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Brewer questions CEC on coordination with borough presidents

New York City Council · Jun 22, 2026 · starts 1:12:57 · 46 sec

Brewer asks whether community boards reach out to CEC or borough presidents for training, noting that as Manhattan borough president she had offered all the same trainings CEC now lists except AI. Salter confirms they coordinate with borough presidents to avoid duplication and offer trainings based on board member surveys.

Gale A. Brewer

One question I have is the district managers and the community boards themselves, do they reach out to you?

Gale A. Brewer

Do you reach out to them?

Gale A. Brewer

The reason I say this, as borough president, with all due respect, I look at the list with Dr.

Gale A. Brewer

Alden Bonilla in charge.

Gale A. Brewer

We had every single one of those forums in terms of trainings, except AI.

Gale A. Brewer

We didn't have AI at that time.

Gale A. Brewer

Every one we had.

Gale A. Brewer

Do the other borough presidents do that?

Gale A. Brewer

So do the boards, are they confused about reaching out for you to train, to go to the borough presidents for training?

Gale A. Brewer

How do you coordinate all that?

Gale A. Brewer

Because we had all those trainings.

Amanda Molillo

Benjamin, do you want to answer?

Gale A. Brewer

He doesn't want to answer all my questions.

Benjamin Salter

No, I'll answer, of course, any questions, Councilmember.

Gale A. Brewer

I know Benjamin very well.

Gale A. Brewer

I like Benjamin, but I do not agree with this.

Gale A. Brewer

Go ahead.