REMARKS
Council Member Brennan Introduces Transparency Resolution
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Council Member Justin Brennan addresses the committee on finance, focusing on a significant vote on a transparency resolution. This resolution involves new designations and changes for organizations receiving funding related to aging and youth. Brennan highlights the necessity for council members to disclose any conflicts of interest with the listed organizations before voting.
Speaker 1
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Thank you.
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Good morning.
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Welcome to today's finance committee meeting.
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I'm council member, Justin Brannen.
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I have the privilege of chairing the committee on finance.
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We've been joined this morning by my colleagues, council members, Juan.
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What do we have on Zoom?
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We have Moia on Zoom.
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We have council members, Lewis, Brooks Power.
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As Hanks, Williams, Sanchez, Ayala Powers, Salam, Jose, Hudson, Farius, Stevens, and Carr.
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And I said, Moia, on Zoom, Today, the committee will be voting on one item, a transparency resolution.
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Transparency resolution sets forth a new designation and changes in the designation of certain organization receiving local aging and youth discretionary funding and funding pursuant to certain initiatives in the budget.
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As with all transparency resolutions, Council members will have to sign a disclosure form indicating whether or not a conflict exists with any of the groups on the attached list.
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Any council member has a potential conflict of interest with any of the organizations.
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They have the opportunity to disclose the conflict at the time of their As a reminder, please disclose any conflicts you may have with proposed subcontractors used by organizations sponsored by discretionary funding.
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These disclosures must be made before the subcontractor can be approved.
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Disclosure forms must be completed and submitted prior to the vote on the transparency resolution.
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And may be emailed to Everton Smith who was also present today in the chambers to answer your questions.
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Are there any comments or questions from my colleague on any of these items.
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Okay.
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Seeing none, I'm now gonna ask Billy Martin.
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I'm so glad he's back, decided to rejoin us the committee clerk to call the role.
Speaker 2
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Thank you.
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I'm here for you.
