REMARKS
Council Member Brewer's opening remarks on proposed legislation
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer introduces the hearing topics, focusing on Resolution 560 and Intro 1020. She emphasizes the importance of transparency in government, particularly regarding 9/11-related information.
- Brewer expresses hope for reaching agreements on both pieces of legislation
- She acknowledges the challenges in recruitment faced by agencies
- The council member sets the stage for the subsequent discussion on the NYPD Inspector General's office
Gale A. Brewer
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Thank you very much.
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We've been joined by council member Salam.
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I will start and then turn it over to my, colleagues.
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I just wanna say about the, bills.
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Certainly, the resolution 560, which is a very novel way to try to get the the folks who are impacted by September 11th have been trying, as you know, for years to get this information.
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It exists.
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It exists.
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And I have to say, I don't think it's as complicated.
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You'll hear that later as what you're outlining.
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So I think it's something that's doable with, yes, a few more staff.
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So it's of the utmost importance, I think, to New Yorkers to understand because, I think, again, back to what you and I believe, which is government needs to be as transparent as possible and particularly in today's world where people are very, very skeptical of their government providing what, providing support for their needs.
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This would be an example.
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So I hope that we are able to come to some agreement on that.
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And the same, I think there's lots of room for negotiation on the other bill regarding the ID office, but I hope that we can, work together on that.