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Keith Powers introduces voting items for Health and Hospitals Corporation board appointments
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Council Member Keith Powers opens the meeting of the Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Elections, introducing the main agenda items for voting on recommendations for two candidates to be appointed to the Board of Health and Hospitals Corporation. He outlines the specific resolutions to be considered for Michael Espiritu and Vanessa Rodriguez.
- The committee will vote on recommending two candidates for mayoral appointment to the Board of Health and Hospitals Corporation.
- The candidates are Michael Espiritu from Manhattan and Vanessa Rodriguez from the Bronx.
- Both matters were previously heard by the committee on October 30, 2024.
Keith Powers
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Good morning, and welcome to the meeting of the Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Elections.
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City council member Keith Powers, chair of this committee.
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We're joined today by speaker Adrian Adams and council members Brooks Powers on remote, Brewer, Ayala, Hudson, Farias, Salamanca, Brannen, Sanchez.
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And I think we may be joined by 1 or 2 more, moving forward.
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Today, we're voting to recommend that the council designate 2 candidates for appointment by the mayor to the Board of Health and Hospitals Corporation.
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We'll vote to recommend the approval of preconsider resolution designating Michael Espirito, a resident of Manhattan, for appointment by the mayor to the board of the New York Health and Hospitals Corporation for the remainder of a 5 year term to expire on March 20, 2029.
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We're also voting to recommend the approval of pre consent of resolution designating Vanessa Rodriguez, a resident of the Bronx, for appointment by the mayor to the board of New York Health and Hospitals Corporation for the remainder of a 5 year term to expire on March 20, 27.
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Both matters were heard on this committee on October 30, 2024.
