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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE TO ORDER.

MEETING NUMBER NINE OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE, MAY 8TH, 2025.

[ ROLL CALL]

CLERK. PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL.

. QUORUM PRESENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE RISE, FOR OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN.

MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE, BY THE LEGISLATORS.

THANK YOU. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG. STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. OKAY, CONTINUING ON WITH OUR AGENDA.

TABLED ITEMS. THERE ARE NONE. ITEMS FOR RECONSIDERATION FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

THERE ARE NONE. MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

[ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: Meeting No. 8]

MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION.

APPROVAL. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES BY THE MAJORITY LEADER.

SECOND, BY THE MINORITY LEADER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THERE ARE NONE. MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE ONE AND CONTINUED ON TO PAGE FOUR.

[ MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS:]

MAJORITY LEADER TO CONSIDER. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECOND, BY THE MINORITY LEADER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. CARRY UNANIMOUSLY. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE LEGISLATURE.

MAJORITY MOVE TO AMEND TO INCLUDE AT ALL SPONSORSHIP.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO INCLUDE AT ALL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY THE MINORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY THE MINORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION.

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

WE WILL NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION BY LEGISLATOR GILMOUR.

OKAY. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THIS IS GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, MAYOR FROM LACKAWANNA. I JUST WANT TO READ A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF MYSELF FOR THE MAYOR.

WHEREAS MAYOR, AS A LIFELONG LACKAWANNA RESIDENT, HAS BEEN A DEDICATED LEADER IN THE CITY OF LACKAWANNA, WHEREAS TODAY WE CELEBRATE AND HONOR MAYOR IAFALLO, A WOMAN WHO ESTABLISHED A COMPETITIVE, UNIFIED CITY TAX STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR ATTRACTING MOST PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY OF LACKAWANNA AND LAUNCHING NEW LEGISLATION AND INITIATIVES TO REBUILD LACKAWANNA BUSINESS AND ECONOMY.

WHEREAS, I'M SORRY, WHEREAS MAYOR, THE MAYOR, DEEP LOVE FOR COMMUNITY AND HER COMMITMENT TO SERVICE LED TO HER BEING ELECTED AS MAYOR IN 2019. WHEREAS PRIOR TO HER TENURE AS THE MAYOR, LACKAWANNA, SHE SERVED AS A DISTRICT CLERK, FIVE YEARS AS A COUNCILWOMAN WHO REPRESENTED THE SECOND WARD, AND SHE MADE HISTORY, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN APPOINTED AS LACKAWANNA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WHEREAS THE MAYOR ALSO WORKED AS A HAIRSTYLIST FOR 42 YEARS.

WHEREAS THE MAYOR WORKED HARD TO NEGOTIATE LONG EXPIRED LABOR AGREEMENTS WITH FIRE, POLICE AND PUBLIC WORKS UNIONS.

AND HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S FINANCES.

WHEREAS THE MAYOR ALSO WORKED HARD TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL LACKAWANNA RESIDENTS OF HER COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS THE MAYOR HAS ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT NOT ONLY ON GOVERNMENT BUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN HER CHARITABLE AND COMMUNITY ENDEAVORS.

WHEREAS THE MAYOR CONTINUES TO BE A SELFLESS FORCE TODAY, AND HER EXAMPLE OF SERVICE WILL FLOW THROUGH THE GENERATIONS TO COME.

WHEREAS THIS HONORABLE BODY CELEBRATES MAYOR IAFALLO, WHO IS REVERED BY MANY FOR THE WOMAN SHE IS AND FOR SHARING HER GIFTS WITH THE COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN, RESOLVED, THAT THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR DOES HEREBY HONOR MAYOR IAFALLO AND SINCERELY APPRECIATES HER LOVE FOR LIFE AND HER DEVOTION TO LACKAWANNA AND THE ERIE COUNTY.

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AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATOR WISHES MAYOR IAFALLO THE BEST OF HEALTH, LOVE, AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER ENDEAVORS IN THE YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LEGISLATOR GILMOUR. AND THANK YOU TO THIS HONORABLE BODY.

I AM SO HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD, THIS PROCLAMATION, AND ALSO TO BE THE SECOND FEMALE TO REPRESENT THE LITTLE CITY SOUTH OF BUFFALO CALLED LACKAWANNA. IT NEEDED A LOT OF LOVE AND A LOT OF HELP.

AND I HAD TO COME ON BOARD STRONG AND GIVE IT ALL THE ATTENTION THAT IT NEEDED.

AND I WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE IT ALL THE ATTENTION UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST OF 2027.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TAKE THIS.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU.

THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. CONTINUING ON WITH

[ LOCAL LAWS:]

OUR AGENDA. LOCAL LAWS. LOCAL LAW. INTRO 2-1 THROUGH AND INCLUDING LOCAL LAW 7-1 AS INDICATED.

[ COMMITTEE REPORTS:]

COMMITTEE REPORTS. REPORT NUMBER SIX FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. LEGISLATOR.

SAINT JEAN-TARD. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY LEGISLATOR OF SAINT JEAN.

SECOND BY THE MAJORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

REPORT NUMBER FOUR FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR GREENE ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

REPORT NUMBER SIX FROM THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE. LEGISLATIVE LIAISON COMMITTEE, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR BARGNESI AND SECONDED BY THE MAJORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES THE REPORT.

THE REPORT IS APPROVED. REPORT NUMBER FOUR FROM FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY LEGISLATOR KOOSHOIAN FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND THE SECOND BY THE MAJORITY LEADER ON THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? 10 TO 0. THE REPORT IS APPROVED.

LEGISLATOR. RESOLUTIONS. THERE ARE NONE. COMMUNICATIONS.

[ COMMUNICATIONS DISCHARGED FROM COMMITTEE:]

DISCHARGE FROM COMMITTEE. MAJORITY LEADER. I HAVE ONE DISCHARGE.

MOVE TO DISCHARGE COMMUNICATION 80 DASH 11 FROM THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IN 2024 YEAR END BUDGET BALANCING AMENDMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS. OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION BY MAJORITY LEADER A SECOND TO DISCHARGE ON THE QUESTION.

ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THE DISCHARGE CLERK. ON THE MOTION TO DISCHARGE COMMUNICATION 811.

APPROVED. ITEM. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION TO AMEND THE ITEM BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR TATE JEANNE.

WE HAVE THE AMENDMENT PASSED OUT. IT IS PASSED OUT.

IT IS PASSED OUT. OKAY. ON THE QUESTION. IT'S A MOTION TO AMEND THE QUESTION.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ROLL CALL. VOTE. GO AHEAD, LEGISLATOR TODARO.

CAN ANY LEGISLATOR TELL ME WHERE. $10,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO LANCASTER AMATEUR CLUB.

ANYBODY? I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, SO JUST HANG ON.

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ALSO, WHILE WE'RE ON THE QUESTION, THERE'S TWO ALLOCATIONS FOR BUFFALO PREP.

IS THAT AN ERROR? OKAY. THE FIRST ONE WAS INDICATED BY THE CLERK THAT THE 10,000 WAS ALLOCATED BY LEGISLATIVE YUAN.

OKAY. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. HANG ON. SO REGARDING BUFFALO PREP, WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT, THERE WAS MULTIPLE LEGISLATORS WHO WANTED TO DONATE TO IT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THAT MULTIPLE.

JUST A QUESTION. FUNNY. FUNNY? IF IT WAS CLERICAL OR.

ROLL CALL. OKAY. ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. OKAY. ON THE MOTION TO AMEND COMMUNICATION 8V-11.

CALL]. THE VOTE IS 6 TO 4. OKAY. THE RESOLUTION IS AMENDED. MAJORITY LEADER, MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED.

SECOND, BY LEGISLATOR. LEGISLATOR BARGNESI ON THE QUESTION ROLL CALL.

VOTE ON THE QUESTION. LEGISLATOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. THIS IS THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OVER $20 MILLION SURPLUS THAT WE HAVE FROM THE COUNTY.

THIS IS ONE TIME FUNDING THAT SHOULD BE USED TO REDUCE THE LIABILITIES THAT WE HAVE AGAINST THE COUNTY, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN OUTSTANDING JUDGMENTS.

PROVIDE MONIES TO TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE OVERTAXED THEM.

THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, INSTEAD, WE ARE USING IT TO GROW GOVERNMENT AND JOBS, EXPAND PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE ONLY FUNDING FOR SIX MONTHS.

WE DON'T HAVE THIS ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.

WE ARE ADDING SIGNIFICANT REOCCURRING COSTS TO THE COUNTY.

INSTEAD, WE JUST CONSTANTLY WE HAVE A HISTORY IN THIS COUNTY OF GROWING GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND LOOKING AT THE COUNTY TO SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM.

THROWING MONEY, THROWING MONEY AT PROBLEMS DOESN'T SOLVE THEM.

IT'S MERELY A HEADLINE AND CALLING IT PROGRESS.

I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A BETTER LOOK AT HOW WE'RE FINANCIALLY MANAGING THIS COUNTY.

THIS BODY IS INDEPENDENT AND RESPONSIBLE TO THE TAXPAYERS THAT WE REPRESENT.

THIS AMENDMENT PACKAGE DOES NOTHING MORE THAN ROUGHLY $2 MILLION IN DISTRICT PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY AND SELECT DISTRICTS. THIS PACKAGE IS SHORT SIGHTED.

IT'S FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE. AND FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS WAY.

OKAY. WE ARE STILL ON THE QUESTION. LEGISLATOR GREEN, DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR? SOMEBODY HELP WITH THE MIC. I WAS ACTUALLY; IT WAS JEANNE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ECHO A LOT OF WHAT LEGISLATOR RODRIGO SAID.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHO TOUTS, YOU KNOW, FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

BUT CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HAVE THAT OLIVE BRANCH MOVE FORWARD AND PASS A CONSOLIDATED BOND RESOLUTION WITH THE EXPECTATION OF FAIRNESS. WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO THIS, WE DID SO WE DID OUR JOB CLEARLY AND FELL SHORT. MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING.

BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL COST OF ACTUALLY OPERATING, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS LEFTOVER FUNDS, IT FAILS TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THE 200, $128 MILLION IN JUDGMENTS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR LOSING, YOU KNOW, A VARIETY OF CASES CONDITIONALLY. YOU KNOW, IT'S A ONE TIME REVENUE WHERE WE'RE CREATING AT LEAST 27 NEW JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN EVERY BUDGET MOVING FORWARD.

SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE LEGISLATURE, I THINK IF WE WENT BACK AND ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED, WE'RE PROBABLY WELL IN EXCESS OF 500 JOBS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND MOST OF THOSE HAVEN'T BEEN DONE AT BUDGET TIME.

THERE WAS FIVE HERE, FIVE THERE. THOSE ARE COSTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LONG TERM.

THOSE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED YEARLY IN THE BUDGET, NOT IN THE MIDYEAR, AND CERTAINLY NOT WITH A ONE TIME REVENUE SOURCE LIKE THIS.

BUT THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT ARE ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WHAT APPEAR TO BE MORE LIKE ELECTION YEAR ALLOCATIONS.

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YOU KNOW, REALLY RATHER THAN ACTUALLY YOU KNOW, SPENDING THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT EVERYBODY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN DISTRICTS IS BASED ON A PERCEIVED IMBALANCE ON WHERE THE MONEY GETS SPENT.

BUT WHY ARE WE NOT SPENDING MONEY ON A STUDY THAT'S BEEN ASKED FOR SEVERAL TIMES BY LEGISLATOR VINAL TO SEE WHAT THE TOTAL OPERATING COSTS ARE, WHERE MONEY COMES INTO THE COUNTY, MONEY GOES OUT BECAUSE BY THE TIME I THINK WE LOOK AT THOSE DOLLAR FIGURES, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT THOSE, THERE'S A HUGE DISCREPANCY IN THE AMOUNT THAT OUR DISTRICTS GET PUT IN WITH WHAT ACTUALLY COMES OUT.

BUT AGAIN, I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT QUITE RIPE FOR A DISCUSSION AND A VOTE.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, FURTHER. AND I WOULD HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, WE CAN AGREE COLLECTIVELY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TROY SCHINZEL IN HERE.

THIS IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING TO TAKE OVER WESTWOOD PARK.

AND I'D LOVE TO ACTUALLY SEE THE DETAILS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REMEDIATION COSTS ARE GOING TO BE AND WHETHER WE SHOULD KEEP THIS IN 18 OR 9 HOLE.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE DO TAKE OVER THAT PARK.

IT'S BEEN MUDDLED IN PROBLEMS FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE LAST DECADE.

AND I THINK THE COUNTY IS THE RIGHT RESOURCE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

BUT I THINK THAT WE AS LEGISLATORS AND WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO BE SADDLED WITH THE FUTURE BURDEN.

WE'RE ALREADY PUTTING ONE STEP FORWARD. BUT HOW MUCH IS THE TOTAL COST OF REMEDIATION.

IS THIS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, $10 MILLION OR IS THIS GOING TO BE $100 MILLION IN COST? WE DON'T HAVE THOSE FIGURES. I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IDEA OF THAT PARK.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM.

WE'VE SEEN COST OVERRUNS ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH DIFFERENT PROJECTS, AND I THINK WE NEED TO REIN THOSE SPENDING IN FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL ERIE COUNTY TAXPAYERS. AND FOR THAT, I WILL BE A NO VOTE ON THIS.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE ARE STILL ON THE QUESTION.

ANYBODY ON THE QUESTION? OKAY. ROLL CALL. VOTE.

ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE, AS AMENDED, FOR COMMUNICATION 8V-11.

. THE VOTE IS 6 TO 4. OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES.

APPROVED AS AMENDED. MOVING ON. SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.

[ SUSPENSION OF THE RULES:]

MAJORITY LEADER, I HAVE EIGHT SUSPENSIONS TODAY.

THE FIRST FROM LEGISLATOR SAINT JEAN TARD OR ETHICS COMMISSION SUBMISSION.

MADAM CLERK. COMMUNICATION 90-27. THIS ITEM IS RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MAJORITY LEADER.

THE NEXT IS THAT THE ETHICS COMMISSION FROM LEGISLATOR.

MADAM CLERK, COMMUNICATION 90-28. THIS ITEM IS RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER. THE NEXT IS THE ETHICS COMMISSION FOR MYSELF, MADAM CLERK.

COMMUNICATION 90-29. THIS ITEM IS RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MAJORITY LEADER.

THE NEXT IS THE ETHICS SUBMISSION FROM LEGISLATOR MYERS.

MADAM CLERK, COMMUNICATION 90-30. THIS ITEM WILL BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER. THE NEXT IS FROM LEGISLATOR VINAL.

MADAM CLERK, COMMUNICATION 90-31. THIS ITEM BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER IN THE LAST ONE IS FROM LEGISLATOR BERNEGSI.

MADAM CLERK? COMMUNICATION 90-32. THIS ITEM WILL BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER. NEXT IS THE LEGAL AID BUREAU.

APPOINTMENT TO THE. MADAM CLERK, COMMUNICATION NINE FIVE.

THIS ITEM WILL BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

MAJORITY LEADER. THE NEXT IS FROM PEACE PRINCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

IT'S ALSO AN APPOINTMENT TO THE ECCSAB. MADAM CLERK? COMMUNICATION 90-36. THIS ITEM WILL BE RECEIVED AND REFERRED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS. COMMUNICATION 91 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 92 AS INDICATED.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS:]

COMMUNICATION 93. MAJORITY LEADER? MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAJORITY LEADER, SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR SAINT JEAN TARD.

ON THE QUESTION ROLL CALL VOTE. ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE COMMUNICATION 90-33.

CALL].

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THANK YOU. COMMUNICATION 90-4 THROUGH INCLUDING COMMUNICATION 90-26, AS INDICATED. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS:]

COMMUNICATION 90-1 AND COMMUNICATION 90-2, AS INDICATED.

[ COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES:]

COMMUNICATIONS FROM PEOPLE AND OTHER AGENCIES.

COMMUNICATION 9M-1 AND COMMUNICATION 9M-4. AS INDICATED.

[ ANNOUNCEMENTS:]

ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE LEGISLATURE WILL CONDUCT COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THURSDAY, MAY 15TH.

THE SCHEDULE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. THE NEXT SCHEDULED SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE TUESDAY, MAY 22ND. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? PLEASE RISE FOR MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

[ MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS:]

LEGISLATORS. THANK YOU. I MOVE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JAMES WARD.

HE WAS A VIETNAM VETERAN, A FIREFIGHTER, VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER FOR 54 YEARS, AND SUPERVISOR AT THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE.

AND HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, JIMMY AND JANELLE.

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. BARGNESI I'D LIKE TO SHARE ONE, TRUSTEE. SHE LEAVES BEHIND HER HUSBAND AND MANY GRANDCHILDREN.

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. MINORITY LEADER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF A GREAT CATCH.

AND I THINK A LOT OF YOU KNOW WHO GREG WAS. HE SPENT 39 YEARS IN THE FINANCIAL AREA OF ERIE COUNTY AND WILL BE SORELY MISSED. HE DIED TOO YOUNG. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? BEFORE I MOVE ON.

OKAY. MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THOSE WHO WENT ON TO BE WITH THE LORD.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

BY LEGISLATOR. BY THE MAJORITY LEADER. SECONDED BY LEGISLATOR.

GREENE. ALL IN FAVOR. OPPOSED. STAND ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.