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Ll Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, October 17, 2022 Page 3 Village would be interested in proposing, the sooner I know about it, the sooner I can start talking about it, ask questions, and make sure that I can answer questions from my colleagues on committee when they are considering the budget appropriations. Let's definitely get that conversation going. Again, I can't guarantee anything will get accepted in budget, but in the last go -around I did very very well for my constituents. We will definitely work very hard for you. Again, I enjoy being a Senator. I came from a business background before I ran for office. I actually spent quite a bit of time up in this neck of the woods here. I worked for Picker for 18 years. Some of you remember Picker before they sold it to Phillips. I was the Executive Vice - President for Global Operations for Picker and then we changed the name to Marconi but it was the same company. I was telling the Mayor that I also spent about six years on Beta Drive at Mt. Vernon Square with a division of Picker that was housed in that facility. I visit Skoda, Minotti more often that I would like for tax things. So, I am quite familiar with the area and restaurants after many many years of being here. I am truly delighted to become your representative in January and look forward to having an ongoing dialogue with the Mayor and members of Council on projects and issues that come up. When you come to Columbus, you have to let me know ahead of time so we make sure we have the opportunity to get together. You will get all of the contact information from my office so you know how to reach us. We will be very responsive to your requests and to your questions as they come through. I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have. Don't feel obliged, but if you do feel free to ask. Mayor Bodnar stated, Jerry, I just wanted to thank you personally for coming out tonight and giving us a chance to get to know you a little better. You are taking the opportunity to get to know us better. It was great to talk to you before the meeting to talk about politics and family. I can't tell you how impressed I am by your wealth of knowledge of what's going on in the business communities and in our State in Columbus. I didn't get to meet you personally before tonight but I do go to the Mayors and Managers events and your name comes up very frequently and it's always something positive about what you have done for the communities in Northeast Ohio. I was on your site a little bit earlier and saw how much you have done insofar as education and jobs in Ohio are concerned. We appreciate that. We are very much looking forward to working with you starting even before January. Thank you very much. Mr. Cirino stated, and I will tell you, just one last thing. I am extremely invested in our community. I was telling the Mayor, my wife and I raised nine children. We just had our 36`h grandchild. All of our kids stayed in the area, even after college. It's a virtual voting block for me I suppose. We are very invested in the community which is why I decided not to retire and decided to keep working because I really care about the future of Ohio and our communities locally here. I wanted it to continue to be a great place to raise a family or own a business. That's why I am excited to do what I do. Thank you very much.