Mar 13, 2025 Legislative Session

[ ROLL CALL]

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GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO ORDER MEETING NUMBER FIVE OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE MARCH 13TH, 2025. CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.

CALL]. QUORUM PRESENT.

THANK YOU. CLERK. IF YOU COULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION, WE'LL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN.

OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE LED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR AGENDA, JILLIAN, COULD YOU JUST GRAB DON FROM THE FRONT DESK? I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT TO EVERYBODY OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT THE FRONT DESK.

DON, IT'S HER BIRTHDAY TODAY, SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU.

DON. HAVE A GREAT DAY. WE APPRECIATE YOU. OKAY LET'S CONTINUE ON WITH OUR AGENDA. FIRST TABLED ITEMS.

[ TABLED ITEMS]

MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING. MAJORITY LEADER, MOVED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

[ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Meeting No. 4]

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM. PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE.

MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE ONE AND CONTINUED ON TO PAGE THREE.

[ MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS:]

SECOND, BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. THE MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ARE CARRIED.

THANK YOU. MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

MOVE TO AMEND TO INCLUDE AT ALL SPONSORSHIP. SECOND.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE, TO AMEND OR AT ALL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

MOVE TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECOND, BY LEGISLATOR VINAL TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA. LOCAL LAWS, LOCAL LAW.

[ LOCAL LAWS:]

COMMITTEE REPORTS. REPORT NUMBER THREE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS:]

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR ST. JEAN TARD.

SECOND, BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION IS CARRIED. REPORT NUMBER THREE FROM THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

LEGISLATOR BARGNESI. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO SEPARATE ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT.

OKAY, LEGISLATOR GREEN, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. SO WE'D LIKE TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT FOR THE ENERGY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR. SECOND BY LEGISLATOR DUPREE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. OKAY, NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THE REMAINDER OF THE REPORT.

I BELIEVE IT'S ITEM NUMBER FIVE. OKAY. ROLL CALL.

VOTE, PLEASE. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO BY LEGISLATOR VINAL.

YES. YEP. AND THE SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL.

OKAY. ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FIVE FROM THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

REPORT. LEGISLATOR GREENE. NO. LORIGO. EXPLAIN MY VOTE.

AFTER THE CONVERSATION LAST WEEK, I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH HOW WE'RE SPENDING MONEY AND CREATING JOBS AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WHILE THIS IS COMING FROM A GRANT, THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL JOB THAT IT WOULD CREATE. SO MY VOTE IS NO. THANK YOU.

CALL]. BUT I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY VOTE. THE FUNDING FOR THE POSITION IS COMING FROM TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M A YES. THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR VINAL.

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IT'S FULLY FUNDED, AND IT'S TO PROTECT ONE OF OUR COUNTY ASSETS, WHICH IS TIFF FARMS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A FEAT OF PRESERVATION BY US TO CHANGE A VERY POLLUTED AREA INTO A VERY SAFE AREA ENJOYED BY ALL.

AND TO AN IMPORTANT PART, AND THIS IS TO PRESERVE IT PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I THINK IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE NOT TO ACCEPT THESE GRANTS.

THANK YOU. THE VOTE IS 7 TO 3. THANK YOU, CLERK.

THE RESOLUTION PASSES. OKAY. REPORT NUMBER TWO FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER FOR THE BALANCE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. OKAY, NOW WE WILL VOTE ON THE SEPARATE ITEM.

WHAT WAS THE NUMBER AGAIN? ITEM NUMBER TWO. ROLL CALL.

VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR VINAL. THANK YOU. ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TWO FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

REPORT. LEGISLATOR. GREENE. NO. LORIGO. EXPLAIN MY VOTE AGAIN AS I'M GOING TO REITERATE WHAT WE SAID IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND DEALING WITH THIS. THEY'VE HAD A SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT ERIE COUNTY HAS TREATED THIS OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING DIFFERENTLY.

IT'S NOT OUR TAX DOLLARS TO SPEND. WE SHOULD BE SPENDING IT ON INVESTING IN PROGRAMS THAT WE KNOW ARE WORKING AGAIN, RATHER THAN CREATING MORE COUNTY JOBS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND FOR THAT REASON, MY BOOK IS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, . 7 TO 3. OKAY. LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS. I'M GOING TO MOVE PAST THIS ONE.

I'M SORRY. FINANCE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. OKAY.

REPORT NUMBER THREE FROM THE FINANCE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. LEGISLATIVE OVERVIEW.

SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN.

SECOND, BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, MOVING ON TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS.

[ LEGISLATOR RESOLUTIONS:]

YEAH. WE DON'T. HAVE ANY. OH. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. OKAY. OKAY. SO RESOLUTION NUMBER FIVE, DASH ONE FROM THE MAJORITY CAUCUS.

IT'S BEEN PASSED OUT. AND SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND BY MOVE TO AMEND WITH PASSED OUT.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR LORIGO.

ON THE AMENDMENT IN FAVOR. AYE. OPPOSED. 10 TO 0.

AMENDMENT IS AMENDED TO RULE 2.2. I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO THAT AS A RESULT OF THE SEPARATE AND DISTINCT VOTE.

OKAY, SO OLIVIA, HOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE WE'RE GOING TO SEPARATE THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE BALANCE FIRST, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE BALANCE OF THE RESOLUTION FIRST AND THEN THE SEPARATED ITEMS. SO, THE FIRST ITEM WAS PUT UP BY SENATOR LORIGO.

RIGHT. I MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED IN A SEPARATE.

OKAY. SO WE WANT TO APPROVE THE FIRST PART AS AMENDED.

YES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR LORIGO TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED, AND THE SECOND GILMOUR.

ALL IN FAVOR? A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. OKAY.

THIS IS ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

. YES. 7 TO 3. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SEPARATED ITEM OF THE RESOLUTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR LORIGO. SECOND BY LEGISLATOR TODARO.

ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. ON THE AMENDMENT ALONE.

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CORRECT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO INTRO 5-2. CORRECT.

YEAH. OKAY. FROM LEGISLATOR TODARO LEGISLATOR, OUR MAJORITY LEADER MOVED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. SECOND BY LEGISLATOR TODARO.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES.

INTRO FIVE THREE FROM LEGISLATOR. SAINT JEAN TARD.

LEGISLATOR OR MAJORITY LEADER. MOVE FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

OKAY, OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR VINAL ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. LEGISLATOR SAINT JEAN.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I SPEAK ABOUT THIS ITEM AND MAKE IT CLEAR WE'RE NOT DISSOLVING IT COMPLETELY.

WE ARE REBUILDING IT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCESS WHERE APPLICANTS CAN APPLY TO US.

WE ARE GOING TO FIX THIS BOARD AND MAKE SURE IT'S FUNCTIONING AND IT'S FOLLOWING OPEN MEETING LAWS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO WORK ON MAKING IT BETTER.

LEGISLATOR LORIGO. I JUST WANT TO THANK LEGISLATOR FOR, YOU KNOW, SPEARHEADING THIS INITIATIVE.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW THIS BOARD NEEDS TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PUT THIS FORWARD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR SAINT GUITARD.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR THE NEXT INTRO IS 5-4.

ARE WE STILL WAITING ON AN AMENDMENT FOR THAT, OR DID YOU? WE'RE STILL WAITING, SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON PAST IT.

YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A CHANGE TO IT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. NO. I DON'T THINK SO, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT LEGISLATOR GREENE AND I HAD SPOKEN ABOUT, THAT THE AMENDMENT WAS THERE, BUT WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN THE RESOLUTION, AS IT WAS AS JUST LOOKING AT A PIECE OF PAPER WITH AN AMENDMENT ON IT.

YEAH. SO, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DOING NOW IS SO FORMAT.

OKAY. SO, WE'LL IT'S OKAY WITH MEMBERS IF WE COME BACK TO THIS ITEM.

OKAY. OKAY. SO, MOVING ON. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO INTRO FIVE FROM THE MINORITY CAUCUS AUTHORIZING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPT OUT OF CERTAIN ZERO EMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS. THIS WILL BE SENT TO THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE ON MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR.

INTRO FIVE SIX FROM THE MAJORITY MINORITY CAUCUS.

REPEALING THE CLEAN CAR TWO REGULATIONS WILL ALSO BE SENT TO ENERGY ENVIRONMENT UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR.

NEXT IS 5-7 FROM THE MAJORITY CAUCUS. IT'S A REAPPROPRIATION OF 2024 PUBLIC BENEFIT MONEY.

MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR TODARO. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

INTRO 5-8 FROM LEGISLATOR MYERS. CERTIFICATION OF MORTGAGE TAX COLLECTION EXPENSES.

MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. SECOND, BY LEGISLATOR DUPREE ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED FROM COMMITTEE.

[ COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED FROM COMMITTEE:]

COMMUNICATION 4E-20 FROM THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

THE 2025 CONSOLIDATED BOND RESOLUTION. THERE'S A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER AND A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR.

GREENE AND TODARO. ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

THERE IS A MOTION. NEXT. I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE MAJORITY LEADER.

MOVE TO AMEND THIS ITEM. MOVE TO AMEND. YES. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

I HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR DUPREE ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MAJORITY LEADER MOVED TO APPROVE THE ITEM, AS AMENDED.

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ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. OKAY. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.

[ SUSPENSION OF THE RULES:]

OKAY. THIS ITEM WILL BE SENT TO MWBE COMMITTEE UNDER MY AUTHORITY AS CHAIR.

MOVING ON. COMMUNICATIONS FROM. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

SECOND SUSPENSION. YES. NO.

SO, THIS WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE SUSPENSIONS ARE UP THREE HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, IT'S UP TO YOU.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THE CONTROL OF THE RULES. IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER OR NOT IF YOU WANT TO IMPOSE THAT RULE, THAT'S YOUR JUDGMENT. WELL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'M GOING TO SEND IT TO COMMITTEE.

AND YOU'RE NOT SENDING. WE CAN'T SEND IT TO 2.2.

YEAH. OKAY. SO, IS THERE ANYTHING BARRING FROM ME TO TAKE THIS UP AT A COMMITTEE MEETING? IT'S GOT TO BE COLLECTED PROPERLY. AND THEN NO, NO IT'S NOT.

SO ONCE IT GETS CLOCKED IN, THEN I WILL MOVE IT TO COMMITTEE FOR NEXT WEEK.

YEAH, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, BUT WE'VE HAD THINGS THAT ARE PLANNED AND PRESENTED WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF SESSION.

YEAH. YEAH. AND THAT'S FINE. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, WITH DUE RESPECT, THE MAJORITY CAUCUS HAS NOT SEEN THIS AND I AM IN SUPPORT.

I'LL GO ON THE RECORD SAYING THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT.

MAYBE WE CAN HAVE IT THIS WEEK. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY TWEAKS ON WHO THEY MAY WANT ON IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. OKAY, OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECESS BY LEGISLATOR TODARO.

WE HAVE A SECOND SENATOR. RECESS.

WHO? OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK IN FROM RECESS. CLERK, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.

CALL]. NOBODY LEFT. OKAY. LEGISLATOR, I RECOGNIZE YOU FOR THE PURPOSES I PRESENT. YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A SUSPENSION AND YOUR INTENTION, PLEASE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR LORIGO TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR TODARO.

ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. THE MEMBER MAKING THE APPLICATION MUST STATE THE PURPOSE.

THAT'S WHAT I ASKED. SORRY, I WASN'T CLEAR ENOUGH TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED.

WE HAVE A SECOND FROM LEGISLATOR TODARO. OKAY.

ON THE QUESTION OF ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES.

NOTE THAT THIS MOTION MUST BE UNANIMOUS.

CALL]. 10 TO 0. OKAY. NOW, I'LL RECOGNIZE THE MAJORITY LEADER FOR THE SUSPENSION. IS THAT THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO? YEAH. WE HAVE TO GIVE THE NUMBER. YOU JUST WANT TO MOVE THE SUSPENSION MAJORITY.

YES. YES. YES. DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT AFTER HE PROPOSES IT?

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OKAY. AND NOW IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? THERE'S A MOTION ON 059. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LESLIE TO DO WHAT? MOTION TO APPROVE. WHO MADE. WHO MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE? LEGISLATOR LORIGO. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR GREENE AND TODARO.

ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. PARDON ME. ROLL CALL.

VOTE ON THE SUSPENSION. FIVE ONE. ON THE QUESTION.

AND ROLL CALL. VOTE. THANK YOU. ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

INTRO FIVE NINE. LEGISLATOR GREENE. YES, LORIGO.

THIS IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION BY THIS HONORABLE BODY.

I APPRECIATE THE MAJORITY CAUCUS BEING OPEN TO THIS.

I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MOVING THIS FORWARD. YES.

THANK YOU.

IN FAVOR OF THIS? VERY MUCH. AND I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS THE POWERS SO THAT IS GOOD.

I ALSO REQUESTED I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY AND ALSO, I WANTED TO.

I ONLY HAVE FOILED ALL THE BODY CAMERAS AND THE DASH CAMS WITH THE CITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THOSE AT THE COMMITTEE IF WE RECEIVE THOSE BY THAT TIME. AND I AM REQUESTING THE SALARY ALSO TO SHOW THE OVERTIME.

AS REPORTED, THIS GRANT WAS TAKING 214,000 IN SALARY, AND I BELIEVE THIS YEAR HIS SALARY IS ONLY $121,000. SO HE'S GETTING I THINK THOSE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE WEEKS AND DAYS THAT HE WAS CLAIMING OVERTIME TO SEE DEFINITIVELY IF THIS WAS A DATE THAT HE WAS WORKING, AND ALSO HOW MUCH OVERTIME AND WHAT OVERSIGHT HAS BEEN ON OVERTIME AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF DISCREPANCY. YOUR VOTE? YES, YES.

THANK YOU, LEGISLATOR GILMOUR. EXPLAIN MY VOTE.

THERE'S ALREADY A PENDING INVESTIGATION BY MORE THAN ONE AGENCY. NO ONE ON THIS LIST IS GOING TO COME IN AND TESTIFY.

THAT BEING SAID, BEFORE THE HORSE. WE SHOULD ALLOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING TO ISSUE REPORTS AND THEN GO FROM THERE AND GET INFORMATION ON HOW WE ACT.

SO, I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU. THE VOTE IS 9 TO 1.

THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION PASSES. CONTINUING ON ITEM NUMBER 13.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:]

COMMUNICATION 5E-24. MAJORITY LEADER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

I MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER FOR MEETING CONSIDERATION.

APPROVAL. WE HAVE A SECOND BY LEGISLATOR GREENE AND THE LEGISLATOR VINAL ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 14. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATION.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:]

ITEM NUMBER 15. COMMUNICATIONS FROM PEOPLE IN OTHER AGENCIES.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES:]

I'M SORRY. ABOUT THAT. HANG ON.

FIVE. OKAY, WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE 5-4 FOR THE WHOLE DECK.

SO. THIS IS THIS WITH THE NEW AMENDMENT. OKAY, SO INTRO FIVE, DASH FOUR.

WE'RE MOVING FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT HAS BEEN PASSED OUT TO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND? MOTION TO AMEND? WE HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR VINAL AND THE LEGISLATOR GREENE ON THE AMENDMENT.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. MAJORITY LEADER.

RULE FOR CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL. SECOND. MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED. I'M SORRY. MOVE TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

SECOND, BY LEGISLATOR VINAL ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

OPPOSED. 10 TO 0. 10 TO 0. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

GETTING BACK TO. WE WERE AT COMMUNICATIONS FROM PEOPLE IN OTHER AGENCIES.

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I'M SORRY. OKAY, ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONDUCT COMMITTEE MEETINGS THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH.

[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

MARCH 20TH AT 7 P.M. UNTIL NINE AT THE ROSE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE EVENT WITH MBWES.

GREAT PANEL, AND IT'S A BRUNCH AND IT'S ALL FOR FREE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MARCH 29TH AT 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M.

AT GERARD PLACE. AND I'M CO-HOSTING THIS EVENT WITH COUNCILWOMAN EBERHARD FROM THE MASTER DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. LEGISLATOR. PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE, FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

[ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:]

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. LEGISLATOR. LEGISLATOR OF SAINT JEAN.

I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DR. HAZEL M.

DUKES. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. LEGISLATOR. LEGISLATOR.

BARGNESI. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN MEMORY OF FRED VINSON.

HE IS THE FATHER OF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE. LISA, SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. FOR THOSE WHO WENT ON TO BE WITH THE LORD. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY LEGISLATOR GREENE. SECOND. SECOND. BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? WE STAND ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

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