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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WITH OUR START TIME.
LET'S GO THROUGH OUR AGENDA FOR OUR 12 NOON SESSION.
THERE ARE NO TABLED ITEMS. ITEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING WILL BE UP FOR CONSIDERATION AND THERE ARE NO ITEMS FOR RECONSIDERATION.
THE MINUTES WILL BE UP FOR APPROVAL.
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE ONE AND CONTINUE DOWN TO PAGE TWO AS INDICATED.
LOCAL LAWS. LOCAL LAW 2-1 THROUGH INCLUDING LOCAL LAW 4-1 AS INDICATED.
COMMITTEE REPORTS. REPORT NUMBER SEVEN FROM THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SIR. REPORT NUMBER TEN FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON, THANK YOU.
AND REPORT NUMBER TEN FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
AND REPORT NUMBER SEVEN FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE CHAIR GILMOUR, THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS AT THIS TIME.
COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NONE. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS.
COMMUNICATION 11 E-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 11 E-11 AS INDICATED.
COMMUNICATION 11 E-12 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 11 E-16 AS INDICATED.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS.
COMMUNICATION 11 D-1 AND 11 D-2 AS INDICATED AND COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE IN OTHER AGENCIES.
COMMUNICATION 11 M-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 11 M-3 AS INDICATED.
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNS FROM THE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. I HAD A QUESTION I SHOULD HAVE ASKED HIM AHEAD OF TIME FOR A COMPTROLLER, DID HE FILE THE AUDITED REPORTS [INAUDIBLE] AND I JUST WONDERED IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS ON THIS. NO, NO.
MEANING ARE THEY, AS EXPECTED ON BUDGET? NO. SHE SAID ARE THEY ON BUDGET, MR. COMPTROLLER? EXCUSE ME.
SHE. LEGISLATOR VINAL, YOU WANT TO REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? ARE THEY AS EXPECTED AND ON BUDGET? THAT THAT.
I'D BE GLAD TO BRING MY PEOPLE OVER.
THANKS. ANY OTHERS? OKAY. THIS WILL CONCLUDE OUR WORK SESSION AND WILL RECONVENE AT 12 NOON FOR OUR FORMAL SESSION.
[ ROLL CALL]
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO ORDER.
THIS IS MEETING NUMBER 11 OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL? ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.
THANK YOU. TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR JOHNSON.
I JUST WANTED TO BE SHORT AND BRIEF TO THE POINT.
IN THE WORDS OF MARK LEVI, WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU RATHER BE THAN RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU. AMEN.
AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR VINAL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. TABLED ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE. ITEMS FOR RECONSIDERATION.
THERE ARE NONE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
[ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Meeting No. 10]
MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE ONE AND CONTINUED ON TO PAGE TWO.
[ MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS:]
MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE TO CONSIDER.
A MOTION TO CONSIDER MADE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE NOW BEFORE THE BODY.
MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
MADAM CHAIR, TO INCLUDE AT ALL TIMES.
OKAY. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE AMENDED.
MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0.
THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE APPROVED, AS AMENDED.
CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
[ LOCAL LAWS:]
LOCAL LAWS.LOCAL LAW INTRO [INAUDIBLE] 2-1 INCLUDING 4-1 AS INDICATED.
REPORT NUMBER SEVEN FROM THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.
[ COMMITTEE REPORTS:]
COMMITTEE CHAIR MEYERS.[00:05:03]
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.REPORT NUMBER 10 FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON, I MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
MOTION MADE BY COMMITTEE CHAIR JOHNSON HAS BEEN SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR ON THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
REPORT NUMBER 10 FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
I MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0. THE REPORT IS APPROVED.
AND REPORT NUMBER SEVEN FROM THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE CHAIR GILMOUR. THANK YOU.
MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
ANY OPPOSED? 11 TO 0. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.
COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE.
THERE ARE NONE. COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS.
[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:]
COMMUNICATION 11 E-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 11 E-15 AS INDICATED.COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS.
[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:]
COMMUNICATION 11 D-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 11 D-2 AS INDICATED.[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES:]
COMMUNICATION FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES.COMMUNICATION 11 M-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 11 M-3 AS INDICATED.
[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]
OUR NEXT FORMAL SESSION OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE IS THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH.DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE FLOOR? LEGISLATOR GILMOUR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
[ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:]
PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ANNE MARKS AND CALEB CRAMER.
WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, LEGISLATOR.
I'LL ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF NANCY FERNANDEZ, A LONG TIME MARTIAL ARTS EXTRAORDINAIRE WHO TAUGHT FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, YOUTH MAINLY ON BUFFALO'S WEST SIDE, BUT ACROSS THE CITY OF BUFFALO.
AND COMMUNITY ACTIVIST AND FOUNDER FOR THE CENTER OF POSITIVE THOUGHT, GAIL WELLS, WHO HAS ALSO GONE ON TO BE WITH THE LORD THIS WEEK.
SHE WILL BE SORELY MISSED FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GONE ON TO BE WITH THE LORD.
AMEN. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION TO ADJOURN BY JOHNSON.
SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR.
ANY OPPOSED? WE STAND ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.