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AGENCY TESTIMONY

Mastro's pledge to represent both council and administration

0:24:36

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Randy Mastro pledges to represent both the city council and the administration impartially and professionally:

  • Acknowledges the reported tensions between the mayor and the council
  • Emphasizes that his nomination should be considered on its legal merits
  • Pledges to represent both the council and administration with professionalism, integrity, and respect
  • Aims to bring both sides together to find common ground
  • Draws on his experience as deputy mayor in working collaboratively
  • Urges the council to recognize the value of having him as their lawyer
Randy Mastro
0:24:36
I've read press reports relating my nomination to larger issues between the mayor and the council.
0:24:43
Whatever their differences, I am here as a nominee for a legal position and to present my qualifications on the merits.
0:24:51
I pledged to represent both the council and the administration with professionalism, integrity, and respect, and to bring both sides of the whole together to find common ground as I did as deputy mayor only this time representing both.
0:25:08
So I hope and pray this counsel will recognize the value of having me as your lawyer and representing you and our city as a whole in ways that will be truly innovative and transformative.
0:25:24
In your own lives, You'd need a lawyer.
0:25:29
You'd want the best qualified attorney to represent you, one with a proven track record of success.
0:25:35
Our city deserves no less.
0:25:38
Paraphrasing a president who inspired me and my youth I come here today asking not what our city can do for me, but what I can do for our city.
0:25:48
I stand ready to serve.
0:25:51
This city that I love and to give back And I vow, if afforded this opportunity, I will make all of you proud of what we accomplish together.
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