Remarks by Henri E. Brooks
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Okay. I'm going to defer to the parliamentarians to find out if we need to fill that in now or would that be done on Monday?
Okay. Commissioner Billingsley, did you get your answer? If you did...
Second. It's been moved by Commissioner Richardson and second by Commissioner Sugarman to set the salary $2,000 today.
Okay, so the $2,000 is the amount that will go in the blank.
Commissioner Billings, I'm sorry, Commissioner Bibbs.
And again, what is the commissioner's salary so we can subtract?
All right, so Commissioner Bill, did you get your $2,000.16?
I think the game's over. Okay. No, we were at the point of filling in the blank here, and we wanted to get, according to Commissioner Bibb's question, the exact amount for the parliamentarian. Okay. So, Commissioner O'Dell, are you in the queue for this item? Okay. You're recognized.
Right. And again, with new members, we need to do it as soon as possible because we have a meeting on Monday and then we have a meeting on the 23rd. So we could do a committee as a whole to fix this, but it definitely has to be taken care of. Commissioner Avant. Thank you. Are you in the queue for this item, Commissioner Avent?
The rules are important. This is huge. That's how we govern ourselves.
Okay. Well, I don't want to belabor this, but again, the rules are important. That's how we govern ourselves. You've got to have rules, guardrails, guidelines. And I don't know when these were adopted, but one says 2024. One... cover sheet and I have another cover sheet says 2026. However, there are some items that need to be deleted such as the language, the MWBE language.
Let me finish my sentence. Yes, ma'am. What I wanted to say is that, again, because the rules are so important, We need to go through it so that the new commissioners will get the updated information. However, I didn't get the memo about the training until late. I already had things going. So I'm letting you know that so you'll know I won't be at the training on Saturday because I'm committed to the training.
Okay. Okay. Thank you so much. Commissioner Avent, you recognized? Yes.
All right, seeing no other members in the queue, we will now take this item to a vote. Where are we?
Oh, I'm sorry, yeah. We will take this item to a vote as amended. Madam Clerk? To fill in the blank.
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Okay. So moved. We had a motion. Okay. We'll state the motion.
It's been moved by Commissioner Richardson and seconded by Commissioner Sugarman that the item Sugarman, that the chairs, what is it, the blank amount be amended to $2,000.16.
The amount is $36,900.24. $36,900.24. Yes, ma'am. It says specific amount of the chair, so I was going to the very detail, which is $2,000. Okay, so we've done that. Can we do that without objection? So moved. We'll send this down without objection.
If I wanted to send it down without recommendation as amended, that was the motion. That's your motion? Yes, ma'am. And it was second by Commissioner Sugarman.
All right. I'm going to make the motion to send it down without recommendation. I'm sorry, as amended. And Commissioner Caswell has just seconded it. And can we do that without objection? So moved. All right. So we've conquered that. The next item. I think we're done with general government. I believe that concludes general government. And we need to, right, we will conclude general government and go back to community service. Committee eight.
You've been here so long, so I know how it is.
Well, since, I don't know if that, well, if I can just make a general comment. I understand that there's a list, so maybe we can sit down with the list and go through it as soon as possible so that we, the new members can have access to it. Thank you. We will now convene Committee Number 11, Core City Neighborhoods and Housing. Let's get it properly before us. It has been moved by myself and seconded by Commissioner O'Dell.
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I'm sorry. Could you just pause for one moment? Yes, ma'am. We need to get this on the record. Yes, ma'am. The mover was Commissioner Brooks and seconded by Commissioner Caswell. Thank you. Thank you.