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My name is Francine Klein,
and we're here today to start,

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the new council.

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I wanna thank
everyone who is here,

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including everyone who
served on the former council.

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It's a pleasure, to see
you and to know that,

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the business will continue.

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My role tonight is to,

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handle the election of officers
and will be, selecting,

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seven officers tonight.

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Mayor, chairman, vice
chairman, secretary, treasurer,

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parliamentarian, and historian.

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So I'm going to start with
the position of mayor,

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and I'm going to ask if there's
a nomination from the council

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for the position of mayor.

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Yes, there is.

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I am very proud to nominate a
truly dedicated public servant,

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Roy Schafer, for mayor.

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Thank you, Martha. Is there
a second to that nomination?

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I second.

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And that is Allison
Ault. Thank you, Allison.

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Is there any discussion?

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Hearing no discussion, I move
to a vote on the selection

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of Roy Schafer as mayor.

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All in favor, raise your
right hand and say aye. Aye.

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Carries unanimously or
is there a negative?

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You abstain. Okay.

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Six yeas and one abstention.

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Next, we move to the
position of chairman.

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Is there a nomination
for position of chairman?

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I nominate Martha Salt.

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Thank you, Roy. Roy Schaeffer
nominates Martha Salt.

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Is there a second for that?

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I second the nomination.

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Thank you, Vic Basil.

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Any discussion?

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Hearing none, I ask
that there be a vote

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on Martha Salt as chairman.

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All in favor raise your
hand and say aye. Aye.

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Anyone

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anyone saying nay or abstaining?

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No.

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Okay.

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Carries.

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Next, we get to vice chairman.

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Is there a nomination
for vice chairman?

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I nominate Francine Klein.

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Thank you, John. Is there
a second for that nomination?

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Wreck. Martha Sault. Mhmm.

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Thank you, Martha.

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Any discussion?

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Hearing none, I call for a vote.

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All in favor, please raise
your hand and say aye.

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Yay. Aye.

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Thank you.

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Wreck, we have the
position of secretary.

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Is there a nomination for
the position of secretary?

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I, Allison Ault, nominate
Vic Beazell for secretary.

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Allison Ault
nominates Vic Basil.

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I second that nomination.

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Thank you, Roy. Is there
any discussion of the vote?

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Any discussion of
the nomination?

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No. Anyone in favor?

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Raise your hand and say yay.

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Yay. Yay.

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Carries.

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Next is the position
of treasurer.

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I nominate John Conlow.

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Thank you, Roy.

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Is there a second?

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Yes. Mhmm.

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Al?

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Al Mullish seconds.

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Any discussion on
the nomination?

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Hearing none, I ask for
a vote on the nomination.

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All in favor say
yay. Yeah. Yeah.

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Yay. Thank you.

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Next, we get to treasurer.

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Did we we just did
treasurer. Sorry.

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Parliamentarian.

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Is there a nomination
for parliamentarian?

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Yes. I nominate Allison Ault.

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Thank you, John.
Is there a second?

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I wreck the nomination.

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Thank you, Vic.

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Any discussion about
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All in favor

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say yay.

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Yay.

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Thank you.

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Finally, we get to historian.

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Any nomination for the
position of historian?

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I, Allison, nominate

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my neighbor here, Al
Mueller, for historian.

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Thank you, Allison.
Is there a second?

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I second the motion.

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Thank you very much, John.

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Is there any discussion
of the nominee?

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Hearing none, I
call for the vote.

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All in favor say yay.

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Yay.

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And it carries.

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That's my job here
tonight with the,

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election of mayor, chairman,
vice chairman, secretary,

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treasurer, parliamentarian,
and historian.

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I turn,

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leadership of the meeting
over to the chairman,

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Martha Salt. Thank you, Martha.

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Thank you very much.

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I think I can
speak for everyone.

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We're all, very happy to work
with each other and working with,

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the residents of Friendship
Heights and happy to work with

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the staff, and we look forward
to a very productive two years.

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There is a lot on
our agenda and,

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we will be getting right to it.

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The second item on our agenda is
comments from the public to the council.

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We'll be using the usual format.

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If you've signed up,

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we will call your name and,

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three minutes at the microphone.

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Other first name I excuse
me, is Roger Cocetti.

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Thanks very much.

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Roger Cocheti at fifty five
hundred, Friendship Boulevard.

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My comments will be brief.
They're not substantive.

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They're procedural.

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Of of of, of course, first,
congratulations to all of you,

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and we now get to watch you guys

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cooperate with each
other and solve problems,

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whereas we can just stand up
and throw out crazy ideas and

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criticize you for
not doing things.

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So our life is easy. Your
life gets complicated.

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My suggestion is,
I've made before,

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but I think it's appropriate at the
start of this of this new council,

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to not only, allow but to
encourage and facilitate

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written comments or you
could call written testimony.

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There are three benefits in my
judgment to having written, testimony.

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Number one, you may not have to
listen to me every month because I may

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well put my comments in writing.

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Number two, it permits people
who can't come to the meetings

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or connect on, Zoom,
to participate.

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And number three, it permits,

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us to, avoid the,
three minute limit,

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although there should be some
limit on the length of submissions.

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What's key to doing it, however,

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is not making it secret.

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Testimony should be public and
easily accessible to anybody

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who goes to the website
or has an interest.

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So I hope you'll consider it.

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I think there are,
benefits all the way around

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for, everyone by,

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not only, allowing
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written testimony.

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Thanks very much. Good
luck to all of you.

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Thank you.

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And I can assure you,

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we will seriously
consider your suggestion.

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Dan Dozier.

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First, I wanna con
congratulate I'm Dan Dozier.

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I'm, live in the Carlton,

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and congratulate the new newly
elected council and thank the

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previous members,
for their service.

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The second thing is I wanna
echo Roger's suggestion.

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I think it's a really
good idea to encourage,

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written submissions, but
I add a caveat to it.

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The council ought to
respond to those suggestions

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rather than it disappearing
into the ether ether.

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And in particular, it's
difficult to respond perhaps to

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to verbal suggestions,
comments here, people,

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but it isn't so difficult
to respond to writing.

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So at the very least,

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I think the council ought to
respond to the written suggestions.

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And again, congratulations.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. I'll
respond to you later.

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Bobby Pestronk.

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Good evening.
Congratulations to you all.

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As I've mentioned
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I'd be happy to talk with
you offline to share insights and

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observations as it
might be helpful.

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I live at forty seven
zero one Willard Avenue.

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The village invests
hundreds of thousands

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of dollars in certificates
of deposit every year,

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and I believe that greater
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paperwork associated with these

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wreck

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deposit.

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Second, there is an unfulfilled
request for public documents

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from the village.

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And third, there's been a failure
to inform authorized village

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council members and finance
committee members about a

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reinvestment of the
certificate of deposit,

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which matured on May seventh.

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Regarding the first point,

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the village may invest funds
and certificates of deposit not

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needed immediately for either
the operating or capital budgets.

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Other options are available for
funds needed for those budgets.

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One or more members of this
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the village council to interact
with mister Brian Kusky,

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who at the present time
manages the investment of village funds

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in certificates of deposit.

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The paperwork one or more
of you may be asked to sign,

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if it's identical to
paperwork I was asked to sign,

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has errors in it.

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The village is misidentified
and characterized,

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and the types of investments
can which can be made by mister

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Kuskie are contrary to current
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Before you sign the paperwork,
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confirm that these errors
have been corrected.

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If they can't be corrected,

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ask the village manager
to identify another broker to

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handle these investments.

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Other brokers exist,

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the current investment policy
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manager should have a list.

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Regarding the second point,
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I asked the village manager for
a copy of the present document

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which council member Schaeffer
signed with mister Kuskie.

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I had previously informed him
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the errors noted above.

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Mister Schaeffer had suggested
that I share the paperwork

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publicly on a previous occasion.

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The village manager informed me that
he's not authorized to see the document.

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Mister Kusky won't release
the document without authorization

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from mister Schaeffer.

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Mister Schaeffer is apparently
not given that authorization.

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The document has
not been released.

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The document isn't a private
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Schaeffer and mister Kuskier's
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I ask this counsel to assure
that the document is released.

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Rewarding the third point,

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following a problem of notification
with a maturing CD last fall, Mr.

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Schaffer committed publicly at
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inform Finance Committee members
when a future CD matured.

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That notification never took
place with a CD which matured

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since then on May seventh.

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Three council members were
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council to oversee investments
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Mayor White, mister
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I never received notification
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maturing certificates or his
plan to reinvest the funds in a

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new certificate of deposit.

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I suggest that present counsel
assure the present investment

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policy is followed and that
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and finance committee are kept up
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any recommendations
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Aside from certificates
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other investment options are
available for these funds.

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I've sent at the suggestion in
previous meetings from mister Cocheti,

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I've sent a copy of these
comments to the info at

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friendship heights m d dot gov
so that all these comments,

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I know will be distributed
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thank you,

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and I'd be happy to talk further
with you about my comments.

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Madam chair, could we possibly,

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have a fuller
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because I'm not aware of everything
the former chairman just said?

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Could we possibly have it
on the agenda next time?

257
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We we can look into it, and

258
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I'm wondering if we can resolve
this offline, though. Mhmm.

259
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Well Thank you.

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Mister Dorsey.

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Mike Dorsey, forty six twenty.

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First, I wanna I wanna,
congratulate, doctor Mueller.

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To go up against seven people
on a ticket, the gang of seven,

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and to come out on top the way
you did with two hundred and

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fifty one votes is outstanding.

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Outstanding.

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And and what I
would say is that,

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whenever seven people have to
come together to try to put one

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person down, it's not a
good look for the village.

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Seven people and and eight,

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eight people running
for seven positions,

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and you need seven
of you, pretty weak.

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However, so I just
want to read to you,

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something, the Supreme Court
said in nineteen sixty four,

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New York Times Company
versus Sullivan.

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Justice Brennan wrote,

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in our profound national
commitment to the principle

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that debate on public issues
should be uninhibited,

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robust, and wide open, and that it
may well include vehement, caustic,

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and sometimes unpleasantly sharp
attacks on government officials.

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So what I'm saying to you

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is, when seven people have to
come together to run against

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one, I don't respect you six.

284
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Now it's the gang of six,
not the gang of seven.

285
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And so I don't respect you.

286
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And from what I just heard
there, I don't trust you.

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So at every meeting, I will
be here and I will call you

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out whenever it's
appropriate and I

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will use names.

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At the last council meeting,

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a resident stood up and
said we shouldn't use names.

292
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Well, I'm going to name
names when it is appropriate.

293
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Now what bothers me the most is,

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if you'll target one man to
push him aside or keep him

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down, what will you do?

296
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Who's your next target?
Who's your low hanging fruit?

297
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Is it our staff?

298
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That's a question.

299
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Yeah. You'll sit
there like that.

300
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That's why I don't respect
you and I don't trust you.

301
00:18:04,485 --> 00:18:06,545
Yes. Mhmm.

302
00:18:07,605 --> 00:18:11,045
Sir, I'm sorry we've never
had a chance to talk.

303
00:18:11,045 --> 00:18:11,925
You don't know me?

304
00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:13,605
I've never been to a meeting.

305
00:18:13,605 --> 00:18:15,240
That's okay with me.

306
00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:15,960
Yeah. It is okay.

307
00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:18,920
It is okay with me that I
haven't been to a meeting.

308
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I intend to learn the way
I've learned my whole life.

309
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I've had a career of service
for fifty years in public

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service, and I ran not
to put anyone down,

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but to lift this community up,

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which I love and which
I am dedicated to.

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I'm the board president
at the Elizabeth,

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and I did not join with these
other fine people to put

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anyone down.

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I joined to help this
community continue to thrive,

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and that's what I'm
dedicated to doing.

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So thank you very much.

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I'm sure you'll get
to know me better,

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and you'll see that I
have as much integrity

321
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and desire to have
us do well as you do.

322
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So thank you very much.

323
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Madam chairman, I I would like to
point out that there were unpleasant

324
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things said in the campaign,
but the campaign is over.

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And our job, each of us,

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is to come together and work
as a team to try to do what is

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best, for the village,
and I intend to do that.

328
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Thank you, madam chair.

329
00:19:28,215 --> 00:19:31,155
Thank you. I think we're
we're all in agreement.

330
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I think we're ready to move
on to the treasurer's report.

331
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,500
Hi.

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Very briefly here.

333
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Our operating budget for the
ten months through April is in

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pretty good shape.

335
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Revenues are up two hundred and
sixty seven thousand from our

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budget estimates.

337
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Expenditures are down two
hundred and ten thousand from

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budget estimates.

339
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So all told for fiscal
year twenty five, thus far,

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estimates are that we have a
four hundred and seventy seven

341
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thousand dollar
surplus over budget

342
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based on our results
through April thirtieth.

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The next two months will
tell the full story,

344
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but things are looking pretty
good on the operating side.

345
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Revenue gains are primarily due
to unanticipated increase in

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income tax revenue.

347
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The increase is probably
largely due to people taking

348
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gains on stock market earnings.

349
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Going forward into
next fiscal year,

350
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the revenue picture is
probably more worrisome,

351
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especially in DC and Southern
Maryland where so many federal

352
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employees and contractors
are losing their jobs.

353
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On the expenditure side,

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across the board,

355
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many of our expenditures
are coming in under budget.

356
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Leading expense savings so far
this year compared to budget

357
00:20:54,235 --> 00:20:56,615
estimates include
the police patrol,

358
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sixty seven thousand dollars,

359
00:21:01,780 --> 00:21:04,580
under under budget,
bus contract,

360
00:21:04,580 --> 00:21:06,960
twelve thousand
dollars in savings,

361
00:21:06,980 --> 00:21:10,020
center, special events, twelve
thousand dollars in savings.

362
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So we're doing pretty good overall
on the expenditure side as well.

363
00:21:13,940 --> 00:21:15,920
On the capital side,

364
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we spent approximately forty seven
thousand dollars through April,

365
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that includes a replacement
of the AC unit in the village

366
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center among other small items.

367
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Going forward, we still have a lot of
work to do to develop a more robust

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multi wreck capital
plan and budget.

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In terms of reserve funds,

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our total reserves as of April
thirtieth are approximately

371
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three point five million or
four hundred thousand over the

372
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three point one million that
we started the year with,

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and that largely
reflects the positive,

374
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budget results I
I just mentioned.

375
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That number will likely
go up by another million

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dollars this month,

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reflecting the funds we
received from Donahoe for the

378
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village's sale of development
rights to the fifty five

379
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Avenue, five thousand five
hundred Wisconsin Avenue project.

380
00:22:09,795 --> 00:22:12,655
That's basically my
report. Any other comments?

381
00:22:14,115 --> 00:22:17,795
Madam chair, I I believe
if I understood you correctly that

382
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we will be getting
the million dollars.

383
00:22:21,075 --> 00:22:24,150
We have gotten it. We
got it last Monday.

384
00:22:24,150 --> 00:22:25,670
Sorry, mister Meezy has left.

385
00:22:25,670 --> 00:22:29,030
He negotiated that when they
were offering two hundred and

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fifty thousand dollars,
so it shows what,

387
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what persuasion can occur.

388
00:22:36,465 --> 00:22:38,305
And as far as I know,

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the total amount in our
combined reserves is something

390
00:22:41,985 --> 00:22:45,105
like, I think you said, four
point five million dollars.

391
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I I hope that, going forward,

392
00:22:47,745 --> 00:22:50,285
and I know you just
inherited this,

393
00:22:50,305 --> 00:22:53,870
that you will let,
the council and,

394
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more importantly, the, residents

395
00:22:57,150 --> 00:23:01,790
know how much money we have
at each meeting and also how

396
00:23:01,790 --> 00:23:03,610
much is in each,

397
00:23:04,445 --> 00:23:05,005
CD?

398
00:23:05,005 --> 00:23:06,825
I think mister Pestrunk's,

399
00:23:07,405 --> 00:23:11,645
comments were aimed at trying
to find out when the CDs run

400
00:23:11,645 --> 00:23:14,765
out, and then leave it
not to the treasurer,

401
00:23:14,765 --> 00:23:17,065
with all due respect
to the treasurer,

402
00:23:17,330 --> 00:23:18,770
but to the entire council.

403
00:23:18,770 --> 00:23:21,550
I would hope the
treasurer will advise

404
00:23:21,730 --> 00:23:23,470
what, protected,

405
00:23:24,930 --> 00:23:26,450
investment it should be,

406
00:23:26,450 --> 00:23:30,290
but I think it would be nice if
if the entire council approved

407
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where the money goes.

408
00:23:31,565 --> 00:23:33,085
And thank thank you
for your report,

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00:23:33,085 --> 00:23:34,525
which you just inherited.

410
00:23:34,525 --> 00:23:37,785
And we passed an investment
policy that addresses,

411
00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:39,865
some of what you're recommending

412
00:23:41,005 --> 00:23:42,665
at the last meeting.

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The next item on the agenda is
approval of the minutes from

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the April fourteenth
council meeting.

415
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And, at that time, I was the,

416
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the secretary, so, I move that
the council adopt the minutes

417
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of April fourteenth.

418
00:24:02,065 --> 00:24:03,485
I'll second.

419
00:24:05,585 --> 00:24:09,505
I'll call for a vote
to approve the minutes,

420
00:24:09,505 --> 00:24:11,885
and I believe a
number of people,

421
00:24:11,905 --> 00:24:13,025
were not there.

422
00:24:13,025 --> 00:24:15,245
So I'll start with

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the call for the vote.

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Those who approve, say say yes.

425
00:24:20,510 --> 00:24:22,570
Yes to

426
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and no

427
00:24:25,390 --> 00:24:26,490
abstain.

428
00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:31,835
The

429
00:24:33,145 --> 00:24:34,335
wreck of us were not there,

430
00:24:34,335 --> 00:24:36,735
so I think the proper
thing would be to abstain,

431
00:24:36,735 --> 00:24:39,935
and you and the the
mayor Thank you.

432
00:24:39,935 --> 00:24:43,355
For those who wanna abstain,
can you raise your hand?

433
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,240
It's not clear how
you're voting, John.

434
00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,900
Well, I I apologize.

435
00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:51,980
I'm abstain.

436
00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,580
Okay. Thank you.

437
00:25:01,125 --> 00:25:06,245
The next item on our agenda is
discussion vote on reappointing

438
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the ad hoc committee on
climate change and environment.

439
00:25:10,405 --> 00:25:15,380
And, as is true for every
committee, the mayor,

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has the authority to appoint or
reappoint members of the ad hoc

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00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,880
committee on climate
change and environment.

442
00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,500
Those members are
Patricia Kanessa,

443
00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,245
Chris Nauer, Sonya
Starnes, and Thomas

444
00:25:29,265 --> 00:25:30,365
Brodie.

445
00:25:30,625 --> 00:25:32,125
That's a nomination,

446
00:25:33,105 --> 00:25:34,705
from the mayor.

447
00:25:34,705 --> 00:25:38,640
Does the council approve?
So I'm calling for a vote.

448
00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:43,660
Those who say approve,
say yes. Yes. Okay.

449
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,020
Thank you.

450
00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:46,880
Yes.

451
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,680
Yeah. That does not close
out the nominations.

452
00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,440
We we knew that the existing
members wanted to continue,

453
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:54,905
so so we're doing that.

454
00:25:54,905 --> 00:25:57,825
But if anybody is
interested in joining the,

455
00:25:57,865 --> 00:25:59,545
climate change and
environment committee,

456
00:25:59,545 --> 00:26:03,225
just please submit a brief,
statement of interest,

457
00:26:03,225 --> 00:26:06,185
maybe some biographical
information to the village

458
00:26:06,185 --> 00:26:09,950
manager, and we can consider
that at the June meeting.

459
00:26:10,610 --> 00:26:13,810
I'm sorry. We can consider
it, Juan. I couldn't hear you.

460
00:26:13,810 --> 00:26:16,530
We'll we'll consider any
additional wreck expressions of

461
00:26:16,530 --> 00:26:17,810
interest in joining
the committee,

462
00:26:17,810 --> 00:26:18,930
we'll take up in June.

463
00:26:18,930 --> 00:26:22,270
So this does not close
off the nominations.

464
00:26:23,255 --> 00:26:24,515
Thank you.

465
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We'll move on to the next item,

466
00:26:27,175 --> 00:26:30,435
and we have a number of what
I call housekeeping matters.

467
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So, the first relates to our

468
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representative on the Citizens
Coordinating Committee on

469
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Friendship Heights, And
I, move that mayor Roy

470
00:26:41,300 --> 00:26:44,020
Schafer, take up this position.

471
00:26:44,020 --> 00:26:46,740
Our, prior mayor, Melanie White,

472
00:26:46,740 --> 00:26:48,260
did that for many years.

473
00:26:48,260 --> 00:26:49,580
So I,

474
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move that, Roy
take that position.

475
00:26:54,465 --> 00:26:56,865
Does anyone want to second that?

476
00:26:56,865 --> 00:26:58,145
I second.

477
00:26:58,145 --> 00:27:01,005
Francine seconds. Is
there a discussion?

478
00:27:04,145 --> 00:27:04,545
Okay.

479
00:27:04,545 --> 00:27:06,445
I'll call for the vote,

480
00:27:07,130 --> 00:27:10,890
to, appoint mayor Roy Schafer
as the Village of Friendship

481
00:27:10,890 --> 00:27:14,570
Heights representative to the
Citizens Coordinating Committee

482
00:27:14,570 --> 00:27:15,850
on Friendship Heights.

483
00:27:15,850 --> 00:27:19,590
All those in favor raise
their hand and say yes.

484
00:27:21,625 --> 00:27:22,965
One Epstein

485
00:27:24,665 --> 00:27:26,265
and six yes.

486
00:27:26,265 --> 00:27:27,925
So it passes.

487
00:27:38,470 --> 00:27:43,270
The next item is to, move
move to appoint the mayor,

488
00:27:43,270 --> 00:27:47,170
chairman, and treasurer as
signers for financial accounts.

489
00:27:47,350 --> 00:27:49,155
I make that motion.

490
00:27:49,155 --> 00:27:51,135
Is there anyone seconding?

491
00:27:52,035 --> 00:27:53,535
Thank you.

492
00:27:55,315 --> 00:27:58,995
I call for the vote to,
appoint the mayor, chairman,

493
00:27:58,995 --> 00:28:03,030
and treasurer as signers for
financial accounts for the village.

494
00:28:03,030 --> 00:28:06,450
So all in favor say yes.

495
00:28:07,350 --> 00:28:07,510
Yes.

496
00:28:07,510 --> 00:28:09,810
Any noes or abstains?

497
00:28:09,990 --> 00:28:12,210
Thank you. That's unanimous.

498
00:28:21,785 --> 00:28:24,905
We're gonna proceed
with a few committees.

499
00:28:24,905 --> 00:28:28,265
Not all the committees that
exist in the village or

500
00:28:28,265 --> 00:28:30,570
will exist are going
to be addressed,

501
00:28:30,610 --> 00:28:32,450
tonight, but some of them,

502
00:28:32,450 --> 00:28:36,990
we'd really like to get them
staffed to, keep moving.

503
00:28:37,490 --> 00:28:38,590
So,

504
00:28:39,170 --> 00:28:42,750
I believe the mayor has a nomination
for the finance committee.

505
00:28:44,215 --> 00:28:46,455
Should I do them all
or one at a time?

506
00:28:46,455 --> 00:28:47,895
All the names. All the names.

507
00:28:47,895 --> 00:28:49,235
All the committees.

508
00:28:49,335 --> 00:28:51,095
One committee at a time, please.

509
00:28:51,095 --> 00:28:53,655
So for for finance, obviously,

510
00:28:53,655 --> 00:28:55,815
the the chairman I'm
nominating, the treasurer,

511
00:28:55,815 --> 00:28:57,155
John Conlow.

512
00:28:57,350 --> 00:29:01,510
I'm also appointing myself as
the prior treasurer and council

513
00:29:01,510 --> 00:29:03,170
member Ault.

514
00:29:04,550 --> 00:29:06,050
Thank you.

515
00:29:07,270 --> 00:29:10,310
And the committee would
approve that as a whole.

516
00:29:10,310 --> 00:29:12,610
Is there any discussion on that?

517
00:29:14,195 --> 00:29:19,135
K. Thank you. All who,
approve, say yes. Yes. Yes.

518
00:29:19,155 --> 00:29:19,875
Thank you.

519
00:29:19,875 --> 00:29:20,975
That's

520
00:29:21,715 --> 00:29:23,935
seven to zero.

521
00:29:31,890 --> 00:29:34,850
Mayor, I think you
have a nomination for,

522
00:29:34,850 --> 00:29:35,570
parks and grounds.

523
00:29:35,570 --> 00:29:35,890
Okay.

524
00:29:35,890 --> 00:29:37,330
So for parks and grounds,

525
00:29:37,330 --> 00:29:42,225
I'm appointing as chairman
council member Sault, also myself.

526
00:29:42,325 --> 00:29:45,125
Council member Sault and I
are the two returning council

527
00:29:45,125 --> 00:29:46,845
members, so we have the most,

528
00:29:46,965 --> 00:29:50,485
sort of institutional knowledge
of what's going on with that.

529
00:29:50,485 --> 00:29:54,740
And, also appointing Vic
Basil as the third member.

530
00:29:55,400 --> 00:30:00,360
Thank you. And, all
those in favor say yes.

531
00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:01,080
Yeah. Yeah.

532
00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,080
Excuse me? Yes.

533
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,440
The chair for that committee was not
specified as Council member Sultz.

534
00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,740
Me. Martha Sultz. Okay.

535
00:30:11,185 --> 00:30:12,685
Thank you.

536
00:30:13,985 --> 00:30:16,785
We have one more
committee for the evening,

537
00:30:16,785 --> 00:30:19,485
and that is public safety.

538
00:30:20,780 --> 00:30:21,100
Okay.

539
00:30:21,100 --> 00:30:25,980
So I'm nominating for,
chair, Francine Klein,

540
00:30:25,980 --> 00:30:28,220
and I'm also recommending
council members,

541
00:30:28,220 --> 00:30:30,120
Mueller and Ault.

542
00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:34,440
Thank you. All those and
is there a discussion?

543
00:30:36,135 --> 00:30:38,835
Okay. All those
in favor, say yes.

544
00:30:39,095 --> 00:30:41,235
Yes. Thank you.

545
00:30:41,895 --> 00:30:44,835
I think we're, good.

546
00:30:45,015 --> 00:30:46,415
That is,

547
00:30:47,030 --> 00:30:49,510
the end of our formal meeting.

548
00:30:49,510 --> 00:30:52,530
I would like to, really,

549
00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:57,350
express my desire to
be open to all of you.

550
00:30:57,350 --> 00:31:01,570
Please, we'd appreciate you
sending comments and suggestions

551
00:31:01,725 --> 00:31:05,885
by email along the lines of
what our earlier commenter said

552
00:31:05,885 --> 00:31:08,285
or or something very simple,

553
00:31:08,285 --> 00:31:12,665
and we we we will make sure every
single council member sees it.

554
00:31:13,805 --> 00:31:15,940
And thank you, very much.

555
00:31:15,940 --> 00:31:18,100
Is there anything else, mayor?

556
00:31:18,100 --> 00:31:21,460
Just we we've agreed to move
up the start time for these

557
00:31:21,460 --> 00:31:23,680
meetings to six thirty.

558
00:31:23,860 --> 00:31:26,020
And and the goal is not
to have longer meetings.

559
00:31:26,020 --> 00:31:27,300
It's to get out earlier.

560
00:31:27,300 --> 00:31:30,580
So the the June meetings and
and future meetings will start

561
00:31:30,580 --> 00:31:32,295
at six thirty.

562
00:31:34,155 --> 00:31:38,955
Can't, end the evening without
another congratulations to my fellow

563
00:31:38,955 --> 00:31:42,155
council members and happy to
be working with you and looking

564
00:31:42,155 --> 00:31:44,730
forward to, the next two years.

565
00:31:44,730 --> 00:31:48,070
And I'm open to a
motion to adjourn.

566
00:31:49,610 --> 00:31:50,950
Thank you.

567
00:31:52,090 --> 00:31:54,150
Everyone, thanks for coming.