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WELL, MAYBE THAT'S, YEAH, I JUST WAS WONDERING WHY, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET A HEADS UP.
WELL, THEY DO BUY, UM, I I HOW LONG YOU UP THERE? UH, ONLY THE WEEKEND.
I WAS LIKE, AH, GOOD FLEXIBILITY.
I'M THINKING IN LIKE I'VE BEEN STANDING SURE.
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GOOD MORNING.HOW IS EVERYONE TODAY? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT THIS MORNING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, THERE HAS TO BE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS UP HERE FOR US TO CONDUCT THE MEETING.
SO WE'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVE TODAY'S MEETING.
HOWEVER, UM, AS ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS PREPARE, WE COME TO THIS MEETING PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS.
WE HAVE READ, EVALUATED, AND SPOKEN WITH CHRISTINA ABOUT THE AGENDA.
SO WE ARE WELL AWARE OF THE IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT ARE ON THIS AGENDA.
JUST AS MUCH AS IT IS VALUABLE TO YOU.
WE ARE GOING TO CALL AN EMERGENCY MEETING.
CHRISTINA WILL SET THAT UP FOR US AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE TABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE COVER THESE ITEMS AND THAT WILL BE DONE AS SOON AS LEGALLY AVAILABLE TO US.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING SO FAR, CHRISTINA? YES.
WE'LL BE BACK HERE TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
WE MAY NOT BE, EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY, PRESIDENT.
WE MAY NOT BE IN THIS ROOM, UM, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE, COUNCIL MAY ALREADY BE BUSY, BUT WE'LL BE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR FOR SURE.
IF WE'RE NOT HERE, WE'LL BE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.
AND I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT CHRISTINA WILL MAKE THAT, UH, THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO YOU.
UM, SO, UH, REST ASSURE THAT EVERYTHING IN HERE IS AS, UM, AS IMPORTANT TO US AS IT IS TO YOU.
UM, BEFORE WE GO THOUGH, UH, CAN WE STILL SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? THAT'S STILL SO VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE A MEETING TODAY, I THINK THAT, UH, WE SHOULD ALWAYS GIVE RESPECT TO OUR COUNTRY.
COULD WE DO THAT? SO WE'RE DOING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, BUT WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING.
IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? CAN WE STILL SAY THE PLEDGE? CHRISTINA, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.
PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.