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I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO ORDER.
THIS IS MEETING NUMBER NINE OF THE LEGISLATURE.
IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING MAY 4TH, 2023.
MR. CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL?
[ ROLL CALL]
PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE.TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, LED BY MINORITY LEADER MILLS.
MR. GILMOUR? AMEN. LEADER MILLS ? ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
[ COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED FROM COMMITTEE:]
COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE.ACTING MAJORITY LEADER GILMOUR? MOVE TO DISCHARGE COMMUNICATIONS 7-8 FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THIS IS A MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMUNICATION.
7E-8 FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
THIS IS THE NEW STADIUM COMPLEX IN ORCHARD PARK.
BUFFALO BILLS STADIUM AGREEMENT.
MOTION MADE BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR.
SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THE ITEM IS NOW BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE.
MOVE TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION 7-8.
THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM MADE BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR.
IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON ON THE QUESTION.
WE WILL ENTERTAIN A ROLL CALL VOTE.
MOTION TO APPROVE LEGISLATOR GREENE.
UM. WE TOOK OUR TIME GETTING HERE FOR A REASON, BECAUSE THIS ITEM IS A VERY IMPORTANT ITEM.
IT IS AN ITEM THAT ONLY COMES ALONG SOMETIMES ONCE IN A GENERATION, AND IT IS AN ITEM THAT DEFINITELY IS GOING TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR COUNTY.
I'M PROUD TO HAVE WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL LABOR UNIONS AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THAT WOMEN AND MINORITIES THAT COME OUT OF OUR LOCAL UNION HALLS ARE GOING TO BE PRIORITIZED WITH GOING TO THE WORKSITE.
AS A REPRESENTATIVE MR CLARK OF A DISTRICT WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO LIKE TO ENTER INTO CAREERS IN SPORTS, BEING EXPOSED TO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL FIELD OF SPORTS IS ALSO AFFILIATED WITH THIS.
WE HAVE HAD ROBUST DISCUSSION.
AND I'M PROUD THAT WE ARE HERE TODAY.
AND SO IT IS WITH PRIDE THAT I VOTE YES ON THE DOCUMENT BEFORE US.
I WILL ALSO BE VOTING YES ON THIS BUDGET BUDGET NEGOTIATION.
YOU KNOW, IT LOCKS THE BILL, BILLS IN FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T I COULDN'T IMAGINE THE BILLS NOT BEING HERE.
SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, A PLUS FOR THE COUNTY.
AND ALSO WE HAVE A BINDING CBA, A CBA THAT'S BINDING BY CONTRACT SO THAT IF THE BILLS OR ANYONE WHO OWNS THE TEAM THOUGHT THEY COULD DEFAULT OR YOU CAN'T BECAUSE IT'S BINDING TO CONTRACT THIS CBA WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO TO ALL RESIDENTS OF ERIE COUNTY, BUT PARTICULARLY MY DISTRICT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE WHISPER OF THE BILLS FOR YEARS
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KEPT IT, KEPT THE COMMUNITY AND KEPT THE DISTRICT IN A CONDITION THAT IT SAID SO.I WON'T BE VOTING. YES. THANK YOU.
[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:]
FROM THE DEPARTMENTS, COMMUNICATION 9-1 AS INDICATED ANNOUNCEMENTS.[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:]
[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]
THE NEXT SCHEDULED SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE IS NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 11TH.ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? PLEASE RISE FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.
[ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:]
A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE WITH US.AMEN. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON.
IT'S BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GILMORE.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? WE STAND ADJOURNED.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.