Dec 09, 2025 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee

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WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING FOR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY. I AM

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[1. ID 25-0672     INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION WITH EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL – Michael Harrison, Effective Law Enforcement For All]

YEAH, COMMUNITY COMMITMENT FOR OVERSIGHT ON POLICING. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF, FEEL FREE TO DO SO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I HOPE YOU CAN ALL HEAR ME. WELL, THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT IN THE ROOM AND ONLINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIRWOMAN PURVIS AND ASSISTANT CHAIR, PLEASE DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOUR PRONUNCIATION CORRECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IN THE ROOM WITH ME TONIGHT IS DEPUTY MONITOR BRIAN COOPER. HE IS WITH ME FROM A LEAF.

EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL. JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR, NUMBER ONE INVITING US HERE TONIGHT. AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT DEPUTY MAYOR SHANE KEMPER IS HERE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US AND HAVING US HERE IN YOUR CITY OF LOUISVILLE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS OVERSIGHT WORK, AS YOU ALL HAVE AS A CITY, DECIDED YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT, LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. I AM SHERRY BRISCOE STEWART. I AM YOUR LEAD MONITOR.

I BRING WITH ME OVER 29 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW YOU HAVE READ MY RESUME, MY BIO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND A TEAM OF PEOPLE WITH A DEPTH OF RESOURCE CAPACITY, NOT JUST PROFESSIONALS IN TERMS OF POLICING, BUT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO SUPPORT OVERSIGHT AND TRANSFORMATION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. SO I KNOW THAT'S JUST A BRIEF SYNOPSIS, BUT I WANTED TO LEAVE ROOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WHATEVER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF ME TONIGHT. THANK YOU. I THINK COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI WOULD LIKE TO START OFF. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU COULD DO US A FAVOR AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOST YOU HERE. I MEAN, YOU JUST GOT STARTED. REALLY? SO THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HOST YOU HERE AT COUNCIL, COULD YOU GIVE A, YOU KNOW, VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF HOW YOU SEE THIS PROCESS MOVING FORWARD? IN OTHER WORDS, FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION'S POINT OF VIEW, WHAT'S THE TIMING OF HOW, HOW AND WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE COMING, YOU KNOW, THROUGH TOWN HOW YOU SEE THIS PROGRESSING IN

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SO IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE HAVING THOSE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS TO FAMILIARIZE OURSELVES WITH THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE PROPER. SO WE'RE HAVING THOSE MEETINGS ALREADY. WE HAVE REGULAR CHECK INS JUST TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH LOUISVILLE GOVERNMENTS, METRO LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT PROPER. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE ARE IN TOWN THIS WEEK NOT ONLY TO MEET WITH YOU, WE'RE HOSTING A LISTENING SESSION BY COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR QUARTERLY READOUT SESSIONS TO COMMUNITY. BUT WE WANTED TO START WITH A LISTENING SESSION. SO WE'RE ON TOUR THIS WEEK TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT. THERE HAS BEEN A ONE PAGE FLIER THAT SPEAKS TO THAT. TODAY IS TUESDAY. TOMORROW NIGHT, 6 TO 8, WE WILL BE OVER AT THE MEDICAL, THE HEALTH CENTER AT PASSPORT BY MOLINA. THANK YOU. 2028 WEST BROADWAY. DIDN'T WANT TO MIX UP.

YOU HAVE DIFFERENT SITES. MOLINA HAS DIFFERENT SITES. SO WE'LL BE THERE FROM 6 TO 8. OUR HOPE AND DESIRE IS TO MEET WITH ALL WHO ARE WILLING TO COME OUT, JUST SO WE CAN HEAR THEIR VOICE AND SHARE WHO WE ARE, WHAT THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR MEANS FOR ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF LOUISVILLE AND AND WHAT THIS IS NOT. SO WHAT THIS IS NOT IS THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR TELLING THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE HOW IT SHOULD GOVERN ITSELF. WHAT THIS IS NOT IS THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR DOING THE WORK FOR OR TELLING LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT HOW TO DO ITS JOB? YOU HAVE A COMMISSIONER AND IT HAS HE HAS THIS GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. WE ARE NOT THAT WE ARE THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR TO HELP OVERSEE THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AND WHAT ALL OF LOUISVILLE HAS SAID IT WANTS FOR ITSELF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT YOU WRAPPED UP ON A PERFECT POINT THAT I WANT TO SORT OF DRILL HOME. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE YOU USING TERMS LIKE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AND BEING PRECISE IN YOUR

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THE REASON I CALL IT THAT IS BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE OR STATUTE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED. THE MAYOR PUT IT TOGETHER. HE HAD APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY. HE HE APPOINTED THE FOLKS. THEY DID NOT COME TO US. YOU'LL SEE AFTER THIS MEETING OR AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION ORDINANCE OR STATUTORILY CREATED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, THOSE APPOINTMENTS COME TO US FOR APPROVAL. THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH THIS GROUP THAT THE MAYOR'S PUT TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU DO COME BACK, WE REALLY APPRECIATE AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. WE WILL MAKE SURE WE'RE TRYING TO ALIGN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO COME BACK HERE AND UPDATE THE PUBLIC AND UPDATE THIS COMMITTEE. AND AS PART OF THAT, I'LL ALSO OFFER. THIS IS THE ONLY COMMITTEE GIVEN OUR VERY UNIQUE OVERSIGHT CAPABILITIES, WHICH IS STATE STATUTE CREATED. WE ARE THE ONLY COMMITTEE THAT HAS SUBPOENA POWER OVER THE ADMINISTRATION. SO IF YOU RUN INTO ANY PITFALLS, RIGHT. YOU SAID IF THERE'S DISAGREEMENTS, THERE'S DOCUMENTS THAT SORT OF OUTLINE HOW TO HANDLE THAT. BUT IF THERE'S ISSUES, IF THERE'S CONFLICTS WITH BETWEEN YOURSELVES AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE NEED TO VET THAT OUT, I WOULD OFFER UP THIS COMMITTEE AS THAT FORUM THAT CAN NOT ONLY VET THEM OUT, BUT ENSURE THAT WE GET COMPLIANCE WITH ANY DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED, ANY TESTIMONY THAT'S NEEDED IN CASE YOU'RE RUNNING INTO ANY PROBLEMS OR ISSUES THERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT UP TO YOU ALL. HOPEFULLY NEVER NEEDED. THIS GOES INCREDIBLY SMOOTHLY. WE WRAP THIS ALL UP IN A IN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY APPARATUS. BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL WERE AWARE, AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR PROCESS TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHAIRWOMAN PURVIS OR MYSELF OR OTHER MEMBERS OF METRO COUNCIL, BECAUSE THIS COMMITTEE CAN BE A BIG HELP. IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR ROLE IN OVERSIGHT, ALSO BEING AN ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE COMPLIANCE WE NEED RELATED TO THE COMMITMENT THAT THE MAYOR'S MADE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO FUTURE REPORT OUTS. THAT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE TO ALIGN THE LOGISTICS OF THAT TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EXCUSE ME, MISS STEWART, FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ROLE VERSUS THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S ROLE? THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.

I COME FROM A CITY NOT QUITE UNLIKE LOUISVILLE, SO I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WITH WHAT I KNOW ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF SUCH, BECAUSE IT'S SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. I COME FROM BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. SO IN TERMS OF THE IG THERE AND IT MAY BE THE SAME, HERE'S WHY I'M SAYING THIS. THE IG IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, WAS AN APPOINTEE OF THE MAYOR INDEPENDENT OFFICE. WHAT I CAN SAY, ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT THE IG HAS IN THIS CASE, HIS MR. HARNESS HAS HIS OWN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARE SPELLED OUT IN CHARTER AND ORDINANCE OR AND IN THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT VERY DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR. WE ARE HERE TO OVERSEE AND SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT AND TO SUPPORT THE PERSONS AND BODIES THAT WORK WITHIN THE FRAME OF IT. OUR ROLES ARE DIFFERENT, BUT THERE IS ROOM IN IT FOR COLLABORATION. THAT IS, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S COLLABORATION AND THAT WE'RE HERE TO OVERSEE THAT. WE'RE

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SO IN THAT I STEPPED UP AND TOOK ON THE LEAD MONITORING ROLE. SO IN TRYING TO COORDINATE CALENDARS TO SEE WHEN SHOULD WE SHOULD COME AND HOW WE SHOULD GET OURSELVES OUT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. WE CAME UP WITH A FLIER AND WE STARTED TRYING TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE IN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE DIDN'T HAVE A LIST OF ALL OF THE RELATIONSHIPS, A LIST OF ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS TO SHARE IT WITH. SO WE DID SHARE THE FLIER OUT TO THE LIMITED RESOURCES OF RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAD HANDY AND AVAILABLE. IN TERMS OF HAVING EMAIL ADDRESSES. THAT'S AN AREA THAT I KNOW WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER IN AS ALIFA, BUT WE DID SHARE IT WITH SOME OF OUR CORE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE'VE MET TO THIS POINT AND ASKED FOR THE RESHARE LIKE, CAN WE PUSH? CAN CAN WE ALL RESHARE AND PUSH AND PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT? AND BRIAN, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. I KNOW YOU ASSISTED IN THAT IN TERMS OF BEING THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK BRIAN TO KIND OF SHARE, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF HOW AND WHO. YOU ASKED ME A VERY POINTED QUESTION, AND I WANT TO ANSWER THAT, MADAM CHAIR, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T. I KNOW YOU ALL WANTED TO GET HERE, BUT YOU GETTING HER AND, YOU KNOW, BOOTS HITTING THE GROUND, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT THAT'S A VERY VITAL AND VERY IMPORTANT PIECE. YES, MA'AM, IS TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. YES, MA'AM. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE DOING A LISTENING SESSION, YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT DON'T HAVE A CLUE OF WHAT YOU'RE. YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? SO, SO THAT AND ANOTHER QUESTION THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS REAL QUICK IF OR WOULD WOULD YOU ALL BE OPEN IF YOU ALL WAS, YOU KNOW, WOULD LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ALL ARE COMING BACK.

ABSOLUTELY. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO COME TO. I THANK MYSELF AND MAYBE A FEW OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOU COMING TO THE COMMUNITY

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I'LL PUT IT IN MY NEWSLETTER. YES, MA'AM. AND AND MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO IT. AND I TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT IN THE SENSE THAT IN OUR INTERNAL LEADERSHIP CHANGE, WE WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE IN DECEMBER AND CLOSE TOWARD THE END OF THE YEAR IN THE HOLIDAY. BUT WE THERE ARE CERTAIN COMMITMENTS THAT WE HAD TO FULFILL INTERNALLY, AND I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE OUT OF THE CALENDAR YEAR WITHOUT SHOWING UP AND SAYING, THIS IS WHO WE ARE. BUT I WANTED TO I WANT TO REASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS A LISTENING SESSION, NOT DESIGNED TO BE ONE OF THE FORMAL READOUTS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY COMMUNITY COMMITMENT, BUT WE WANTED TO HIT THE GROUND. ACKNOWLEDGE IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD SUCH A HUGE CHANGE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION OF ALPHA ITSELF. HIT THE GROUND, MAKE RELATIONSHIPS AND HEAR WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE IN THE ROOM BECAUSE EVERYONE PRESENT. AND SO SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE LISTENING WOULD BETTER KNOW THAT WE WOULD NOT. AND WE WANT TO MAKE RELATIONSHIP, INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND SAY, TELL US THE LISTING. BUT WE DID START FROM A VERY FOUNDATIONAL PLACE. YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO SHARE SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO YOU DID SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH. YEAH. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE AS WELL. I'LL JUST SAY QUICKLY AGAIN, MY NAME IS BRIAN CORE. I'M SERVING AS DEPUTY MONITOR AND COMMUNITY LIAISON. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS EFFORT WITH ALL OF YOU HERE AT LOUISVILLE METRO.

THE OUTREACH HAS BEEN DONE VERY RAPIDLY. WE WORKED WITH LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SAFETY COMMISSION TO ASK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMISSION TO REACH OUT. I'VE BEEN DOING WORK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE VENUES, BOTH FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING AND AS WE DO THE WORK COMING UP QUARTERLY. SO I ALSO DID OUTREACH THROUGH THOSE AND HAVE ASKED THOSE ORGANIZATIONS. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING FROM THE NAACP AND THE YMCA OF VARIOUS YMCAS TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS, I FORGET HIS NAME, BEN, I BELIEVE, WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO PEOPLE FROM ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE TABLE CAFE WHO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN WEST LOUISVILLE. SO I'M DEEPLY AWARE THAT IT'S A FIRST ATTEMPT. I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO. I REALLY DEEPLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING AND UNDERSTAND THAT, AS I'VE SAID INTERNALLY, YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE. YOU DON'T HAVE A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION. SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE SURE THIS FIRST IMPRESSION IS POSITIVE. AND WHEN WE DO, AS THE LEAD MONITOR SAID, GET TO THE FORMAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHICH MOST LIKELY AT THIS POINT WILL HAVE THE FIRST 1ST FEBRUARY. WE'RE STILL WORKING TO PIN THAT DOWN. WE WILL MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT ONE, WE GET ALL THE LISTS WE CAN TO THAT. WE PARTNER WITH METRO COUNCIL AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW, FARTHER AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT WE HAVE MORE LEAD TIME SO WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT. AND THREE, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE I'M TRYING RIGHT NOW. I'M WORKING. I'M I'M TRYING I'M WORKING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST PLACES, THE BEST PARTS OF LOUISVILLE SO THAT OVER TIME WE CAN DO THIS THROUGHOUT LOUISVILLE METRO. BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU ON LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HAVE, AND OTHERS WHO ARE DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT WHICH PLACES, WHO ARE KEY CONTACTS, WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP US FILL THAT ROOM WITH, AS YOU SAY, THE PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE THERE. WE ARE GOING TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS, AND I'M DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. RIGHT. MADAM CHAIR, CAN I SPEAK TO ME? YEAH. SO YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOUR ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT THIS BODY HERE SERVES THE COMMUNITY THAT IS OUR JOBS, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU SAID THAT COMMUNITY SAFETY. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WAS MEANING PUBLIC SAFETY OR WHATEVER. THIS BODY WE ARE YOUR VESSELS AND YOUR TOOLS TO THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY, YOU KNOW, LOVE THE MAYOR AND THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT THEY'RE NOT YOUR VESSEL TO WHO NEEDS TO BE IN THAT ROOM? WE ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN VINEGAR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD

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WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THAT BODY. THE REALITY IS, JUST AS WE HAVE COME HERE TODAY, WE RECOGNIZE OVERALL, WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THE CITIZENS OF LOUISVILLE. THAT'S NOT LOST ON EITHER OF US STANDING BEFORE YOU. AND IT'S NOT LOST ON THE ALPHA AS A WHOLE. THIS IS THE RFP PROCESS WAS A PROCESS WAS AN OPEN PROCESS. SO IN DOING THIS OVERSIGHT WORK, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE ANSWERABLE FOR ALL OF THE WORK TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO ENDURE OR LIVE WITH WHAT IS LEFT OF THE WORK. WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'RE ANSWERABLE TO THE CITIZENS. SO IN TERMS OF REPORTING TO IT IS THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU.

BECAUSE I WASN'T SEEKING A RHETORICAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL ANSWER, I WAS SPEAKING, I WAS ASKING FOR A LEGAL ANSWER. YOU KNOW, I AM IT'S IT'S NO SECRET THAT I FIND IT TO BE A STRUCTURAL FAILURE, THAT THIS IS A INDEPENDENT MONITOR. AND AGAIN, NO IMPEDIMENT OF YOUR INTENTIONS OR YOUR DESIRE TO CREATE EFFECTIVE CHANGE IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE, PARTICULARLY ONES THAT THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HARMED BY WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, BEEN FOUND IN THE COURT OF LAW TO BE VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES. BUT NOT, AGAIN, STRUCTURALLY, IT IS A FAILURE THAT THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR REPORTS TO THE VERY ADMINISTRATION WHICH HAS BEEN AND I DON'T MEAN SPECIFICALLY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, BUT THE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN VIOLATION IN NEED OF REFORM. THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS A STRUCTURAL PROBLEM IN THE COMMITMENTS THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY REFERENCED. IS THERE ANY CONCRETE SPECIFIC CURRENT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THE EVENT OF FRICTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN TERMS OF RELEASING OF INFORMATION, TESTIMONY, FINDINGS OF FACT RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC? ANYTHING? I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT. I KNOW IT VERBATIM, BUT NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. WHEN YOU'RE SEEING THE SAYING THE ADMINISTRATION, THERE IS A PARAGRAPH THAT SPELLS OUT THAT IF THERE IS A DISAGREEMENT, THAT DISAGREEMENT DOESN'T DISCERN ONE GROUP OF OF ANOTHER. BUT I WOULD I WOULD RATHER JUST READ IT AND SAY TO YOU WHAT IT IS OR ISN'T. I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. BUT BY AND LARGE, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FOR THE DRAFTING OF THE HOUSE THAT YOU DESCRIBED EARLIER. WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THAT YET. SO THE HOUSE WILL NOT GO BEYOND THE DOCUMENT OF THE COMMITMENT IN AND OF ITSELF. LET ME BE VERY CLEAR IN THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. WE'RE NOT HERE TO REWRITE THAT OR TO OVERWRITE THAT. WE'RE JUST HERE TO PUT POINTS TO THE PROTOCOLS OF THE HOW. THAT'S ALREADY SPELLED OUT IN THE DOCUMENT. SO IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE TOLD, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE NOT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC OR WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. YOU THERE THE IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT COMMITTEE THERE, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE CURRENT COMMITMENT.

AND NOW YOU'RE DESCRIBING THAT THE THE PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS THAT WILL BE PROMULGATED LATER WILL NOT GO BEYOND THAT. WE DO WE HAVE ANY LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF. SO I DON'T AGAIN, IT'S IN THE COMMUNITY COMMITMENT HOW IT'S SPELLED OUT IN TERMS OF PROCESS.

AND I AM NOT IN A AT A POINT TO TO WORK OFF THE THE HYPOTHETICALS OF WHAT MAY OCCUR.

THAT IS NOT BEEN THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE'VE HAD TO THIS POINT. THAT'S WHAT I CAN SPEAK TO, THE COMMITMENT AND WHAT WE'VE HAD TO THIS POINT. SO I DON'T QUITE KNOW. I MEAN, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME. I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE THE LEGAL EASE OF IT, I'M NOT IN A POSITION TO ANSWER THAT. WHAT I AM IN A POSITION TO SAY IS, WHAT IS SPELLED OUT

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AND I DO BELIEVE IN YOUR INTENTIONS TO AFFECT THAT CHANGE. THERE ARE JUST TOOLS THAT WE DON'T HAVE NOW, AND THERE ARE NOW WAYS THAT I THINK THAT THERE ARE QUESTIONS IN THE PUBLIC THAT NO ONE IN THIS ROOM CAN ANSWER IN TERMS OF BELIEF IN THE EFFECTIVE CHANGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN POLICE REFORM IN LOUISVILLE, WITH THE LOSS OF THE CONSENT DECREE AFTER THE ACTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE SUBSEQUENT FINDINGS OF THE JUDGE. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEFORE WE END THIS DISCUSSION, I AM JUST GOING TO SAY THAT YOU YOUR PURPOSE IS TO FOLLOW POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN PRIOR TO YOU GETTING HERE. YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. SO I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE HERE IN THIS CITY PRIOR TO YOU COMING HERE. YOU ARE HERE TO DO THAT JOB AND THAT JOB ONLY DON'T FEEL THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN OVERSEEING WHAT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE. YOU DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR OUR DEFICIENCIES. WHY THEY HAPPEN, HOW THEY HAPPEN. BUT YOU ARE NOW HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT FEELINGS ON WHY WE'RE HERE, HOW WE GOT HERE, BUT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MOVE ON. SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT DURING THIS DISCUSSION. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE, CHAIRWOMAN PURVIS, AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL.

WE SO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK. MADAM CHAIRMAN, I TRIED TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. I DID WANT TO HAVE A QUESTION. SO I HOPE THAT I WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEEWITH THEM ANDET SOME ANSWERS TO SOME QUESTIONS THAT I AND MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE. THANK YOU.

SORRY. THANK YOU, BUT WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD

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[2. RP100725GH     REAPPOINTMENT OF GENA HARRIS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2028) 11/18/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held 11/4/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held 10/21/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held 10/7/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Tabled Action Required By:  March 25, 2026]

I'LL BE YOUR JACKSON MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT IS FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GINA HARRIS. THIS APPOINTMENT WAS HELD OVER BECAUSE YOU GUYS WANTED HER TO BE IN PERSON OR BE ABLE TO TALK TO HER. SHE IS ON ATTENDING VIRTUALLY, SO I'LL JUST TURN IT OVER TO HER AND YOU GUYS SO YOU CAN ANSWER AND ASK HER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. HI, MISS HARRIS, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER. GOOD. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. UNLESS YOU WANT TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME INFORMATION, I GUESS. SO I'M IN THE QUEUE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN HOPKINS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS HARRIS. GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW LONG THAT YOU'VE SAT ON THE BOARD? I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN. I THINK THIS IS MY THIRD TERM. SO ON THE BOARD. SO IT'S ABOUT SIX YEARS NOW. SIX YEARS NOW. SO THAT'S TWO YEARS OF TERM, RIGHT? YES.

SO IN THE MIDST OF, YOU KNOW, I KNEW I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH YOU BECAUSE I HAD A COUPLE OF CONCERNS AND IT WAS JUST THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ME GOING TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETINGS, ME GOING TO OSCAR AND ME SEEING A LOT OF THOSE SENIORS CRYING FOR HELP, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF WANTING TO GET OUT OF A BAD SITUATION. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT YOU SITTING ON THAT BOARD A LITTLE TOO LONG, AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT I WENT TO A LOT OF THOSE MEETINGS.

AND AS A PASTOR AND JUST AS A STRONG BLACK WOMAN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DID MY HOMEWORK ON YOU, IT JUST CONCERNED ME THAT YOU RUBBER STAMPED A LOT OF STUFF, YOU KNOW? AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT MOVING FORWARD, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WAY TOO OFTEN THAT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY SIT TOO LONG, THEY JUST BEGIN SOMETIMES NOT TO CARE. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW. AND THANK GOD THAT I WENT UP THERE AND, YOU KNOW, AND I CARED A LOT. YOU KNOW, I ONLY BEEN ON METRO COUNCIL ALMOST FOUR YEARS, AND YOU SIT ON THIS BOARD FOR SIX YEARS. AND IT WAS SO MANY OF US THAT WAS UP THERE JUST GOING THROUGH IT. AND I JUST FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, I JUST, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST A BOARD. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU CARE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S ALL I JUST NEEDED TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND THAT'S JUST HOW I FELT. AND THAT'S WHAT I GOT FROM FROM YOUR ORAL, FROM THE MEETINGS, JUST FROM LISTENING TO SO MANY CRY OUT FROM THE PEOPLE. I PAID A LOT OF ATTENTION TO YOU DURING THAT TIME, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT. AND I'M NOT HERE TO STOP YOUR APPOINTMENT, BUT I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SOMETIMES NEED TO BRING THINGS TO OUR ATTENTION THAT WE DON'T SEE OURSELVES. SO THANK YOU, CHAIR.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MISS HARRIS? IF THERE ARE NONE, WE ARE READY TO VOTE ON THIS APPOINTMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS, FOR BEING HERE. HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JOSEPH, PLEASE TURN YOUR CAMERA ON. IS IT? OKAY? ITEM NUMBER THREE IS THE

[3. RP111825PB     REAPPOINTMENT OF PATRICIA BAUTISTA-CERVERA TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2028) 11/18/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held Action Required By: May 13, 2026]

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MISS JACKSON, WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REAPPOINTMENT. MISS PATRICIA.

PATRICIA BATISTA SERVIRA. IS THAT A METRO COUNCIL? 18. SHE IS WITH LA COSTA CENTER AS A HEALTH EMPOWERMENT COORDINATOR AND COMMUNITY LIAISON. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2022.

SHE IS THE CURRENT CHAIR. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HER DOCTOR OF MEDICINE. LET ME GO BACK. MEMBER SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. THERE ARE TEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE MAYOR, THE LOUISVILLE METRO BOOF HEALTH ACTS AS THE INDEPENDENT VOICE TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT EQUITABLE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, REGULATION, AND COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES. SHE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE TO REINTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU AND AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT. MY NAME IS PATRICIA BAUTISTA SAAVEDRA. I'M A PHYSICIAN, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALIST AND REALLY, REALLY GOOD ADVOCATE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M HERE. SO I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. AND I DO WORK FOR LA CASITA CENTER, WHERE I'M THE HEALTH EMPOWERMENT COORDINATOR AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THE ONLY CONCERN THAT I HAVE. YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN. YES. AND BEEN ON THIS BOARD. I'M SURE THAT YOU REALIZE THAT MOSQUITOES, WEST NILE VIRUS IS A A PUBLIC THING THAT CAN HAPPEN. YES. AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL PLAY THE ENCOURAGING ROLE WITH THE OFFICIALS AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO TAKE THAT A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY. AND COMMUNITY SPRAYING, ESPECIALLY IN ALLEYS, TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THE WEST NILE VIRUS. I AGREE WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS PUBLIC HEALTH. EVERYTHING IS RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH. AND DISEASE PREVENTION IS ONE OF OUR KEY ELEMENTS OF THE THINGS WE DO. THE BOARD OF HEALTH IS I THINK OUR ROLE IS MAINLY TO BRING AWARENESS, BUT WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH METROPOLITAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND WE ARE AWARE OF WEST NILE VIRUS, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER TROUBLES THAT MOSQUITO BITES COULD BRING. SO YES, AND YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE A SESSION AT OUR AT EVERY MEETING THAT IS CALLED THE PERSPECTIVE SESSION. AND WHAT, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS WITH THIS SESSIONS TO SHARE WITH THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. WHAT IS THAT. YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO, NOT ONLY PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT ALL LOUISVILLE METRO IS DOING TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND YOU MENTIONED ONE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE HAD IN MIND TO BRING INTO THE PERSPECTIVE SESSION, SO WE CAN DISCUSS NOT ONLY ABOUT FOGGING AND THE IMPORTANCE, BUT TO BRING AWARENESS ON THE PREVENTION THAT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE DOING, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO WORK AS A TEAM. WE KNOW THAT COLLABORATION IS THE KEY PART ON ON THE WELL-BEING FOR EVERYBODY, NOT ONLY ONE PART OF THE COMMUNITY, ONLY ONE SECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY OR ONE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. AND TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO BRING AWARENESS, BUT MOST OF ALL COLLABORATION, AND WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF OUR PERSPECTIVE SESSIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. NOT ONLY THE IMPORTANCE OF FOGGING, BUT ALSO WHAT WE ARE USING AND IF WE CAN BE BETTER. WELL, I ALSO THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF YOU ALL TOOK A PROACTIVE MEASURES INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL YOU TEST A MOSQUITO THAT HAS SURVIVORS, OR UNTIL SOMEONE IS HOSPITALIZED OR DEAD FROM THE VIRUS. YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU ALL BE A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WHEN I REACHED OUT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ASK FOR FOGGING IN CERTAIN AREAS IN THE DISTRICT THAT I SERVE, SOMETIMES I GET PUSHBACK AND I'M JUST TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. AND SO I'M HOPING BY YOU BEING ON THE BOARD THAT YOU CAN INSTILL IN THEM HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. YES. I'M YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY YOUR POINT OF VIEW, AND MY SENSE IS THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS TRYING TO DO THE

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BUT I AGREE WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SHOULD BE CALLING IF THERE'S A CONCERN. AND I'M GOING TO DISCUSS THIS WITH CONNIE MENDEL, OUR CHIEF HEALTH STRATEGIST, TO SEE WHAT COULD BE A MORE PROACTIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER LEHNINGER.

COUNCILMAN LEHNINGER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU AGAIN. DOCTOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN ALL OF YOUR ROLES. YOU KNOW, I OF COURSE, LA CASITA IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I AM A TREMENDOUS SUPPORTER OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, AND I CAN ONLY HOPE TO DO MORE IN THAT REGARD. THANK YOU. CAN YOU IN THIS CAPACITY, DESCRIBE TO ME SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN PUBLIC HEALTH, WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SOME PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF OF FEELING, YOU KNOW, SAFE AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE TRUST IN GOVERNMENT AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE WITH THE CURRENT ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, WITH OUR IMMIGRANT POPULATION. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION. SOME PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY, EVEN IF WE WANT TO MAKE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO FEEL ONE, WE KNOW THAT SOME PARTS OF THAT COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO REALLY HARD TIME, AND NOT ONLY DEPENDING OF IF YOU HAVE OR NOT DOCUMENTS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS GOES BEYOND THAT. SO JUST BRINGING AWARENESS ON WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT LIVES IN THIS COUNTY, BUT ALSO THE, THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EVERYBODY CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER? I'M SORRY, THAT'S MY ALARM FOR THE PARKING. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER, YOU MAY HAVE TO SPEAK WITH HER. YEAH, PLEASE. I DON'T WANT I DON'T WANT YOU TO EXPERIENCE ANY HARDSHIP. IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITHOUT ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HER APPOINTMENT SAY I, AYE. ANY OPPOSITIONS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. THE NEXT ON THE

[4. RP111825YR     REAPPOINTMENT OF YOLANDA REED TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2028) 11/18/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held Action Required By: May 13, 2026]

I LOVE YOUR DECORATIONS. FEEL FREE TO TALK AND TELL US ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT US TO KNOW. YEAH. THANK YOU. AS ANTHEA SAID, I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, PROFESSIONAL DECORATOR AND COACHING. AFTER LEAVING A 2728 YEARS IN HUMAN RESOURCES, 18 OF WHICH WAS SPENT AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL IN 2021. MY HUSBAND AND I ALSO OWN A COMMERCIAL PAINT COMPANY, SO WE I GET IT IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE EVERYONE FEELS PART OF COMMUNITY FAIRNESS, REGARDLESS OF OUR DIFFERENCES. SO IT'S A HONOR THAT I WAS ABLE TO FILL THE THE ROLE OF THE PERSON THAT

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[5. RP111825MS     REAPPOINTMENT OF MAURICE SWEENEY TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2028) 11/18/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held Action Required By: May 13, 2026]

SO THIS BOARD IS A SEVEN MEMBER BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS FOR INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS. MISS, WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MR. SWEENEY. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 20. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2023. HE IS RETIRED. HE IS A. HIS PAST WORK IS WITH THE KENTUCKY COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. HE'S ALSO WORKED WITH THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION.

HE'S HAD A LOT OF OTHER VOLUNTEER. ACTIVITIES AS WELL. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO COME.

AND JUST SO YOU CAN MEET HIM AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR MY REAPPOINTMENT, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. SWEENEY? COUNCILMAN LENIGER THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU PERCEIVE IN TERMS OF YOUR BODY'S ABILITY TO COMPREHENSIVELY INVESTIGATE? COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY? WELL, I THINK FUNDING IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE AND NOT FUNDING FOR PURE MONEY SAKE, BUT IT TAKES BODIES, WARM BODIES, TO BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PLACE TO GO, TO HEAR THEIR CONCERNS AND TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND TO TO TRY TO BE. RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO I THINK THAT'S ONE THING. THESE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING TIMES THESE LAST FEW YEARS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN. SO WE HAVE TO BE EVEN MORE STUDIOUS AND MORE INTEREST IN LISTENING, HEARING AND GOING BEYOND CONVERSATION. YEAH. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ONE OF THE BEST PRACTICES FOR THIS SORT, THIS SORT OF INVESTIGATORY WORK IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDES FIELD TESTING, ESSENTIALLY SENDING PEOPLE OUT, TESTING WHETHER OR NOT THEY RECEIVE DISCRIMINATION IN THEIR APPLICATIONS. YOU ARE NOT CURRENTLY ABLE TO DO ANY OF THAT, CORRECT? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I WOULD SAY THAT BACK IN THE EARLY 70S, WE I WAS PART OF A TEAM THAT WENT OUT TO TEST WHETHER APARTMENTS WERE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND SO WE'D HAVE TEAM WHITE, TEAM OF BLACK TEAM. WE'D GO OUT AND AND NOTE HOW THE DIFFERENT TEAMS WERE TREATED BY THE SAME MANAGEMENT TEAMS OF VARIOUS APARTMENT COMPLEXES. I HOPE YOU GAIN THE ABILITY TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. SWEENEY? COUNCIL COUNCILMAN HOPKINS? DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR YOU? WELL, I THINK THAT I WOULD LEAN TO MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RENE GOATLEY, AND FOLLOW HER DIRECTIONS ON THAT. WE DID A LOT OF IT WITH VOLUNTEER GROUPS, PEOPLE FROM UNIVERSITIES AND PEOPLE WHO WERE JUST INTERESTED IN KNOWING THE TRUE CLIMATE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE NEED TO BE. HOW DO WE GET THERE? AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE CREATIVITY AND THE IMAGINATION THAT WE CAN BECOME A BETTER COMMUNITY JUST BY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. SHE TOLD ME TO SHUT UP. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW. MR. SWEENEY. I REMEMBER IN THE 80S YOU WERE WITH THE END OF ACP AND WE JOINED YOU AND PASTOR

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I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. SWEENEY'S REAPPOINTMENT SAY AYE. I IN THE OPPOSITION. THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MARK BENITEZ TO THE PLANNING

[6. RP111825MB     REAPPOINTMENT OF MARK BENITEZ TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, 2028) 11/18/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held Action Required By: May 13, 2026]

[7. AP120925BJ     APPOINTMENT OF BRIDGETTE JOHNSON TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2027) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

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ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON. THE NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE

[8. RP120925KS     REAPPOINTMENT OF KIMBERLY SICKLES TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2028) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. THE NEXT APPOINTMENT IS ROBERT BLAIR TO

[9. AP120925RB     APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT BLAIR TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2026) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

METRO BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED, OF COURSE, BY THE MAYOR, APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. THE BOARD ADOPTS REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS AS NEEDED TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD.

THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MR. ROBERT BLAIR. HE IS AN R.N. WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH. HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 18. HE HAS HIS MASTER'S, BACHELOR'S AND ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING. HE'S ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT GALEN COLLEGE. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS, AND HE WILL INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. GOOD EVENING. I'M ROBERT BLAIR. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. GOOD EVENING, MR. BLAIR. I SEE YOU HAVE MISS RACHEL HERE WITH YOU THIS EVENING. I'M GOING TO STRESS SOMETHING TO YOU THAT I'VE STRESSED TO HER AS PART OF THE BOARD. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN MAKING SURE THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE RUBBERTOWN AREA ARE DOING BETTER WITH THEIR AIR QUALITY AND ALSO WORKING CLOSER WITH MSD TO MONITOR WHAT'S BEEN PUT IN THE SEWER LINES, BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY MSD THAT'S CAUSING THESE ODORS, IT I THINK I BELIEVE IN MY HEART OF HEARTS THAT SOME OF THESE ODORS ARE COMING FROM THESE COMPANIES AND RUBBERTOWN. AND SO SOMETIMES IF I'M TRAVELING THAT ROUTE OF ALGONQUIN, I DON'T SMELL MSD. I DON'T SMELL ANYTHING UNTIL I GET CLOSE TO RUBBERTOWN. I KNOW IT'S IT'S KIND OF A SENSITIVE SUBJECT. YOU DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO BE KNOWN AS THE BAD PERSON.

GETTING ON THESE COMPANIES ASKING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN THE AIR? AND I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO UPSET THESE COMPANIES, AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE NOT WELCOMED HERE. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE UP AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. ANYWHERE ELSE THEY GO, THEY'RE GOING TO FACE THE SAME CHALLENGES. IF THEY ARE PRODUCING UNHEALTHY AIR. SO I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER TO FIGURE OUT SOME KIND OF PLAN OF ACTION AND MONITOR THESE COMPANIES MORE CLOSELY SO THAT WE CAN BE BREATHING IN MORE HEALTHY AIR

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COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, ARE YOU LEAVING? WE'RE GOING TO LOSE OUR COURTROOM. SORRY. WE'RE WE'RE. HURRY UP. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I, I I ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY, NO MORE QUESTIONS. LET'S GO. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS THE

[10. AP120925TE     APPOINTMENT OF TERRANCE ELLIOTT TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2026) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

MOST OF THE MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THERE ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS.

THEY MUST LIVE IN THE DISPLACEMENT AREA FOR SEVEN COLLECTIVE YEARS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE APPOINTMENT, AND MUST MAINTAIN THAT PRIMARY RESIDENCE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THEIR TERM OF APPOINTMENT. MR. TERRENCE ELLIOTT HAS BEEN VOTED, HAS BEEN VETTED, AND HE DOES LIVE IN THAT DISPLACEMENT AREA. HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. HE IS A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE EAGER TO SERVE AGAIN. HE LIVES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES.

YEAH. SORRY. I'M TRYING TO HURRY. YES, MY NAME IS TERRENCE ELLIOTT. AND THANK YOU, METRO COUNCIL, FOR CONSIDERING ME FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? SORRY. HURRY UP. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST CAN'T HAVE YOU COME INTO THIS CHAMBER WITHOUT ME SAYING MY MAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO MORE QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON THIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, AYE. ANY OPPOSITIONS? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

TAKE CARE. I'LL BE OKAY. OKAY? OKAY. CALL HIM AT HOME. THE NEXT ONE IS THE APPOINTMENT OF

[11. AP120925JW     APPOINTMENT OF JULIA WILLIAMS AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE TRUST TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST OVERSIGHT BOARD. Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

[12. AP120925JZ     APPOINTMENT OF JOSH ZIK TO THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 16, 2028) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE IS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF REBECCA CASTRO TO THE LOUISVILLE TREES. OH. HOLD ON. I HAVE 13, 14, 15 AND 16 TO THE SAME BOARD. OKAY. SO. YEAH. SO WE CAN WE CAN DO THEM ALL AT ONCE. DO THEY ALL. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO THEY ALL. DO THEY ALL. OKAY. SO DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM ALL AT ONCE. SO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR ONE.

YEAH. SO OKAY. HERE WE GO. REAPPOINTMENT OF REBECCA CASTRO. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

[13. RP120925RK     REAPPOINTMENT OF REBECCA KOSTRACH TO THE LOUISVILLE TREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 29, 2028) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]

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REAPPOINTMENT OF ANITRA TO THE LOUISVILLE TREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 29TH, 2028. REAPPOINTMENT OF HELEN HECKER TO THE LOUISVILLE TREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 29TH, 2028, AND REAPPOINTMENT OF BEN CECIL TO THE TREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 29TH, 2028. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE APPOINTMENTS SAY I, I. YES ANY OPPOSITION. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE LAST TWO. CAN WE LUMP THE LAST TWO TOGETHER. OKAY OKAY I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TO COMBINE 17 AND 18 TOGETHER. I NEED A MOTION SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED. THE 17 IS

[17. AP120925SH     APPOINTMENT OF SPENCER HEUKE TO THE LOUISVILLE TREES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 29, 2028) Action Required By: June 4, 2026]