REMARKS
Joann Ariola explains her vote and makes disclosures
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Council Member Joann Ariola made disclosures about family connections to city departments, thanked various individuals and teams involved in the budget process, and explained her vote on the budget and related resolutions.
- Disclosed family connections to the Department of Transportation and Department of Sanitation
- Thanked Speaker Adams, finance teams, and her own staff for their work on the budget
- Voted 'aye' on the budget with exceptions on several resolutions, including pre-considered Resolutions 482, 483, 496 with M57, and Resolutions 485, 486, 487, and 488
Joann Ariola
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1st, I'd like to disclose the record of the council proceedings that the New York City Department of Transportation is funded in the budget that we are adopting, and my sibling is associated with that entity, and that the city the the New York City Department of Sanitation is funded.
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The budget that we are adopting and that my child is associated with that entity.
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I do would like to thank the speaker Adams, Jeremy John Faiza, the entire financial team for all the the phone calls you took and all the questions that you were asked and answered and always major say making yourselves available to us.
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The finance team the finance committee, the mayor's office for for really kind of working together with this the speaker's office.
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And coming to an agreement so that we could have this this budget today.
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And finally, my staff, my budget director, Kiera Grace Donley, and my amazing chief of staff, Phyllis Ansarillo.
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After that, I vote I with the exceptions of pre considered Resolute's 482, 483, 496 with M57, and Reso's 485, 486, 487, and 488.
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Thank you, and thank you again, speaker.