REMARKS
Council member's introduction and appreciation for City Clerk's assistance during COVID-19
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Council Member Keith Powers opens the session by congratulating Michael McSweeney on his reappointment as City Clerk. He expresses gratitude for the assistance provided by the City Clerk's office during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in handling constituent issues related to weddings and cancellations. Powers then asks McSweeney to discuss the challenges faced by his office in carrying out its various functions.
- Acknowledgment of McSweeney's third term and oversight of multiple functions, including the lobbying bureau
- Request for information on challenges related to funding, resources, and administration
- Emphasis on the diverse responsibilities of the City Clerk's office
Keith Powers
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Thank you.
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We've also been joined by my counselor in Rose Sanchez.
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Congratulations on your reappointment.
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And I wanna thank you for your assistance starring COVID.
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I'm a number of constituent issues, including those seeking to get married even during a very challenging moment to be to be, you know, wedding cancellations and things like that.
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So deeply appreciate your office's assistance during that time.
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You've been now.
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This is your 3rd term.
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You oversee a lot of functions.
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I also So should have mentioned the lobbying bureaus as well as being one of them.
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Can you just talk about some of the challenges?
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I think that your office is no unit.
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We all know you Personally, of course, providing here in the council are seating meetings, and also many New Yorkers know you from the various interactions, including getting a wedding certificate.
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But can you talk about some of the challenges your office has when it comes to whether it's funding and resources or administrating overall that vary.
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You have so many responsibilities.
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Challenges that your office might face at at this present moment when it comes to doing all of those functions and with the resources or purchase the a failure to do those those functions.