[00:00:02] GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THE TIME IS NOW 9:30 AND I CALL THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER. [Public Hearing on June 24, 2026.] MY NAME IS OLIVIA OWENS AND I'M THE CLERK OF THE ERIE COUNTY LEGISLATURE. I WILL START BY READING THE NOTICE INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, STARTING WITH THE NOTICE. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE, NEW YORK, SHALL BE HELD IN THE CHAMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, LOCATED AT 92 FRANKLIN STREET, FOURTH FLOOR, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, IN SAID COUNTY ON THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 AT 9:30 A.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE SUNY ERIE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S 2026 TO 27 BUDGET PROPOSAL. THE SUNY ERIE PROPOSED 2026 TO 27 BUDGET WAS SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE 2026. COPIES OF THE BUDGET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE, LOCATED AT 92 FRANKLIN STREET, FOURTH FLOOR, BUFFALO, NEW YORK OR ON OUR WEBSITE AT ERIE.GOV/LEGISLATURE. BUFFALO, NEW YORK, JUNE 18, 2026 BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE, NEW YORK. SIGNED BY MYSELF OLIVIA M. OWENS, CLERK. NOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN READ INTO THE NOTICE, INTO THE RECORD, I WILL OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING? HEARING NONE. I WILL NOW ADJOURN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:31 A.M.. THANK YOU. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.