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• Students in remote areas, such as the far north, often don't have the same access to services.
• They should not be counted in a way that makes them appear non-compliant or that causes their school
• We're still in the process of reviewing, but it does appear to narrow the bill. So thank you.
• And it appears that 99% of what we were seeking is in here.
• This is not a new problem, and it did not appear overnight.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We didn't get a chance to mention it during the hearing, but we do have remote testimony.
• the hearing, but we do have um remote testimony. testimony. testimony. uh<01:15:40.880> that<
• <01:40:09.600> Rock,<01:40:10.239> uh, Um, it appeared in Granite Rock, uh, Um, it
• appeared in Granite Rock, uh, where<01:40:11.119> I<01:40:11.360> analyzed<01:40:12.560
• I would also point out, by the way, that his description of the Hegelian dialectic isn't even remotely

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We see them attacking these systems remotely, especially over the internet, but we see them attacking
• them remotely over the internet, over cellular systems, and over these networks.
• We see them attacking these systems<01:48:52.239> remotely, systems remotely, systems remotely
• We recognize that this bill's intent appears to be very similar to that of House Bill 1534, which we
• to be very similar to that of appears to be very similar to that of House<04:11:36.399> Bill<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Because remote work is an option, you now have the option to work in New York where you have way better
• . and you can work remotely from New Mexico.
• I'm just a little concerned about the language that appears or doesn't appear.

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• So the trailer has a large volume appearance from the outside, but the actual material does not come
• And we make sure that the financial assurance remains appropriate for what we appear that the cleanup
• It is a little remote. It's 12 miles east of San Antonio off Highway 380.
• But the thing that wasn't there, and it's not there now remotely, is the billions of dollars it's going

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• I rise to present AB 651, a family-oriented bill that ensures incarcerated parents can remotely participate
• What this bill allows is remote participation and uses existing state infrastructure that was put in
• What this bill allows is remote participation and uses existing state infrastructure that was put in
• What this bill allows us for remote participation and utilizes existing state infrastructure that was
• Today I'm proud to present AB 824, which improves awareness of a petitioner's right to appear remotely

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• So we will be starting all testimony with those here in person before moving to those testifying remotely
• In this thoughtfully written, agreed-upon definition of surgery, the word "invasive" does not appear.
• However, in this section of Minnesota's statute, the term "invasive surgery" appears, and it is the only
• time this phrase appears in the entirety of Minnesota Code.

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• This is a part of how transportation happens in the very remote areas of my district.
• Remote and hybrid workplaces are becoming a standard for a wide range of jobs.
• Again, I appreciate the conversation about remote work.
• She works remote in Fullerton and goes up to, I don't know how much? ...hospital.
• , sorry, more affordable places where they work remotely.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened, first dealing with quorum and routine procedural matters before moving through a series of third-reading bills, many focused on immigration enforcement, worker protections, child care, and school or voting-site safety. Early measures included AB 2393, AB 1994, AB 1929, AB 1633, AB 1650, AB 1655, AB 1851, AB 1896, and AB 2230, with authors and supporters arguing these bills would provide accountability, protect immigrant communities, preserve access to benefits and services, and limit intimidation by immigration enforcement. Opponents repeatedly argued the bills were anti-law-enforcement, unconstitutional, or based on exaggerated or nonexistent threats. Several bills passed by recorded vote, including AB 2393 (41-15), AB 1994 (58-0), AB 1929 (41-17), AB 1650 (44-19), AB 1655 (50-14), AB 1851 (56-0), AB 1896 (41-19), and AB 2230 (42-15). AB 1633, a 54-vote bill imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, was debated at length but the roll was not completed in the excerpt and the item was moved on from temporarily. After a caucus break, the House returned and took up additional bills. AB 2379 would require child care providers to be informed of constitutional protections and receive multilingual training regarding immigration enforcement; it passed 59-10 on both the urgency and the measure. AB 2460 would direct the education department to update referral protocols so schools can better respond to students affected by immigration enforcement trauma and family deportation; it passed 52-8. AB 2495 would expand prohibitions on unfair immigration-related practices by employers, making immigration-related threats unlawful in workplace disputes; it passed 50-15. Throughout the day, debate was highly partisan and often heated, with repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real harms or were political messaging, but the Assembly ultimately advanced the measures that came to a vote.

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• And what is teleoperation, the remote control of a vehicle.
• , the remote control of a vehicle. vehicle. vehicle.
• Um I believe he's remote. Um I believe he's remote.
• It's always good to appear before you. Thank you.
• Um so, we have two remote testifiers. Um so, we have two remote testifiers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It would appear that the general cap.
• It would appear that the general ballot<01:26:04.960> question<01:26:05.360> would<01:26
• In Roman numeral 2, it says the question shall appear on the ballot by operation of law and shall not
• <03:09:46.479> location going to be in a very remote location going to be in a very remote
• would be fairly small rural remote would be fairly small rural remote locations<04:04:10.000>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We're going to do this joint meeting, including the audio and video of remote participants streamed live
• providers have the stability and support necessary to continue delivering essential services to this remote
• providers have the stability and support necessary to continue delivering essential services to this remote
• The communities that we serve are incredibly remote; they're incredibly underserved.
• <01:49:56.000> they're<01:49:56.280> incredibly remote they're incredibly remote they're

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Finance informational briefing on grants and aids was held February 14 and was organized as a high-volume public testimony session with strict procedures: no Q&A, one representative per applicant, one minute per testimony, in-person testimony first, and then Zoom participants. The chairs also announced a recess at 11:00 a.m. for floor sessions and a reconvening at 1:00 p.m. Testimony was heard first from neighbor island applicants, then Oʻahu applicants, with members repeatedly directing speakers to line up and keep remarks brief. Neighbor island testimony focused on a wide range of capital and operating requests. Health and community projects included Hawaii Island Community Health Center’s workforce housing in Kau, Wuli Hawaiian Homestead Association’s learning center and predevelopment work, Rescue Tube Foundation’s beach rescue tube expansion, Puna Community Medical Center’s planned hospital/ER campus, Maui Humane Society’s free veterinary care after the wildfires, Hawaiʻi Care Choices’ palliative care readiness, and the Lyman Museum’s HVAC replacement. Other requests included the Maui Advanced Manufacturing Alliance’s Pāʻia Mill redevelopment, Laua 2020’s preschool and learning lab, Mālama Aina’s USDA-compliant meat processing facility, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association’s water safety programs, Kaha P Organization’s agriculture education support, Ohana Arts’ youth performance project, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center’s emergency closet, EOA Pacific’s Marshall Islands teacher training, and the Central Pacific Youth Athletic Club’s new facility. Oʻahu testimony included the YWCA Oʻahu/Pythink Center’s renovation of Juliet M. Atherton Hall and its community kitchen, West Oʻahu Community Health Center’s wildfire protection and security needs, the Early School’s playground improvements, Surfing the Nations’ food distribution center expansion, and Sounding Joy Music Therapy’s weekly services for people with disabilities. Speakers generally emphasized community benefit, workforce development, health access, food security, disaster recovery, and support for children, seniors, and underserved populations. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• Based on the proposed timeline in DHS's bulletin from last week, it appears the CBSM will not even be
• Based on the proposed timeline in DHS's bulletin from last week, it appears the CBSM will not even be
• Keeping it under wraps until it appears in a weekly GovDelivery update?
• Updates to the CBSM appear to happen or are planned to happen in May, and then June will be the last
• Updates to the CBSM appear to happen or are planned to happen in May, and then June will be the last

Bills: HF1662, HF2115, HF2159, HF1095, HF2160

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• we do not want are viewing you remotely we do not want to<00:34:29.119> have<00:34:29.320>
• <00:34:56.879> View into the hallway or out of remote View into the hallway or out of remote
• <01:18:44.080> to sponsor of the bill does not appear to sponsor of the bill does not appear
• The committee reports are the little short paragraph blurbs that appear in the House calendar when we
• there's an outbreak or an appearance there's an outbreak or an appearance that<03:19:06.520>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• Obviously, I'm appearing remotely. I am here just remotely here, and, uh, but ask him.
• Obviously, I'm appearing<00:04:04.560> remotely.
• remotely.
• I am here just appearing remotely. I am here just remotely<00:04:06.799> here.
• uh your appearance here. uh your appearance here.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• During that period of uncertainty, the majority of our workforce became remote: work, school, meetings
• I appear before you today to offer our strong and unequivocal support for House Bill 3963 and Senate
• Chairman Ryan, Chairman Brady, thank you for the opportunity to appear before the Public Service Committee
• audit of my employment, it showed that there were extraordinary and emergent circumstances which appeared
• current law was in effect, but unfortunately this time period where I worked a total of six extra days appears

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service held a hearing on May 7, chaired by Senators Mike Brady and Dan Ryan, and heard testimony on a wide range of retirement and benefits bills for public employees and their families. Several bills focused on line-of-duty death or disability benefits for police and firefighters, including Senate Bill 1831 for Joanne Sanji, widow of Rutland Detective John Sanji, whose COVID-19 death was described by family, counsel, and the police chief as a line-of-duty death already recognized by local, state, and federal memorials. Similar support was offered for bills involving the surviving spouse of a State Police officer injured in the line of duty, a Springfield officer injured by a hammer attack during a mental health call, and a bill for a former police officer seeking an increased disability retirement due to PTSD after a traumatic incident. Testimony repeatedly emphasized that these cases had been recognized locally or had already moved through prior sessions, but legislative action was still needed to secure benefits. The committee also heard multiple firefighter-related retirement bills. Representatives and union advocates supported a bill for retired Attleboro Fire Captain Walter Gerton, arguing that an audit and recalculation improperly reduced his pension after retirement and that the correction was requested by the local retirement board. Another bill sought disability retirement for former Westfield firefighter Greg Heath, who testified that Parkinson’s disease has made daily life and family care increasingly difficult; supporters cited studies linking firefighting exposures to Parkinson’s and said the city, retirement board, and local officials backed the measure. The committee also heard testimony for retired Quincy Fire Deputy Chief Kevin Bithrow, who described a Parkinson’s diagnosis following years of exposure at major toxic fires, including the Home Depot and MWRA incidents, and for a related Quincy bill that would treat his retirement as line-of-duty for survivor protection. Additional bills included a proposal to provide flags to next of kin of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty, a bill to resolve employer contribution obligations for the Neshoba Associated Boards of Health in the state retirement system, and several individual retirement or service-credit measures. These included a bill for former State Police gang unit officer David Patterson, a school nurse seeking additional credible service credit for a temporary staffing emergency, and a former Suffolk County sheriff’s deputy seeking an increased disability retirement after a violent inmate assault left him with lasting injuries. Testimony generally came from the affected individuals, family members, municipal officials, retirement boards, and public safety unions, with most speakers urging favorable action and noting that many of the bills had already passed one chamber or had been filed in prior sessions. At the end of the hearing, the committee took no recorded votes on the bills and then adjourned.

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• , how could someone be in seclusion for months and months and months on end while maintaining any remote
• And like I said, the number of events, it appears to be downtrending, but there are other reasons to
• To answer your follow-up there, when we do have instances where patients appear unsteady and the clinical
• This person may appear in the hospital on their own.
• Yet despite this, he remains trapped in a system that appears unable to provide the treatment he desperately

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committees held an informational meeting focused first on the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). OHA Director Sajal Hathi introduced the hospital’s incoming permanent superintendent, Sean Murphy, and praised interim superintendent Jim Deagle for stabilizing operations, restoring CMS compliance, and helping drive a culture change centered on safety, accountability, and transparency. Deagle and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amit Bavon described OSH’s role as the state’s highest-level forensic psychiatric hospital, the patient populations it serves, its partnerships with courts, counties, jails, hospitals, and advocates, and recent leadership changes across the hospital. They also reported improved accreditation and regulatory status, including Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and said the hospital is now using daily safety huddles, incident review meetings, stronger escalation procedures, and revised seclusion/restraint practices to reduce risk and improve oversight. Members pressed hospital leaders on past seclusion practices, asking how prolonged seclusions could have occurred under federal standards. Leaders said they could not explain past decisions but emphasized that current leadership has changed processes, training, reporting, and oversight so that seclusion and restraint are reviewed in real time and cannot be normalized. Questions also covered staffing, falls, and future planning. OSH said it is generally staffed to budget, though it still has RN and mental health technician vacancies and is working on recruitment, training, and better staffing distribution. Hathi said the hospital is building a public dashboard with key performance and safety metrics, including workforce data, and described the long-term goal as a consistently safe, disciplined, high-functioning institution that responds quickly to mistakes and remains accountable to the public. The committee then shifted to an informational overview of civil commitment. Oregon Judicial Department representative Chanah Newell explained the civil commitment process, including who can initiate it, the role of community mental health providers and courts, the five-day timeline to hearing, and the standards for danger to self, danger to others, and inability to meet basic needs. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised statutory language and new provisions allowing a second diversion period, but cautioned that the data are too early to show clear trends. Testimony from NAMI Oregon’s Chris Bonif and psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Lopez argued that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospital commitments because the broader community system lacks enough treatment, housing, and less restrictive alternatives. They urged the legislature to focus on upstream services, supported housing, and possible outpatient commitment tools so people can receive treatment before reaching crisis. The meeting ended with acknowledgment that additional reports and follow-up discussions are expected, including on residential treatment capacity and related behavioral health system reforms.

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• It doesn't appear so.
• Third, do you agree without reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before
• in Border Patrol custody, sexually explicit content involving a member of Congress, a photo that appeared
• hundred and fifty agents every 24 hours that could then be shifted to other areas that were more remote
• Scott for appearing before us today whenever someone steps forward to accept a position of responsibility

Keywords: Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott, border security, asylum, transparency, Hernandez Rojas, migrant treatment, public testimony

Summary: The meeting centered on the nomination of Rodney Scott to serve as the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the session, various senators expressed concerns regarding CBP's recent practices, including issues related to border security and the treatment of migrants. Questions were raised about Scott's involvement in previous incidents, particularly surrounding the controversial death of Mr. Hernandez Rojas while in custody, which sparked a heated discussion about accountability and transparency in current border policies. Senators emphasized the importance of balancing efficient border security with humane treatment of individuals seeking asylum.

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• Do you agree that if confirmed, you will respond to a request to appear and testify before any duly constituted
• one of the family farms that we had inherited has been in the family since the early 1800s. as it appears
• He really didn't enforce it and that most of the employees who work in those two offices Appear remotely
• Clarkson for appearing before our committee and our committee members for their participation in today's

Keywords: USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.

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• So, summary from a DEQ environmental quality standpoint, water quality and waste management issues appear
• I appear before you today to request the committee consider having Legislative Council gather what other
• I appear before you today to request the committee, consider having legislative council gather what other
• Offhand, do you know if there is an option to dial in, like, remotely or something like that?
• No, I was just going to say I will bring that, the question about remote in, to our next meeting and

Keywords: 908, all

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• Dale Armstrong, Board Vice President, who I believe will be joining us remotely, so hopefully the tech
• Armstrong coming in remotely? Or is that maybe just going to be via phone call?
• Thank you for the opportunity to appear today as...
• Thank you for the opportunity to appear today as part of our 26th Sunset Review oversight hearing to
• As a result, the only language addressing animal chiropractic appears in the veterinary code.

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate Business and Professions sunset oversight hearing focused first on the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), with committee chairs emphasizing oversight, consumer protection, workforce access, and economic mobility. BRN leaders reported improvements since the last review, including faster licensing timelines, streamlined enforcement, higher consumer satisfaction, growth in pre-licensure enrollment, and expanded data collection. Members questioned the board about nurse practitioner scope and supervision, international and military pathways to licensure, online nursing education and clinical requirements, rural workforce shortages, and the 30-unit LVN-to-RN option. BRN staff explained California’s tiered advanced practice system, the NCLEX and certification requirements, English proficiency rules, clinical hour standards, and the board’s role in approving programs and supporting schools through nursing education consultants. Several members and the board president also discussed the need to retain new graduates, improve diversity in the workforce, and better support nontraditional students and rural placements. Public comment on the BRN sunset review was extensive and largely supportive of the board, while also urging policy changes. Nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, and nursing education groups generally supported the BRN report and especially backed clarification of APRN-to-RN delegation authority under issue 13. Other commenters asked for clearer implementation of AB 890, more flexibility for clinical nurse specialists, streamlined renewals for nurse midwives, and changes to federal loan limits affecting graduate nursing education. Higher education representatives and private nursing schools raised concerns about duplicative BRN documentation, clinical placement bottlenecks, and barriers faced by out-of-state and online programs seeking to serve California students. The California Medical Association and some physician groups opposed easing transition-to-practice requirements for out-of-state nurse practitioners and cautioned against changes to specialty and delegation rules, while the California Nurses Association and others stressed the importance of community college pathways, new graduate support, and workforce retention. The hearing then moved to the Physical Therapy Board of California. Board leadership reported that the board oversees more than 41,000 active licensees, has seen about 15% growth since 2021, and continues to maintain high exam pass rates among California physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs. The board described its mission as consumer protection through licensing, enforcement, continuing competency oversight, and stakeholder engagement. The vice president’s remote testimony encountered technical problems, so the executive officer continued with a brief overview of the board’s work and its commitment to efficient service and public protection. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.