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AND THAT DOESN'T. NECESSARILY.
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SONIA. I'M HERE. OR AMY. WHOEVER'S IN THERE. YEAH, WE SEE YOU. DON'T FORGET, YOU'LL HAVE[00:20:15]
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CAMILLE'S ONLINE. GOOD. HELLO. YOU CAN STILL PASS THINGS ON, RIGHT? TO COUNSEL. YEAH.THE THIRD PARTY INVESTIGATOR CONTRACT.
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RIGHT. MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. DO I HAVE A MINUTE TO GO GET ANOTHER MEETING STARTED REAL FAST AND THEN JUMP BACK ON MINUTE AWAY? UNLESS YOU'RE GETTING READY TO START. OH, LOOK AT THIS. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A QUORUM YET, SO WE'RE HANGING LOOSE. I HOPE YOU'RE GETTING PAID BY THE HOUR. WE'LL GET YOU YOUR MONEY'S WORTH TALKING TO SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE.ALRIGHT, I'LL. I'M GOING TO JUMP ON, AND I'LL JUST WAIT FOR YOUR CUE. ALRIGHT. JUST LISTEN FOR ME, OKAY? YES, SIR. THANK YOU. LET EVERYBODY.
OH! THANK YOU AGAIN THAT I DON'T NEED A PHONE. EVER AGAIN. OKAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO. HEY, JENNIFER, JUST HOLD TIGHT. WE'RE GIVING KHALIL A MINUTE, AND YOU JUST MADE A QUORUM.
THANK YOU. RIGHT. I CAN SEE. THE LITTLE.
SO HE SAID ONE SECOND. HE'S GETTING BACK ON.
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TRACK.KHALIL, DON'T GO ANYWHERE, JENNIFER. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. THE THREE OF US MAKE A QUORUM. WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. METRO TV WILL START IN 30S. SORRY. I'M ON.
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ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE METRO COUNCIL'S COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY 29TH, 2025. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 13 MINUTES AFTER 4 P.M. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE. A METRO[Roll Call]
COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND ATTENDANCE WE HAVE. WE JUST LOST KHALIL. THERE. I'M HERE. I JUST CAN'T HEAR YOU. HE'S HERE. YOU GOTTA KEEP YOU ON THE SCREEN. SO WE KEEP THE QUORUM AND COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. THE OTHER TWO MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE NOT PRESENT. AND. BUT WITH THREE, WE HAVE A[New Business]
QUORUM. ON. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WILL BE ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEES. ITEMS ONE THROUGH 13 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO APPROPRIATIONS. ITEMS 14 THROUGH 17 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO BUDGET. ITEMS 18 THROUGH 21 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEMS 22 THROUGH 24 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AUDIT COMMITTEE. ITEMS 25 WILL BE ASSIGNED TO LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ITEMS 26 THROUGH 31 BE ASSIGNED TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THOSE ASSIGNMENTS? NO. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION? NOPE. WE'RE GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS PENDING LEGISLATION.[32. R-076-25 A RESOLUTION AMENDING RULE 1.01(d) OF THE RULES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING AMENDMENTS OF THE METRO COUNCIL RULES. 6/24/25 Committee on Committees Held Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ]
MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 32. ITEM 32, A RESOLUTION AMENDING RULE 1.01 OF THE RULES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING AMENDMENTS OF THE METRO COUNCIL RULES READING FOR. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION AND I'LL SECOND IT. ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. THIS IS MY RULE CHANGE, FOLKS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING IT? DOES EVERYONE UNDERSTAND IT? COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE RULE CHANGE? RULE CHANGE? IS THIS PRESENTLY? TO CHANGE THE RULES, IT REQUIRES A 14 PERSON VOTE TO CHANGE THE RULES. THIS WILL TAKE IT FROM A 14 PERSON VOTE TO AN 18 PERSON VOTE, THUS BEING A SUPERMAJORITY OF THE METRO COUNCIL. THE IDEA BEING IS THIS IS ANY RULE CHANGES MOVING FORWARD WILL REQUIRE BIPARTISAN EFFORT, BECAUSE THE RULES ULTIMATELY AFFECT THE OVERALL GOOD OF THE BODY. AND THUS SHOULD INVOLVE THE MAJORITY OF THE BODY. THANK YOU. AND ONCE WE VOTE ON THIS, THIS WILL GO BEFORE COUNCIL FOR A FULL VOTE. YES OF 14 OF 14 ON THIS ONE. AND THEN AFTER THAT IT'LL BE 18 MOVING FORWARD. ANY RULE CHANGES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A IS THIS AN ORDINANCE OR A RESOLUTION? RESOLUTION REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE A IN OPPOSITION TO NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WE'RE GOING TO SEND THAT TO OLD BUSINESS. MADAM CLERK, A READING ITEM NUMBER 33.[33. R-081-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT FOR WORKPLACE INVESTIGATION SERVICES (LAUTH INVESTIGATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. - $20,000). Action Required By: December 26, 2025 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ]
ITEM 33 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO.OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT FOR WORKPLACE INVESTIGATION SERVICE LAW, INVESTIGATION INTERNATIONAL AND CORPORATE $20,000 READING FULL MOTION. SECOND ITEM IS BEFORE US. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS ITEM? THIS IS SONYA HARWOOD, THE CLERK. I THINK YOU HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL THAT FROM THE CONTRACTORS ON HERE WE DO HE'S PRESENT IN CHAMBERS. AND SO THE
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QUESTION IS DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? NO HEARING, NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS ITEM REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. CORRECT A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION, ANY OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT. CALENDAR. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM THAT WE HAD PENDING LEGISLATION WAS THE TWO SPONSORS HAVE PULLED THEIR. IT WAS THE RULE CHANGE FOR REQUIRING IN-PERSON VOTING. THE SPONSORSHIP OF THAT HAS BEEN PULLED. THUS THAT ITEM IS DEAD. AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, I THINK WE'RE ADJOURNED UNLESS[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]
SOMEONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING GOOD FOR THE COMMITTEE. NOPE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE THEN. WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL AND COUNCILMAN BEAUCHAMP FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU ALL. I WISH THAT I APPRECIATE IT.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.