Q&A
Future areas for proactive litigation and inter-city collaboration
1:03:16
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Council Member Powers inquires about potential future areas for proactive litigation. Muriel Goode-Trufant discusses the Law Department's approach to future challenges and inter-city collaboration.
- Goode-Trufant emphasizes the importance of working with partners across the country.
- The department has existing communication lines with cities sharing similar interests.
- Discussions have begun on how to work collectively to protect mutual interests.
- Goode-Trufant expresses reluctance to specify precise areas of concern to avoid tipping off potential adversaries.
- The response indicates a strategic and cautious approach to future litigation efforts.
Keith Powers
1:03:16
Got it.
1:03:16
And can you talk about areas where you might see that as necessary, in the in the coming years?
Muriel Goode-Trufant
1:03:24
We we absolutely must, work with partners, across the country.
1:03:31
We have, pre existing, lines of communication with other, cities that have similar interests and we have already begun, those, discussions as to how we might work collectively to protect our particular interest.
1:03:52
I, am a little, reluctant to talk about the precise areas where we think we might, see attack because that might give someone an idea, oh, this is what they're really fearful.
Keith Powers
1:04:09
I understand.
Muriel Goode-Trufant
1:04:10
I wanna go there first.
Keith Powers
1:04:11
I understand.
1:04:13
I'm gonna turn to see if any colleagues have any other further questions this time.
1:04:19
Okay.
1:04:20
Congratulations on your nomination.
1:04:21
Thank you for taking time with us today to answer questions and testify.
1:04:25
You are dismissed.
1:04:26
We're gonna go to the public testimony here as, well and possible.
1:04:33
Oh, excuse me.
1:04:34
Just stay there.
1:04:35
We have a councilor Sanchez on Zoom who has a question.
1:04:38
Apologies.
1:04:41
We'll call on councilor Sanchez.
