2026-07-14 - Personnel Committee

0:017:35

0:03p.m. on July 14th,

0:062026.

0:08Uh this is the personnel committee and

0:10we will be addressing two auditors

0:12tonight. Uh we have in attendance member

0:15councelor David Ducet, council president

0:17Michael Oing and members the mayor and

0:22the two people we being interviewed as

0:24well as our comproller. Um I'll start

0:27off with the way it was set up. Order

0:29number

0:3126-109764,

0:35the appointment of Lynn FA to the zoning

0:38board of appeals as an alternative

0:40member for a two-year term from the date

0:43of the city council confirmation. And

0:45just so Dave, you know, I may be asking

0:48for suspensions tonight. Sure. Um

0:50because we're meeting next week and like

0:52to get this on that agenda. Okay. And

0:56I'll read the letter from the mayor.

1:00to the council president and counselors.

1:03Appointment to the zoning board of

1:04appeals as an alternate honorable

1:06president Austin and counselors. This

1:09alternate alternate position alternate

1:12position has been done in the past and

1:14if there is not enough ZBA members, the

1:17alternate can step in for a quarum. As

1:20you can see, Mrs. Fouse resume, she has

1:23previously served on the ZBA. She has

1:26extensive work in many facets facets

1:29with her career including engineering

1:32which is a great asset to the ZBA.

1:35She has served on numerous boards within

1:37the city and will bring that commitment,

1:39perspective and experience to the board.

1:41I want to thank Lynn for wanting to

1:43continue to serve the community by

1:45rejoining the ZBA. If you have any

1:48questions or concerns, please do not

1:50hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, J.

1:53Christian Dumis mayor. Uh Lynn, if we

1:56can just have you go up front. Um

1:58there's little buttons. Just make sure

2:00the green buttons on.

2:08Thank you, Lynn. Welcome, Lynn. Um we

2:10know each other through Rotary, but um I

2:13don't know if the other members do know

2:15you. So that's why we asked you to come

2:17here just to explain your your wishes or

2:20what you would like to do as an

2:22alternate member of the ZBA. But you've

2:24already been there so I presume you

2:26pretty much know what you'd like to do.

2:28Uh but I will open it up to the

2:31committee member first for any questions

2:33and other members such as counciling. Um

2:37but go ahead council det.

2:39>> Thank you very much Mr. Pres Mr. Chair.

2:41Um, thank you for volunteering your time

2:45for the zoning board. Um, so you you

2:48were on the zoning board for quite a

2:50while, actually, almost 20 years.

2:52>> Yeah. Um,

2:55okay. So,

2:57here we are 13 years later and you want

2:59to come back again?

3:04>> We're empty nesters. We have some time.

3:08I do run a nonprofit corporation as a

3:11fulltime employee,

3:12>> but I do have time.

3:14>> Do you have your mic? You got to speak

3:15closer to the mic. Bring it closer to

3:17you. There you go.

3:18>> It does move. Okay. Can Can you hear me

3:20now?

3:21>> So, uh, yeah, I I think I do have time

3:24to um commit to the zoning board of

3:26appeals again. Uh, I loved serving

3:29previously

3:30>> and um I think I have a lot to offer to

3:33the board. I I did notice that, you

3:36know, you've been board members of

3:38different uh organizations, historical

3:40commission, uh CDA. Uh what is the Metro

3:44Community Development Corporation? I

3:45haven't heard about that one yet.

3:47>> Well, we're a local nonprofit on the

3:49other end of Main Street in the old post

3:51office. Uh we work on self-sufficiency

3:54programming to help disadvantaged people

3:56to uh get more employment um to um to to

4:03retain their housing.

4:05>> Um to be more self-sufficient in

4:07general. Okay. So we serve about um 2500

4:12uh people per year.

4:13>> Okay. So your focus is on people not

4:15businesses. But that's

4:17>> Yes. It's very people oriented. We're

4:19not an economic development. Yeah.

4:21>> or business development organization,

4:24although we do deal with housing.

4:26>> Um, our organization used to redevelop

4:29housing.

4:30>> What we found is that there's plenty of

4:32developers that are out there doing

4:34that.

4:34>> And so, we're working with the people so

4:36that when they do get affordable

4:38housing, uh, they can afford to be there

4:41and earn the incomes to pay their

4:43mortgage.

4:44>> Great. Okay. Thank you for that. I

4:46appreciate that intro.

4:47>> Thank you, councelor Duced. Councelor

4:49Rossing.

4:50>> Thank you, Mr. Chair Lynn, welcome back.

4:52Glad to have you back on the ZBA. Um, I

4:55guess my one question would be, would

4:56you be interested in becoming a

4:58full-time member should a spot open up

5:00on the ZBA?

5:02>> Yes, I I hope so. I I'm not um uh aware

5:06of how often the board has been meeting.

5:09Uh when I served previously, we we met

5:13practically every Tuesday and I could

5:16not do that um at this time, but I could

5:19probably uh depending on how busy the

5:22board is, meet a couple couple Tuesdays,

5:25two or three times a month uh with my

5:28current schedule.

5:29>> If this will make it feel any better,

5:31they meet like maybe two or three times

5:32a year. It's it's really it's really

5:35case dependent. So the

5:37>> um I don't want to say the chaos of the

5:39earlier years when you were there uh

5:41things have slowed down. Folks kind of

5:43follow the rules or we find them

5:46violating the rules and they come beg

5:48for forgiveness but usually it doesn't

5:49work so well. But it's only a handful of

5:52cases a year. It's not and it there is

5:55no set schedule for ZBA. It's when

5:58someone applies.

5:59>> Okay. Yeah. When when I served, we had

6:02many 40bs and so we had weeks after

6:06weeks after weeks of hearings.

6:09>> Yeah. And I mean that I mean the mayor

6:11can correct me, but we we haven't I mean

6:13I know they got one case on conquered

6:15road that they're looking at right now,

6:17but prior to that, you can go on the

6:19website and look at it. It's it's been

6:22it's months between meetings.

6:24>> Okay. If that's the case, then I could,

6:27if need be, be a permanent member. Mhm.

6:30>> Okay. No, I'm just gauging interest so

6:32the mayor knows in case he needs to fill

6:34a spot. Right now, right now we're full,

6:36but you know, we don't know what the

6:39future holds, but this the alternate

6:41position is kind of like the bullpen to

6:43get folks ready and prime so they can

6:45step in should uh someone decide to

6:48leave. So,

6:48>> Right. Right. Right.

6:50>> Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr.

6:51Chairman. You're welcome. Thank you, Mr.

6:53President. Um, Lynn, you and I know each

6:56other and I was just curious, you've got

6:59quite a commercial background, quite a

7:01resume, electrical, you work, you

7:03graduated with an engineering degree in

7:05electrical engineering.

7:07In your work now, it's more public work,

7:09but do you see any conflicts that may

7:11arise with being on the ZBA as an

7:14alternate?

7:15>> No, most of my work now is um outside of

7:19the city of Marboro. Uh I work statewide

7:22um from the Birkers to the Cape uh into

7:26Boston and uh there we we really do very

7:29little work in in Marbor per se and it

7:33has nothing to do with zoning the work

7:35that we do.

7:36>> Excellent. And I would agree if you're

7:39ever interested in a full-time position.

7:41I hope the mayor is listening. Uh that

7:43would be great. Uh, but curious uh in

7:47your resume and I know but maybe no one

7:49else knows. You're not a veterinarian,

7:52right? It says you had pets trainer. You

7:54were trained with pets.

7:56>> Oh, no. No, that would be for

7:57>> What was that all about?

7:58>> Oh, it has to do with Rotary

8:00International. Um I I um am an expert in

8:04mobilizing volunteers and I did a lot of

8:07work um with Rotary International uh

8:10doing volunteer work.

8:12>> And that pets trainer was more or less

8:14the presidentele training is that stands

8:17for I trained a lot of um future

8:20presidents in Rotary International. Yes.

8:22>> And I've enjoyed being a fellow of yours

8:24for these many years and look forward to

8:27it. I hope I'm sure my fellow counselors

8:29will agree that you will make a great

8:31alternate person for the ZBA at this

8:34time and maybe someday of permanent. But

8:37with that said, are there any other

8:38questions at all?

8:40>> No, I think that's it. Motion to

8:41approve.

8:42>> Okay, a motion's on the floor to approve

8:45Lynn Faustst as an alternate member to

8:47the ZBA. All in favor?

8:51Opposed? There's no one opposed. So,

8:53congratulations, Lynn. And this will be

8:55in Well, I was going to ask for a

8:58suspension.

8:59>> Yep. So moved.

9:00>> Okay. A suspension has been so moved.

9:02All in favor? This will be suspended for

9:05the next city council meeting, which

9:07will be next Monday. You're welcome to

9:09be here. You don't have to, but uh we

9:11want to make sure we get you enrolled as

9:14fast as we can. So,

9:15>> thank you so much. Thank you.

9:16>> Thank you, Lynn. Thank you for your time

9:18and all that you do for the city.

9:20>> Thank you.

9:21>> Thank you, Lyn.

9:28Okay, the next order on the agenda is

9:30order number 26109779

9:37and I'll read the letter from the mayor

9:41uh related to this order.

9:46Okay.

9:48Dear council president Aing and

9:50councilors, I am pleased to submit for

9:52your approval the appointment of Aaron

9:54Ragusa Kaitton as a city of Marble's

9:57city collector and assistant finance

9:59director. Throughout her municipal

10:01career, she has served in treasure,

10:03collector and finance related roles for

10:06communities ranging in size from 3,400

10:09to 23,000 residents with budgets

10:12exceeding 115 million. Mrs. Regusa

10:16Kaitton experience includes managing tax

10:20collection, utility billing, debt and

10:23cash management, accounts payable and

10:25receivable, payroll processing,

10:28reconciliation mun of mun of municipal

10:31leans, certificates, and resident

10:34services. In Hudson, she played a key

10:36leadership role in the complete

10:38restructuring of the treasurer

10:40collector's office and the transition to

10:42the Munis financial system. Her

10:45experience as an executive assistant,

10:48human resource support professional, and

10:50public information officer has

10:53strengthened her leadership, customer

10:54service, communication, and organization

10:57skills, which I believe will be an asset

10:59serving the residents and businesses of

11:01Marbor and support the financial

11:03operation of the community. Enlo is Mrs.

11:06Reagusa Kaitton's resume and letter of

11:09interest for your review. She will be

11:11available available at a future person

11:13which is this meeting at a future

11:14personnel committee meeting to answer

11:16any questions you may have. Sincerely J.

11:19Christian Dumis mayor. Erin, would you

11:22like to come up to the well?

11:28>> I hope I said your name right.

11:30>> Yes.

11:30>> Good. Oh, yeah. Sure.

11:36>> Thanks. All right. You betcha.

11:40And you know how the mic works. If it's

11:41too far away, it won't work, I guess.

11:43So, uh, with that said, uh, Councelor

11:47Ducet,

11:48>> thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Um, you

11:50have a very impressive resume and, um, I

11:53really do appreciate the background, um,

11:56in different municipalities.

11:59Um,

12:01so [clears throat] you're currently

12:02working for Hudson. How far away do you

12:04live?

12:05>> I actually am here. Um, so I I

12:08>> Do you live in Malboro?

12:09>> No, I I've actually I I've been here for

12:12I guess I'm a little too close. I've

12:14been here for a couple weeks. Um, just

12:16doing an acting collector position right

12:18now just to fill the spot that was

12:21currently vacant. I live about 40

12:23minutes away. So, um, my distance

12:25commute-wise from where I previously was

12:26in Hudson is only less than an

12:28additional 10 minutes. So, it wasn't a

12:31big difference in commute-wise for me.

12:33So, um, I like to take the back roads.

12:36>> Sure. I listen to my audio books, listen

12:37to music. So, it's it's a nice ride.

12:40>> Yeah. I was just looking at you were at

12:41Dunable Barry, you know, Hobbitson,

12:44Rutland, Philipston, uh Templeton,

12:47pretty much all over the state. So, I'm

12:49just figuring out in back of my head I'm

12:51like, what type of commute did you have

12:52it back then?

12:53>> So, basically, my home was uh centrally

12:55located from all of those. So, basically

12:58make a circle with all those and plunk

13:00me right in the middle and that's where

13:01I am.

13:02>> Okay. So, you're you're north of us,

13:03right?

13:04>> Yes. A little bit north. Yes.

13:05>> Yeah. Okay. Okay. Um

13:08I mean the work that you're doing in

13:10Hudson and allen aside um transferring a

13:14financial system from one to another I

13:17give you great credit for that into

13:18itself. It doesn't matter what business

13:20you're in that's always a huge process

13:22to undertake and it's a necessary one

13:24too. So good.

13:26>> I appreciate that because yes it

13:27definitely is.

13:28>> Yeah. So um but uh you know I I think

13:33overall your background experience

13:35matches it. I mean it's you know th this

13:40leverages the experience you have while

13:41getting more financial deeper dive and

13:44you got a hell of a teacher over there

13:46to to learn from. So don't go any far

13:48further will you? Um but yeah that's all

13:52I have to say. Uh

13:55>> thank you.

13:56>> Yep.

13:58>> Awesome. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, so

14:01Erin, looking at the resume, looks like

14:03you've I called steadily progressed in

14:06population and budget, right? So from

14:08you're now going from 23,000 residents

14:11to 41,000

14:13and 115 million to a $226 million

14:17budget. So there's a significant amount

14:20more of tax collection activities that

14:23will take place in Malro than what

14:25you've seen previously.

14:28any challenges that you see in

14:31addressing that? I mean, you got a staff

14:33of two and so why I mention it is your

14:37ability to work the counter is going to

14:38be important because it's it's not just

14:41in the office, but you've got to have I

14:44call it you're the you're not the most

14:46popular person when people come in to

14:48pay their taxes, right? I mean, it's

14:49it's it's, you know, I feel bad

14:51sometimes for Jeff and Dan because

14:52they're the ones that have to, you know,

14:55confront some

14:57maybe not so happy residents.

15:00Your philosophy on working the front

15:02desk with your team. Can you just share

15:05some of that insight for me?

15:06>> Sure. So, I have worked the counter

15:09many, many times. Um, some of my smaller

15:12offices, it was either just myself or

15:14myself and one other. So being at the

15:16counter is something I'm very

15:17comfortable with and don't have a

15:18problem with doing at all. Um mostly the

15:21biggest challenge is just helping

15:23people. They they might be frustrated

15:25over a situation and you're just trying

15:27to help them understand how to correct

15:29whatever their problem is and move

15:31forward with that. Um the volume so far

15:34has been a little bit more than I

15:36expected. Um or I shouldn't say more

15:38than I expected but more in line with

15:40what I expected. So more than what I was

15:43currently used to. Um, I am waiting to

15:46see what the spring excise is going to

15:48look like. I I'm that will be the

15:49biggest challenge, you know, because

15:51it's always the big one that comes

15:52around in the spring. I have a great

15:54team. They really are wonderful. Um,

15:56I've taken some things off of their

15:58plate so they can focus more on the

16:00window and then I've stepped into the

16:01window when they've been working on

16:02things for me that it's like, okay, let

16:04me just take this and we can get this

16:06processed so that obviously we are

16:08servicing the people that are coming in

16:09to see us.

16:10>> Okay. Good. So that that's to me that's

16:13an important feature of the collector to

16:15be visible if you will in the office. So

16:18so I I appreciate that. Um

16:22my second comment centers around the

16:24uncollectible portions of the taxes. The

16:27city's done relatively well in keeping

16:29around a I'd say 1 to 3% of uncollected

16:33taxes on a yearly basis, but we've done

16:35well with the process of my version

16:38going after people that don't collect

16:40their taxes. Now, do you have experience

16:42in that realm and can share some of your

16:45thoughts on that portion of the program?

16:47>> Um, it's a challenge in all offices, you

16:49know, regardless of the size of the

16:51community. So, it is a challenge. You

16:52have just some that are habitual people

16:55that do not pay until the end of the

16:56fiscal year. Um, and you kind of give

16:58them that little nudge of uh here's a

17:01demand notice unfortunately. Um, and

17:03then you sometimes just make a phone

17:05call, which actually occurred this week

17:06where I literally just picked up the

17:08phone and said, "This is what's

17:10outstanding. You know, this is what's

17:12kind of being held up right now." And

17:14they were down into the office within

17:15five minutes and paid what they owed. So

17:18sometimes it's just a friendly

17:19conversation of this is what's being

17:21held up right now. You know, would you

17:23like to move forward with this? This is

17:24the process that you need to go with.

17:26Um, it's a standard, you know, you go

17:28through the process. Um, some of it they

17:30just forget. You know, life gets busy

17:33for a lot of people. So, sometimes it's

17:35just those extra notices or maybe just a

17:38a notice of, hey, this is what's out

17:40there. We kind of give reminders while

17:42they're in the office. The next one's

17:43not going to be due until. Don't forget

17:45the water bill will be out coming. You

17:48shouldn't have to worry about. Those are

17:50kind of the leading conversations that

17:52we have. Sentences of either greeting or

17:54leaving depending on how the

17:56conversation goes with each individual

17:57resident. So, it's always just a little

17:59reminder of this is the schedule. Um,

18:02those that might have a challenge

18:03budgeting those things. Um, we give

18:06them, you know, kind of notices of, you

18:08know, maybe you want to set up a

18:09calendar invite. It's always a very set

18:11schedule. This is what you kind of

18:13should remember. Gee, if it's

18:14Valentine's Day and the registry hasn't

18:16said that they love you with an excise

18:18bill, maybe you want to reach out and

18:19go, hm, something seems a little off. So

18:22those are just some odd things that kind

18:24of stick in people's minds of going, "Oh

18:27yeah, so I won't be late on that. Yep, I

18:28can get that over there." And obviously

18:30the biggest with excise is the abatement

18:32process. And we work really closely with

18:34the assessors and we make sure that they

18:36get over to the assessors so they can

18:37get through that process of it so that

18:39they don't have these uncollectible

18:41things out there that may not really

18:43exist because they might have not had

18:45the vehicle anymore. So, so I I mean I

18:47see the collector's role as to basically

18:49collect the the property taxes and funds

18:52that owed the city, but then also to be

18:54on top of the funds that aren't

18:58uh collected and to have a good system

19:00to

19:02uh monitor, track, and enforce the

19:05collection of uh receivables that we

19:08don't have. because that that's we build

19:10a budget expecting we're going to get x

19:12amount of money in and it usually

19:15doesn't happen and but by collecting

19:19prior years that kind of makes up for

19:21us. So we're kind in my mind we are

19:23almost we're usually floating about 1 to

19:262% of our revenue that we don't collect

19:29in any given year but making it up with

19:32prior year's collection because of the

19:35activity of the collector's office. So

19:36to me that's a very important feature to

19:39be on top of and I would encourage you

19:40to you know work with Brian and the team

19:43to make sure that uh the uncollectible

19:46stuff does get collected because you

19:48know we're running a business here and

19:50we we we th those funds are important to

19:53be collected because I I tell anybody

19:55that asks you you're part of the

19:57community your responsibility is to pay

19:59your share. um if you don't like it,

20:02there's a process to abate it or discuss

20:04it, but you know, you've got to pay your

20:06share to to to live in the community.

20:08So, um you know, that that's something I

20:11look at and I work with Brian on to uh

20:14make sure the uncollectibles get

20:16collected.

20:17>> One of the most easy things that we do

20:18in the office, which is something

20:20probably a little newer to them, that

20:22they probably just didn't have the

20:24guidance to use. The staff just didn't

20:25have the guidance to know that this is a

20:27a different way of doing it. So, um, in

20:29my first week here, I actually worked

20:31with with Dan and we had a resident that

20:33came in that wanted to pay their real

20:35estate taxes, the ones that are

20:37currently out there right now due in

20:38August. And when we pulled it up, I

20:40said, "Oh, well, you know, why don't you

20:42just give her the whole parcel balance,

20:43and you you can see that these are the

20:45other things that are outstanding." So,

20:47rather than paying the bill that wasn't

20:48quite due yet, we actually collected on

20:51everything that had been due prior. Um,

20:53so then she was like, "Okay, now I know

20:55and that I'll be back here for the

20:56August 3rd due date to go through and

20:59move that." So it's a very simple thing

21:00of just let's give a parcel balance so

21:02that they can see everything outstanding

21:04and they can go, "Oh, I didn't know

21:06that." Or, "Oh, I missed something

21:08somewhere." Um, so it's just a nice

21:11little little easy friendly reminder

21:14right there and then as to while you're

21:16here, just remember this is what's

21:18outstanding. You know, this is what's

21:20earning interest. You know, the best

21:22route is to obviously pay what's earning

21:23interest first if something isn't

21:25currently due and then move from there.

21:27And then just a gentle reminder again as

21:29they're leaving and don't forget this is

21:31what's going to be due by that August

21:323rd date so that you don't have to pay

21:34the interest because essentially

21:36residents don't want to pay the

21:37interest. That's obviously um helps the

21:40city, but it's their pocketbook that

21:42they're going how can I save some money

21:44and the best way is to obviously not

21:45have to pay interest or fees on their

21:47current bill. So, if they can pay on

21:48time, that definitely helps their own

21:50budget at their own home.

21:52>> Erin, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

21:54Thank you very much.

21:55>> You're welcome. I'll go on with the

21:57uncollectibles. Um, I like your

21:59approach. Uh, I feel bad sometimes

22:02people are limited to their budgets,

22:04especially our elderly population. So, I

22:07like your friendly approach and

22:09explaining maybe pay up the the

22:12uncollectibles that you're costing you

22:14interest uh that just so they know. And

22:17I know in other towns I've worked in I

22:20worked in municipal government for years

22:21as well and u they put out a list. I

22:24work for a small town right now so it's

22:26not a large list but u it's sent to I'm

22:29in a permitting agency. I'm in the board

22:31of health and they tell us don't issue

22:34any permits because these taxes are not

22:36paid yet. So I don't know if that's

22:38something you've ever looked into or

22:40plan on doing.

22:42>> So I have done this in multiple

22:44communities and actually we do a form of

22:46it here as well. It kind of depends on

22:48what your format is of what it is that

22:50you're you're using. So some communities

22:53had a software system permal link open

22:55gov different things like that where

22:57there's a built-in workflow that will

22:59say okay every the very first stop is

23:01the collector's office do they owe

23:03outstanding taxes you know that will

23:06stop them from getting some not all but

23:09some type of permit or license that

23:11they're trying to move forward with. And

23:12when it's things like that especially

23:14construction wise that's the biggest

23:16time that it pops up where people are

23:18trying to do some type of work on their

23:20home. they can't because oh my god I

23:22forgot that I didn't pay this water bill

23:24from last year or something along that

23:26lines or they have a small balance

23:28because maybe they paid a little late

23:29and they had some interest that was

23:31still outstanding. So that's a nice way

23:33to be able to collect that as well.

23:35Others are maybe it's a form a work form

23:38that goes around and that's currently

23:39what's being used here. Um, and so we

23:42use that to make sure that they are

23:44current if they want to get a license, a

23:46certificate, or any type of permit. And

23:48they have to again stop here in our

23:50office before they go to the other ones.

23:52>> That's usually very helpful, too. That

23:53usually wakes people up to, oh jeez, I

23:56need to do that before I get a permit.

23:58>> Um, you worked with Munice. Um, I worked

24:00with Munice and but many years ago. I

24:03hope it's improved since, but um I don't

24:05know if that could help us in Marro or

24:08not, but your background in Munis um as

24:11you explained uh seems very good. Um I

24:15don't know where you find time to enjoy

24:17yourself because I read here that you

24:19have was it a 100 plus certificates?

24:23>> Yeah, there there's a lot. So um I I

24:26like to learn and so I you know a lot of

24:29my different positions especially since

24:31it has varied between both the finance

24:33side as well as the executive side of

24:35things has branched out in a lot of

24:37different areas and while there's a

24:39significant overlap with personnel with

24:41human resources depending on your

24:43community size it could be done on the

24:45finance office or it could have been

24:46done in the executive office and then

24:48adding that into COVID occurring um I

24:52had to get certified very quickly in

24:53quite a few things um to become the

24:55information officer in the community

24:57that I was in at the time. So um the

24:59state had regulated what it is that you

25:01needed to do and my position in that

25:03community was okay you now need to get

25:06certified in this because you are now

25:08going to be the information officer to

25:09handle whatever the state happens to

25:11throw at us at that time.

25:13>> Very important position.

25:14>> Yes.

25:15>> Public information officer. I I served

25:17it a few times when we did clinics,

25:20vaccine clinics and so forth. Um what

25:23else was there? there was uh that and

25:26the fact oh the team we talked earlier

25:28just before you came into the meeting.

25:30Um and I'm very happy to hear that

25:33you're already getting to know your

25:34team. You have a great team. Brian

25:36sitting your comproller. I mean you

25:39couldn't be in a better situation in my

25:41view to be working with the team you're

25:42going to be working with. And uh with

25:45that said uh do I hear a motion?

25:49>> Um one other question.

25:51>> Oh sure. Um, actually I'll catch you

25:53worked at Conquered Data Systems.

25:55>> I'm sorry. I worked

25:56>> You worked at Conquered Data Systems?

25:58>> Uh, no. Um,

26:00>> says Oh, sorry. That was Lynn.

26:01>> That's Lynn. Yay.

26:03>> Yeah. No, no, it's two resumes. I was

26:04going on the wrong one. It's like, wait,

26:06I'll catch up with her later. Um, no.

26:08Sorry. Motion to approve.

26:10>> Okay. Motion's on the floor to approve.

26:12I'll second that. All in favor?

26:14>> Hang on. Hope the suspension.

26:16>> Discussion.

26:16>> Oh, the discussion. Yes, Mr. President.

26:20>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh there was a

26:22request from the mayor to add an

26:24additional week vacation. So I don't

26:26know if you include that as part of the

26:29motion to approve.

26:30>> We can if you think that's appropriate.

26:32We didn't see the letter but it was in

26:33his email. So

26:34>> the letter is in our mailboxes now.

26:36It'll be on.

26:37>> So I apologize. So I would like to see

26:39if we can

26:40>> motion to approve an additional week

26:42vacation and make sure uh we do a

26:46special order to get it done uh uh next

26:49meeting.

26:50>> Okay. And with that, and thank you, Mr.

26:52President. I didn't realize the letter

26:54was in our box. Uh, with that said, uh,

26:57that motion has been seconded. All in

26:59favor?

27:00>> I,

27:00>> it's approved. Now, if I could ask for a

27:03suspension.

27:04>> Suspension.

27:05>> Suspension for the next meeting has been

27:09voted on and seconded. Seconded. All in

27:12favor?

27:13>> Yep.

27:14>> Now, with that said, I guess

27:16>> motion to adjurnn.

27:17>> I guess a motion's in order to adjurnn.

27:19All in favor?

27:20>> Yes.

27:21We are adjourned [clears throat] at

27:248:02. two.