[0:28] » Good afternoon and welcome.

[0:31] my name is jamison whiting and

[0:33] I'm the vice chair of the

[0:34] enterprise and labor relations

[0:37] committee.

[0:37] linea palmisano has let us know

[0:39] that she is unable to be here

[0:40] today and I will be chairing

[0:41] today's committees meeting.

[0:43] I'm going to call to order our

[0:46] regular meeting for august 3

[0:48] 3rd, 2026.

[0:49] before we begin the meeting, I

[0:50] want to offer a friendly

[0:51] reminder to all committee

[0:53] members staff and the public

[0:54] that these meetings are

[0:57] broadcast live to enable greater

[0:59] public participation.

[0:59] these broadcasts include real

[1:01] time captioning as a further

[1:03] method to increase the

[1:04] accessibility of our proceedings

[1:05] to the community, therefore, all

[1:06] speakers need to be mindful of

[1:08] the rate of their speech so that

[1:10] our captioners can fully capture

[1:11] and transcribe all comments for

[1:13] the broadcast.

[1:14] we ask all speakers to moderate

[1:17] the speed and clarity of their

[1:17] comments.

[1:18] I'll now have the clerk call the

[1:21] roll.

[1:21] » Vetaw

[1:22] » Present.

[1:23] » Shaffer.

[1:24] » Present.

[1:26] » Stevenson is absent.

[1:28] chavez.

[1:28] » Present.

[1:29] » Chughtai.

[1:29] » Present.

[1:32] vice chair whiting

[1:32] » Present.

[1:34] » We have five present.

[1:35] » Thank you.

[1:37] let the record reflect that we

[1:37] have a quorum.

[1:40] I'll remind my colleagues we'll

[1:41] be using speaker management

[1:42] today, and it looks like it's

[1:43] running so please make sure that

[1:44] you are signed up.

[1:48] perfect.

[1:50] so we'll start with our consent

[1:51] items, which I'll read for the

[1:52] record.

[1:55] we have item number one.

[1:58] authorizing an agreement with

[1:59] the la 2028 summer olympics

[2:01] organizing committee to have

[2:02] minneapolis as a host city for

[2:03] the 2028 olympic games flame and

[2:07] torch relay.

[2:09] and passage of a resolution

[2:11] authorizing commitment of

[2:11] in-kind city services.

[2:14] item number two is authorizing a

[2:16] contract amendment with rochon

[2:19] corporation for the police

[2:20] department training annex

[2:23] building build out project.

[2:24] item number three is an

[2:27] amendment to a previous council

[2:29] action related to a contract

[2:31] amendment for computer-aided

[2:33] dispatch, cad, and related

[2:33] mobile equipment support

[2:36] services.

[2:37] this correction will reduce the

[2:39] contracted amount for hennepin

[2:41] healthcare systems by

[2:43] approximately $63,000 and 500

[2:45] bucks.

[2:45] item number four approves a

[2:47] legal settlement for workers

[2:50] compensation claim of heather

[2:58] beightol.

[2:58] is there any discussion on these

[2:59] items?

[3:01] council member chavez.

[3:02] » Thank you, chair whiting.

[3:03] I would like to pull out number.

[3:07] » Thank you.

[3:09] seeing no further discussion,

[3:11] I'll move approval of the

[3:14] consent agenda minus number

[3:16] four.

[3:21] all those in favor please say I.

[3:23] [ ayes respond ]

[3:25] those opposed say nay.

[3:27] nonepposed.

[3:29] the ayes have it.

[3:31] and that motion carries.

[3:37] let's see.

[3:38] perfect.

[3:39] moving to discussion items here,

[3:41] we can start with discussion

[3:41] item number five.

[3:43] our next item...

[3:45] do we want to do four first?

[3:48] okay, go ahead.

[3:48] discussion item number four.

[3:50] and as we will note, I will read

[3:53] that again for the record item.

[3:56] item number four is approving a

[3:57] legal a legal settlement for

[3:59] workers compensation claim of

[4:05] heather beightol.

[4:05] do we take it as a motion to

[4:07] approve?

[4:08] do I need ale second.

[4:09] » Second.

[4:10] » Perfect.

[4:11] all right.

[4:13] all those in favor please say

[4:15] aye.

[4:16] [ ayes respond ]

[4:19] all opposed say nay.

[4:21] the ayes have it.

[4:22] and that motio carries.

[4:25] wonderful.

[4:26] okay.

[4:27] so then moving to item number

[4:30] five for discussion here.

[4:31] is it five or four?

[4:32] it is five.

[4:34] perfect.

[4:34] our next item is related to the

[4:37] establishment of the assistant

[4:38] city clerk position.

[4:40] I'll now invite up city clerk

[4:44] casey carl to present on this

[4:49] item... The full name... Claire

[4:53] carl.

[4:54] » Thank you, mr. Chair, and to

[4:55] the committee this item is

[4:56] before you because we're asking

[4:57] two things five and six on your

[4:58] agenda are related items.

[4:59] five is authorization to create

[5:01] another assistant city clerk an

[5:02] appointed position within the

[5:04] office of city clerk, which

[5:06] would restore having three

[5:08] assistant city clerks, as we've

[5:08] had in the past.

[5:11] so I put a chart here on the

[5:14] screen.

[5:14] it's also in your briefing

[5:15] materials, to show those three

[5:17] divisions that actually carry

[5:19] out work assigned by law and

[5:21] charter to the city clerk are

[5:22] each headed under the leadership

[5:24] of an assistant city clerk,

[5:25] under the charter the

[5:27] appointment of an assistant city

[5:28] clerk is made by the city clerk

[5:30] and is subject to the council's

[5:34] confirmation.

[5:34] so being here today is two

[5:36] steps.

[5:38] one, authorizing the creation of

[5:39] the third assistant city clerk

[5:40] job.

[5:40] to do that we are proposing to

[5:43] eliminate two existing positions

[5:44] within the legislative support

[5:46] division, which is shown on the

[5:47] right side of this chart.

[5:49] you can see we're striking out

[5:50] the legislative editor and the

[5:51] manager of legislative support

[5:55] to recreate the assistant city

[5:56] clerk director of legislative

[5:57] support position previously held

[6:01] by outgoing longtime assistant

[6:01] city clerk, jackie hansen, who

[6:03] is in phased retirement now.

[6:04] her last day is the end of this

[6:06] year.

[6:06] so that's the first action,

[6:09] number five.

[6:09] and then the second action,

[6:11] number six, relates to the

[6:13] appointment of that position.

[6:13] I'll stop to see if there are

[6:15] questions from the committee

[6:17] about the authorization of the

[6:18] creation of the position first.

[6:22] » Council member vetaw.

[6:26] » Well, I just wanted to just

[6:29] say a few kind words... We're

[6:30] not ready yet?

[6:31] » I'm sorry, mr. Chair, this is

[6:34] action five on the agenda, which

[6:35] is authorizing the creation oftn

[6:38] we'll take up six.

[6:40] » Okay.

[6:41] » Perfect.

[6:42] so your question is on number

[6:43] six?

[6:44] perfect.

[6:44] all right, thank you for the

[6:48] presentation, clerk carl.

[6:48] are there any questions on

[6:50] number five?

[6:52] perfect.

[6:53] council member shaffer.

[6:54] » Yeah, I would like to hear

[6:55] your motivations for this

[6:56] change, and kindf your thought

[6:58] process behind that, and what

[6:58] you see as a vision for your

[7:02] office around this reorg.

[7:03] » Certainly.

[7:04] through the chair, council

[7:06] member shaffer, years ago when I

[7:07] first start as the city clerk

[7:11] in 2010, worked for several

[7:12] years to increase the number of

[7:13] assistant city clerks who report

[7:15] directly to me, subject to

[7:17] council's confirmation.

[7:18] each of those functions you see

[7:20] on the chart, elections and

[7:21] voter services, records and

[7:22] information management, and

[7:24] legislative support are

[7:26] functions directly assigned totr

[7:29] state la or under city charter.

[7:31] and so I consider those

[7:34] extensions of my core

[7:35] responsibilities.

[7:35] having an assistant city clerk

[7:36] who's qualified to lead each of

[7:38] those divisions, has expertise

[7:39] in that subject matter, and canf

[7:42] those similarly subject matter

[7:45] experts is important, I think,

[7:47] especially for a city the size

[7:47] of minneapolis, where we are

[7:49] fortunate enough to be able to

[7:51] have a clerk's office with very

[7:53] structured divisions.

[7:54] in most cities, you'll find a

[7:57] clerk's office has maybe a city

[7:59] clerk, one or two assistant city

[8:03] clerks, and then some staff.

[8:03] and so the smaller team is

[8:05] expected to provide that

[8:05] expertise across all of these

[8:06] different divisions.

[8:08] here what we've done is allowed

[8:10] the development of

[8:11] specialization und a leader,

[8:14] who then becomes the subject

[8:15] matter expert in either

[8:18] elections or records management

[8:19] data practices, legislative

[8:20] support and council process.

[8:21] and that continuity has been

[8:23] important to me.

[8:24] I also think in terms of keeping

[8:26] the confirmation of council, so

[8:28] there's a direct line from

[8:29] council through me to those

[8:30] assistant clerks is important,

[8:32] to provide continuity in the

[8:34] office.

[8:34] that used to be written into the

[8:37] charter, the plain language

[8:39] charter of 2013 removed that

[8:40] requirement.

[8:41] I continued to bring my

[8:42] appointments of assistant city

[8:43] clerks forward, though, because

[8:44] I personally believe it's

[8:45] important that you all have a

[8:47] touch upon those leaders in my

[8:50] office, because the clerk's

[8:51] office, as you know, is the

[8:53] arm... The administrative arm of

[8:54] city council.

[8:54] so having a connection between

[8:56] council members and those

[8:57] sistant city clerks is

[8:59] important.

[8:59] in addition to those, you'll see

[9:00] on the chart, however, we do

[9:02] have two other divisions that

[9:03] report to our chief assistant

[9:05] city clerk, kelly geisler, who

[9:07] supervises two directors, who

[9:09] are also appointed.

[9:11] they're not assistant city

[9:12] clerks, because the function of

[9:13] department operations and

[9:15] legislative research and

[9:17] oversight are not clerk

[9:18] functions.

[9:18] those are functions created to

[9:21] assist the city council in the

[9:23] performance of its work, and so

[9:24] those are separate.

[9:25] they are all under appointed

[9:29] positions that are director

[9:29] level, but the three assistant

[9:31] city clerks perform official

[9:33] duties of the city clerk.

[9:34] I hope I answered that question.

[9:36] » No, that's really helpful.

[9:38] and, you know, I like the vision

[9:40] of, you know, having an

[9:41] expertise in focus.

[9:42] and I think also one thing that

[9:43] you didn't really mention but I

[9:45] think is adjacent is really the

[9:46] idea of accountability as well.

[9:47] you know, that not only can they

[9:50] lead that area, but we also have

[9:51] a direct line of accountability

[9:53] when we have issues we need to

[9:55] deal with.

[9:56] so, thank you.

[9:57] » Absolutely.

[10:00] » Seeing no further discussion,

[10:02] I'll move approval of this item.

[10:05] » Thank.

[10:05] » Second thank.

[10:07] » You all those in favor please

[10:09] say aye.

[10:10] [ a ayes respond ]

[10:11] » The ayes have it and that

[10:14] motion carries.

[10:14] » Thank you.

[10:15] » Thank you.

[10:18] colleagues moving to discussion

[10:19] item number six here.

[10:21] our next item is the appointment

[10:25] of mr. Ken dahler to the said

[10:28] position above.

[10:29] I'll have clerk carl come back

[10:30] to introduce and speak to this

[10:31] before we invite up mr. Dahler

[10:36] for any comments.

[10:37] » Thank you, mr. Chair.

[10:37] I just have a few brief

[10:40] comments.

[10:41] ken dahler has been a steady and

[10:42] positive presence in the clerk's

[10:43] office for many years.

[10:44] he transferred to the office

[10:46] after brief stint as a policy

[10:47] aide in the ward 13 office.

[10:49] and like many of us who find

[10:51] ourselves in clerk world, it was

[10:52] not a position that he sought.

[10:54] in fac I doubt he knew much

[10:56] about it.

[10:56] he was looking to transition to

[10:58] something new and different and

[11:00] important.

[11:00] but, like many of us, he found

[11:02] his calling in this unique

[11:04] position.

[11:05] that is being a city clerk.

[11:06] he brings the right temperament

[11:07] and the demeanor to the job.

[11:08] he is meticulous.

[11:09] he takes the work seriously, but

[11:11] not himself.

[11:12] he cares about the ultimate

[11:14] product, which is a legislative

[11:15] record that is accurate, legally

[11:18] defensible, complete and

[11:19] accessible.

[11:20] he's a mentor to our new clerks,

[11:23] witnessed by their presence next

[11:24] to him in the in the chair.

[11:26] he develops their talent.

[11:28] he invests in them, a similar

[11:30] love for this very quirky but

[11:31] indispensable position.

[11:32] and he parers with others

[11:34] across t entire enterprise and

[11:36] at all levels to provide timely

[11:38] and accurate advice and

[11:39] assistance.

[11:39] personally, I've come to depend

[11:41] heavily upon him in more ways

[11:43] than I can describe.

[11:44] I'm very happy to recommend him

[11:45] for appointment to this

[11:46] position, and I ask for your

[11:48] confirmation of that

[11:50] appointment.

[11:50] and I'm certainly that mr.

[11:55] dahler would appreciate the

[11:56] opportunity to make some

[11:56] comments but also encourage all

[11:57] of you to grill him with many

[11:58] questions.

[11:59] so with that, I would bring

[12:02] mr. Dahler up to the dais.

[12:06] » Tnk you.

[12:07] » Thank you, chair whiting and

[12:09] committee members.

[12:10] it's very funny that clerk carl

[12:13] and I did not share our comments

[12:13] with each other before today.

[12:14] and it is shocking how similar

[12:17] what I have prepared today is to

[12:20] exactly what he said.

[12:23] but as has been said, my name is

[12:27] ken dahler.

[12:28] I am honored to stand in front

[12:29] of you today both as a public

[12:30] servant and a city resident.

[12:31] I am a proud resident of the

[12:32] city of minneapolis.

[12:33] I've been here since 2014,

[12:35] currently a ward ten resident,

[12:36] but also having lived in both

[12:39] wards 8 and 13.

[12:42] as clerk carl said, I started in

[12:43] the city clerk's office in 2016,

[12:44] starting as a legislative clerk

[12:47] on a detail assignment.

[12:47] moving into my current role as

[12:49] the legislative support services

[12:52] manager in 2016... Sorry, 2019,

[12:55] late 2019.

[12:56] and when I was considering the

[12:58] promotion, I, you know, thought

[13:00] a lot about whether I really

[13:01] wanted kind of a manager and

[13:05] leadership role, and I remember

[13:07] thinking, you know, the clerk's

[13:09] office is such kind of a quiet,

[13:12] calm, stable division here in

[13:14] the city.

[13:15] and of course, within months, I

[13:16] was attempting to hire and train

[13:17] new staff in the middle of a

[13:19] covid pandemic, the murder of

[13:22] george floyd, and early

[13:23] retirement incentives that

[13:24] changed kind of the makeup of

[13:27] our office much quicker than

[13:29] anyone h anticipated.

[13:30] since then I've supported...

[13:31] this is my fifth iteration of

[13:34] the city council, all while

[13:35] expanding our team scope to add

[13:37] several other bodies that we had

[13:39] not originally staffed when I

[13:40] started this work, and

[13:41] continuing to learn more about

[13:43] this work every single day.

[13:45] and because I'm more comfortable

[13:48] talking about the work than I am

[13:50] talking about myself, let me

[13:50] talk about the work.

[13:52] like many clerks, I did not come

[13:54] to this work intentionally.

[13:55] I never said to my mother, "I

[13:58] want to be a clerk when I grow

[14:00] up."

[14:00] unless you are already a clerk

[14:02] or work closely with one, you do

[14:04] not think about the work we do.

[14:05] you have no idea what the work

[14:07] is that we do at all.

[14:09] and by its nature, it's

[14:12] invisible.

[14:12] when I'm hiring new clerks, I

[14:13] often make a point of saying

[14:14] that when the clerk has done

[14:16] their job well, you often have

[14:17] no idea that the clerk has done

[14:18] anything at all.

[14:23] so, honestly, the fact that I'm

[14:26] standing here right now makes me

[14:28] feel like something has gone

[14:29] horribly wrong, because the

[14:31] clerk should not be standing

[14:32] here, but here I am.

[14:35] even when this job gets

[14:37] difficult, and I know you'll all

[14:38] believe me when I say it's had

[14:39] its moments... I fall back on

[14:43] the immense value of the work

[14:45] clerks do.

[14:46] every single day, the public,

[14:47] the media, elected officials,

[14:51] city residents rely on the

[14:52] integrity of our records.

[14:53] we've all seen how a rushed -amd

[14:57] can derail the legislative

[14:58] process unexpectedly.

[15:01] my team's debates over document

[15:03] titles, formatting, whether an

[15:05] edit is substantive or clerical

[15:08] all of these things are make our

[15:10] work accessible today and for

[15:11] years into the future.

[15:11] our names might not be on the

[15:13] final documents, but our mark is

[15:15] on the work and I'm very proud

[15:16] of what me and my team do.

[15:18] and it's a privilege to

[15:20] continue... To get to continue

[15:21] to do it.

[15:22] I'd be remiss if I didn't take a

[15:24] moment, though, to thank council

[15:27] member palmisano for hiring me

[15:29] in 2014 to work in her ward

[15:30] office, which became my entrypo.

[15:34] of course, thank you to all the

[15:35] clerks who have mentored me as

[15:37] I've learned this work,

[15:38] including city clerk casey carl,

[15:40] retiring assistant city clerk

[15:40] jackie hansen, several clerks

[15:41] who've already retired and

[15:43] taught me a lot, and our crent

[15:46] chief assistant, kelly geissler,

[15:49] who was one of the first calls I

[15:50] made when I thought about

[15:52] transitioning to the clerk's

[15:53] office, she had taken the leap

[15:56] just to maybe about a year or so

[15:58] before I did.

[15:59] and finally, a huge thank you to

[16:01] the current team of legislative

[16:02] clerks.

[16:03] as casey kind of alluded to, we

[16:05] all take the work very

[16:07] seriously, bute don't always

[16:07] take ourselves very seriously.

[16:11] and as I wrestled with my

[16:13] comments today, one of the

[16:15] things I always struggle with is

[16:16] how to end.

[16:17] so I'm going to take the lead of

[16:21] council member warren and simply

[16:25] say "the end."

[16:32] » Thank you, mr. Dahler.

[16:35] are there any questions or

[16:36] comments from my from my

[16:39] colleagues?

[16:39] seeing counc member vetaw.

[16:43] » Thank you.

[16:43] she's going to love that.

[16:45] you've already taken a page out

[16:47] of her book she'll appreciate

[16:48] it.

[16:49] ken, I didn't realize we've

[16:49] known each other for 12 years.

[16:50] I met you in council member

[16:53] palmisano's office when we were

[16:54] workin on tobacco stuff.

[16:56] it just didn't seem that long

[17:01] ago, and I always appreciated

[17:03] coming to that office, because I

[17:04] knew you would tell us the

[17:05] truth, even when you were tired

[17:08] of seeing us.

[17:10] when there had been maybe five

[17:11] advocates before me, you would

[17:14] remind me at my meeting, there's

[17:15] already been four of you here.

[17:17] we got it.

[17:19] we support you.

[17:19] stop them from coming.

[17:20] and then that transferred into

[17:22] when we would come to public

[17:24] hearings and there'd be 75 of us

[17:26] signed up, you let us know that

[17:27] there were 75 of us, and maybe

[17:29] only five of us needed to speak.

[17:33] thank you so much, ken, for your

[17:34] years of commitment.

[17:35] you really are such a smart

[17:37] person.

[17:39] I mean, just like incredibly

[17:43] knowledgeable of so many things.

[17:44] I know that my office relies on

[17:46] you heavily for what's right.

[17:48] we have a lot... There's three

[17:50] of us, and we have a lot of

[17:52] discussion, and a lot of times

[17:55] someone says, "go ask ken," and

[17:57] then we know we're going to get

[17:59] the right answer.

[17:59] and so I appreciate that.

[18:01] I value the relationship I have

[18:03] with you.

[18:04] I know services, too,

[18:06] the way that intersects with

[18:08] your ability to clerk and to

[18:09] lead the other clerks, I admire

[18:12] that.

[18:13] because you... Everyone don't

[18:14] have that experience with having

[18:19] constituent calls and having to

[18:21] figure out things, and how that

[18:23] translates on paper.

[18:23] and, you know, like the way you

[18:25] respond to people and answer is

[18:28] such a key part of this job, but

[18:30] it's behind the scenes, and it's

[18:32] every day, and it's constant.

[18:33] and so you need people who are

[18:36] leading that have that

[18:38] experience, and you display that

[18:39] every single day.

[18:41] on a more personal note, you

[18:45] love '90s r&b music, that's our

[18:48] jam.

[18:49] we sing together.

[18:49] and you know all the songs from

[18:52] the '90s, and you know all the

[18:55] r&b songs, all the artists, all

[18:57] the videos, everything.

[18:58] and so we certainly bond over

[19:01] that.

[19:01] and I'm just really proud of the

[19:04] progress you keep making.

[19:04] you are a true testament of when

[19:09] passion meets knowledge.

[19:10] you know it.

[19:11] you're passionate about it.

[19:12] you weren't sure about it, but

[19:15] you took it.

[19:15] you took that chance, and you

[19:17] just keep progressing.

[19:18] one of the things that I know

[19:19] about the work that all of us do

[19:21] as servants is that people are

[19:22] watching.

[19:23] and so there are so many people

[19:25] in that office who are watching

[19:27] you.

[19:27] young people.

[19:28] you have a lot of new young

[19:29] people in there, and they're

[19:31] watching you.

[19:32] and you're such a good leader.

[19:33] you're such a model, that I'm so

[19:37] proud that we have you here, and

[19:38] you keep progressing, and we

[19:39] have people who are looking at

[19:41] that, and they can see their

[19:42] future, because there is no city

[19:44] hall without the clerks.

[19:45] and so we always want that

[19:48] profession to be spotlighted in

[19:50] a way where people are

[19:51] passionate about it and want to

[19:52] keep doing it.

[19:52] and you are the face of that and

[19:55] I so appreciate that.

[19:56] I'm so proud of you for

[20:00] accepting this.

[20:00] I'm so proud of you for knowing

[20:02] that we need you here, and we

[20:03] need you to be trained in the

[20:08] leaders you've been here during

[20:10] some amazingly hard times and a

[20:12] lot of people left.

[20:13] a lot of people were like, I've

[20:14] had enough of this.

[20:15] and you stood with the city of

[20:17] minneapolis, and you see the

[20:18] vision, and you care about

[20:20] minneapolis.

[20:20] and we need more kens.

[20:24] thank you.

[20:24] you are ken-nuff!

[20:27] » Thank you, council member

[20:31] vetaw.

[20:31] council member chavez.

[20:32] » Thank you.

[20:34] I have faux questions... I'm

[20:35] kidding.

[20:37] I'll move this for approval.

[20:39] » Motion to approve and

[20:40] seconded.

[20:42] no, I just want to say I'm very

[20:43] excited to vote for your

[20:44] appointment, ken.

[20:45] thank you for the work that you

[20:47] do.

[20:47] I know that whenever I have a

[20:48] question, you always figure out

[20:49] a way to respond as soon as

[20:51] possible, make sure that my

[20:52] offi has the information

[20:53] needed to move anything forward

[20:55] in general, and I think that's

[20:57] just the work that clerks do in

[20:58] the city of minneapolis.

[21:00] the folks in the public may not

[21:02] be able see it, but the work

[21:04] that this body, the cy

[21:06] enterprise, does would not be

[21:07] possible without the clerks that

[21:08] help run this enterprise every

[21:11] single day.

[21:12] so, just very excited to vote

[21:13] for this.

[21:14] I'm proud of you and the work

[21:15] that you're going to continue to

[21:16] do for our city, and want to

[21:17] give a big shout out to the

[21:18] clerk staff that make this

[21:20] happen.

[21:20] so, thank you.

[21:22] » Thank you, council member

[21:24] chavez.

[21:24] council member shaffer.

[21:25] » I'll just mention two things

[21:27] I really appreciate is... Number

[21:29] one, you are always very

[21:30] accessib.

[21:30] I always seemo time my

[21:33] impromptu questions to you

[21:33] duringour lunch.

[21:34] but you just happened to roll

[21:36] with it, because you're working

[21:37] through your lunch and y can

[21:38] talk to me at the same time.

[21:40] so thank you for your

[21:41] accessibility.

[21:42] and number two, I would say I

[21:43] appreciate your attention to

[21:45] detail and doing things right

[21:47] and working with us around

[21:48] honorary resolutions that have

[21:50] commitments that reay

[21:51] shouldn't be in there and things

[21:52] of that sort.

[21:54] so, thank you to all the clerks

[21:55] for all that you do.

[21:57] we notice it.

[21:58] I notice it and you should be

[21:59] really proud of the way you

[22:01] support the city of minneapolis.

[22:03] » Thank you, council member

[22:05] shaffer.

[22:07] council member chughtai.

[22:08] » Thank you.

[22:09] I'm really excited to close out

[22:10] the discussion this item.

[22:12] I want to congratulate you ken

[22:15] on this appointment.

[22:15] it's very well earned and

[22:17] deserved.

[22:18] and I think I have nothing

[22:19] further to add to the discussion

[22:22] here, but join all of my

[22:24] colleagues isinging your

[22:24] praises andhanking you for

[22:25] your work, and thanking the

[22:27] entire clerk's office for your

[22:29] work every day.

[22:31] we like to say here in the

[22:33] legislative department that

[22:34] nothing works without the

[22:35] clerks, and it certainly rings

[22:37] true all of the time.

[22:39] but I will say personally I'm

[22:41] the most excited about the

[22:44] continued takeover of the

[22:45] legislative department by the

[22:46] 10th ward, and our residents

[22:49] that continue to just be

[22:51] excellent in this department.

[22:55] so, congratulations.

[22:59] and thank you, th mr. Chair.

[23:04] » Thank you, council member

[23:05] chughtai.

[23:05] I will add a note as well.

[23:07] and very much, I think I feel

[23:09] exactly the same way as my

[23:10] colleagues do.

[23:11] and just want to note, a few

[23:15] months ago I was able to kind of

[23:16] take a tour with some of my

[23:20] family members with clerk carl

[23:23] and clerk geissler, and was able

[23:25] to see the kind of the archival

[23:26] rooms of the of city of

[23:32] minneapolis.

[23:32] many of which have been here

[23:33] from as early as last week all

[23:34] the way to the 1800s.

[23:35] right?

[23:36] and when you go up the bell

[23:38] tower, you kind of get to look

[23:39] upon the city of minneapolis,

[23:40] and I think it is an example and

[23:45] of an analogy of kind of where

[23:45] the clerk's office sits here.

[23:47] when you look out across the

[23:48] city of minneapolis, at the

[23:49] bottom of that, the foundation

[23:51] of that is the clerk's office.

[23:53] it is the thing that the

[23:55] responsibility of this city is

[23:57] held upon.

[23:58] and I am seeing how you have

[24:00] been a vision of excellence in

[24:01] this city.

[24:04] and it's been, for me, as

[24:04] someone that's brand new, just

[24:06] like I think council member

[24:08] shaffer and I, we've been able

[24:09] to see that excellence that

[24:11] you've given to our city, and

[24:12] the clerk's office has done.

[24:14] it has been an invaluable, I

[24:16] think, measure of help, for

[24:20] especially us as new folks going

[24:21] through the hecticness of

[24:22] federal government that is

[24:24] occupying your city, and very

[24:27] much, I think, you know, has

[24:29] been helpful.

[24:29] you let us do stupid things,

[24:32] right?

[24:32] and I don't think a lot of

[24:33] people see that as well, right?

[24:35] when we send things over to all

[24:37] of you, I'm like... I do stupid

[24:40] things.

[24:40] man, I'm sorry.

[24:43] I do stupid things and you let

[24:45] me do those stupid things and

[24:47] learn by those mistakes and

[24:50] figure out how best to navigate

[24:53] within that.

[24:53] and so thank you for being that

[24:57] standard of excellence and being

[24:58] that for our city.

[25:01] and so we have a motion for

[25:03] approval and was a seconded.

[25:05] we'll ask all those in favor

[25:06] please say aye.

[25:11] [ ayes respond ]

[25:13] all those opposed?

[25:14] say nay.

[25:15] ayes have it.

[25:19] [applause]

[25:20] » Perfect.

[25:21] with that, colleagues, we have

[25:23] concluded all business to come

[25:24] before the committee today and

[25:25] if there are no objections, we

[25:27] are adjourned.

[25:28] there we go.

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