REMARKS
Overview of FY25 budget adoption and acknowledgments
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Council Member Brannan introduces the $112.4 billion budget for FY25 and expresses gratitude to various individuals and teams involved in the budget process. He highlights Speaker Adams' leadership and the Finance Division's efforts in preparing the budget.
- $112.4 billion budget for FY25 to be adopted
- Acknowledgments to Speaker Adams for leadership and transparency
- Recognition of Finance Division staff and other support teams
Justin L. Brannan
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Today, the finance committee will take the necessary actions for the city council to adopt a $112, 400, 000, 000 budget for FY 25.
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To begin, I wanna thank Speaker Adams for her fearless leadership throughout this entire budget process.
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Which basically began the day after we passed the FY 24 budget.
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Speaker's commitment to a budget that meets the needs of working people of the city and insisting we have the resources necessary to invest in our neighbors, set the tone for all of us through negotiations.
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I wanna thank the speaker as well for maintaining standards of transparency and inclusivity for all members throughout this budget.
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We may take it for granted now, but that was certainly not always the norm around here.
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I wanna thank the tireless work of the council's finance division month after month of long hours preparing for hearings, fielding questions from members, and delivering regular briefings, presentations, and reports.
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Went into crafting this budget, and we deeply appreciate the dedication of all the financial analysts and economists who got us to this vote today.
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A very special thank you to the finance division's leadership team, finance director Richard Lee, managing director Jonathan Rosenberg deputy directors, emra Adeb, Chima Overchair, Paul Simone, Isha Wright, chief economist and assistant director, DeLara Damaku, assistant director, Elizabeth Hoffman, supervising economist Paul Sturm, Andrew Wilbur, and William Sherkatteng.
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And unit heads, Aliyah Ali, Julia Hernandez, Jimmy Reyes, Jack Story, and Florentine Cabore.
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A big thank you to the finance division's chief financial officer and deputy chief of staff, Tanisha Edwards for her leadership, the budget successes we have achieved today as possible from the dedicated efforts of you and the staff.
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Wanna make special notice of the finance administrative staff as well in the legislative documents unit They pull everything together through countless emails, updates, corrections, and last minute asks up until the minute I walked in the door today.
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Every vote, every time they're here, I wanna thank Vanessa Diaz Lopez, Maria Pagan, Nicole Anderson, Jonathan Etrix, Ruthie Del Franco, Gillian Jeffries, Yvette Malina, Billy Martin, and Matthew Dystefano.
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The ever present sergeant at arms, they keep things orderly and safe on either side of Broadway through our executive hearings, parade season, everything in between.
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Thank you, Carl, Raphael, and you're into the entire team.
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Colossal thanks to my fearless Copilot for the past 6 months through all the endless hearings and briefings, committee counsel, the mighty Mike Tumi, Last but not least.
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Give it off from Mike Toomey, guys.
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Come on.
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There's ever any bad news I make Mike Tumi deliver it.
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Last but not least, a special shout out to my district office staff for holding down the fort during this crazy time.
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I think they've been to my district office in about 6 months and to my friend and adviser, John Yetin, for dealing with my charming impatience.
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This budget this budget Yeah.
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We love yet then.
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Okay.