Board of Aldermen 03-08-2022 Page 24
President Wilshire
There isn’t a question and answer period.
Karen Bill
Well that’s just it, there doesn’t seem to be one.
President Wilshire
Your time is up Ms. Bill.
Karen Bill
According to law.
Elizabeth Lu
Elizabeth Lu, 17 Roby Street. First | just want to clarify every year what appropriations are not used revert to either being
redirected by Aldermanic approval to other uses for the upcoming fiscal year or the Mayor may assign it of his own choice to
a like use in the upcoming fiscal year. If you look at September 1, 2021 minutes of the Finance meeting at that time that year
none of the escrows were questioned except by myself. My question was why is it that we just paid the final bill on the roof
for 14 Court Street and yet we’re asking to escrow $750,000 for Court Street roof? So we had that discussion at the
September 1, 2021 Finance Committee meeting which you can find the minutes because at that time we had a
transcriptionist. We paid the final bill and the request was for the $750,000 to be put in again. By doing this what is required
is every year these funds that hadn’t been used as expected get looked at again. There is a period when these escrows are
looked at when you can weigh on whether they should be used for the original purpose or whether they should be redirected.
| also want to talk about the press table. | was here at the Infrastructure meeting and | was horrified to see a Board
Chairman humiliate one of our citizens as (inaudible) sat for over two.
Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
30 seconds
Elizabeth Lu
Did you say 10 seconds?
Donna Graham, Legislative Affairs Manager
30 seconds
Elizabeth Lu
Okay. The Chairman spoke to the gallery and embarrassed Ms. Ortolano just for kicks. It was ridiculous. To me this seems
like a petty issue and just put it back.
Finally President Wilshire, I’m asking you to please get a transcriptionist because my lawyer...
President Wilshire
Your time is up Ms. Lu.
Elizabeth Lu
| can’t finish my sentence?
President Wilshire
No, you’re done.
