Ways and Means on October 6, 2026
2026-10-06

[7:57] IN THE DISTRICT SIX CITY
[7:59] COUNCILOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE
[8:01] BOSTON CITY COUNCIL ON WAYS AND
[8:02] MEANS.
[8:02] TODAY'S OCTOBER 6TH, 2026.
[8:05] EXACT TIME IS 10:03 A.M..
[8:08] UH IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER
[8:09] TWO OF THE ACTS OF 2025
[8:11] MODIFYING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
[8:12] OF THE OPEN MEETING LAW AND
[8:14] RELIEVING PUBLIC BODIES
[8:16] OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
[8:17] INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT
[8:19] PUBLIC BODIES CONDUCT THEIR
[8:21] MEETINGS IN A PUBLIC PLACE
[8:22] THAT'S OPEN AND PHYSICALLY
[8:23] ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
[8:25] THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
[8:26] CONDUCTING THIS HEARING
[8:27] VIRTUALLY VIA ZOOM.
[8:28] THIS HEARING IS BEING RECORDED.
[8:30] IT'S ALSO BEING LIVE STREAMED
[8:32] AT BOSTON COUNCIL DASH UH
[8:36] SORRY BOSTON.GOV/CITY
[8:37] COUNCIL DASH TV AND BROADCAST
[8:40] ON XFINITY CHANNEL E RCN
[8:42] CHANNEL 82 AND FILE CHANNEL 964
[8:44] .
[8:45] UH WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY BE SENT
[8:47] TO THE COMMITTEE EMAIL AT
[8:51] SQUIRM@BOSTON.GOV.
[8:51] IT WILL BE MADE A PART OF THE
[8:53] RECORD AND AVAILABLE TO ALL
[8:55] COUNCILORS.
[8:55] PUBLIC TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN
[8:57] AT THE END OF THIS HEARING.
[8:59] INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED ON
[9:00] THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGNED
[9:01] UP.
[9:02] THEY WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
[9:04] TESTIFY.
[9:05] IF YOU WISH TO SIGN UP FOR
[9:06] PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND HAVE NOT
[9:08] DONE SO, PLEASE EMAIL OUR
[9:09] CENTRAL STAFF LIAISON CHRIS
[9:11] MATURE ON THAT CAR IS MARCO U H
[9:19] A N@BOSTON.GOV FOR THE ZOOM
[9:20] LINK AND YOUR NAME WILL BE
[9:21] ADDED TO THE LIST.
[9:23] UH THIS HEARING UM IS ABOUT
[9:25] FUNDING THE NEW CONTRACT
[9:27] INCREASES FOR SEVERAL GROUPS
[9:28] OF BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
[9:29] EMPLOYEES.
[9:30] THE UNIONS REPRESENT SCHOOL
[9:32] POLICE OFFICERS, SUPERIOR
[9:34] OFFICE AND SUPERIOR OFFICERS,
[9:36] PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
[9:37] PROFESSIONALS, PLAN
[9:40] ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL
[9:41] STOREKEEPERS AND DELIVERY
[9:43] WORKERS.
[9:43] THE CITY'S ASKED TO MOVE UH,
[9:46] APPROXIMATELY $517,000 FROM THE
[9:49] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESERVE
[9:51] SO THE DISTRICT CAN COVER THE
[9:52] RAISES AND SALARY INCREASES
[9:54] AGREED TO IN THE CONTRACT FOR
[9:55] FISCAL YEAR 27.
[9:57] THERE'S TEN DOCKETS.
[9:58] I'LL NOW READ THOSE INTO THE
[10:01] RECORD.
[10:02] UH, JUST GIVE ME A SECOND HERE.
[10:08] OKAY.
[10:09] DOCKET NUMBER 1829 MESSAGE IN
[10:12] ORDER TO REDUCE THE FISCAL YEAR
[10:14] 27 APPROPRIATION FOR THE
[10:15] RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE
[10:17] BARGAINING BY $268,887 UH, TO
[10:22] PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BOSTON
[10:24] PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE FISCAL
[10:26] YEAR 27 INCREASES CONTAINED
[10:28] WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[10:29] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[10:31] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[10:33] THE BOSTON SCHOOL POLICE
[10:35] PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION DOCKET
[10:37] NUMBER 1830 MESSAGE IN ORDER
[10:40] FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL
[10:41] APPROPRIATION ORDER UH FOR THE
[10:44] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[10:45] DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 27,
[10:47] IN THE AMOUNT OF $286,887 TO
[10:52] COVER THE FISCAL YEAR 27 COST
[10:54] ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THE
[10:55] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
[10:57] BETWEEN THE BOSTON SCHOOL
[10:58] COMMITTEE AND THE BOSTON SCHOOL
[11:00] POLICE PATROLMEN'S ASSOCIATION
[11:02] .
[11:02] THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE
[11:04] SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH
[11:07] AUGUST 31ST, 2027.
[11:08] THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE
[11:10] CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE
[11:12] INCREASE OF 2% IN OCTOBER OF
[11:15] 24, 25 AND 26 AND A FLAT DOLLAR
[11:19] AMOUNT INCREASE OF $250, $900
[11:22] AND $800 TO BE ADDED TO ANNUAL
[11:25] SALARIES IN JANUARY OF 2025,
[11:29] 2026 AND 2027 RESPECTIVELY.
[11:32] DOCKET NUMBER 1831 MESSAGE IN
[11:35] ORDER TO REDUCE THE FISCAL YEAR
[11:38] 27 APPROPRIATION FOR THE
[11:39] RESERVE UH FOR COLLECTIVE
[11:41] BARGAINING BY $111,802 UH TO TO
[11:48] PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
[11:50] BOSTON'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE
[11:51] FISCAL YEAR 27 INCREASES
[11:54] CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[11:55] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[11:56] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[11:58] THE BOSTON SCHOOL POLICE
[11:59] SUPERIOR OFFICERS FEDERATION
[12:02] DOCKET NUMBER 1832 MESSAGE IN
[12:04] ORDER FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL
[12:06] APPROPRIATION FOR THE BOSTON
[12:08] PUBLIC SCHOOLS DEPARTMENT FOR
[12:09] FISCAL YEAR 27, IN THE AMOUNT
[12:14] OF $111,802 TO COVER THE FISCAL
[12:15] YEAR 27 COST ITEMS CONTAINED
[12:18] WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[12:19] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[12:20] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[12:21] THE BOSTON BOSTON SCHOOL POLICE
[12:24] SUPERIOR OFFICERS FEDERATION.
[12:26] THE TERMS IN THE CONTRACT ARE
[12:29] JULY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JUNE
[12:33] 30TH 2027.
[12:33] THE MAJOR PROVISION OF THE
[12:35] CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE
[12:37] INCREASE OF 2% IN OCTOBER OF
[12:40] 2024, 2025 AND 2026 AND A FLAT
[12:44] DOLLAR AMOUNT INCREASE OF $250
[12:47] ,$900 AND $800 TO BE ADDED TO
[12:49] ANNUAL SALARIES OF THE JANUARY
[12:52] IN JANUARY OF 2025, 2026 AND
[12:55] 2027 RESPECTIVELY.
[12:57] DOCKET NUMBER 1833 MESSAGE IN
[13:00] ORDER TO REDUCE THE FISCAL YEAR
[13:03] 27 APPROPRIATION FOR THE
[13:05] RESERVE FOR COLLECTIVE
[13:06] BARGAINING BY 800 UH SORRY BY
[13:12] $85,879 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
[13:14] THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
[13:15] THE FISCAL YEAR 27 INCREASES
[13:17] CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[13:19] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[13:20] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[13:23] SEIU LOCAL 888 PROFESSIONAL
[13:25] EMPLOYEES CHAPTER, DEPARTMENT
[13:27] OF PLANNING AND ENGINEERING
[13:29] DOCKET NUMBER 1834 UH MESSAGE
[13:32] IN ORDER FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL
[13:34] APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE
[13:36] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[13:36] DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 27,
[13:38] IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,879 TO
[13:43] COVER THE FY 27 COST ITEMS
[13:46] CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[13:47] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[13:48] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[13:50] SEIU LOCAL 88 PROFESSIONAL
[13:52] EMPLOYEES CHAPTER TWO
[13:54] DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND
[13:55] ENGINEERING.
[13:55] THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE
[13:58] SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH
[14:02] OCTOBER 31ST 2027.
[14:03] THE MAJOR PROVISION FOR THAT
[14:04] CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE
[14:06] INCREASE OF 2% IN SEPTEMBER
[14:08] OF 26 AND A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT
[14:11] OF $800 ADDED TO ANNUAL
[14:13] SALARIES IN JANUARY OF 20 2027
[14:16] DOCKET NUMBER 1835 MESSAGE IN
[14:19] ORDER TO REDUCE THE FY 27
[14:21] APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE
[14:22] FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY
[14:27] $40,365 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR
[14:28] THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR
[14:30] THE FY 27 INCREASES CONTAINED
[14:33] WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[14:34] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[14:35] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[14:37] BOSTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PLANT
[14:39] ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION DUG
[14:41] A NUMBER 1836 MESSAGE IN ORDER
[14:44] FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL
[14:45] APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE
[14:47] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[14:48] DEPARTMENT FOR FY 27, IN THE
[14:50] AMOUNT OF $40,365 TO COVER THE
[14:54] FY 27 COST ITEMS CONTAINED
[14:57] WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[14:58] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[14:59] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[15:00] THE BOSTON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
[15:02] PLANT ADMINISTRATORS
[15:04] ASSOCIATION.
[15:04] THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE
[15:06] SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH
[15:09] OCTOBER 31ST, 2027.
[15:11] THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE
[15:13] CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE
[15:14] INCREASE OF 2% IN SEPTEMBER
[15:17] OF 20 2026 AND A FLAT DOLLAR
[15:19] AMOUNT OF $800 TO BE ADDED TO
[15:21] ANNUAL SALARIES IN JANUARY
[15:24] OF 2027.
[15:25] DOCKET NUMBER 18 UH 37 MESSAGE
[15:29] IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE FY 27
[15:32] APPROPRIATION FOR THE RESERVE
[15:33] FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY
[15:37] $10,320 UH, TO PROVIDE FUNDING
[15:39] FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[15:40] FOR THE FY 27 INCREASES
[15:43] CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[15:44] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[15:46] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[15:48] AFL COUNCIL 39 LOCAL 281 FOR
[15:53] STOREKEEPERS AND STORES
[15:54] DELIVERY MEN UNION AND FINALLY
[15:57] UH DOCKET NUMBER 1838 MESSAGE
[16:00] IN ORDER FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL
[16:01] APPROPRIATION ORDER FOR THE
[16:03] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[16:04] DEPARTMENT FOR FY 27, IN THE
[16:06] AMOUNT OF $10,320 TO COVER THE
[16:10] FY 27 COST ITEMS CONTAINED
[16:12] WITHIN THE COLLECTIVE
[16:13] BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[16:15] THE BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND
[16:18] AFL-CIO COUNCIL 93 LOCAL 2814
[16:23] STOREKEEPERS AND STORES
[16:24] DELIVERY MEN'S UNION.
[16:25] THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT ARE
[16:27] SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH
[16:31] AUGUST 31ST 2027.
[16:32] THE MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE
[16:34] CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE WAGE
[16:35] INCREASE OF 2% IN SEPTEMBER
[16:38] OF 2026 AND A FLAT DOLLAR
[16:39] AMOUNT OF $800 TO BE ADDED TO
[16:42] ANNUAL SALARIES IN JANUARY
[16:45] 2027.
[16:45] THESE MATTERS WERE WE'RE
[16:47] SPONSORED BY THE MAYOR MICHELLE
[16:49] WU AND REFERRED TO THE
[16:50] COMMITTEE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH
[16:53] 2026 WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE
[16:55] CONTRACTS RELATED TO PLANT
[16:57] ADMINISTRATORS, ASSOCIATION
[16:58] PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AND
[17:00] STOREKEEPERS UH FIRST AND ALSO
[17:02] THE SCRIPT SAYS UH UH UH TODAY
[17:05] I'M JOINED BY MY UH COLLEAGUES
[17:07] IN ORDER OF ARRIVAL
[17:09] COUNCILOR MURPHY,
[17:09] COUNCILOR FLYNN,
[17:11] COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE AND THEN
[17:13] COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
[17:14] UM, WE'RE JOINED BY A PANEL UH
[17:17] ,WITH UH WE'VE GOT UH, BUDGET
[17:20] DIRECTOR JIM WILLIAMSON, UH,
[17:22] DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE
[17:23] OF LABOR RELATIONS FOR BOSTON
[17:25] PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
[17:25] UH, JEREMIAH JEREMIAH HAS SOME
[17:28] UH WE'VE GOT UH, CHIEF
[17:30] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
[17:32] OFFICE OF SAFETY SERVICES FROM
[17:33] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
[17:35] UH, ISRAEL IS RAUL RAUL.
[17:38] SORRY, IZZY UH MARRERO.
[17:40] UM, AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
[17:42] FOR THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[17:43] BRIAN FORD.
[17:44] UH, UH, BRIAN HAS A HARD STOP
[17:48] AT 1130.
[17:48] SO IF PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR
[17:51] BRIAN, UH, WHAT?
[17:52] YOU KNOW, PLEASE, UH, UP FRONT
[17:55] AND IF YOU HAVE A CALLED ON YOU
[17:58] AND DO SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
[17:59] FOR BRIAN BEFORE HE LEAVES, LET
[18:00] ME KNOW AND I CAN CALL MY
[18:02] COLLEAGUES OUT OF ORDER.
[18:03] UM, LET'S SEE HERE.
[18:05] UH, SO, UM, I KIND OF PASS THIS
[18:11] OFF TO OUR PANELISTS.
[18:13] UM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR I DON'T
[18:16] KNOW, UH UH, DIRECTOR WILLIAMS
[18:19] AND I'LL I'LL START WITH YOU
[18:21] AND YOU CAN PASSWORD FOR YOU ON
[18:23] IT.
[18:23] WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[18:25] UH, CHAIR WEBER AND OTHER
[18:26] MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON CITY
[18:27] COUNCIL.
[18:28] UH, AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS
[18:29] JOHN WILLIAMSON.
[18:30] I'M THE BUDGET DIRECTOR HERE
[18:31] FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON.
[18:33] UM, MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES
[18:34] FROM THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
[18:37] APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
[18:38] PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
[18:39] NEW CONTRACTS, UM, IN THEIR
[18:42] APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY'S
[18:43] BUDGET.
[18:43] UH, I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE TEN
[18:46] APPROPRIATION ORDERS BEFORE YOU
[18:48] AND THE IMPACT TO THE BUDGET
[18:50] AND TO MAKE A FORMAL REQUEST
[18:52] OF THE COMMITTEE, UH, TO, UH,
[18:54] REPORT IT OUT AND HAVE APPROVED
[18:56] AT THE NEXT UH, CITY
[18:57] COUNCIL MEETING.
[18:58] UH, I'M ALSO YOU KNOW, I'M
[19:00] JOINED BY JEREMIAH HANSON FROM
[19:02] UH, HIS OFFICE OF LABOR TO UM,
[19:05] ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
[19:08] CONTRACT AND OTHER OPERATIONAL
[19:09] STAFF.
[19:10] UH, UM IS HE HERE?
[19:12] UM AND, UM, BRIAN FORWARD TO
[19:14] ASK ABOUT OPERATIONAL UM, UH,
[19:16] ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE STAFF
[19:19] COVER BUTTONS UNIONS UM, YOU
[19:21] KNOW AND AS YOU REMEMBER, THE
[19:22] UH, 427 BUDGET FINALIZED IN
[19:24] JUNE INCLUDED THE 2020 $22
[19:27] MILLION UM UH COLLECTIVE
[19:29] PARKING RESERVE AN AGGREGATE UH
[19:31] USE UH THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
[19:32] APPROVED UH TWO PREVIOUS CBAS
[19:35] UH IN THIS FISCAL YEAR UM FOR
[19:39] $3.3 MILLION AND THE TOTAL FOR
[19:41] THESE TEN UH FOR THESE FIVE UM
[19:43] UNITS, UM, UM, ACROSS UM IN THE
[19:48] TEN APPROPRIATION ORDERS IS UH
[19:51] $517,000.
[19:51] UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, I WILL I
[19:54] DON'T KNOW IF UH, JEREMIAH OR
[19:55] OTHERS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING
[19:58] BEFORE WE START THE HEARING.
[20:00] JUST TO THANKS JIM AND CHAIR
[20:02] WEBER AND COUNCILORS, THANK YOU
[20:04] FOR HAVING US TODAY.
[20:05] UH, JUST TO PROVIDE A LITTLE
[20:06] BIT OF CONTEXT FOR THESE FIRST
[20:08] THREE CONTRACTS WE'RE FOCUSING
[20:10] ON.
[20:11] UH, THEY ARE VERY
[20:13] STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE YEAR
[20:14] AGREEMENT, UH, FOLLOWING WHAT
[20:16] WE'VE SEEN OF THE 15 UH, WAGE
[20:18] PATTERN FOR COLLECTIVE
[20:20] BARGAINING AGREEMENTS AND FOR
[20:21] THE OFTEN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
[20:22] AGREEMENTS TO MAKE UH, TO MY
[20:24] KNOWLEDGE CITY SIDE.
[20:25] UM, SO 2% INCREASE, UH, GENERAL
[20:29] WAGE INCREASES PLUS THE $800 IN
[20:33] THAT IS SPREAD EVENLY ACROSS
[20:34] THE EMPLOYEES PAYCHECKS, UH,
[20:36] AND WILL BE ADDED TO THAT BASE
[20:38] WAGES MOVING FORWARD.
[20:39] UM, SO AGAIN, REALLY
[20:41] STRAIGHTFORWARD UH, IF I WANT
[20:43] TO TAKE MY TIME TO UH, THANK
[20:45] THE BARGAINING TEAM FOR THESE
[20:47] UNIONS, UH, THAT WERE ABLE TO
[20:49] WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH US TO
[20:50] GET UH, AGREEMENTS DONE IN A
[20:53] FAIRLY QUICK AND EFFICIENT
[20:54] MANNER.
[20:55] SO, UH, WITH THAT AND JUST SO
[21:00] WE'RE ALL CLEAR THE, UH, THAT
[21:02] THEY WERE AGREED TO BY THE
[21:03] UNIONS, UH, RATIFIED BY THE
[21:05] MEMBERSHIP AND THEY HAVE UH ALL
[21:08] OF THESE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN
[21:09] RATIFIED BY THE SCHOOL
[21:10] COMMITTEE AS WELL.
[21:12] SO WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY
[21:14] QUESTIONS FOR US, HAPPY TO
[21:15] ANSWER.
[21:18] OKAY.
[21:19] UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[21:22] UM, SORRY.
[21:24] UH LET'S SEE UH, WE'VE BEEN
[21:25] JOINED ALSO BY
[21:27] COUNCILOR CULPEPER.
[21:30] UM UH, SO I I'D LIKE TO HAND IT
[21:32] OFF TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
[21:34] QUESTIONS.
[21:35] UH, I'M JUST UM.
[21:39] OKAY.
[21:40] AND WE'RE JOINED BY
[21:41] COUNCILOR EARL.
[21:42] UM, YEAH, I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
[21:46] COUNCILOR MURPHY.
[21:47] UH, LET'S.
[21:49] LET'S DO, UH, FIVE MINUTES AND
[21:52] THEN, UH, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND
[21:54] ROUND OF QUESTIONS, WE'LL COME
[21:55] BACK.
[22:05] COUNCILOR MURPHY.
[22:15] OKAY.
[22:16] UH.
[22:21] COUNCILOR.
[22:21] UH, FLYNN.
[22:23] THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN.
[22:24] MR CHAIR, BEFORE I BEGIN, UM,
[22:28] DID WE INVITE ANY.
[22:30] OF THE UNION LEADERSHIP.
[22:32] TO ATTEND AND MAYBE GIVE THEIR
[22:36] THEIR OPINION, THEIR SIDE
[22:37] OF THE NEGOTIATION?
[22:39] THESE ARE COLLECTIVE
[22:40] BARGAINING.
[22:40] DID WE GIVE THEM THE
[22:42] OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE?
[22:44] UH, I MEAN, I THINK THE USUAL
[22:46] PROCEDURE IS WE DON'T INVITE
[22:48] THE, YOU KNOW, UNIONS ON
[22:50] INCREASES IN CBAS WHERE THEY'VE
[22:52] BEEN NEGOTIATED.
[22:53] I UNDERSTAND WE'VE HAD THIS
[22:54] DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DETECTIVES
[22:57] UNION.
[22:57] UH.
[22:58] I'M ASKING ABOUT TODAY,
[23:00] MR CHAIR.
[23:00] TODAY TODAY JUST.
[23:01] A SIMPLE QUESTION, MR CHAIR.
[23:03] WELL, OKAY.
[23:04] THE SIMPLE CORRECT ANSWER IS NO
[23:06] ,NOT INVITED.
[23:07] OKAY.
[23:08] UM MY RECOMMENDATION I DO
[23:10] LIKE TO HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES.
[23:12] UM, ESPECIALLY ON A UNION
[23:14] CONTRACT.
[23:14] I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
[23:15] HEAR FROM, UH, PEOPLE ON THE
[23:18] OTHER SIDE OF THE CONTRACT THAT
[23:19] ARE NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH
[23:22] BECAUSE IT'S NEGOTIATED IN GOOD
[23:24] FAITH BETWEEN THE UNION AND
[23:26] THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY REASON
[23:28] I'M, UM, RESPECTFULLY ASKING
[23:30] THAT QUESTION, MR CHAIR.
[23:31] IT'S A RESPECTFUL QUESTION AND
[23:33] ,UH, SO NOT INVITED.
[23:35] WHY DON'T YOU GO FORWARD WITH
[23:37] YOUR FIVE MINUTES?
[23:38] LET ME TALK TO CHARISMA KIND
[23:39] OF OFFLINE AND, UH, SEE IF WE
[23:41] CAN BRING ANYONE IN.
[23:43] I MEAN, I YOU KNOW, THEY DID
[23:44] WANT US TO VOTE ON THIS LAST
[23:46] WEEK I I SAID NO, WE SHOULD
[23:48] HAVE A HEARING ON THIS, UH, TO
[23:51] ALLOW MY COLLEAGUES TO ANSWER
[23:52] THESE QUESTIONS.
[23:52] I STARTED YOUR TIME,
[23:54] COUNCILOR FRIENDS, BUT.
[23:55] BUT THAT'S OKAY.
[23:55] THAT'S UH.
[23:56] SO LET LET LET ME JUST LET
[23:58] ME STRATEGIZE WITH CENTRAL
[24:00] STAFF HERE AND THEN, UH, YOU
[24:02] KNOW, COME BACK.
[24:03] WHY DON'T YOU START YOUR FIVE
[24:05] MINUTES?
[24:05] WE'VE GOT A.
[24:06] A CAPABLE PANEL HERE AND, UH,
[24:08] OKAY, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS.
[24:10] WELL, LET ME GO LET ME GO
[24:12] DIRECTLY TO ANYONE FROM THE
[24:14] TEAM WE WE'VE RECENTLY READ UM,
[24:18] THE DEVASTATING REPORT OF THE
[24:20] STATE COME OUT STATE CAME OUT.
[24:22] I GUESS IT WAS AN INSPECTOR
[24:23] GENERAL REPORT, UM,
[24:25] HIGHLIGHTING.
[24:28] MISMANAGEMENT AT CERTAIN
[24:30] CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS.
[24:31] MAYBE IT WAS PUBLIC FACILITIES
[24:32] .
[24:33] UM, DOES THIS CONTRACT HAVE ANY
[24:37] IMPACT AT ALL ON THE INSPECTOR
[24:41] GENERAL REPORT?
[24:42] YEAH I SAID RELATES TO ARE WE
[24:45] DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY NOW
[24:47] THAN WE WERE IN THE PAST BASED
[24:51] ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OIG
[24:53] REPORT AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD?
[24:59] SO WHEN YOU SAY THIS CONTRACT,
[25:00] CAN YOU SPECIFY WHICH CONTRACT
[25:02] YOU'RE REFERRING TO ANYONE?
[25:05] UM, IN ANY CONTRACT EMAILS WITH
[25:07] THE OH THE OFFICER INSPECTOR
[25:09] GENERAL HAD A REPORT
[25:10] HIGHLIGHTING UM UM
[25:13] MISMANAGEMENT.
[25:14] YEAH.
[25:14] UM THROUGHOUT I WAS WONDERING
[25:17] IF IN ANY OF THESE CONTRACTS
[25:19] THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON HAS
[25:23] ANY IMPACT AT ALL ON THE OIG
[25:26] REPORT AND HOW WE MOVE FORWARD
[25:28] OPERATION WISE?
[25:30] UM, AND WHAT IMPACT THE OIG
[25:33] REPORT HAD ON.
[25:36] ON THE ON ON MANAGEMENT, ON
[25:39] OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS OF BPA
[25:41] CENTER DID IT HAVE ANY IMPACT
[25:43] ON THIS CONTRACT ON ANY
[25:44] OF THESE CONTRACTS AS WELL?
[25:47] BRIAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU.
[25:49] SOME OF.
[25:50] THOSE SOME.
[25:51] OF THOSE.
[25:51] ISSUES HAPPENED IN AND AROUND
[25:54] THE OFFICE.
[25:55] DO YOU WORK ON BRIAN ANY ANY
[25:57] ANY FEEDBACK YOU MIGHT HAVE?
[26:02] UM GOOD MORNING COUNSELOR.
[26:05] UM.
[26:06] I WOULD SAY AS IT RELATES TO
[26:09] THE UH, NEW COLLECTIVE
[26:11] BARGAINING COLLECTIVE
[26:12] BARGAINING AGREEMENTS THAT THIS
[26:14] WILL HAVE LITTLE TO NO IMPACT
[26:17] ON ACTIONS TAKEN AS A RESULT
[26:19] OF THE IG'S REPORT.
[26:22] HOWEVER, MOST OF OUR ACTIONS IN
[26:25] RESPONSE TO THE IG'S REPORT ARE
[26:26] TIED IN TIGHTENING UP FINANCIAL
[26:29] PROTOCOLS AT WHICH TIME WE ARE
[26:31] STILL FORMULATING OUR OFFICIAL
[26:35] REVIEW AND RESPONSE.
[26:41] IN CALIFORNIA AS HAVING WORK
[26:44] THIS OUT WITH OUR UNION FOR THE
[26:46] LARGE EGO REPORT DIDN'T HAVE
[26:48] ANY IMPACT ON THE NEGOTIATION
[26:50] FOR PARTIES.
[26:51] UM THEN.
[26:52] DOES THIS HAVE ANY IMPACT?
[26:54] DOES IT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON HOW
[26:56] WE MOVE FORWARD AS A AS A
[26:58] SCHOOL DEPARTMENT IN MAKING ANY
[27:01] CHANGES TO IMPROVE UM OPERATION
[27:04] MANAGEMENT?
[27:09] IN TERMS OF THE COLLECTIVE
[27:11] BARGAINING?
[27:11] I GUESS UH, I GUESS THAT THE
[27:13] TEAM TO BE DETERMINED MAYBE BUT
[27:16] UM BRIAN IF YOU IF YOU HAVE
[27:18] MORE ON THAT.
[27:20] I THINK THE SHORT ANSWER IS
[27:21] YES.
[27:22] WHILE WE CANNOT POINT A FULL
[27:23] PICTURE OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE
[27:24] YET AS WE CONTINUE TO DO OUR
[27:26] REVIEW ASSESSMENT AND RESPOND
[27:30] TO THE FINDINGS OF THE IG
[27:31] REPORT.
[27:35] BRIAN, IN A NUTSHELL WHAT
[27:36] HAPPENED IN THE OIG REPORT?
[27:45] I I DON'T THINK I'M FULLY
[27:47] EQUIPPED TO ANSWER THAT
[27:49] QUESTION AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME
[27:51] BECAUSE OF THE UH, MANY MOVING
[27:53] PIECES AS WE WORK TO FULLY
[27:56] UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THAT
[28:00] REPORT AND WHAT DIDN'T DID NOT
[28:02] HAPPEN WHILE WE CONTINUE TO DO
[28:04] INVESTIGATIVE MEASURES ON OUR
[28:05] END TO GET DOWN TO BRASS TACKS.
[28:10] AND I COULD I MAKE A.
[28:12] CONSTRUCTIVE RECOMMENDATION TO
[28:14] BP IF THERE IS A CONTRACT THAT
[28:17] ENTERS INTO WHAT THEY VENDOR
[28:21] UM, BP HAS TO PAY THAT VENDOR
[28:23] DIRECTLY.
[28:24] THEY CAN'T USE ANOTHER VENDOR.
[28:27] TO PAY THAT OTHER VENDOR OTHER
[28:30] VENDOR AND THEN THAT OTHER
[28:31] VENDOR WILL PAY THE PERSON THAT
[28:33] SHOULD BE GETTING THE MONEY.
[28:35] UM I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
[28:37] I HIGHLIGHTED THAT I DO THAT I
[28:41] DO THINK IT'S A PROBLEM AND I
[28:44] DO I DO WANT TO GET ANSWERS TO
[28:46] THOSE QUESTIONS BEFORE I VOTE
[28:48] ON THESE CONTRACTS.
[28:50] I I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THEM BUT
[28:52] I STILL NEED TO DO MY DUE
[28:53] DILIGENCE AS A CITY
[28:55] COUNCILOR TO ENSURE EVERY
[28:57] NICKEL OF TAXPAYER MONEY IS
[28:59] ACCOUNTED FOR.
[29:00] I KNOW I'M A STICKLER AND I
[29:02] KNOW THAT MIGHT NOT GO OVER
[29:04] WELL, BUT RESIDENTS EXPECT
[29:07] ME TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS
[29:08] THAT OTHERS MIGHT NOT ASK.
[29:12] UM THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
[29:16] OKAY.
[29:17] THANK THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[29:19] UH.
[29:20] I KNOW COUNCILOR MURPHY.
[29:22] YOU'RE UP NEXT.
[29:24] A COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE HAD A HAD
[29:26] TO I WAS GOING TO CALL ON HER
[29:27] OUT OF ORDER.
[29:29] UH, JUST SHE HAD HAD TO LEAVE.
[29:31] I DON'T KNOW,
[29:33] COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.
[29:34] I'M HERE, COUNCILMEMBER, BUT
[29:35] FEEL FOR YOU COUNCILMEMBER
[29:36] COUNCIL.
[29:37] WE CAN SPEAK.
[29:37] OKAY, I CAN WAIT.
[29:38] TOTALLY.
[29:38] OKAY.
[29:39] THANK YOU.
[29:40] OKAY.
[29:40] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[29:41] THANK YOU.
[29:42] COUNCILOR MURPHY.
[29:42] YOUR FIVE MINUTES.
[29:44] THANK YOU.
[29:45] UM, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
[29:47] HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
[29:51] VOTING IN SUPPORT AND
[29:53] ADVOCATING OUR EMPLOYEES.
[29:56] UM UH.
[29:57] THERE ARE MANY THAT AREN'T OUR
[29:59] TEACHERS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED
[30:00] HERE.
[30:01] THANK YOU IZZY AND ALL OF THE
[30:02] OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE
[30:04] WORK YOU DO IN OUR SCHOOLS.
[30:06] IT'S HARD WORK.
[30:07] UM, COUNCILOR FLYNN DID BRING
[30:09] UP SOME HARD QUESTIONS.
[30:11] I KNOW THAT I'LL BE ASKING
[30:13] THOSE.
[30:13] I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MEETING I
[30:16] IS THE PLACE FOR IT, BUT I AM
[30:18] HAPPY THAT THAT WAS AT LEAST
[30:20] BROUGHT OUT BECAUSE ANY DOLLAR
[30:22] WE CAN SAVE IF WE'RE WASTING
[30:23] ANY MONEY ESPECIALLY AFTER
[30:26] SEEING HUNDREDS OF POSITIONS
[30:28] CUT KNOWING WHAT THAT IMPACT
[30:31] MAKES ON THE EXPERIENCE AND
[30:35] EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.
[30:37] SO NEEDING TO MAKE SURE THAT
[30:39] WHO HAS THE BIGGEST BUDGET IN
[30:41] THE CITY THAT WE'RE SPENDING
[30:44] THE MONEY PROPERLY AND NOT
[30:47] WASTING ANY MONEY AT ALL.
[30:50] SO LOOKING FORWARD TO
[30:52] SUPPORTING AND VOTING IN FAVOR
[30:53] OF THESE CONTRACTS BUT
[30:55] CONTINUING THAT CONVERSATION IS
[30:57] IMPORTANT ALSO.
[30:58] SO THANK YOU.
[30:59] NO DIRECT QUESTIONS.
[31:02] THANK YOU COUNCIL.
[31:03] OKAY THANK YOU,
[31:05] COUNCILOR MURPHY UH
[31:07] COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.
[31:07] THANK YOU MR CHAIR.
[31:09] I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR
[31:10] BEING HERE.
[31:12] UM I WANT TO THANK THE UNIONS
[31:14] AND, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION FOR
[31:16] COMING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHICH
[31:18] IS BEFORE US, UM, AND LOOKING
[31:20] FORWARD TO VOTING ON IT.
[31:21] JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
[31:22] FOR EXAMPLE, IT SAYS THERE ARE
[31:23] INCREASES IN OTHER PLACES THERE
[31:24] ARE DECREASES IN THE AMOUNT.
[31:26] CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY THERE
[31:27] ARE INCREASES AND DECREASES?
[31:29] YES COUNCIL I BELIEVE I CAN DO
[31:31] THAT.
[31:32] SO THE DECREASES ARE UM UM
[31:35] REMOVING THE MONEY FROM THE
[31:36] RESERVE IN THE POSITIVE NUMBERS
[31:38] ARE ADDING IT TO THE BOSTON
[31:39] PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET.
[31:41] OKAY.
[31:42] UH AND WHAT DO WE EXPECT TO
[31:43] SEE NEXT YEAR OR HOW LONG WILL
[31:46] THIS COVER?
[31:48] WELL YEAH THEY HAVE, UH,
[31:49] DIFFERENT TERMS BUT THIS THIS,
[31:51] UM, FUNDING ARRANGEMENT IS TO
[31:53] COVER FISCAL YEAR UH, FOR 27 IN
[31:55] GERMANY THAT WE HAVE OUR VIEW
[31:57] ON THAT TOO AND CONTRACTORS I
[31:58] THINK THAT THERE HAVE 127 AS
[32:01] WELL.
[32:02] YEAH BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE UH
[32:03] SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DATES AND
[32:04] THEY END EITHER JUNE 30TH OR UH
[32:08] AUGUST 31ST.
[32:08] MOST OF THEM ARE AUGUST 31ST
[32:10] OF THE UPCOMING YEAR.
[32:10] UH, AND WE WILL UM, START THE
[32:13] PROCESS OF UM, UH, NEGOTIATING
[32:15] OUR NEXT ROUND OF COLLECTIVE
[32:17] BARGAINING AGREEMENTS WITH
[32:18] THIS, UH, THESE GROUPS AND OUR
[32:21] OTHER UNIONS.
[32:23] UM, AT SOME POINT THIS YEAR.
[32:25] OKAY.
[32:26] WONDERFUL.
[32:26] THANK YOU.
[32:27] I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE
[32:28] PARTIES CAME TO THE TABLE AND
[32:29] MADE AN AGREEMENT AND, UH, AS
[32:31] USUAL, GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU ALL
[32:33] HERE GIVING US A SUMMARY
[32:34] OF WHAT THAT THOSE OPTIONS ARE
[32:35] .
[32:35] THANK YOU.
[32:35] THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
[32:38] OKAY.
[32:39] THANK YOU,
[32:40] COUNCILOR LOUIJEUNE.
[32:40] UH, COUNCILOR FITZGERALD.
[32:47] THANK YOU CHAIR.
[32:48] UH MUCH APPRECIATED.
[32:50] UH, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE
[32:52] REALLY IS HOW MANY HOW MANY
[32:54] MEMBERS ARE IN, UH, REPRESENTED
[32:55] IN THIS INCREASE?
[32:57] UH, I DID SOME HOMEWORK AND IT
[32:59] LOOKED TO BE ABOUT LIKE 73
[33:00] PEOPLE.
[33:01] I THINK THERE'S LIKE 55 SAFETY
[33:02] OFFICERS AND THEN A COUPLE OF,
[33:04] UH, SUPERIORS UM, UH, A COUPLE
[33:08] OF ADMIN AND IT LOOKS LIKE I
[33:09] MEAN THIS IS AT ABOUT RIGHT 73
[33:11] FOLKS.
[33:13] .
[33:13] SO COUNCIL I HAVE AN OUT
[33:15] OF THE MOP.
[33:16] UH, TO BE HONEST.
[33:18] IT'S I THINK.
[33:19] PLANNING ENGINEERING RIGHT NOW
[33:20] I WORRIED ABOUT 37.
[33:21] MEMBERS, UH, PLAN
[33:23] ADMINISTRATORS.
[33:23] I THINK WE'RE AT 16, UH,
[33:26] STOREKEEPERS WE'RE AT.
[33:27] SIX MEMBERS CURRENTLY.
[33:29] UM, SO THOSE ARE THE
[33:30] FACILITIES.
[33:30] GROUPS THEN I THINK WITH OUR.
[33:33] PATROL.
[33:33] UH, 57 OFFICERS.
[33:36] WE'RE AT UH.
[33:37] ROUGHLY 50.
[33:38] AND ROUGHLY 19 SUPERIOR.
[33:41] OFFICERS I BELIEVE.
[33:42] OKAY.
[33:43] ALL RIGHT.
[33:44] SO I WOULD JUST TRY TO DO
[33:45] THE MATH IN MY HEAD BECAUSE THE
[33:46] THE THE DOLLAR INCREASES OF TWO
[33:49] 5908 HUNDRED SLIGHTLY BELOW
[33:51] 2000 GOING BACK OVER THE PAST
[33:53] TWO YEARS IN THE UPCOMING YEAR
[33:55] IT'S ROUGHLY A $2,000 RAISE
[33:56] OVER THREE YEARS GIVEN ONE MORE
[33:58] YEAR TO GO HERE UM AND WITH THE
[34:01] NUMBER OF.
[34:01] FOLKS THAT WE'RE TALKING.
[34:02] ABOUT IT SEEMS TO BE UH A
[34:03] NOMINAL FEE OVERALL.
[34:04] SO I'M GLAD FOLKS WERE ABLE TO
[34:06] UM, GET THIS CONTRACT HAMMERED
[34:08] OUT AND UH, IT LOOKS LIKE UM
[34:12] YEAH.
[34:13] WE'RE GOOD I DON'T REALLY I
[34:14] JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
[34:16] THAT MATH WAS CORRECT IN MY
[34:17] HEAD OF OF ROUGHLY, YOU KNOW,
[34:19] $200,000 OVER THREE YEARS,
[34:21] WHICH I THINK IS IS UH, A MINOR
[34:23] VERY MODEST INCREASE AND
[34:24] ALLOWED.
[34:24] SO.
[34:25] UM.
[34:26] I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY
[34:27] FURTHER QUESTIONS.
[34:28] CHAIR.
[34:28] UH, I APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK
[34:29] FORWARD TO, UH, WEDNESDAY.
[34:31] THANK YOU.
[34:31] OKAY.
[34:32] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[34:33] UM, OKAY.
[34:35] I THINK COUNCILOR CULPEPPER,
[34:37] YOU'RE UP NEXT.
[34:38] GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR.
[34:40] YEAH.
[34:40] HI.
[34:41] SO WE'RE DOING FIVE MINUTES.
[34:42] UH.
[34:43] I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE FIVE
[34:45] MINUTES.
[34:45] I KNOW TO YOUR SURPRISE AND
[34:47] EVERYONE ELSE'S SURPRISE SHOCK.
[34:49] I DON'T NEED FIVE MINUTES FOR
[34:50] THIS.
[34:51] UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK BUT, UH,
[34:55] COUNCIL MURPHY, WE WILL TALK
[34:58] ABOUT OUR OR REPORT AT A LATER
[35:02] TIME.
[35:02] JUST GLAD TO SEE THAT THEY
[35:04] COULD COME TO AN AGREEMENT.
[35:06] UM, WHETHER YOU COULD BRING IT
[35:08] BEFORE SO SOON AS POSSIBLE SO
[35:11] THAT WE CAN GET IT APPROVED.
[35:13] I WANT TO GO BACK TO, UH,
[35:14] MISSING SOME REAL QUICK, UM,
[35:19] AND, UH, I SEE YOU CAME TO THIS
[35:24] MEETING, UH, WITH YOUR SUNDAY
[35:27] BEST AND, UH.
[35:33] MR CHAIR, CAN WE CAN WE JUST
[35:34] PUT, UH.
[35:35] YEAH.
[35:36] MR MASON ON JEREMIAH.
[35:39] YEAH, I'VE GONE FOR.
[35:41] OH MY GOODNESS, I LOVE THAT
[35:43] SUIT.
[35:44] I'VE GOT ONE JUST LIKE I SAY.
[35:46] YOU WORE YOUR SUNDAYS BEST THIS
[35:48] MORNING.
[35:49] UH, TO BRING YOUR BEST TO THE
[35:52] COUNCIL.
[35:52] I WANT TO APPROVE THIS AND
[35:54] HOPEFULLY WE CAN APPROVE IT
[35:55] WEDNESDAY.
[35:56] I THINK IT'S BEEN SITTING AND
[35:59] TALKED AND DISCUSSED AND
[36:00] NEGOTIATED AND SO LET'S GET IT
[36:03] APPROVED.
[36:03] I'M WITH YOU 100%.
[36:05] I WANT TO GET IT DONE AND UH,
[36:08] YOU'RE COMING TO US IN GRAND
[36:10] STYLE AND UH, LOOK, HOPEFULLY
[36:13] WEDNESDAY WE CAN GET IT DONE.
[36:15] THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
[36:17] I RESERVE MY FOUR MINUTES AND
[36:20] 30S TO SAY NEXT TIME I NEED
[36:24] TIME.
[36:25] I'M SORRY YOU CUT OUT THERE AT
[36:27] THE END, BUT, UH.
[36:28] YEAH.
[36:28] SO GREAT TO SEE.
[36:29] YOU AT.
[36:30] THE CULPEPER.
[36:31] UH, OKAY.
[36:32] THANK YOU.
[36:33] AND I APPRECIATE THE COMPLIMENT
[36:36] .
[36:36] YOU'RE WELCOME.
[36:39] OKAY.
[36:39] UH, OKAY.
[36:41] COUNCILOR WORRELL.
[36:42] UH.
[36:43] THANK YOU, CHAIR, AND THANK.
[36:44] YOU TO THE PANEL FOR BEING
[36:45] HERE.
[36:46] UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO
[36:47] SUPPORTING THIS CONTRACT.
[36:49] UH.
[36:50] NO NO QUESTIONS.
[36:51] AND IT IS A NICE, NICE SUIT.
[36:56] THANK YOU.
[36:56] COUNCILOR.
[36:57] UH UH, OKAY.
[37:00] I ASSUME ANY ANYONE WHO
[37:01] HASN'T SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THE
[37:02] SUIT DOESN'T LIKE IT.
[37:03] UH, SO, UH, BUT, UM UH IT'S
[37:07] GOOD.
[37:07] UH, OKAY.
[37:08] UH, I GUESS JUST JUST ONE
[37:11] QUESTION.
[37:11] YOU KNOW, WE WE WE HAVE.
[37:12] THAT HAVE UH.
[37:14] OKAY.
[37:15] WELL, THERE YOU GO.
[37:16] UH, I'M SURE I THINK.
[37:17] EVERYONE LIKES TO SEE, UM, BUT
[37:20] UH UH, I JUST I HAD A QUESTION
[37:23] ABOUT STAFFING.
[37:24] UM, I I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY
[37:26] OTHER COUNCILORS AND WE CAN GO
[37:27] .
[37:27] YOU KNOW.
[37:28] COUNCILOR FLYNN HAD, UH, A
[37:29] FOLLOW UP OR SOMETHING, BUT, UM
[37:32] ,UH, IN TERMS OF STAFFING FOR
[37:34] THE FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS THE
[37:37] SORT OF UH, SECURITY LIKE ARE
[37:41] WE WHAT'S ARE WE, UM, FILLING
[37:44] ALL THE POSITIONS?
[37:46] UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA
[37:48] BECAUSE YEAH, I KNOW JUST THE,
[37:50] UH, BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WE
[37:52] WE HAVE LIKE SORT OF A, UH, NOW
[37:55] PERPETUAL UNDERSTAFFING.
[37:57] UM.
[38:01] I DON'T HAVE.
[38:02] ANY YOU'RE UH MUTED.
[38:04] IF.
[38:04] YOU'RE SPEAKING.
[38:06] JIM IS MUTED CAN YOU HEAR
[38:09] ME NO.
[38:11] UM OH EXCUSE ME COUNCILOR UH I
[38:13] DIDN'T THINK THAT QUESTION WAS
[38:14] POSED TO ME IN TERMS OF UH THE
[38:16] STAFFING LEVELS AND THE UM DPS
[38:18] PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER I WOULD
[38:20] DEFER TO TO IZZY ON THAT.
[38:22] I'M NOT UM, ACQUAINTED WITH
[38:24] WHERE THEY ARE OTHER THAN WHAT
[38:26] WHAT THE STAFFING LEVEL IS UM,
[38:28] AT THE TIME OF THIS UH UM SO
[38:32] YOU KNOW, WITH THAT UH, TERM I
[38:33] SPOKE TO WHICH IS 50 POLICE
[38:35] OFFICERS AND UH, 19 SUPERIOR
[38:38] OFFICERS BUT I DON'T KNOW IF
[38:39] THAT'S A FULL COMPLEMENT OR A
[38:42] SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF WHERE THEY
[38:43] WERE I.
[38:45] APOLOGIZE I CAN ADD TO THAT.
[38:47] UM.
[38:47] SOME REASON MY CAMERA STOPPED
[38:50] WORKING.
[38:50] TECHNOLOGY NOWADAYS.
[38:51] UM.
[38:53] UNDERSTAND THAT WITH THE
[38:55] LAST.
[38:55] UH, ROUNDS.
[38:57] OF BUDGET CUTS AND ALL THAT WE
[38:58] ACTUALLY ELIMINATED SEVEN
[39:00] VACANCIES THAT I WAS ACTIVELY
[39:01] HIRING FOR.
[39:02] UM.
[39:03] SO IT'S IT'S REALLY SO THAT
[39:06] WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE A BARE
[39:08] MINIMUM OF SERVICES TO THE
[39:09] BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
[39:10] COULD I USE MORE BODIES?
[39:12] ABSOLUTELY.
[39:12] BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST TO
[39:14] KEEP THE BODIES THAT WE HAVE.
[39:17] OKAY.
[39:18] UM AND.
[39:20] OKAY.
[39:21] YOU KNOW.
[39:22] OH, CHAIR I'M SORRY WE WERE
[39:24] ASKING ABOUT THE NUMBER.
[39:25] OF CURRENT VACANCIES.
[39:26] I KNOW THERE IS.
[39:27] A POSTING UP.
[39:28] UH, ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR
[39:29] CANDIDATES.
[39:30] BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY.
[39:32] ACTUAL VACANCIES.
[39:32] WE SO THERE ARE CURRENTLY
[39:35] THERE ARE FOUR VACANCIES RIGHT
[39:37] NOW I'VE HAD THREE OFFICERS
[39:40] RETIRE.
[39:40] AND ONE LEAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER
[39:42] JOB WITHIN DPS.
[39:44] SO THAT'S WHY I'M HIRING.
[39:46] UH, CURRENTLY THE FOUR
[39:47] VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.
[39:49] OKAY.
[39:51] UM OKAY.
[39:52] UH AND ARE THOSE, UH, SUPERIOR
[39:55] OR.
[39:56] UH.
[39:57] NO, THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE ALL
[39:58] PATROL FORCE PATROL.
[40:00] OKAY.
[40:01] , OKAY.
[40:03] UM WELL, UH THANK YOU.
[40:05] UH, I YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO
[40:09] I MEAN, I GUESS COUNCILOR FLYNN
[40:10] ,DID YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP
[40:11] QUESTION?
[40:11] YEAH.
[40:12] THANK YOU.
[40:15] I I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM,
[40:17] IZZY MOREIRA TWO FOR THE
[40:19] OUTSTANDING WORK HE HAS DONE,
[40:22] UH, THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER ON
[40:23] COMMUNITY POLICING, WORKING
[40:25] CLOSELY WITH UM, MANY
[40:27] NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY.
[40:28] GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM.
[40:31] UM.
[40:34] ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS MAYBE
[40:36] IT'S TO JEREMIAH.
[40:37] MAYBE IT'S TO JIM THE
[40:40] PARAPROFESSIONALS THAT WERE UM
[40:44] ,CUT FROM THE BUDGET UM,
[40:48] MOSTLY MOSTLY WOMEN OF COLOR I
[40:50] BELIEVE THERE ARE ABOUT SEVEN
[40:51] UM SEVERAL HUNDRED OF THEM.
[40:54] UM.
[40:55] WHAT IS WHAT IS THEIR STATUS?
[40:56] THEIR JOBS WERE ELIMINATED.
[40:58] WHAT IS THEIR STATUS?
[41:01] DID MANY.
[41:03] OF THEM GET COME BACK.
[41:05] TO BE POSTED?
[41:07] DO THEY FIND NEW JOBS?
[41:08] WERE THEY SUPPORTED?
[41:11] UM WHERE ARE WE WITH UM THOSE
[41:14] DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL WORKERS
[41:16] THAT DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB
[41:18] PARAPROFESSIONALS CRITICAL.
[41:20] TO EDUCATING OUR CHILDREN.
[41:21] WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THEM.
[41:24] ?
[41:25] SO I GUESS THE.
[41:28] PARAPROFESSIONALS ARE, UM,
[41:30] MEMBERS OF THE BTU AND THEY'RE
[41:31] PART OF.
[41:32] THEIR OWN.
[41:33] COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
[41:33] THAT ISN'T.
[41:34] HERE TODAY.
[41:35] BUT I DO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE
[41:38] OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.
[41:39] IN OUR OUTREACH.
[41:40] UH, WITH REGARDS TO, UM,
[41:43] PARAPROFESSIONAL.
[41:44] HIRING AND I BELIEVE THE
[41:47] OFFICE.
[41:47] IS WORKING THROUGH.
[41:49] A FULL.
[41:50] UH.
[41:51] RECALL LIST, UH, AND.
[41:53] OFFERING POSITIONS TO ANY
[41:55] PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO MAY HAVE
[41:56] BEEN IMPACTED BY CUTS UH, LAST
[41:58] SCHOOL YEAR.
[41:59] TO OFFER THEM SOME OF THE
[42:01] VACANCIES.
[42:01] UH, THEY WERE STILL.
[42:03] FILLING RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE
[42:04] WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH THE WHOLE
[42:06] UH.
[42:08] LIST THAT WOULD BE.
[42:09] ELIGIBLE FOR.
[42:09] A RECALL, UM, FOR REHIRE THIS
[42:12] YEAR.
[42:12] BUT THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER
[42:13] QUESTION FOR OUR, UH, STAFFING
[42:15] FOLKS WHO ARE.
[42:17] WORKING ON.
[42:18] YEAH, I RESPECT THAT, JEREMIAH
[42:21] .
[42:21] AND THANK YOU.
[42:22] BUT I.
[42:22] IT'S DIFFICULT TO REACH
[42:23] SOME.
[42:23] OF.
[42:24] THOSE PEOPLE.
[42:24] UM, THAT'S WHY I TAKE THE
[42:26] OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THE QUESTION
[42:28] NOW, BUT I, I DO HAVE A
[42:30] RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVOCATE.
[42:31] FOR.
[42:32] THOSE WOMEN, UH, MOSTLY WOMEN
[42:34] OF COLOR THAT WERE LET GO AND
[42:37] PARAPROFESSIONALS PLAY A
[42:38] CRITICAL ROLE IN EDUCATING OUR
[42:41] CHILDREN.
[42:41] I SEE THEM I SEE THEM EVERY
[42:42] DAY.
[42:43] THEY THEY HELP KIDS, UH, THEY
[42:46] HELP MANAGE THE CLASSROOM.
[42:47] UH, THEY THEY THEY SUPPORT OUR
[42:49] STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.
[42:51] UH, THEY.
[42:52] TAKE CHILDREN TO THE.
[42:53] BATHROOM AND HELP THEM WASH
[42:54] AND, UM AND STILL DO AN
[42:57] OUTSTANDING JOB AND I I DON'T
[42:59] LIKE TO SEE THEM BE, UM,
[43:02] TERMINATED FROM THEIR POSITION.
[43:03] THEY DON'T MAKE A LOT OF MONEY
[43:04] .
[43:05] AND I DO THINK WE HAVE A A
[43:08] MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT
[43:09] THEM.
[43:10] UM, IT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE
[43:12] WHAT THIS UNION BUT IT'S IT'S
[43:14] WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT, UH,
[43:16] DECISION MAKING.
[43:17] DECISION MAKERS HERE AT AT UM
[43:20] OKAY, SO MY SECOND QUESTION.
[43:24] IS THE.
[43:25] MEMORANDUM OF.
[43:26] UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE
[43:26] BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
[43:28] THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
[43:29] DEPARTMENT.
[43:30] WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THAT?
[43:31] THAT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR A
[43:33] WHILE.
[43:33] THAT'S I'M SURE THAT'S BEEN
[43:35] SIGNED RIGHT.
[43:40] AND CHIEF, THAT'S I GUESS
[43:43] OUTSIDE OF MY JURISDICTION IN
[43:45] TERMS OF THE YOU'RE TALKING
[43:46] COUNSELOR YOU'RE.
[43:47] TALKING ABOUT BETWEEN THE
[43:48] BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[43:49] AND BPF NOT INVOLVING ANY
[43:51] OF THE UNITS HERE.
[43:52] YEAH THAT'S CORRECT.
[43:53] THAT'S CORRECT.
[43:56] YEAH.
[43:57] THE MOU HAS BEEN AGREED UPON
[44:01] UH A LITTLE HISTORY THAT WAS ON
[44:02] TWO OCCASIONS DPD AGREED TO THE
[44:05] MOU SIGNED OFF ON IT SENT IT TO
[44:07] THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE I MEAN TO
[44:09] TO BP'S EPS DID SOME TWEAK AND
[44:11] SENT IT BACK TO BPD.
[44:13] MOST RECENTLY WE SIGNED OFF ON
[44:17] UH LAST SUMMER SUMMER OF 2025
[44:21] UH WE SIGNED OFF AND SENT IT TO
[44:23] UH BPD UH WHERE IT'S CURRENTLY
[44:27] UH UM I DON'T BELIEVE I'VE
[44:29] GOTTEN ANY NO NOTIFICATION THAT
[44:31] THEY SIGNED IT ON THEIR OWN.
[44:32] I KNOW THERE'S A LOT
[44:34] OF CONCERNS REGARDING THE
[44:35] CURRENT REPORT WRITING SYSTEM
[44:37] THAT WE HAVE, AND I THINK THAT
[44:39] MIGHT BE THE HICCUP.
[44:42] HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT
[44:43] ALTHOUGH THE MOU HAS NOT BEEN
[44:45] SIGNED BY BOTH PARTIES, WE HAVE
[44:47] BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN BASICALLY
[44:49] SHARING.
[44:50] INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
[44:52] THE MOU THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN
[44:54] RIGHT NOW.
[44:55] SO WHILE IT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED
[44:56] WE WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING
[44:59] TOGETHER.
[45:01] MR CHAIR MAY I.
[45:02] REQUEST A COPY OF THE UNSIGNED
[45:05] MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING?
[45:08] UH.
[45:09] YOU CERTAINLY REQUESTED AND
[45:11] WE'LL WE'LL LOOK FOR YOU KNOW,
[45:13] WE'LL EITHER GET IT OR GET AN
[45:15] ANSWER WHY THEY'RE NOT
[45:16] PRODUCING IT BUT UH YEAH I
[45:17] IT'S.
[45:18] WHAT WOULD THAT BE A PUBLIC
[45:19] DOCUMENT, MR.
[45:20] CHAIRMAN.
[45:21] .
[45:21] I'M NOT SURE IF AN UNSIGNED MOU
[45:23] THAT WAS BEING NEGOTIATED WOULD
[45:25] BE PUBLIC, BUT UH I WILL
[45:27] CERTAINLY ASK FOR IT.
[45:29] YEAH, IT MIGHT IT MIGHT BE.
[45:30] LIKE GOING ON MISTER CHAIR A
[45:32] COUPLE OF YEARS NOW FOR UM THIS
[45:35] UNSIGNED MOU AT SOME POINT YOU
[45:39] KNOW WE THE SIGN AND IF WE
[45:41] DON'T SIGN IT BUT UM JIM, ARE
[45:44] YOU FAMILIAR WITH THIS ISSUE?
[45:48] SORRY.
[45:49] UH, NO, I'M NOT THAT
[45:50] FAMILIAR WITH THIS UM, UH,
[45:52] SITUATION.
[45:54] OR I'M I'M VERY FAMILIAR.
[45:55] WITH IT.
[45:56] I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A
[45:56] COPY OF THIS MOU FOR A LONG
[45:58] PERIOD OF TIME, BUT, UM.
[46:01] WELL, THAT'S MY REQUEST,
[46:02] MISTER.
[46:03] OKAY.
[46:03] CAN I.
[46:04] GET THE MOU BEFORE WE, UH,
[46:06] UNSIGNED MOU BEFORE WE VOTE ON
[46:08] THIS ON WEDNESDAY, PLEASE?
[46:10] OKAY.
[46:10] NOTED.
[46:11] AND WE'LL WE'LL ASK TODAY AND
[46:12] THAT'S A THAT'S A.
[46:13] THAT'S A SIMPLE REQUEST SO OKAY
[46:15] THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT A HARD
[46:17] REQUEST MISTER CHAIR THAT'S A
[46:19] THAT'S DUE DILIGENCE AND
[46:20] TRANSPARENCY.
[46:21] OKAY OKAY WELL THANK THANK YOU
[46:24] VERY MUCH COUNCILOR FLYNN.
[46:26] UH UH WE DO HAVE PUBLIC
[46:28] TESTIMONY.
[46:29] UH, I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT, UH,
[46:32] GREG MAYNARD ON THE LINE.
[46:34] UH, MR MAYNARD?
[46:35] YEAH.
[46:36] IF YOU CAN HEAR.
[46:36] US.
[46:37] YOU GOT TWO MINUTES.
[46:48] HELLO.
[46:49] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[46:51] UM.
[46:51] THANK YOU.
[46:52] TWO MINUTES.
[46:53] GREAT.
[46:54] UH, HELLO.
[46:54] MY NAME.
[46:55] IS GREGORY MAYNARD AND I'M
[46:56] TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE
[46:57] BOSTON POLICY INSTITUTE.
[46:58] UM.
[46:59] THE CONTRACTS BEFORE THE
[47:00] WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE TODAY
[47:02] ARE IMPORTANT FOR TWO REASONS.
[47:04] THEY HAVE REVEALED NEW CONCERNS
[47:06] ABOUT THE CITY'S FISCAL CRISIS.
[47:08] AND SECOND, THESE CONTRACTS PUT
[47:10] CITY HALL'S CLAIMS ABOUT
[47:12] ACTIONS ON THE ISSUE ISSUES
[47:14] IDENTIFIED BY THE OIG TO THE
[47:15] TEST.
[47:16] SO FIRST, WHEN THESE CONTRACTS
[47:18] WERE PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL
[47:19] COMMITTEE BACK IN JULY, BHP'S
[47:22] LABOR RELATIONS COUNCILOR MIKE
[47:24] RYAN MADE A DISTRESSING CLAIM
[47:26] SAYING AND I QUOTE ALL THE
[47:28] PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO PUSH ANY
[47:30] SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES OUT UNTIL
[47:31] NEXT YEAR WHEN THE DISTRICT MAY
[47:33] HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THE
[47:35] CITY'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IS AND
[47:37] QUOTE, RYAN'S TESTIMONY APPEARS
[47:40] TO BE THE FIRST AND SO FAR ONLY
[47:42] TIME THAT A CITY OFFICIAL HAS
[47:45] EXPRESSED A SPECIFIC CONCERN
[47:47] ABOUT BOSTON'S FISCAL CONDITION
[47:49] SINCE THE FY 27 BUDGET WAS
[47:51] PASSED.
[47:52] RYAN'S TESTIMONY RAISES A
[47:54] NUMBER OF IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
[47:56] THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED IN
[47:57] THIS HEARING LIKE WHY THE CITY
[48:00] EXPECTS THAT IT WILL BE IN A
[48:01] BETTER POSITION TO NEGOTIATE
[48:02] LONG TERM CONTRACTS IN A YEAR
[48:04] AND HOW MANY OTHER CONTRACTS
[48:06] WERE AFFECTED BY THIS FISCAL
[48:08] CONCERN?
[48:09] THE SECOND REASON THESE
[48:11] CONTRACTS ARE IMPORTANT IS THAT
[48:12] THREE OF THE FIVE UH CONTRACTS
[48:14] ARE FOR UNIONS INVOLVED IN THE
[48:16] ISSUES FLAGGED BY THE RECENT
[48:17] OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
[48:19] REPORT, WHICH FOUND WIDESPREAD
[48:21] MISMANAGEMENT.
[48:22] AND FRAUD.
[48:23] AT DPS.
[48:24] THESE UNIONS ARE SEIU LOCAL 888
[48:28] PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES CHAPTER
[48:29] DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND.
[48:30] ENGINEERING UH, THE BOSTON
[48:32] SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PLANT
[48:34] ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION AND
[48:36] THE AFL-CIO COUNCIL 39 LOCAL
[48:39] 2814 STOREKEEPERS AND STORES
[48:42] DELIVERYMEN UNION.
[48:43] WHEN THE OIG REPORT CAME OUT,
[48:45] BHP'S CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE
[48:47] ALREADY AWARE OF AND IN THE
[48:48] PROCESS OF ADDRESSING THE
[48:49] ISSUES IT REVEALED.
[48:51] SAYING THIS, THE DISTRICT HAS
[48:53] QUOTE IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER
[48:55] OF BUSINESS REFORMS TO
[48:57] STREAMLINE PAYMENT AND
[48:58] CONTRACTING SYSTEMS, REMOVED
[49:00] INDIVIDUALS AND HIRED NEW
[49:02] LEADERS INTO KEY PROCUREMENT
[49:03] ROLES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
[49:05] THE USE OF SOLE SOURCE
[49:07] CONTRACTS AND QUOTE TODAY WE
[49:09] HAVE HEARD SOMETHING VERY
[49:11] DIFFERENT FROM THE DISTRICT
[49:12] STATEMENT BACK IN JULY, CHIEF
[49:15] OPERATING OFFICER FORD SAYS
[49:16] THAT THE DISTRICT IS STILL
[49:17] SORTING THROUGH THE OIG REPORT
[49:19] AND IS STILL FORMULATING A
[49:21] RESPONSE.
[49:22] THE OIG REPORT CALLS FOR
[49:23] SWEEPING REFORMS THAT WOULD
[49:25] AFFECT ALL THREE OF THOSE.
[49:27] UNIONS CITY HALL AND BHP'S
[49:29] OFFICIALS WHO TESTIFIED TODAY
[49:31] SHOULD BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT
[49:33] HOW ADDRESSING THE ISSUES IN
[49:34] THE OIG REPORT INFORMED THIS
[49:36] CONTRACT AND HOW THE CHANGES
[49:38] ALREADY MADE ARE GOING TO
[49:40] INFORM FUTURE CONTRACTS.
[49:42] THE FACT THAT NONE OF THIS HAS
[49:44] BEEN TALKED ABOUT IS REALLY
[49:46] DISTRESSING AND I THINK IT
[49:47] SHOULD BOTHER ALL THE
[49:50] COUNCILORS ON THIS HEARING.
[49:51] THANK YOU SO MUCH.
[49:53] OKAY.
[49:54] THANK YOU.
[49:57] UH OKAY.
[49:57] UH LET'S.
[49:58] SEE WITH THAT SAID I DON'T
[50:01] GERSHMAN NO ONE ELSE ON FOR
[50:03] PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
[50:04] AND MR CHAIR OKAY.
[50:07] UH, WELL, THE PLAN IS TO BRING
[50:09] THIS UP FOR A VOTE TOMORROW.
[50:11] UM, UH, WE'LL LOOK TO TRY TO
[50:14] GET THAT MOU UM, AND, UH, YOU
[50:18] KNOW, ANSWER ANY OTHER
[50:20] QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
[50:21] COUNCILORS REACH OUT TO MY
[50:22] OFFICE OR CENTRAL.
[50:23] UH, BUT UH, WITH THAT SAID, I
[50:25] JUST WANT TO THANK THE
[50:26] PANELISTS FOR BEING HERE FOR MY
[50:27] COLLEAGUES FOR ATTENDING.
[50:29] UH, AND UH, THIS HEARING ON
[50:31] DOCKET NUMBERS 1829321838 IS
[50:35] NOW ADJOURNED.
[50:36] THANK YOU.
[50:37] THANK YOU COUNCILORS APPRECIATE
[50:39] THAT.