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Council Member Brewer inquires about community board budget needs
5:02:18
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer asks community board representatives about their specific budget needs, acknowledging past increases but noting their limitations. She emphasizes the importance of a unified approach for budget requests.
- Brewer asks if the boards need one more staff member or what their needs look like
- She mentions her willingness to fight for more budget allocations
- Brewer stresses the need for a clear, unified request to advocate effectively
Gale A. Brewer
5:02:18
Thank you very much, mister chair.
5:02:20
Thank you all for your service.
5:02:21
That's the understatement.
5:02:23
My question though is you got in the past some increase, I think, but was only very limited in what it could be used for.
5:02:33
And so it's good to have a hearing in the future, but that doesn't help you with the budget.
5:02:37
So my question would be just, are you talking about one more staff member?
5:02:42
Just give me a sense of what it would look like.
5:02:45
Again, people may have different needs.
5:02:47
I understand that.
5:02:47
But you do need to have a unified approach.
5:02:50
I will certainly fight for you for more money from the budget as I have in the past.