The Personnel Committee of the Board of Representatives met on August 17, 2026, at 7:02 p.m. in the Democratic Caucus Room and via Zoom. Chair Carl Weinberg presided with four members present (Reps. de la Cruz, Gross, Pollack, Salas) and two absent (Vice Chair Pavia and Rep. Hill). The committee approved three Clerk of the Works contracts by unanimous 5-0 votes.
Meeting everyone, the time is set to uh 2 p.m. on Monday, August 17th. Um this is the meeting of um of the um personnel committee of the 32nd Board of Representatives. I uh my name's Carl Weinberg, I'm the committee chair. I'll call the meeting to order. Um Christina, can you call the roll, please? Yes, I can Representative De La Cruz. Present. I don't see Representative Grills. He just texted me and said he is a few minutes away. Um we'll we'll announce his arrival when it happens. Okay, great. Representative Hill. I believe he is excused. Okay. And you said Vice Chair Babia will be late. That's what he said, yes. Okay. He's a man of his word. Okay, and Representative Pollack. Present. Representative Silas. Present. And Chair Weinberg is here. Present. Thank you. Um we have four members present uh out of seven, uh, with two on the way, but four out of seven is a majority, and therefore I declare that we have a quorum. Uh the first item of business is P. Well, the first item of business is uh in deference. We have two um we have two guests here. Um Luke uh Buttonweiser from is it Wiser or Weezer? Luke Button Weezer of Um. I always think of you as wiser. I don't know if no one else has uh Luke Button Weezer of the uh Transportation Department and Catherine Lobalvo of the School of Construction uh project. Um Luke has uh some pressing uh business off site, city business city business and off site. So in deference to him, I'd like to entertain a motion the the items that he's here to speak on are number one uh and number three on our agenda. So I'd like to entertain a motion if someone will do that to take up item number three uh before we take up item number two. So moved. Thank you. Is there a second? Thank you. Thank you. Any discussion? Okay, before we vote, and we'll do this by voice vote. It does require a two-thirds vote. Uh may the record reflect that um that representative gross uh beautifully beautiful sartorial stay uh has joined the meeting, has arrived and he's joined the meeting. So please mark him present. Uh so we will vote now. Um all in favor of the motion to take up item number three before item number two, please say aye. All opposed, please say nay.