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Majority Leader Amanda Farías opens the Charter meeting and explains meeting rules

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Majority Leader Amanda Farías opens the January 8, 2025 Charter meeting of the NYC City Council, welcoming attendees and explaining the rules and expectations for the meeting. She emphasizes the importance of respect and proper conduct during the proceedings.

Agenda for the meeting is available on the council's website
Only council members may speak during the meeting, while the public must remain silent
Members are reminded to maintain quorum and address all remarks to the chair
Farías stresses the importance of treating each other with respect, even in disagreement

Amanda Farías

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Good afternoon, and welcome to the Charter meeting of January 8, 2025.

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I am majority leader Amanda Farias, and I'd like to thank you for joining us.

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If you would like to follow along, the agenda for today's meeting is posted on our website.

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On behalf of the body, I welcome the members of the public who have joined us here today.

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During stated meetings, only members of the council may speak.

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Members of the public shall remain silent.

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If you wish to express your support of any remarks, you may make the silent approval gesture.

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I want to remind my colleagues that quorum is to be respected at all times.

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Insulting each other is not appropriate.

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All remarks are to be addressed to the chair, and members shall not speak unless recognized by the chair.

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It is essential that even if we disagree, we treat each other with respect.

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Majority Leader Amanda Farías manages interruptions and introduces invocation