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>> friends this week in the jewish

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community, we begin our reading and

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study of

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the biblical book of exodus. As the

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begins, we're introduced to a new

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pharaoh who did not

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know joseph, whose ability to interpret dreams

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and act accordingly saved egypt from

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a great famine. This

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pharaoh goes on to oppress and enslave

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the people of

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israel, setting in motion the events of

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the

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book. This biblical story reminds

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us of

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the tremendous power leaders have.

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the power to create and to

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destroy, to bring people together

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or to drive them apart, to liberate or to oppress.

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eternal god,

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as we gather this evening at the start of a

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new term,

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keep its members ever mindful of the

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sacred task before them.

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give them the patience, the humility, the

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courage, and the strength to perform

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their duties

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wisely and well. Implant within them

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listening heart and an open mind.

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inspire

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them to improve our county for the

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benefit of all of

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its residents. May all who call this

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place home

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find safety, opportunity, love,

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and freedom here.

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>> we will now

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welcome reverend

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irwin, calvary baptist of white plains, new

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york, to offer our final invocation.

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>> a

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citizens' prayer for the west kester

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county board

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of legislators. I lift up the members

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of westchester county board of legislators

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they begin this new year of service.

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may they

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be granted a vision that spans from

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hills ofof north to the cities

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of the the south, seeing the unique

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needs of every

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resident. I pray that as they take

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their seats of

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government,

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remembering they hold

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the public trust. I pray their debate

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be

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marked by civility and a conclusion

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toward fairness. May they prioritize the least

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among us, ensuring the marginalized

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find a

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champion in this chamber. Grant them

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the patience to

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listen deeply and the wisdom to act

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decisively

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for the common good. I pray

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for their integrity, keep them steadfast in

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the

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pursuit of good governance, protect

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them from the pressures of

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the extreme, and guide them instead

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towards what is right and just for the

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long term.

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I pray for their discernment,

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that they may see beyond the immediate

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into the long-term

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well-being of all the residents of

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westchester.

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I pray for their

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empathy, that the voices of the vulnerable

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the undeserved remain at the

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forefront of their deliberation. And

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fortitude, that they may have courage to

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pursue fairness even when the path is difficult.

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and lastly, I pray for their

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unity, that they may, despite

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differences of perspectives, share

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a commitment

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to the common good where

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all prevail. May westchester

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flourish under their leadership. May

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westchester be known,

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not just as a beautiful, for its

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beauty and for its resources, but

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for the

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justice and equityequity its laws.

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strengthen

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these leaders in their public duties.

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protect them

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in their private lives so they may

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with joy and

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with clear conscience throughout this year, amen.

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>> will the acting court please call the roll.

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>> majority leader holstein. >>

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present.

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leader cunzio.

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>> here. >> mr. Alvarado?

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miss barr?

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miss clements?

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goshi.

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>> here. >> mr. Immora. >>

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>> mr. Nambiar?

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miss puja?

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>> here. >> mr. Tubiolo?

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miss williams?

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>> present. >> mr. Woodson

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>> present. >> we have a

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quorum.

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>> thank you. Welcome to the

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organizational meeting of

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the westchester county board of legislators.

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it is customary for the westchester

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county clerk to convene the

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first meeting of each newly constituted

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board

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of legislators until the chair is

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elected and sworn in. At this

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time, I would ask the members of this

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esteemed body

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to stand as I administer the oath

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of office to

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you, the full legislator of

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the westchester county for the 2026 legislative

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term.

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please repeat after me.

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I, state your name, solemnly

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swear or affirm that I

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will support the constitution

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of the united states and the

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constitution of the

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state of new york, that I will

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faithfully discharge

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the duties of the office of county

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legislator in and for the county of

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westchester according to the best of my ability.

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congratulations.

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nominations are now in order for chairman of

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the westchester county board of legislators.

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yes, thank you, mr. County clerk.

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I would like to

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nominate legislator

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goshi for board chairman for the

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2026 legislative term.

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>> legislator

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gashi has been nominated for chairman of

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the

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westchester county board of legislators.

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there is a second?

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second.

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>> legislator

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vedat gashi has been nominated and

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seconded.

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are there any other nominations for this office?

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nominations are now closed. Will the

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clerk please call a long roll call vote?

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>> majority leader holstein?

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>> aye.

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>> minority leader cunzio? >> yes.

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>> mr. Alvarado? >> yes. >> miss barr?

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>> miss clements? >> yes. >> mr. Gashi?

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>> mr. Immora?

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>> yes. >> mr. Nambiar?

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>> yes. >> mr. Nolan? >> yes. >> miss

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puja?

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>> yes. >> mr. Smith? >>

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>> yes. >> miss rely? >> yes.

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johnson?

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woodson samuels?

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>> aye. >>

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motion passes 16-0.

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>> since legislator gashi

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is in the room, the election is now

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final. I would ask that

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majority leader holstein

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and minority leader

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cunzio, please escort chairman gashi to the podium.

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>> so --oh, I've got to give the swearing-in.

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was going to jump right in.

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>> I came

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all the way

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here.

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>> may I have my wife and children

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>> absolutely, absolutely.

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>> guys, come up here.

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>> please raise

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your right hand. I, vedat

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gashi solemnly swear that I will support

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constitution of the united

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states, the constitution of

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the state of new york, and that I

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will faithfully discharge

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the duties of the office

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of chair of the county board of legislators

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in and for the county of

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westchester according to the

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best of my abilities. [ repeated ]

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thank you.

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>> all right. I think that was one

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clerk roach's first official acts as westchester county

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clerk.

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thank you, tom, for

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helping make this a special event.

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I want to thank the

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faith leaders for your inspiring words

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and uplifting message.

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of course,

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we had some of them up here, but I want

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to thank my family

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of which there are many.

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vanessa, my mother, say

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hi, mom,

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dorantina, akron, our men j unfortunately

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ka, ari, and tajir.

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am I missing anybody? That's plenty.

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and I love them

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all, and they're all supported, but

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they're

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all constituents and voters so thank

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you guys for that, too. And of course,

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I want to thank --

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mention my father, who

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passed away before I entered political

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life, but whose

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example guides me every day. Thank you, dad.

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I love you.

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I want to

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thank my colleagues. I'm humbled and

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honored to have received

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your support

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again. Thank you. I'll have succeeded

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if I

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can help you all -- if

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I can help you all succeed and support

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in our joint success. Tonight we welcome

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new colleagues, jen puja and anant

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nambiar.

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legislator puja has

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a long record of public service

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and is a strong

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labor advocate we welcome to our board.

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legislator nambiar has

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his own impressive record of service

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and achievement but is also notable

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for becoming the

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first south asian member of this board of

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legislators.

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as well as

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the first member of the hindu faith to

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serve in

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this role. So, welcome, and thank

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you for helping us break those barriers

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as well.

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I'm

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going to keep this speech short, because this is going to

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be a short term.

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I'm not sure if everyone's aware,

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but there was a change in

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the election law. So this is going

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to be historic in the regard that

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it's going to be a one-year term for the first

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time ever.

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and

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it's going to be difficult for more

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than just that reason.

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it's also an incredibly challenging

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environment. We have a

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difficult economic environment, and

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the actions

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of the federal government are making

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it incredibly

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difficult for us already. And it's going

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to mean a

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whole lot of work before us in this

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next year.

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we have

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challenges. We have that work to do and only

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a short time to do it.

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it's going to be hard. But we're going

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to --we're going to approach these

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challenging times as we've always

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done, by being firm on principle

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and fair in process, through

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strong debate but stronger respect,

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and by

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acting with urgency without recklessness.

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it's not going to be easy,

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but we've tackled difficult things

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before. It's times

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like these that remind us why this

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board of

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legislators matters. Why government matters.

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I want to thank, again,

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my colleagues for entrusting me

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with this solemn honor and responsibility.

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I sincerely appreciate it. Thank you all.

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I think since we have so much work

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to do, we should get on with doing it.

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thank you, and may god bless america.

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>> I don't know that I've ever banged this.

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nominations are now in order for vice chair of

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the westchester county board of legislators.

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>> yes. Thank you, mr. Chair.

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again, congratulationscongratulations

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your

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elected --being elected to be our --

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serve as our

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board chair for another term. I

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would like to move that --for

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the office of vice

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chair, for the

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2026 legislative term,

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legislator terry clements. I've had

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an opportunity to work with legislator

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clements

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now since I came on

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to the board. And you know, she's

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always

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been a good resource for me personally

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and

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always made a very --she's been a

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great addition to the board. She's shown great

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leadership, not just here as a

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legislator, but in

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her community and I think that she

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would make a very --

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she's going to make a very capable

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vice

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chair. And so it's my privilege and

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honor to nominate her for that position.

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>> is there a

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second?

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>> I'd like to second that

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nomination for legislator clements, thank you.

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>> all right.

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are there --sorry. Legislator

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terry clements has been nominated

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and seconded for vice chair of

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the westchester county board of legislators.

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are there any other nominations for this office?

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seeing

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none, nominations are now closed.

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will

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the acting clerk please call a long roll call vote?

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>> majority

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leader holstein?

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>> aye.

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>> minority er cunzio? >> yes. >> mr.

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alvarado?

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>> yes. >> miss barr?

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>> yes. >> miss clements? >> yes.

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>> mr.

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imamura?

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>> yes. >> mr. Nambiar?

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>> yes. >> mr. Nolan? >> yes. >> miss

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puja?

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>> yes. >> mr. Smith?

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>> yes. >> mr. Tubiolo?

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>> yes. >> miss

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sue lie?

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>> yes. >> miss williams?

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>> yes.

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>> miss williams johnson?

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>> yes. >> mr. Woodson samuels? >>

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yes.

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>>

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chairman gashi?

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>> yes. >> motion passes 16-0.

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>>

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since legislator clements is

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in the room, the election is now final.

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I ask that the

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majority leader and minority leader

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cunzio, if they would escort vicevice

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clements to the podium and join her for the oath of office.

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>> please repeat after me.

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[ repeating ] I, terry

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clements, do solemnly swear that I

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will support the constitution of

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the united states and the constitution

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of the state of new york and that

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I will faithfully discharge

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the duties of the office of vice chair of the county board of

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legislators

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in and for the county of

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westchester according to the best

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of my ability. Congratulations.

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>> good evening, and thank

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you, everyone, for coming and supporting

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all of

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my colleagues. I'd like to thank my

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husband,

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george clements, who was just standing

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here, and my

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daughters, monet and lauren, for allowing

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me to serve

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the residents of

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westchester since 1996 in the very

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many

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different roles in politics. Now I'm

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honored to serve as vice chair and

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remain committed

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to ensuring every voice in westchester

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is

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heard and valued. Together with my

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colleagues, I will continue advocating

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for policies that

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uplift our communities and strengthen

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the democratic --our democratic values

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that make

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our country strong. I'm grateful to

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the

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residents and my fellow legislators

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for the continued support as

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we move forward in unity and purpose.

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and thank

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you so much for this honor. I will work very hard.

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thank you so much.

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>> thank you, vice chair

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clements. Nominations are now in order

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for clerk of the westchester

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county board of legislators. I'll

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take this

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opportunity to nominate sunday vandenberg.

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if you don't know sunday

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vandenberg, you do not know this board

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of legislators. She's been operating

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longer than I've been here and

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knows a heck of a lot more about it

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than I do.

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thank you for your service in the

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past, and thank you

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for agreeing to serve again. So

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with that, sunday vandenberg has been

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nominated for

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clerk of the westchester county board

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of legislators. Is there a

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second?

484
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>> I second.

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>> minority leader -- okay.

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>> honored

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to stand here today and wholeheartedly

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support our dear friend and colleague

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and leader of the clerk's office.

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sunday

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truly does know this entire board inside

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and out.

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we go to her, we lean on her, professionally

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and personally. But I stand here today,

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and I'm proud

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to support sunday vandenberg and second

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the nomination.

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>> thank you.

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sunday vandenberg has now been nominated and

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seconded

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for clerk of the westchester county

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board of legislators.

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are there any other nominations for

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this office?

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seeing none, nominations are now

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closed. Will the acting clerk please

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call a long roll call

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vote?

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>> majority leader holstein?

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>> aye.

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>> minority leader cunzio? >> yes.

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>> mr. Alvarado? >> yes. >>

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miss barr?

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>> yes. >>

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miss clements?

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>> yes. >> mr. Imamura?

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>>

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yes.

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>> mr. Nambiar? >> yes. >> mr.

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nolan?

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>> yes. >> miss pierce? Miss

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puja?

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>> yes. >> mr. Smith? >>

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yes.

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>> mr. Tubiolo? >> yes. >>

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miss sue lie?

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>> yes. >> miss williams?

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--

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yes.

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>> miss williams johnson?

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>> yes. >> mr. Woodson samuels? >>

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aye.

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>> chairman gashi? >> yes. >> motion passes 16-0.

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>> all right.

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it says here, now congratulate sunday.

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you can tell

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sunday knows the position and the

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job by the fact that she is not

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giving a speech now. Thank you, sunday.

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and with that, that concludes our

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business for tonight.

542
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I'd like to thank everyone for joining

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us

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and invite

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reverend trollinger to lead us in the

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benediction.

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>> may we bow our heads.

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eternal god our

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father, wewe thank

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you for your divine providence of

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creating this magnificent

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idea of america.

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as we stand

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at crossroads within our community,

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within our nation,

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and in our world, help us to still

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hold

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true to the founding

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fathers, that all men are created

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equal.

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that we are to pursue

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happiness,

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equality for everyone. Charge our

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brothers and our

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sisters, continue to be faithful

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to the original idea of this thing called the united states.

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the lord bless you, the lord keep

568
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you, the lord make his face shine

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upon you and be

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gracious unto you. The lord lift up

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his

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countenance upon you and grant you his

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peace, amen.

574
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>> thank you again, reverend challenger.

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majority leader

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holstein, do you have a motion on

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adjournment?

578
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>> mr. Chair, I

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do. Our 2026 meeting calendar has

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yet to be finalized, so

581
00:27:37,324 --> 00:27:39,326
I move that we adjourn this meeting

582
00:27:39,326 --> 00:27:42,329
until the call of the chair.

583
00:27:42,329 --> 00:27:44,331
>> short roll call, please. >> majority

584
00:27:44,331 --> 00:27:45,332
leader holstein?

585
00:27:45,332 --> 00:27:46,333
>> aye. >> minority

586
00:27:46,333 --> 00:27:48,333
leader cunzio?

587
00:27:48,335 --> 00:27:50,335
>> yes. >> vice

588
00:27:51,338 --> 00:27:52,339
chair clements?

589
00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:53,340
>> yes. >>

590
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:54,341
chairman dashi?

591
00:27:54,341 --> 00:27:55,342
>> yes. >> motion

592
00:27:55,342 --> 00:27:57,311
to adjourn

593
00:27:57,311 --> 00:27:58,312
passes 16-0.

594
00:27:58,312 --> 00:27:59,313
>> we are adjourned

595
00:27:59,313 --> 00:28:03,513
at 7:43 p.m. Thank you all again.