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New York City Council
Oversight - Pursuant to Council Rule Section 10.60
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Council staff opens the meeting with a good morning greeting and welcomes everyone to the New York City Council hearing for the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics. The staff then transitions to housekeeping instructions for the room.
Council staff reminds everyone in the hearing room to silence all electronic devices. This procedural instruction is given before the chair begins the committee's business.
Council staff states that going forward no one is approached today, likely an ASR error for a room-access or decorum instruction. The comment is part of the opening procedural guidance.
Council staff tells the chair, Sandra Ung, that the committee is ready to proceed. This brief handoff moves the meeting from staff housekeeping to the chair's opening remarks.
Sandra Ung introduces herself as chair of the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards and Ethics. She welcomes attendees and begins the committee's formal proceedings.
Sandra Ung notes that she is joined by Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Minority Leader David Carr, and others. She also notes that the deputy majority leader is not present at that moment.
Sandra Ung says Council Members Elsie Encarnación, Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, and Kevin C. Riley are present, with ASR variances in their names. This completes the chair's initial attendance recognition.
Sandra Ung explains that the committee is meeting regarding Section 10.60 of the Rules of the Council. She frames the hearing as a matter requiring the committee to discuss confidential business.
Sandra Ung states that it is necessary for the committee to discuss confidential business pursuant to Section 10.60 of the Rules of the Council. This sets up the motion to move into executive session.
Sandra Ung makes a motion for the committee to move into executive session pursuant to Section 105 of the New York State Public Officers Law. The motion is offered as the procedural path for confidential discussion.
Sandra Ung asks all those in favor of the executive-session motion to say aye. The chair is taking a voice vote on whether to close the open portion of the meeting.
A brief response transcribed as 'Hi' is captured after the chair asks for ayes on the executive-session motion. It appears to reflect an affirmative response in the ASR transcript, though the exact word is unclear.
Sandra Ung notes that the ayes have it and says she will close that portion of the meeting and reopen the executive session. This is the chair's announced outcome of the voice vote on the executive-session motion.
Sandra Ung asks all committee staff to clear the room as the committee moves into executive session. This instruction is part of closing the open portion of the meeting.
Sandra Ung asks the Sergeant at Arms to stop taping the portion of the meeting entering executive session. This ensures the confidential discussion is not recorded.
Sandra Ung says that if executive session results in a decision to consider further actions and reconvene, the committee will not return. She outlines how the committee will handle potential next steps from the closed session.
Sandra Ung repeats that if the executive session results in further action and reconvening, the committee will not return. This clarifies that the open meeting will remain closed in that scenario.
Sandra Ung instructs that the committee will simply let the Sergeant at Arms know if it is not returning. This is part of the chair's procedural plan for the closed session.
Sandra Ung says that if executive session results in a vote, the committee will return to regular session to report the vote when executive session concludes. This sets the procedure for publicly disclosing any closed-session vote.
Sandra Ung requests that all recording be turned off before the committee proceeds into executive session. This is a final instruction to protect the confidentiality of the closed portion.
Sandra Ung says thank you as the committee closes the open portion of the meeting. The transcript then has a long gap before the committee returns to open session.
Sandra Ung says good afternoon as the committee returns to open session after the executive session. This marks the resumption of the publicly recorded meeting.
Sandra Ung again introduces herself as chair of the Rules, Privileges, Election Standards, and Ethics Committee. She resumes the public portion of the meeting after the closed session.
Sandra Ung says she is again joined by Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, Minority Leader David Carr, and others. She re-establishes attendance for the resumed open session.
Sandra Ung lists Majority Leader Shaun Abreu, Deputy Majority Leader Chris Banks, and Council Members Elsie Encarnación, Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, and Kevin C. Riley, with ASR name variances. This completes the post-executive-session attendance recognition.
Sandra Ung reminds attendees that the committee opened a meeting earlier that day to discuss confidential business pursuant to Section 10.60 of the Rules of the Council. She is providing context before reporting the outcome.
Sandra Ung says the committee voted to move into executive session pursuant to Article 7 of the Public Officers Law because confidential business was necessary. This explains the procedural basis for the closed session.
Sandra Ung states that the committee is now returning to open session to make public the outcome of today's meeting. She prepares to disclose the result of the executive-session vote.
Sandra Ung reports that during the executive session the committee voted to work toward resolving an issue. This is the publicly disclosed outcome of the closed-session vote, with no roll-call detail provided.
Sandra Ung concludes the summary of the committee's vote and declares the meeting adjourned. No further public business or testimony is taken after the executive-session report.