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Majority Leader Amanda Farias opens the May 1, 2025 stated meeting with welcoming remarks and decorum guidelines
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Majority Leader Amanda Farias opens the May 1, 2025 stated meeting of the New York City Council by welcoming attendees and providing guidelines for conduct during the meeting. She emphasizes the importance of decorum and respect among council members.
- Farias introduces herself as the majority leader and directs attendees to the meeting agenda on the website.
- She outlines rules for public participation, including remaining silent and using silent approval gestures.
- Farias reminds council members to maintain decorum, avoid insults, and address all remarks to the chair.
Amanda Farias
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Good afternoon, and welcome to the stated meeting of 05/01/2025.
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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 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 decorum 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.