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Committee opens budget review hearing; majority counsel takes roll call
Summary
A committee opened a hearing to review pre-submitted budget materials and told witnesses they would be asked questions and could provide longer written responses; the majority counsel then called attendance and reported several members present and two excused.
A committee opened a budget review hearing and asked witnesses to answer questions about budget materials they previously submitted, a staff member said at the start of the meeting. "Will be asked a series of questions related to your budget information that you have presubmitted to this committee for review," the staff member said, adding that witnesses could provide lengthier written responses if a question required more than a brief answer.
Majority counsel then took attendance. The roll call, as read on the record, included the following exchanges: "Miss Willingham? Present. Greedy?" "Here." "Alex? Here. Smith O'Hear. Here." "Malowicz? Here. Ray Joyce and Bergwerk are excused. Lukakus? Yes. Greg? Here." The speaker also named committee chairpersons present: "Our public works, chairperson is here, mister mister Ricard. Our mass transit chair chairperson is here, Susan Lerillard. Our economic development, chairperson is here, and that is Gary Dimolowitz. And our personnel chairperson is here, and that is Lynn Bacakis."
The record further listed additional attendees and district identifications during roll call, including Vicky Plotsky; Danielle Gillespie; Susan Peto; Jeff Hurley; Frank Mauriello; Ellen Rosano, chair of social services (District 24); Matt Miller (District 36); Glenmont Silker; and Tim Lane.
The staff member also told witnesses that if answering a question required more than a short response they could provide fuller information in writing and that the committee might send additional questions after the hearing. "...it may be necessary to forward some additional questions after tonight's hearing," the staff member said.
No motions or formal votes were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the portion of the meeting supplied consisted of opening instructions and attendance reporting.
