Chair Encarnación opens public testimony and outlines rules
Chair Encarnación thanks the witness and opens the hearing for public testimony. She outlines rules: no video or photography from the witness table, two minutes per speaker, and written testimony may be submitted to the Sergeant at Arms or by email within 72 hours.
Thank you.
Please send our regards to our president.
I now open the hearing for public testimony.
I remind members of the public that this is a government proceeding and that the quorum shall be observed at all times.
As such, members of the public shall remain silent at all times.
The witness table is reserved for people who wish to testify.
No video recording or photography is allowed from the witness table.
Further, members of the public may not present audio or video recordings as testimony, but may submit transcripts of such recordings to the Sergeant at Arms for inclusion in the hearing.
If you wish to speak at today's hearing, please fill out one of these appearance cards you'll see out in the front with the Sergeant at Arms, and please wait to be recognized.
When recognized, you will have two minutes to speak on today's oversight hearing topic, the Executive Order 13 of 2026 Report of Audit Findings.
and recommendations or the legislation on today's hearing agenda resolution 626 or both.
That is it.
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If you have a written statement or additional written testimony you wish to submit for the record, please provide a copy of that testimony to the Sergeant at Arms.
You may also email written testimony to testimony at council.nyc.gov within 72 hours of the closing of this hearing.
Audio and video recordings will not be accepted.
For in-person panelists, please come up to the table once your name has been called.
Now I will call our first in-person panel.
And in advance, please excuse me if I cannot read the name or say the name incorrectly.
Somebody with a last name with 11 letters.
We should all understand, right?