This chapter details the procedure of administering the oath to various witnesses before the New York City Council. Council staff first calls for those present to raise their hands and affirm to tell the truth before the committee. The oath is affirmatively taken by Ulrike Nischan, representing the Solid Waste Advisory Board, and Mark Focht, Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, among others named but not specifically responding in the transcript. The chapter concludes with Council staff thanking the witnesses and instructing them to begin their testimony.