:24:00 02:20:27:00 REALLY USEFUL AND THE 02:20:27:00 02:20:27:00 INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT 02:20:27:00 02:20:30:00 THE CITY AND WE HAVE FOR MANY 02:20:30:00 02:20:34:00 YEARS RECEIVED NATIONAL AWARDS 02:20:34:00 02:20:35:00 FOR THE REPORT AND I WOULD LIKE 02:20:35:00 02:20:38:00 TO SHARE MAUREEN SO DIDN'T 02:20:38:00 02:20:38:00 MENTION THIS IN HER 02:20:38:00 02:20:42:00 PRESENTATION BUT WE AUDIT AND 02:20:42:00 02:20:42:00 TREASURY SAT IN WITH THE CFO 02:20:42:00 02:20:46:00 AND THE MAYOR ON RECENT RATING 02:20:46:00 02:20:49:00 PRESENTATIONS FOR THE CITY ON 02:20:49:00 02:20:50:00 OFFERINGS AND THE FOLKS FROM 02:20:50:00 02:20:54:00 S&P COMPLIMENTED THE CITY ON 02:20:54:00 02:20:54:00 THE ANNUAL REPORT AND SAID IT 02:20:54:00 02:20:56:00 WAS ONE OF THE BEST THAT THEY 02:20:56:00 02:20:57:00 EVER SEE WHICH WAS FANTASTIC 02:20:57:00 02:21:01:00 FOR ME TO BRING BACK TO MY TEAM 02:21:01:00 02:21:02:00 BECAUSE IT IS AS YOU CAN SEE 02:21:02:00 02:21:04:00 SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO GET A 02:21:04:00 02:21:05:00 GOOD EXCITEMENT AND A PULSE 02:21:05:00 02:21:06:00 OF ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE 02:21:06:00 02:21:09:00 PAGE FINANCIAL DOCUMENT BUT 02:21:09:00 02:21:13:00 THEY DO HARD WORK AND IT'S 02:21:13:00 02:21:14:00 IMPORTANT WORK FOR THE CITY. 02:21:14:00 02:21:17:00 I WOULD JUST QUOTE FROM THE 02:21:17:00 02:21:18:00 WEBSITE WHAT THE AUDIT 02:21:18:00 02:21:20:00 DEPARTMENT DOES. 02:21:20:00 02:21:21:00 WE PREPARE THE CITY'S ANNUAL 02:21:21:00 02:21:24:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REVIEW 02:21:24:00 02:21:24:00 PROCESS ALL FINANCIAL 02:21:24:00 02:21:25:00 TRANSACTIONS FOR ACCURACY 02:21:25:00 02:21:29:00 COMPLETE AND COMPLIANCE. 02:21:29:00 02:21:30:00 WE ALSO IMPLEMENT FINANCIAL 02:21:30:00 02:21:32:00 CONTROLS OVER DEPARTMENT 02:21:32:00 02:21:33:00 SPENDING AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL 02:21:33:00 02:21:36:00 ASSISTANCE TO CITY DEPARTMENTS 02:21:36:00 02:21:40:00 AND AGENCIES. 02:21:40:00 02:21:41:00 I WOULD SAY I DON'T KNOW HOW 02:21:41:00 02:21:42:00 MANY PEOPLE ON THE CALL HAVE 02:21:42:00 02:21:44:00 HAD THE COUNTING CLASS THAT 02:21:44:00 02:21:45:00 WOULD BE THE GROUP THAT WOULD 02:21:45:00 02:21:48:00 HAPPEN AWARENESS OF WHAT WE DO. 02:21:48:00 02:21:51:00 BUT I WORK SIMILAR TO COLLECT 02:21:51:00 02:21:53:00 AND TREASURY HAS DAILY, WEEKLY, 02:21:53:00 02:21:55:00 MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY AND 02:21:55:00 02:21:56:00 ANNUAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND WE 02:21:56:00 02:22:00:00 HAVE PEOPLE WHO PAY ATTENTION 02:22:00:00 02:22:00:00 TO THAT VIGILANTLY ON THOSE 02:22:00:00 02:22:01:00 CYCLES. 02:22:01:00 02:22:04:00 IT'S IMPORTANT WORK AND WE MAKE 02:22:04:00 02:22:07:00 SURE I WOULD SAY AN IMPRESSIVE 02:22:07:00 02:22:08:00 CULTURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO 02:22:08:00 02:22:11:00 MAKE SURE THE CITY'S CITIZENS 02:22:11:00 02:22:15:00 MONEY IS TAKEN CARE OF THEM ON 02:22:15:00 02:22:16:00 THE WAY IN AND ON THE WAY OUT. 02:22:16:00 02:22:19:00 I'VE ONLY BEEN WITH THE CITY 02:22:19:00 02:22:23:00 JUST NOW ALMOST FOUR YEARS MY 02:22:23:00 02:22:24:00 CAREER MOSTLY WAS IN THE BOSTON 02:22:24:00 02:22:24:00 AREA AT COLLEGES AND 02:22:24:00 02:22:27:00 UNIVERSITIES. 02:22:27:00 02:22:28:00 BUT I WILL TELL YOU IT REALLY 02:22:28:00 02:22:33:00 PREPARED ME FOR THIS JOB AND 02:22:33:00 02:22:36:00 VERY TRANSPARENT AND IT'S BEEN 02:22:36:00 02:22:37:00 VERY INTERESTING AND EXCITING 02:22:37:00 02:22:39:00 TO DO. 02:22:39:00 02:22:43:00 I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH MORE I 02:22:43:00 02:22:44:00 CAN SHARE. 02:22:44:00 02:22:48:00 I THINK WE MIGHT I'D LIKE TO BE 02:22:48:00 02:22:49:00 MORE TIME FOR QUESTIONS SO I 02:22:49:00 02:22:51:00 CAN KIND OF FILL IN THE BLANKS 02:22:51:00 02:22:52:00 DEPENDING ON WHERE PEOPLE'S 02:22:52:00 02:22:52:00 PREFERENCE COMES FROM. 02:22:52:00 02:22:55:00 I WOULD GENERALLY SAY THAT OUR 02:22:55:00 02:22:58:00 FINANCIAL PRESENTATION WILL BE 02:22:58:00 02:22:59:00 VERY UNINTERESTING BECAUSE 02:22:59:00 02:23:00:00 EXCEPT THE HEAD COUNT THERE'S 02:23:00:00 02:23:03:00 NOT MUCH GOING ON AN AUDIT. 02:23:03:00 02:23:06:00 WE HAVE SOME COSTS FOR US 02:23:06:00 02:23:07:00 SYSTEMS AND WE BRING IN 02:23:07:00 02:23:11:00 ACTUARY'S TO WORK WITH US FOR 02:23:11:00 02:23:12:00 THE VALUATIONS FOR THE 02:23:12:00 02:23:15:00 RETIREMENT, THE HEALTH 02:23:15:00 02:23:15:00 BENEFITS. 02:23:15:00 02:23:16:00 BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT'S IT'S 02:23:16:00 02:23:18:00 HEADCOUNT IN A COUPLE OF STAMPS 02:23:18:00 02:23:19:00 . 02:23:19:00 02:23:19:00 THAT'S IT. 02:23:19:00 02:23:23:00 SO I CONCLUDED THAT POINT. 02:23:23:00 02:23:24:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS JOYCE. 02:23:24:00 02:23:26:00 I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY 02:23:26:00 02:23:33:00 FASCINATING GETTING YOUR WORK 02:23:33:00 02:23:34:00 IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND I 02:23:34:00 02:23:38:00 DECIDED TO BRING YOU THIS YEAR 02:23:38:00 02:23:38:00 SPECIFICALLY MORE FOR 02:23:38:00 02:23:41:00 EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR THE 02:23:41:00 02:23:42:00 PUBLIC AND JUST FOR FULL 02:23:42:00 02:23:43:00 TRANSPARENCY. 02:23:43:00 02:23:46:00 A LOT OF FOLKS COMPLAIN ABOUT 02:23:46:00 02:23:48:00 TREASURY AND AUDITING AND THEY 02:23:48:00 02:23:49:00 SAY THEY DON'T THEY DON'T 02:23:49:00 02:23:50:00 COMPLAIN OF YOUR SERVICE. 02:23:50:00 02:23:52:00 THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND 02:23:52:00 02:23:54:00 FULLY WHAT YOU DO AND FOR 02:23:54:00 02:23:58:00 TRANSPARENT JUST FOR FLAHERTY, 02:23:58:00 02:23:59:00 THIS CONVERSATION I THINK IS 02:23:59:00 02:24:01:00 GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL FOR US 02:24:01:00 02:24:02:00 AND FOR THE PUBLIC AS WELL. 02:24:02:00 02:24:05:00 I'M GOING TO ASK RICHARD TO 02:24:05:00 02:24:09:00 COME ON AGAIN AND ONCE WE GET 02:24:09:00 02:24:10:00 THE VISUALS WE'LL GO INTO 02:24:10:00 02:24:16:00 QUESTIONING. 02:24:16:00 02:24:16:00 ALL RIGHT. 02:24:16:00 02:24:24:00 ZOMIG SORRY . 02:24:24:00 02:24:25:00 THIS IS JUST A DEPARTMENT 02:24:25:00 02:24:26:00 MISSION AND THEN FINANCE TELLS 02:24:26:00 02:24:31:00 IT IN. 02:24:31:00 02:24:32:00 YOU WROTE READ THIS OUT TO 02:24:32:00 02:24:34:00 THANK YOU AND THIS IS THE ORG 02:24:34:00 02:24:35:00 CHART THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE 02:24:35:00 02:24:38:00 CITY BUDGET AND THESE ARE JUST 02:24:38:00 02:24:39:00 SOME PROGRAMS THAT IN THE 02:24:39:00 02:24:42:00 BUDGET ITSELF AND ALSO IN THE 02:24:42:00 02:24:43:00 RAW DATA THERE JUST DOESN'T 02:24:43:00 02:24:46:00 SEEM TO BE A LINE ITEM ATTACHED 02:24:46:00 02:24:46:00 TO IT. 02:24:46:00 02:24:49:00 THIS IS THE WORD REPORT 02:24:49:00 02:24:50:00 AUTOMATIC AUDITING RECOMMENDED 02:24:50:00 02:24:51:00 BY PROGRAM AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S 02:24:51:00 02:24:54:00 BROKEN DOWN AS WAS THE PREVIOUS 02:24:54:00 02:24:55:00 SLIDE UNLESS YOU'RE GOING TO 02:24:55:00 02:24:58:00 SEE THAT PIE CHART ON THE RIGHT 02:24:58:00 02:24:59:00 , YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT 02:24:59:00 02:24:59:00 LEGEND WITH THE SPECIFIC 02:24:59:00 02:25:01:00 PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY THE 02:25:01:00 02:25:02:00 PERCENTAGE FOLLOWED BY THE 02:25:02:00 02:25:02:00 TOTAL AMOUNT. 02:25:02:00 02:25:03:00 SO FOR EXAMPLE, GRANTS 02:25:03:00 02:25:05:00 MONITORING AT NINE POINT FOUR 02:25:05:00 02:25:06:00 PERCENT AND THREE HUNDRED FORTY 02:25:06:00 02:25:07:00 THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY 02:25:07:00 02:25:12:00 THREE DOLLARS AND 59 CENTS HERE 02:25:12:00 02:25:13:00 YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AUDITING 02:25:13:00 02:25:13:00 DEPARTMENT PROGRAM SPENDING 02:25:13:00 02:25:16:00 OVER TIME FROM FISCAL YEAR 02:25:16:00 02:25:17:00 TWENTY ONE ACTUAL IN THOUSANDS 02:25:17:00 02:25:20:00 TO FISCAL BEFORE RECOMMENDED 02:25:20:00 02:25:21:00 AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS 02:25:21:00 02:25:23:00 AGAIN JUST TO EASE PEOPLE IN 02:25:23:00 02:25:24:00 TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO READ 02:25:24:00 02:25:24:00 THESE NUMBERS. 02:25:24:00 02:25:26:00 SO AS YOU CAN SEE AUDITING 02:25:26:00 02:25:28:00 ADMINISTER HAS INCREASED OR HAS 02:25:28:00 02:25:31:00 DECREASED BY THIRTY THOUSAND 02:25:31:00 02:25:32:00 FROM FISCAL YEAR TIME DUE TO 02:25:32:00 02:25:33:00 FISCAL YEAR TWENTY FOUR 02:25:33:00 02:25:36:00 ACCOUNTING HAS INCREASED BY ONE 02:25:36:00 02:25:36:00 HUNDRED FIFTY THREE THOUSAND 02:25:36:00 02:25:39:00 DOLLARS FROM 585 BEFORE CENTRAL 02:25:39:00 02:25:40:00 PAYROLL HAS INCREASED BY ONE 02:25:40:00 02:25:41:00 HUNDRED FORTY ONE THOUSAND 02:25:41:00 02:25:43:00 DOLLARS. 02:25:43:00 02:25:44:00 GRANT MONITORING HAS INCREASED 02:25:44:00 02:25:45:00 BY ONE HUNDRED FORTY TWO 02:25:45:00 02:25:47:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND ACCOUNTS 02:25:47:00 02:25:48:00 PAYABLE HAS INCREASED BY TWELVE 02:25:48:00 02:25:51:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS. 02:25:51:00 02:25:55:00 THIS IS THE APPOINTMENT FOR 02:25:55:00 02:25:56:00 AUDITING DEPARTMENT AMOUNT 02:25:56:00 02:25:56:00 REQUESTED BY PROGRAM. 02:25:56:00 02:25:59:00 SO THIS OH SORRY NOT MY PROGRAM 02:25:59:00 02:26:02:00 REQUESTED BY MY APOLOGIES. 02:26:02:00 02:26:03:00 SO THIS IS A BREAKDOWN 02:26:03:00 02:26:04:00 OF PERSONNEL CONTRACTUAL 02:26:04:00 02:26:07:00 SERVICES AND CHARGES AND THERE 02:26:07:00 02:26:10:00 SHOULD BE EQUIPMENT APOLOGIES. 02:26:10:00 02:26:11:00 SO THIS IS GOING TO LOOK AT 02:26:11:00 02:26:12:00 NINETY THREE POINT SEVEN 02:26:12:00 02:26:14:00 PERCENT FOR PERSONNEL THREE 02:26:14:00 02:26:15:00 POINT FIVE DOLLARS MILLION 02:26:15:00 02:26:18:00 DOLLARS FOR 20 PERCENT FOR 02:26:18:00 02:26:19:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AT ONE 02:26:19:00 02:26:20:00 HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND 02:26:20:00 02:26:22:00 DOLLARS ONE POINT TWO PERCENT 02:26:22:00 02:26:23:00 FOR RENT CHARGES AT FORTY FOUR 02:26:23:00 02:26:24:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND POINT 02:26:24:00 02:26:26:00 THREE PERCENT FOR EQUIPMENT AT 02:26:26:00 02:26:27:00 ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. 02:26:27:00 02:26:30:00 THIS IS PROGRAM BREAK DOWN OVER 02:26:30:00 02:26:30:00 TIME. 02:26:30:00 02:26:31:00 SO THIS IS THE AUDITING 02:26:31:00 02:26:33:00 ADMINISTRATION BY EXPENSE OVER 02:26:33:00 02:26:34:00 TIME AGAIN AS WE SAW 02:26:34:00 02:26:35:00 PREVIOUSLY, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO 02:26:35:00 02:26:38:00 SEE IS A PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL 02:26:38:00 02:26:42:00 BREAKDOWN OVER TIME IT'S GOING 02:26:42:00 02:26:43:00 TO BE THE FIVE PROGRAMS THAT 02:26:43:00 02:26:44:00 WERE LISTED IN THE RAW DATA IS 02:26:44:00 02:26:45:00 AUDITING ADMINISTRATION. 02:26:45:00 02:26:47:00 AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE A 02:26:47:00 02:26:48:00 TWENTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR OH 02:26:48:00 02:26:49:00 SORRY WE HAVE A TWENTY ONE 02:26:49:00 02:26:53:00 THOUSAND DOLLAR INCREASE IN 02:26:53:00 02:26:54:00 THAT PERSONNEL SPENDING A 02:26:54:00 02:26:57:00 TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS 02:26:57:00 02:26:58:00 INCREASE IN CONTRACTUAL 02:26:58:00 02:27:01:00 SERVICES ACTUALLY SORRY IT'S 02:27:01:00 02:27:01:00 NOT 2000. 02:27:01:00 02:27:02:00 WE HAVE A DECREASE IN 02:27:02:00 02:27:05:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND WE 02:27:05:00 02:27:06:00 HAVE ESSENTIALLY A STUDY ON 02:27:06:00 02:27:07:00 SUPPLIES, MATERIALS AND A ONE 02:27:07:00 02:27:09:00 THOUSAND CONTRACTS AND 02:27:09:00 02:27:09:00 OBLIGATIONS. 02:27:09:00 02:27:10:00 WELL JEEZ AGAIN OUR CONTRACTOR 02:27:10:00 02:27:13:00 THE CONTRACTOR SERVICES HAVE 02:27:13:00 02:27:13:00 DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 02:27:13:00 02:27:16:00 THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. 02:27:16:00 02:27:17:00 THIS IS ACCOUNTING EXPENSE TYPE 02:27:17:00 02:27:20:00 OVERTIME SO THIS IS JUST 02:27:20:00 02:27:21:00 ANOTHER PROGRAM HERE. 02:27:21:00 02:27:24:00 THIS IS BROKEN DOWN AGAIN AT 02:27:24:00 02:27:25:00 THE YEAR LEVEL OF FISCAL YEAR 02:27:25:00 02:27:25:00 SPENDING LEVELS. 02:27:25:00 02:27:28:00 SO ACCOUNTING EXPENSE OVER TIME 02:27:28:00 02:27:29:00 AT PERSONNEL HAS INCREASED BY 02:27:29:00 02:27:32:00 ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND 02:27:32:00 02:27:32:00 CURRENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 02:27:32:00 02:27:33:00 HAVE INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 02:27:33:00 02:27:35:00 70 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND CURRENT 02:27:35:00 02:27:36:00 CHARGES HAVE INCREASED BY 02:27:36:00 02:27:39:00 APPROXIMATELY FIVE THOUSAND. 02:27:39:00 02:27:40:00 SO AND MATERIALS HAVE STAYED 02:27:40:00 02:27:40:00 STEADY ON. 02:27:40:00 02:27:43:00 OF COURSE CONTRACTOR CHARGES 02:27:43:00 02:27:44:00 AND APPLICATIONS HAVE INCREASED 02:27:44:00 02:27:47:00 BUT THEY HAD DECREASED THEY HAD 02:27:47:00 02:27:48:00 INCREASED A LOT MORE FROM 02:27:48:00 02:27:49:00 FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWO TO 02:27:49:00 02:27:51:00 FISCAL YEAR TWENTY THREE AND 02:27:51:00 02:27:52:00 THAT'S SOMETHING TO NOTE THERE. 02:27:52:00 02:27:52:00 ADDITIONALLY WITH CONTRACTUAL 02:27:52:00 02:27:54:00 SERVICES WE AN UPTICK AT 02:27:54:00 02:27:58:00 APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FOUR 02:27:58:00 02:27:59:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR ACCOUNTING 02:27:59:00 02:27:59:00 BUT IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWO 02:27:59:00 02:28:02:00 IT WAS TWO HUNDRED NINE 02:28:02:00 02:28:03:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND IT WAS A 02:28:03:00 02:28:04:00 PRETTY BIG DECREASE FROM TWENTY 02:28:04:00 02:28:06:00 TWO TO TWENTY THREE FOR 02:28:06:00 02:28:07:00 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. 02:28:07:00 02:28:10:00 THIS IS GRANT MONITORING BY 02:28:10:00 02:28:11:00 EXPENSED OVER TIME EXPENSE PAID 02:28:11:00 02:28:14:00 OVERTIME PAUL JUST FOR THAT. 02:28:14:00 02:28:15:00 SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE 02:28:15:00 02:28:16:00 PERSONNEL HAS INCREASED BY ONE 02:28:16:00 02:28:17:00 HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND AND 02:28:17:00 02:28:18:00 CURRENT CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 02:28:18:00 02:28:21:00 HAVE INCREASED BY ONE THOUSAND 02:28:21:00 02:28:22:00 DOLLARS. 02:28:22:00 02:28:25:00 THE PERSONNEL INCREASE HAS 02:28:25:00 02:28:26:00 INCREASED THE LEVEL THAT IT WAS 02:28:26:00 02:28:27:00 IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWENTY 02:28:27:00 02:28:27:00 TWO. 02:28:27:00 02:28:28:00 SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING TO 02:28:28:00 02:28:31:00 NOTE THERE AS WELL. 02:28:31:00 02:28:32:00 THIS IS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BY 02:28:32:00 02:28:33:00 EXPENSE TYPE OVER TIME WE CAN 02:28:33:00 02:28:35:00 SEE EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND 02:28:35:00 02:28:36:00 DOLLARS IN PRISON PERSONNEL 02:28:36:00 02:28:37:00 SERVICES, A THREE THOUSAND 02:28:37:00 02:28:37:00 DOLLAR IN HIS CONTRACTUAL 02:28:37:00 02:28:40:00 SERVICES AND STUDY ON 02:28:40:00 02:28:41:00 THROUGHOUT THE REST OF OUR 02:28:41:00 02:28:43:00 STUDY THROUGHOUT THE REST 02:28:43:00 02:28:47:00 OF THE SPECIFIC LINE ITEMS THIS 02:28:47:00 02:28:48:00 IS CENTRAL PAYROLL BY EXPENSIVE 02:28:48:00 02:28:51:00 OVER TIME AS YOU PERSONAL 02:28:51:00 02:28:52:00 PERSONNEL SERVICES HAVE 02:28:52:00 02:28:53:00 INCREASED BY APPROXIMATELY ONE 02:28:53:00 02:28:55:00 HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE THOUSAND 02:28:55:00 02:28:55:00 DOLLARS AND CONTRACTUAL 02:28:55:00 02:28:59:00 SERVICES SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, 02:28:59:00 02:29:00:00 CONTRACTS AND OBLIGATIONS AND 02:29:00:00 02:29:01:00 EQUIPMENT HAVE STAYED 02:29:01:00 02:29:03:00 RELATIVELY STEADY ON AND THIS 02:29:03:00 02:29:04:00 IS GETTING PEOPLE INTO LINE 02:29:04:00 02:29:07:00 ITEMS AS WE SAW PREVIOUSLY. 02:29:07:00 02:29:08:00 THIS IS GOING TO BE BREAKING 02:29:08:00 02:29:11:00 DOWN BY DEPARTMENTAL HISTORY 02:29:11:00 02:29:11:00 AND COMPARING IT TO EXTERNAL 02:29:11:00 02:29:15:00 FUNDS BY LINE ITEM AS YOU CAN 02:29:15:00 02:29:15:00 SEE HERE FROM EMPLOYEES 02:29:15:00 02:29:17:00 APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED 02:29:17:00 02:29:18:00 EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS GOES 02:29:18:00 02:29:19:00 TOWARDS PERMANENT EMPLOYEES 02:29:19:00 02:29:21:00 FROM EXTERNAL FUNDS AND THREE 02:29:21:00 02:29:22:00 DOLLARS FROM THE OPERATING 02:29:22:00 02:29:22:00 BUDGET. 02:29:22:00 02:29:26:00 THERE IS TEN THOUSAND FIVE HOUR 02:29:26:00 02:29:27:00 AND SIXTY DOLLARS FROM EXTERNAL 02:29:27:00 02:29:27:00 FUNDS. 02:29:27:00 02:29:28:00 IT GOES TOWARDS OVERTIME AND 02:29:28:00 02:29:30:00 THE REST ARE ESSENTIALLY ZEROED 02:29:30:00 02:29:30:00 OUT. 02:29:30:00 02:29:33:00 THIS IS ALSO ONLY FOR FISCAL 02:29:33:00 02:29:34:00 YEAR TWENTY FOUR. 02:29:34:00 02:29:37:00 THIS IS NOT A YEAR ON YEAR 02:29:37:00 02:29:38:00 REVIEW OF THIS OPERATING BUDGET 02:29:38:00 02:29:41:00 VERSUS EXTERNAL FUNDS. 02:29:41:00 02:29:41:00 THIS IS AUDITING CONTRACTUAL 02:29:41:00 02:29:42:00 SERVICES SPENDING BY OPERATING 02:29:42:00 02:29:45:00 THE PRESENT EXTERNAL FUNDS ARE 02:29:45:00 02:29:46:00 NOT GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE 02:29:46:00 02:29:47:00 FOLLOWING SLIDES IS BECAUSE 02:29:47:00 02:29:49:00 THERE WAS JUST NO EXTERNAL 02:29:49:00 02:29:49:00 FUNDS BEING USED BY THE 02:29:49:00 02:29:50:00 DEPARTMENT. 02:29:50:00 02:29:53:00 SO THAT'S WHY YOU WILL ONLY SEE 02:29:53:00 02:29:54:00 IT IN TERMS OF CONTRACTUAL 02:29:54:00 02:29:54:00 SERVICES. 02:29:54:00 02:29:56:00 AS YOU CAN SEE HERE FOR 02:29:56:00 02:29:56:00 COMMUNICATIONS IT'S NINE 02:29:56:00 02:29:57:00 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR BASIC 02:29:57:00 02:30:00:00 SERVICES EQUIPMENT SIX THOUSAND 02:30:00:00 02:30:00:00 FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS 02:30:00:00 02:30:01:00 TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS 02:30:01:00 02:30:04:00 PERSONS THIRTY THOUSAND SEVEN 02:30:04:00 02:30:04:00 HUNDRED TWELVE THIRTY THOUSAND 02:30:04:00 02:30:07:00 SEVEN HUNDRED FOUR DOLLARS AND 02:30:07:00 02:30:08:00 CONTRACTED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED 02:30:08:00 02:30:09:00 THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS THIRTY 02:30:09:00 02:30:11:00 FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND 02:30:11:00 02:30:18:00 DOLLARS SORRY SORRY. 02:30:18:00 02:30:19:00 THIS IS ORDERING SUPPLIES 02:30:19:00 02:30:22:00 OF MATERIAL SPENDING BY THE 02:30:22:00 02:30:23:00 OPERATING BUDGET. 02:30:23:00 02:30:24:00 AS YOU CAN SEE OFFICE SUPPLIES 02:30:24:00 02:30:24:00 MATERIALS ABOUT NINE THOUSAND 02:30:24:00 02:30:26:00 DOLLARS AND CLOTHING BALANCES 02:30:26:00 02:30:26:00 ABOUT TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED 02:30:26:00 02:30:30:00 DOLLARS. 02:30:30:00 02:30:31:00 THIS IS ORDERED IN CURRENT 02:30:31:00 02:30:31:00 CHARGES AND OBLIGATIONS. 02:30:31:00 02:30:34:00 WE HAVE FORTY FOUR THOUSAND 02:30:34:00 02:30:37:00 DOLLARS IN OTHER PRINT CHARGES 02:30:37:00 02:30:38:00 AND THAT IS IT FOR THE AUDITING 02:30:38:00 02:30:38:00 DEPARTMENT. 02:30:38:00 02:30:41:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 02:30:41:00 02:30:45:00 THANK YOU AGAIN KARISHMA. 02:30:45:00 02:30:46:00 I'M GOING TO OPEN UP FOR 02:30:46:00 02:30:49:00 QUESTIONS MINERS PRETTY SIMPLE. 02:30:49:00 02:30:52:00 I THINK THE BIG STAND OUT FOR 02:30:52:00 02:30:56:00 ME JUST REALLY QUICKLY IS THE 02:30:56:00 02:31:00:00 EXTERNAL FUND EARNING INDIRECT 02:31:00:00 02:31:01:00 SAW A SIZABLE DECREASE FROM TWO 02:31:01:00 02:31:04:00 HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE FOUR 02:31:04:00 02:31:05:00 HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS IN 02:31:05:00 02:31:08:00 NY TWENTY THREE THEN TO ONE 02:31:08:00 02:31:09:00 HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE SIX 02:31:09:00 02:31:12:00 HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS IN 02:31:12:00 02:31:13:00 FORTY TWENTY FOUR AND SINCE IT 02:31:13:00 02:31:16:00 PAYS TO ADMIN POSITIONS WHY THE 02:31:16:00 02:31:20:00 STEEP DECREASE. 02:31:20:00 02:31:21:00 SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FOLLOW 02:31:21:00 02:31:22:00 UP WITH YOU COUNSELOR BECAUSE I 02:31:22:00 02:31:24:00 WANT TO SEE THE NUMBERS ON A 02:31:24:00 02:31:25:00 PIECE OF PAPER TO BE ABLE TO 02:31:25:00 02:31:25:00 ANALYZE IT. 02:31:25:00 02:31:27:00 YOU KNOW THERE A BUNCH 02:31:27:00 02:31:28:00 OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING 02:31:28:00 02:31:29:00 ON IN THAT AREA ESPECIALLY WITH 02:31:29:00 02:31:31:00 BIG FEDERAL FUNDS COMING 02:31:31:00 02:31:32:00 THROUGH. 02:31:32:00 02:31:35:00 SO I THINK IT'S MORE THE COMPAR 02:31:35:00 02:31:36:00 OF THE TWO YEARS. 02:31:36:00 02:31:37:00 WHAT HOW DID IT LOOK AND HOW 02:31:37:00 02:31:39:00 DID IT CHANGE? 02:31:39:00 02:31:40:00 SO LET ME PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH 02:31:40:00 02:31:40:00 THAT. 02:31:40:00 02:31:42:00 OK, NO PROBLEM. 02:31:42:00 02:31:43:00 I CAN SUBMIT IN WRITING THAT 02:31:43:00 02:31:47:00 WOULD BE GREAT THAT WAY I CAN 02:31:47:00 02:31:47:00 MAKE SURE I ANSWER THE RIGHT 02:31:47:00 02:31:48:00 QUESTION. 02:31:48:00 02:31:50:00 NO PROBLEM. 02:31:50:00 02:31:51:00 MY QUESTION MY THE REST OF MY 02:31:51:00 02:31:54:00 QUESTIONS ARE JUST LIKE THOSE 02:31:54:00 02:31:55:00 IN TERMS OF THE INCREASES AND 02:31:55:00 02:31:56:00 DECREASES IN THINGS I DIDN'T 02:31:56:00 02:31:58:00 DIDN'T REALLY THAT STOOD OUT 02:31:58:00 02:31:59:00 FOR ME AND THAT DID NOT REALLY 02:31:59:00 02:32:01:00 UNDERSTAND TERMS INCREASE OR 02:32:01:00 02:32:05:00 DECREASES AND THE CLOTHING 02:32:05:00 02:32:06:00 ALLOWANCE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND 02:32:06:00 02:32:09:00 THAT EITHER BUT USUALLY THAT'S 02:32:09:00 02:32:10:00 A UNION REQUIREMENT SO I'LL 02:32:10:00 02:32:11:00 HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE WHAT'S 02:32:11:00 02:32:13:00 IN THERE GIVEN THE UNION 02:32:13:00 02:32:14:00 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IN THERE 02:32:14:00 02:32:17:00 THAT WAS NEW TO ME WHEN I CAME 02:32:17:00 02:32:18:00 TO THE CITY. 02:32:18:00 02:32:19:00 BUT LET ME GO AND LOOK AT THAT 02:32:19:00 02:32:21:00 AT THAT MAKES SENSE. 02:32:21:00 02:32:22:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 02:32:22:00 02:32:30:00 IN THE ORDER OF ARRIVAL NO MORE 02:32:30:00 02:32:33:00 MURPHY IN FLAHERTY COME LET ME 02:32:33:00 02:32:37:00 HEAR LET ME HEAR YOU HAVE 02:32:37:00 02:32:38:00 CAUGHT ME HERE STILL STANDING 02:32:38:00 02:32:41:00 YOUR OK SO I JUST HAVE A FEW 02:32:41:00 02:32:45:00 QUESTIONS JUST OVERALL WITH THE 02:32:45:00 02:32:49:00 AND AND MUCH OF YOU ALL ARE THE 02:32:49:00 02:32:50:00 RIGHT DEPARTMENT. 02:32:50:00 02:32:51:00 THIS MIGHT BE MORE FOR 02:32:51:00 02:32:53:00 ASSESSMENT AS YOU GUYS DO 02:32:53:00 02:32:54:00 AUDITING BUT I'M GOING TO ASK 02:32:54:00 02:32:55:00 YOU HERE ANYWAYS JUST IN CASE 02:32:55:00 02:32:56:00 YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO POINT ME 02:32:56:00 02:32:57:00 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 02:32:57:00 02:33:00:00 SO I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT 02:33:00:00 02:33:01:00 OF CALLS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES 02:33:01:00 02:33:04:00 WHO HAVE BEEN GETTING NOTICES 02:33:04:00 02:33:07:00 AUDITING SOME OF THEIR PROPERTY 02:33:07:00 02:33:11:00 , SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT AS AS 02:33:11:00 02:33:12:00 FEES THAT THEY NEED TO PAY THE 02:33:12:00 02:33:15:00 CITY FOR LIKE THEY'RE HAIR 02:33:15:00 02:33:19:00 SALON CHAIR OR WHATEVER 02:33:19:00 02:33:20:00 EQUIPMENT THAT'S IN THEIR 02:33:20:00 02:33:23:00 BUSINESS AND THEY ARE GETTING 02:33:23:00 02:33:28:00 ASSESSED THIS FEE THROUGH THE 02:33:28:00 02:33:28:00 AUDITING. 02:33:28:00 02:33:29:00 IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THROUGH 02:33:29:00 02:33:29:00 THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT YOU 02:33:29:00 02:33:32:00 GUYS DETERMINE WHAT THAT COST 02:33:32:00 02:33:35:00 IS OR NO, I SEE YOU SHAKING 02:33:35:00 02:33:35:00 YOUR HEAD. 02:33:35:00 02:33:36:00 NO, I'VE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE 02:33:36:00 02:33:39:00 TALKING ABOUT. 02:33:39:00 02:33:40:00 I MEAN I THINK SOMEONE WANTS TO 02:33:40:00 02:33:43:00 GO AHEAD. 02:33:43:00 02:33:44:00 I CAN GO AHEAD I CAN SEND YOU 02:33:44:00 02:33:45:00 AN INVOICE BECAUSE THESE SMALL 02:33:45:00 02:33:47:00 BUSINESSES, MANY OF THEM DON'T 02:33:47:00 02:33:48:00 EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH, ARE SENDING 02:33:48:00 02:33:51:00 ME THEIR BILLS AND LIKE WHAT IS 02:33:51:00 02:33:51:00 THIS? 02:33:51:00 02:33:52:00 AND I'M LIKE I WILL FIND OUT 02:33:52:00 02:33:53:00 FOR YOU. 02:33:53:00 02:33:55:00 AND THEY'RE ASKING ME HOW HOW 02:33:55:00 02:33:56:00 DOES THE CITY DETERMINE WHAT 02:33:56:00 02:33:59:00 THE VALUE IS THEIR PARTICULAR 02:33:59:00 02:33:59:00 EQUIPMENT? 02:33:59:00 02:34:02:00 SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WHERE 02:34:02:00 02:34:03:00 THIS IS COMING FROM, WHAT I'LL 02:34:03:00 02:34:04:00 DO IS I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY 02:34:04:00 02:34:07:00 TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL WITH SOME 02:34:07:00 02:34:10:00 OF THE GREAT NOTICES THAT I'VE 02:34:10:00 02:34:11:00 RECEIVED, SOME OF THEM I'VE 02:34:11:00 02:34:13:00 PAID JUST BECAUSE THEY MANY 02:34:13:00 02:34:14:00 OF WHICH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 02:34:14:00 02:34:14:00 DEALING WITH IMMIGRANT 02:34:14:00 02:34:15:00 POPULATIONS WHEN THEY SEE 02:34:15:00 02:34:17:00 ANYTHING THAT LOOKS OFFICIAL, 02:34:17:00 02:34:18:00 THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY A PAIN. 02:34:18:00 02:34:18:00 NO PROBLEMS. 02:34:18:00 02:34:21:00 BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE 02:34:21:00 02:34:22:00 THAT THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND 02:34:22:00 02:34:25:00 HOW YOU ARE ASSESSING AND 02:34:25:00 02:34:26:00 AUDITING THEIR EQUIPMENT. 02:34:26:00 02:34:27:00 SO THAT MEANS MAKING SURE THAT 02:34:27:00 02:34:29:00 IT'S EQUITABLE THAT PEOPLE 02:34:29:00 02:34:30:00 UNDERSTAND THAT THE 02:34:30:00 02:34:34:00 DEPRECIATION VALUE OF IT AND 02:34:34:00 02:34:34:00 ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. 02:34:34:00 02:34:35:00 SO I JUST THAT'S THE THAT WOULD 02:34:35:00 02:34:37:00 BE THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE 02:34:37:00 02:34:38:00 COUNCIL DOES A PERSONAL 02:34:38:00 02:34:41:00 PROPERTY TAX BILLS SO THEY 02:34:41:00 02:34:42:00 WOULD HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE 02:34:42:00 02:34:45:00 ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. 02:34:45:00 02:34:46:00 BUT YOU GUYS DO AUDITING RIGHT. 02:34:46:00 02:34:49:00 LET YOU AUDIT THE LIKE. 02:34:49:00 02:34:50:00 SO IS THAT COUNCILOR MEJIA 02:34:50:00 02:34:52:00 REALLY THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT? 02:34:52:00 02:34:54:00 THIS IS A LITTLE KNOWN FACT 02:34:54:00 02:34:56:00 REALLY SMALL LIKE THE 02:34:56:00 02:34:57:00 COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE IN A 02:34:57:00 02:35:01:00 BUSINESS WE HAVE ACCOUNTING, WE 02:35:01:00 02:35:01:00 HAVE GRANT ACCOUNTING. 02:35:01:00 02:35:05:00 WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND WE 02:35:05:00 02:35:05:00 HAVE PAYROLL. 02:35:05:00 02:35:08:00 WE DO ALL THE TRANSACTIONS 02:35:08:00 02:35:09:00 RELATED TO THAT AND ALL THE 02:35:09:00 02:35:12:00 ACCOUNTING RELATED TO THAT TO 02:35:12:00 02:35:13:00 MAKE SURE THINGS THAT COME IN 02:35:13:00 02:35:16:00 ARE ACCOUNTED FOR PROPERLY AND 02:35:16:00 02:35:17:00 THINGS THAT ARE GOING OUT THE 02:35:17:00 02:35:20:00 DOOR ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AND 02:35:20:00 02:35:21:00 AUTHORIZED PROPERLY YET NO 02:35:21:00 02:35:24:00 VIRTUALLY THE ONLY AUDITING WE 02:35:24:00 02:35:28:00 REALLY DO IS WHEN WE AUDITED BY 02:35:28:00 02:35:31:00 OUR EXTERNAL CPA FIRM NOT THANK 02:35:31:00 02:35:32:00 YOU AND I'M SO GLAD THAT MY 02:35:32:00 02:35:33:00 VIEWERS ARE TUNING IN SO THAT 02:35:33:00 02:35:36:00 THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT YOUR JOB 02:35:36:00 02:35:39:00 AND PLEASE CALL ME ANYTIME I 02:35:39:00 02:35:41:00 WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS STUFF I 02:35:41:00 02:35:43:00 WILL SO THAT THAT YOU HELP ME 02:35:43:00 02:35:44:00 HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. 02:35:44:00 02:35:47:00 I DO HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION 02:35:47:00 02:35:48:00 IN REGARDS TO ANONYMOUS SHOULD 02:35:48:00 02:35:50:00 THIS FALLS ON THE DEPARTMENT 02:35:50:00 02:35:51:00 OF IS SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT I DO 02:35:51:00 02:35:54:00 COME ACROSS FOLKS WHO ARE 02:35:54:00 02:35:55:00 UNDOCUMENTED AND HAVE HAD AN 02:35:55:00 02:35:59:00 ISSUE WITH LIKE A VERY SPECIFIC 02:35:59:00 02:36:02:00 EXAMPLE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION 02:36:02:00 02:36:02:00 DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY'RE 02:36:02:00 02:36:02:00 UNDOCUMENTED. 02:36:02:00 02:36:06:00 SO IF IT'S IF THEY ARE GETTING 02:36:06:00 02:36:07:00 REIMBURSED BECAUSE OF THE 02:36:07:00 02:36:10:00 AMOUNT OF THE REIMBURSED 02:36:10:00 02:36:11:00 BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE A 02:36:11:00 02:36:12:00 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAX 02:36:12:00 02:36:14:00 IDEA TO IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE 02:36:14:00 02:36:17:00 PAYMENT AND I'M JUST CURIOUS 02:36:17:00 02:36:18:00 ABOUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT 02:36:18:00 02:36:19:00 FALLS UNDER YOUR DEPARTMENT 02:36:19:00 02:36:22:00 THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE. 02:36:22:00 02:36:23:00 IS THAT JUST WITHIN IT IT 02:36:23:00 02:36:26:00 HAPPENED DIFFERENT SPACES AND 02:36:26:00 02:36:26:00 PLACES. 02:36:26:00 02:36:27:00 SO CAN YOU SHARE WITH US KIND 02:36:27:00 02:36:30:00 OF LIKE HOW YOU RECONCILE WITH 02:36:30:00 02:36:30:00 THAT? 02:36:30:00 02:36:33:00 SO WHAT I WOULD SAY THAT'S AN 02:36:33:00 02:36:34:00 EXAMPLE I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH 02:36:34:00 02:36:37:00 SO YOU KNOW, ANY DEPARTMENT 02:36:37:00 02:36:40:00 THAT HAS THAT TYPE OF SITUATION 02:36:40:00 02:36:41:00 COME ABOUT WE WORK WITH THE 02:36:41:00 02:36:45:00 DEPARTMENT TO FIND A REASONABLE 02:36:45:00 02:36:49:00 RESOLUTION IS DOES THAT SOUND 02:36:49:00 02:36:49:00 HELPFUL ENOUGH? 02:36:49:00 02:36:50:00 WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOR 02:36:50:00 02:36:53:00 EXAMPLE WITH THE TRANSPORTATION 02:36:53:00 02:36:54:00 THAT WE'RE PARENTS TO 02:36:54:00 02:36:56:00 REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CHILDREN 02:36:56:00 02:36:56:00 THAT NEEDED SPECIAL 02:36:56:00 02:36:57:00 TRANSPORTATION AND THEY HAD 02:36:57:00 02:37:00:00 WILL SAY NO BANK ACCOUNTS ARE 02:37:00:00 02:37:04:00 WAYS TO GET FINANCIAL 02:37:04:00 02:37:04:00 FINANCIALLY REIMBURSED. 02:37:04:00 02:37:08:00 SO WE KIND OF WORKED WITH THE 02:37:08:00 02:37:09:00 BPS TO ADVISE AND 02:37:09:00 02:37:09:00 COUNCILOR THEM AND AS I 02:37:09:00 02:37:12:00 UNDERSTOOD THEY WERE LOOKING 02:37:12:00 02:37:13:00 INTO VERY PROACTIVE WAYS TO 02:37:13:00 02:37:16:00 MAKE SURE THAT THE FOLKS WERE 02:37:16:00 02:37:20:00 GETTING THE FUNDS DUE TO THEM. 02:37:20:00 02:37:21:00 YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS A 02:37:21:00 02:37:24:00 SIGNIFICANT HARDSHIP FOR A LOT 02:37:24:00 02:37:28:00 OF FAMILIES AND SO I'M GLAD 02:37:28:00 02:37:31:00 THAT YOU ALL HAVE FOUND YEAH. 02:37:31:00 02:37:32:00 ONE OF MY THINGS IS YOU WANT TO 02:37:32:00 02:37:35:00 KIND OF GET TO THE ROOT ISSUE 02:37:35:00 02:37:36:00 AND FIND A WAY TO HELP. 02:37:36:00 02:37:39:00 SO I THINK WE'RE ABLE TO COME 02:37:39:00 02:37:40:00 UP WITH MANY THERE WAS SOME 02:37:40:00 02:37:41:00 SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS AND THEN 02:37:41:00 02:37:43:00 SOME LONG TERM SOLUTIONS THAT 02:37:43:00 02:37:47:00 MADE IT MADE IT WORK FOR THE 02:37:47:00 02:37:48:00 FAMILIES. 02:37:48:00 02:37:49:00 THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION AND 02:37:49:00 02:37:50:00 IT'S MY BE IN THE 02:37:50:00 02:37:51:00 TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING 02:37:51:00 02:37:51:00 DEPARTMENT. 02:37:51:00 02:37:55:00 BUT SINCE YOU ALL ARE 02:37:55:00 02:37:55:00 OVERSEEING THE PAYMENTS OF SUCH 02:37:55:00 02:37:58:00 THINGS AND HUGGETT THEY GET 02:37:58:00 02:37:58:00 PROCESSED. 02:37:58:00 02:38:02:00 I'VE COME ACROSS FOLKS WHO WORK 02:38:02:00 02:38:03:00 IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND LIVE 02:38:03:00 02:38:06:00 IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND ARE 02:38:06:00 02:38:07:00 PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO 02:38:07:00 02:38:10:00 SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE 02:38:10:00 02:38:13:00 RESIDENTS AND THEY HAVE A KO'D 02:38:13:00 02:38:17:00 PARKING TICKET. 02:38:17:00 02:38:21:00 AND IN TERMS OF ASSESSING AND 02:38:21:00 02:38:22:00 PROCESSING, IS THIS SOMETHING 02:38:22:00 02:38:26:00 THAT YOU ARE OVERSEE OR IS THE 02:38:26:00 02:38:26:00 DEPARTMENT OF PARKING? 02:38:26:00 02:38:29:00 THEY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT 02:38:29:00 02:38:29:00 THROUGH A HEARING WHETHER OR 02:38:29:00 02:38:33:00 NOT THE THE FEE IS COLLECTED OR 02:38:33:00 02:38:34:00 DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY 02:38:34:00 02:38:35:00 INTERACTION WITH THAT 02:38:35:00 02:38:36:00 DEPARTMENT? 02:38:36:00 02:38:37:00 I HAVE NO INTERACTION WITH 02:38:37:00 02:38:40:00 THOSE DEPARTMENTS ON THAT 02:38:40:00 02:38:41:00 DEPENDING ON WHO'S WHO'S 02:38:41:00 02:38:42:00 DELIVERING THE TICKET WOULD BE 02:38:42:00 02:38:45:00 THE DEPARTMENT WHAT PROCESS 02:38:45:00 02:38:45:00 THEY HAVE TO USE. 02:38:45:00 02:38:46:00 OK. 02:38:46:00 02:38:49:00 ALL RIGHT, MARY, THANK YOU OR 02:38:49:00 02:38:49:00 TO MARY SO YEAH. 02:38:49:00 02:38:52:00 THANK YOU. 02:38:52:00 02:38:56:00 I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTIONS. 02:38:56:00 02:38:57:00 THANK YOU AGAIN. 02:38:57:00 02:38:58:00 THANK YOU CARL KASELL AND AGAIN 02:38:58:00 02:39:02:00 YOU HAVE THE FOR THANK YOU 02:39:02:00 02:39:07:00 MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU 02:39:07:00 02:39:07:00 MAUREEN FOR THE PRESENTATION. 02:39:07:00 02:39:11:00 I JUST HAVE AND I THINK IT WAS 02:39:11:00 02:39:14:00 ANSWERED IN PART BY JUST IF YOU 02:39:14:00 02:39:17:00 COULD JUST TALK A BIT MORE 02:39:17:00 02:39:18:00 ABOUT THE EXTERNAL AUDITING 02:39:18:00 02:39:22:00 THAT HAPPENS HOW YOU WORK WITH 02:39:22:00 02:39:23:00 AND IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES USE 02:39:23:00 02:39:26:00 THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR SO THE 02:39:26:00 02:39:26:00 EXTERNAL AUDITORS AUDIT THE 02:39:26:00 02:39:30:00 CITY OF BOSTON. 02:39:30:00 02:39:31:00 SO WHEN YOU ISSUE OUR ANNUAL 02:39:31:00 02:39:34:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THE 02:39:34:00 02:39:34:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BELONG TO 02:39:34:00 02:39:37:00 THE CITY, THE CFO MYSELF, THE 02:39:37:00 02:39:38:00 MAYOR SIGNED OFF ON THEM. 02:39:38:00 02:39:41:00 BUT WE ALSO GET A REVIEW BY THE 02:39:41:00 02:39:41:00 EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY 02:39:41:00 02:39:52:00 THAT THE INFORMATION WE'RE 02:39:52:00 02:39:52:00 PROVIDED HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND 02:39:52:00 02:39:53:00 THEY STAKING THEIR REPUTATION 02:39:53:00 02:39:54:00 THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE 02:39:54:00 02:39:54:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS 02:39:54:00 02:39:54:00 CORRECT. 02:39:54:00 02:39:55:00 NOW AS A PART OF THAT AUDIT, 02:39:55:00 02:39:57:00 THE AUDIT THE CITY OF BOSTON IS 02:39:57:00 02:40:00:00 A VERY BIG PROJECT AND THE 02:40:00:00 02:40:00:00 FINANCIAL AUDIT TAKES 02:40:00:00 02:40:04:00 APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS TO 02:40:04:00 02:40:04:00 ACCOMPLISH. 02:40:04:00 02:40:07:00 IT'S IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT 02:40:07:00 02:40:08:00 OF WORK THAT BASICALLY IS 02:40:08:00 02:40:11:00 USUALLY ALWAYS GOING ON AT THE 02:40:11:00 02:40:12:00 SAME TIME WE HAVE ANOTHER AUDIT 02:40:12:00 02:40:13:00 THAT'S CALLED THE SINGLE AUDIT 02:40:13:00 02:40:15:00 YOU CAN SEE THAT ON OUR 02:40:15:00 02:40:16:00 WEBSITE. 02:40:16:00 02:40:19:00 THAT IS AN AUDIT OF ALL FEDERAL 02:40:19:00 02:40:20:00 FUNDS AT THE CITY NEEDS TO BE 02:40:20:00 02:40:23:00 AUDITED. 02:40:23:00 02:40:24:00 WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO THAT 02:40:24:00 02:40:24:00 ANNUALLY BY THE FEDERAL 02:40:24:00 02:40:25:00 GOVERNMENT. 02:40:25:00 02:40:27:00 SO THAT THAT'S DONE BY THE 02:40:27:00 02:40:28:00 AUDITOR. 02:40:28:00 02:40:28:00 YES. 02:40:28:00 02:40:31:00 OK, YES. 02:40:31:00 02:40:32:00 WE WORK WITH THEM TO PRODUCE 02:40:32:00 02:40:35:00 THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ONCE 02:40:35:00 02:40:36:00 THEY SEE WHAT THE FINANCIAL 02:40:36:00 02:40:39:00 INFORMATION IS, THEY DO STATIS 02:40:39:00 02:40:40:00 TOCAL SAMPLING OR OTHER TESTING 02:40:40:00 02:40:43:00 FOR THE AREAS DEPENDING ON HOW 02:40:43:00 02:40:44:00 THEY WANT TO BEST AUDIT IT. 02:40:44:00 02:40:47:00 SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE WAS 02:40:47:00 02:40:48:00 A LOT OF PAYROLL TESTING DONE 02:40:48:00 02:40:50:00 ALL OVER THE CITY AND ALL OVER 02:40:50:00 02:40:51:00 OUR PROGRAMS TO MAKE SURE THE 02:40:51:00 02:40:54:00 WAY WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION 02:40:54:00 02:40:58:00 IS RELIABLE. 02:40:58:00 02:40:59:00 I CAN GO ON IF YOU WANT TO KNOW 02:40:59:00 02:41:02:00 MORE ABOUT HOW THE AUDIT WORKS. 02:41:02:00 02:41:03:00 YOU KNOW WE HAVE A VERY 02:41:03:00 02:41:04:00 DEDICATED TEAM RIGHT NOW. 02:41:04:00 02:41:07:00 IT'S KPMG THAT IS THE CITY 02:41:07:00 02:41:10:00 AUDITORS. 02:41:10:00 02:41:11:00 THANK YOU, MAUREEN. 02:41:11:00 02:41:14:00 I APPRECIATE THAT I AND I WANT 02:41:14:00 02:41:14:00 TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE 02:41:14:00 02:41:15:00 RECOGNITION FROM S&P ABOUT 02:41:15:00 02:41:17:00 ESSAIBI THAT'S A REALLY THAT'S 02:41:17:00 02:41:18:00 A REALLY BIG DEAL. 02:41:18:00 02:41:21:00 IT SHOWS THE LEVEL OF INTEGRITY 02:41:21:00 02:41:22:00 AND DEDICATION WORK ETHIC 02:41:22:00 02:41:25:00 OF OUR WORKERS SO THAT'S A NEAT 02:41:25:00 02:41:25:00 SHOUT OUT. 02:41:25:00 02:41:28:00 THANK YOU. 02:41:28:00 02:41:29:00 JUST IN TERMS OF SO THERE YOU 02:41:29:00 02:41:32:00 KNOW WE GET THE BUDGET FROM THE 02:41:32:00 02:41:33:00 BUDGET OFFICE AND THAT CONTAINS 02:41:33:00 02:41:34:00 A LOT OF INFORMATION. 02:41:34:00 02:41:37:00 THE REPORTS OF A CFR AND THE 02:41:37:00 02:41:38:00 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT 02:41:38:00 02:41:40:00 THEY CAN CONTAIN ADDITIONAL 02:41:40:00 02:41:41:00 INFORMATION. 02:41:41:00 02:41:41:00 IS THERE ANYTHING IN THOSE 02:41:41:00 02:41:42:00 REPORTS? 02:41:42:00 02:41:45:00 NOT AND NOT IN THE REPORTS THAT 02:41:45:00 02:41:48:00 WE GET FROM BUDGET THAT YOU 02:41:48:00 02:41:49:00 THINK THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD 02:41:49:00 02:41:50:00 BE PAYING CLOSER ATTENTION TO? 02:41:50:00 02:41:52:00 SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE 02:41:52:00 02:41:52:00 COUNCIL SHOULD READ THROUGH THE 02:41:52:00 02:41:56:00 CITY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 02:41:56:00 02:41:57:00 AND I WOULD ALSO OFFER THAT 02:41:57:00 02:42:00:00 THEY READ THE OFFICIAL 02:42:00:00 02:42:00:00 STATEMENTS THAT GO OUT WITH THE 02:42:00:00 02:42:01:00 BOND OFFERING. 02:42:01:00 02:42:04:00 I I LIKE I SAID, I READ THOSE 02:42:04:00 02:42:08:00 STATEMENTS BUT I MEAN EVEN JUST 02:42:08:00 02:42:08:00 THE NARRATIVES AND SOME OF THE 02:42:08:00 02:42:11:00 COMPARISONS ARE REALLY USEFUL 02:42:11:00 02:42:12:00 AND I WILL TELL YOU BEFORE WHEN 02:42:12:00 02:42:16:00 BEFORE I HAVE THIS OFFERED THE 02:42:16:00 02:42:17:00 JOB I GOT HERE I LOOKED INTO 02:42:17:00 02:42:18:00 THE CITY'S FINANCES AND FIRST 02:42:18:00 02:42:19:00 THING THAT HIT ME BOOM WAS 02:42:19:00 02:42:20:00 TRIPLE-A BOND RATING LIKE THESE 02:42:20:00 02:42:23:00 FOLKS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. 02:42:23:00 02:42:24:00 I MEAN THE CITY HAS VERY STRONG 02:42:24:00 02:42:27:00 FINANCIAL TEAM AND THE 02:42:27:00 02:42:27:00 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE 02:42:27:00 02:42:31:00 AUDITS ALL PROVED SO 02:42:31:00 02:42:34:00 COUNCILOR , TELL ME PLEASE HOW 02:42:34:00 02:42:34:00 TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME. 02:42:34:00 02:42:35:00 SO I DON'T KNOW. 02:42:35:00 02:42:38:00 IT'S LIKE IT'S LIKE IT'S 02:42:38:00 02:42:39:00 LOUISIANA LOUIE LIKE A LOUIS 02:42:39:00 02:42:39:00 VUITTON BAG AND JAN, YOUR 02:42:39:00 02:42:42:00 FRIEND JEN FROM LOUISIANA, JEN 02:42:42:00 02:42:46:00 LUZHIN, THANK YOU. 02:42:46:00 02:42:50:00 THE BUDGET IS PROACTIV. 02:42:50:00 02:42:50:00 THEY'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME 02:42:50:00 02:42:51:00 HISTORICAL REFERENCE AND THEN 02:42:51:00 02:42:53:00 THEY'LL SAY THEY'RE 02:42:53:00 02:42:54:00 ANTICIPATING FOR THE NEXT YEAR 02:42:54:00 02:42:57:00 IN RELATIONSHIP TO HOW 02:42:57:00 02:42:58:00 EXPENSIVE HAVE GONE IN THE PAST 02:42:58:00 02:43:00:00 WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL 02:43:00:00 02:43:01:00 STATEMENTS OF HISTORY AND IT'S 02:43:01:00 02:43:05:00 ALL FACTUAL, IT'S AT A POINT IN 02:43:05:00 02:43:06:00 TIME THIS IS WHAT THE CITY 02:43:06:00 02:43:08:00 LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS WHAT OUR 02:43:08:00 02:43:09:00 ASSETS ARE WORTH BUILDINGS AND 02:43:09:00 02:43:12:00 CASH IN THE BANK AND HOW MUCH 02:43:12:00 02:43:13:00 MONEY WE OWE IN BONDS AND TO 02:43:13:00 02:43:16:00 OTHERS THAT'S A POINT IN TIME 02:43:16:00 02:43:17:00 AND THEN YEAH, THIS STORY IS 02:43:17:00 02:43:20:00 TOLD THIS THIS IS HOW MUCH 02:43:20:00 02:43:21:00 MONEY CAME THROUGH FOR REVENUE 02:43:21:00 02:43:24:00 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AND THIS IS 02:43:24:00 02:43:25:00 HOW WE SPENT THAT REVENUE IN 02:43:25:00 02:43:28:00 THE WHOLE YEAR AND WE IN THE 02:43:28:00 02:43:28:00 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 02:43:28:00 02:43:31:00 HAVE SCHEDULES THAT ALSO TELL 02:43:31:00 02:43:32:00 THE STORY OF HOW WE DID 02:43:32:00 02:43:35:00 COMPARED TO BUDGET, HOW GOOD 02:43:35:00 02:43:35:00 ARE WE COMPARED TO BUDGET? 02:43:35:00 02:43:39:00 OK, ALL THANK YOU. 02:43:39:00 02:43:40:00 I APPRECIATE THAT. 02:43:40:00 02:43:44:00 I AS I SAID I READ THE BANK 02:43:44:00 02:43:44:00 STATEMENTS BUT I'M GOING TO 02:43:44:00 02:43:45:00 TAKE A DEEPER DOVE INTO SOME 02:43:45:00 02:43:46:00 OF THE INFORMATION THEY SO 02:43:46:00 02:43:50:00 APPRECIATE YOU AND PLAN. 02:43:50:00 02:43:50:00 I KNOW. 02:43:50:00 02:43:52:00 I KNOW AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE 02:43:52:00 02:43:54:00 ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO TO TRY 02:43:54:00 02:43:55:00 TO GET THAT TRIPLE-A BOND 02:43:55:00 02:43:55:00 RATING. 02:43:55:00 02:43:56:00 YOU KNOW, I DO THINK THAT 02:43:56:00 02:43:58:00 THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN BE 02:43:58:00 02:43:58:00 DOING ONCE WE GET THIS REALLY 02:43:58:00 02:43:59:00 GREAT RATING. 02:43:59:00 02:44:02:00 YOU GET A GOOD CREDIT SCORE. 02:44:02:00 02:44:02:00 WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT? 02:44:02:00 02:44:04:00 AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK I 02:44:04:00 02:44:06:00 WANT US TO BE A LITTLE LESS 02:44:06:00 02:44:06:00 CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO 02:44:06:00 02:44:07:00 MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE 02:44:07:00 02:44:08:00 MOMENT. 02:44:08:00 02:44:09:00 I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY 02:44:09:00 02:44:10:00 DOING THAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE 02:44:10:00 02:44:10:00 THERE WAS A TWENTY SEVEN 02:44:10:00 02:44:12:00 PERCENT INCREASE IN BOND 02:44:12:00 02:44:12:00 VIGILANTES. 02:44:12:00 02:44:13:00 SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU, 02:44:13:00 02:44:14:00 MADAM CHAIR FOR THIS 02:44:14:00 02:44:16:00 OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS MY 02:44:16:00 02:44:20:00 QUESTIONS TO ADMINISTRATION. 02:44:20:00 02:44:21:00 ALL RIGHT. 02:44:21:00 02:44:24:00 THANK YOU, LUCIEN. 02:44:24:00 02:44:28:00 THANK YOU, MAUREEN AND MAUREEN 02:44:28:00 02:44:31:00 SYLVIA FOR A NICE CONVERSATION. 02:44:31:00 02:44:32:00 I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK 02:44:32:00 02:44:35:00 THAT YOU DO REALLY, REALLY, 02:44:35:00 02:44:36:00 REALLY UNDERESTIMATED. 02:44:36:00 02:44:39:00 YOU GUYS ARE ABSOLUTELY 02:44:39:00 02:44:39:00 AMAZING. 02:44:39:00 02:44:41:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE 02:44:41:00 02:44:43:00 EDUCATION TODAY AND WHATEVER 02:44:43:00 02:44:47:00 INFORMATION YOU HAVE, WHETHER 02:44:47:00 02:44:48:00 IT'S PHYSICAL LITERATURE THAT 02:44:48:00 02:44:51:00 YOU SEND TO MY OFFICE, WE WOULD 02:44:51:00 02:44:52:00 LOVE TO PICK SOME UP TO HELP 02:44:52:00 02:44:55:00 THE PUBLIC WITH UNDERSTANDING 02:44:55:00 02:44:55:00 HOW TO BETTER NAVIGATE YOUR 02:44:55:00 02:44:58:00 SERVICES THERE. 02:44:58:00 02:44:59:00 I LOOK FORWARD TO THE 02:44:59:00 02:45:03:00 CONVERSATION AND I I THINK 02:45:03:00 02:45:03:00 THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. 02:45:03:00 02:45:04:00 I'LL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN IF YOU 02:45:04:00 02:45:07:00 HAVE ANY FINAL COMMENTS. 02:45:07:00 02:45:07:00 NO, I DO NOT. 02:45:07:00 02:45:09:00 BUT THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR 02:45:09:00 02:45:11:00 HAVING US COUNSELING. 02:45:11:00 02:45:11:00 THANK YOU. 02:45:11:00 02:45:12:00 AND I JUST I WANT TO JUST 02:45:12:00 02:45:15:00 EMPHASIZE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN 02:45:15:00 02:45:16:00 THAT THREE AREAS THAT REALLY 02:45:16:00 02:45:18:00 MAKE THIS HAPPEN I FELT 02:45:18:00 02:45:19:00 UNCOMFORTABLE COMING BY MYSELF 02:45:19:00 02:45:20:00 BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE TO BRING 02:45:20:00 02:45:22:00 MY TEAM AND EACH OF THE OTHER 02:45:22:00 02:45:23:00 LADIES HERE HAVE A GREAT TEAM 02:45:23:00 02:45:26:00 ALSO AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. 02:45:26:00 02:45:27:00 I DO WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU WERE 02:45:27:00 02:45:30:00 ABLE TO ORDER THOSE BOOKSHELVES 02:45:30:00 02:45:31:00 IN THE BACKGROUND BUT THAT'S A 02:45:31:00 02:45:34:00 SEPARATE CONVERSATION THERE 02:45:34:00 02:45:35:00 PROBABLY OVER 100 YEARS OLD 02:45:35:00 02:45:39:00 THERAPEUTIC THEY DO GIVE AN 02:45:39:00 02:45:42:00 IMAGE DON'T THINK WELL I LIKE 02:45:42:00 02:45:45:00 TO HAVE THEM. 02:45:45:00 02:45:45:00 THANK YOU. 02:45:45:00 02:45:46:00 AND WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU 02:45:46:00 02:45:47:00 ALL. 02:45:47:00 02:45:47:00 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 02:45:47:00 02:45:48:00 THANK YOU. 02:45:48:00 02:45:48:00 THANK YOU. 02:45:48:00 02:45:49:00 THANK YOU. 02:45:49:00 02:45:49:00 HAVE A GOOD DAY. 02:45:49:00 02:45:50:00 YOU TOO. 02:45:50:00 02:46:48:00 THANK YOU.