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Thanks for being here.

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I'm really excited,

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Dan, to say a few words about you
and embarrass you and Joela a little bit.

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That's always the mayor’s 

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privilege on these exciting days.

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A few things.

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We all know why we're here.

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To celebrate the close,

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it was a 5-4 vote for your confirmation.

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 No, it was unanimous.

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As director of the city budget office
during a critical time.

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Not just for our city,
but I think in our country.

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I want to thank all of you
for taking time out of your busy schedules

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to celebrate.

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You know, I always say repeatedly,

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you got to find things to celebrate
almost every single day in life.

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And clearly, this is one of them.

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Joela, thank you for, being with him.

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Probably leading him,
through very tough times that we have.

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And so I'll talk a little bit about that.

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For those that don't know,
what our budget office does.

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I don't know all what they do, by the way.

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My jokes are a little flat
this morning.

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This is funny stuff I'm throwing out here.

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I got to broaden my laughter here a little bit.

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They balance our books and develop options for the mayor

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and the city council to consider
when we are looking at the quality

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of services that people expect
and indeed they deserve in our city.

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I think as departments go,

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they're sort of the,
I would say the brain center,

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the nerve center, and what we could do,
we always want more resources.

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And you and I, it come into the 
state around the same time in 2008,

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and I don't recall a time
where every department

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and every constituent said
more, more, more.

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And we understand that, Seattle is a very
demanding city and rightfully so.

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We're a phenomenal city.

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So your office looks at
how we can sort of navigate

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through all of these challenges
and indeed in an area where in a time

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where cuts in front of funding,
they're targeting vital programs

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to, to our services that meet in clearly
many of our most vulnerable neighbors.

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Your work and the work of your colleagues
here.

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And I see many of the CBO here.

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I'm very happy that you are here.

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Your work becomes incredibly important.

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I think more so now than ever before,
at least in my professional life.

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So, thank you.

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I am not talking to you, Dan,

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talking about all the people
that have come here to support you.

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I've learned, many years ago that

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success is not a

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one person's journey.

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You can't have success without a team,

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and you have a very successful team

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doing outstanding work.

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You know, I,

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when I'm around people, I always say

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try to lead with integrity.

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Lead with your values.

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Lead with who you are.

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And I'm very pleased
with the level of competency

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and the level of integrity
coming out of your office.

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These are tough jobs we have, we sign up for.

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We did, it was a blue pill and a red pill.

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I don't know what pills in the matrix.

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This was the pill you took.

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But the pill we all took
is to serve this public and servant with

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integrity and a commitment
to a people outside of ourselves.

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So thank you, Dan.
A little bit about Dan's background.

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He went to Swarthmore College.

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Many of you know, that's
one of the top liberals

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arts colleges in the country,
at least in Philadelphia.

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Full, full, full honesty here.

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I didn't know what, who

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or what Swarthmore was
until my son started looking at colleges.

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And I, we looked at some of those, 
small colleges

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which realized, there's a reason
why I'm not retired, by the way.

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Because these are not cheap schools.

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But you then, came to your senses
and got your,

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graduate degree from, you're an MPA
from the University of Washington.

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So I know you're still a true, Husky at heart.

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I haven't,
I don't know about Swarthmore’s...

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are they in NESCAC or?

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They... do you know which conference?

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You don't even know what conference
they're in.

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But they didn't make it to the Final Four.

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We know that much for a

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Division three school.

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But as I said earlier.

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Yeah, you and I joined the city
family back in 2008.

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And I will tell you, it's a fun fact
that when I had, won my election

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and I started thinking
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and was one of the first

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people I bumped into,
when I called and reached out.

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Fun fact
again, is actually bumped into you.

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Remember when I was in Costco, 
Costco shoppers.

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And we had a great conversation and,

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I was removed from city politics
for a short period, and I just

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you always just impressed me
with just sort of who you are.

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Joela, I see why you fell in love with him. 
I fell in love with this guy, too.

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So, just how you carry yourself with such

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an analytical thinker, it's easy

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to get emotional about these issues.

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It is.

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Trust me, it is.

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But when you push the emotions aside
and just look at trying

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to do the right thing and make smart
policy decisions, whether it's

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tax policy or reducing expenses

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to push the emotions aside
and just think about it very soberly.

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I think you're the best and
I can learn from you as mayor because I

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when we worked together 
on this city council, you always impressed

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upon me and how you were able
to logically do that.

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Plus, you used to always do this thing

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where you could twist the pen around,
something that. That was always impressive to.

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And personally, we know you're an avid
tennis player.

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I've heard about
you like to play doubles a lot.

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I think that's

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because maybe you get lazy to want to run
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But I really like the fact that you have
that good sort of work life balance.

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I think that's something
we all can learn from.

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As I tell my colleagues, you can easily
burn out in these jobs that we have.

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So we have to find that collaboration.

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And I think you model that.

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So having said all that, in closing,
I'll say this,

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you really epitomize
the One Seattle spirit.

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We put a lot of pressure on you
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Pressure, because we're trying
to do the right thing.

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We want to house people.

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We want to treat sick people.

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We want
everyone to be able to live in this city.

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We want to fight against climate change.

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We want our young people

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to have great educations
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Everyone in here is at certain impediments
to their progress

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and some policymaker decide,
let's try to help you.

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Incredible pressure in a city
that's growing as rapidly as Seattle.

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So you epitomize
the One Seattle spirit of humility,

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competency, excellence,
and a darn good athlete too.

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Got to stick that in.

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I always tell people,
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athletics as something you do physically.

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You know, I said
chess is an athletic game.

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Sometimes walking in a park holding
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I always say for me, sports is not so much
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It's just taking whatever

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tools you have, trying to exercise them

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and excel in a way that self optimizes.

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Breathing can be a sport too.

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Breathe well and we are breathing
happily because the council...

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I see a few council members here,
I thought I saw...

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Is there any council members here?

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Where's?

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Oh, Dan Strauss. Yeah. Okay.

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All right.

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One of nine.

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All right.

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Thank you for being here.

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Councilmember Strauss,
thank you for being here.

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Means a lot to all of us.

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And with that, let's proceed with the,
the pinning piece.

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I believe you.

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I think I've done this dozens times.

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Let's do it. And I think. Joela,
are you going to do the honors?

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We're going to have
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Okay.

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Let me get out of the way.

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Ready? Ready. Okay, will you repeat after me?

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Please raise your right hand.

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I, Daniel Paul Eder,

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I, Daniel Paul Eder, 

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affirm that I possess,

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affirm that I possess,

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all of the qualifications
prescribed in the Seattle City charter,

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all of the qualifications
prescribed in the Seattle City Charter

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and the Seattle Municipal Code,
and the Seattle municipal code

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for the position of director
of the city budget

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for the position of the director
of the City Budget Office.

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That I will support the Constitution
of the United States.

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That I will support the Constitution
of the United States.

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The Constitution of the State of Washington,
the Constitution of the State

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of Washington, and the Charter
and Ordinances of the City of Seattle,

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and the Charter
and Ordinances of the City of Seattle.

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And that I will faithfully conduct myself,

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and that I will faithfully conduct myself
as the director

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of the city budget office, as the director
of the city budget office.

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Congratulations.

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Great.

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[clapping]

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Congratulations

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Thank you.

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Oh, so many people here.

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Thank you for being here.

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First and foremost,
I'm glad to have the opportunity

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to make a few, brief remarks.

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That's so nice to see all of you here
today.

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I'm overwhelmed.

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I want to start by saying
thank you to Mayor Harrell,

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for elevating me to the role of budget
director.

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We've worked together for many years.

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And I deeply appreciate your trust in me.

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It's been an honor to support you
as you lead Seattle towards a sustainable

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financial future, and I look forward
to continuing to do so in this role.

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I look forward to continuing to help
you serve

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Seattle residents.

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I know that, 
many of the council members,

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at least half are in the committee
right now and can't be with us.

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Just timing worked out that way, but, 
so pleased that,

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Councilmember Strauss,
the chair of the Select budget committee,

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finance and Native

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Communities committee, 
can, was able to be here today.

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Thank you.

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I look forward to continuing to work
with you, and your colleagues,

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as we ensure that you have the information
that you need to make final decisions.

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As we, consider difficult choices
about how to spend the city's resources.

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Thank you to my incredibly hard

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working colleagues
in the city budget office.

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I deeply appreciate the work that you do.

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Your support, your smarts.

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When I began working
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about a year ago,
you were all so supportive and,

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more welcoming,
and I just really appreciate it.

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I've been continuously impressed
by your deep knowledge.

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You were technical chops
and understanding of historical context.

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Even more notable is your passion to make
the city a better place for all of us.

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Thank you as well to

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all of the leaders
and workers of the city.

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I'm proud to count many of you as my long

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term colleagues and my close friends.

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I'm honored to work with you,
and I'm grateful that so many of you,

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so many of you, are here, and able
to carve out time from your busy

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calendars to be here with me today.

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And certainly not least,
I want to thank my family,

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my wife, Joela,
who is here today in the front row.

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Our three daughters are all away
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Too far away to be here today.

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I rely on my family's love
and support every day in order

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to be able to tackle this challenging,
professional role.

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I know that the long hours
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and the occasional tennis
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have meant that I've

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sometimes not been there for family time.

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Thank you for your understanding
and support

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and for covering for me for so many years.

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I love you Joe.

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Years ago,

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when I was doing, budget
work on the City Council as policy staff,

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I tried to explain my job to my
then young daughters.

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They're now all grown women. At the time,

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I remember telling them that my job
was to help the city leaders make choices

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about which new, good things
we should invest in,

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more library hours or investments

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in more soccer fields,
maintaining a bridge

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or replacing a roof on a community center,
and similar difficult choices.

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We know that the city's been grappling

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with revenue
shortfalls and federal funding rollbacks,

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which mean that business as usual
is simply no longer practical.

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Under the mayor's leadership,

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we're still trying new approaches
and making new investments,

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but we're also spending a lot of energy
finding ways to live within our means

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and explore innovative
ways to deliver critical municipal

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services.

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And yes, this also means
that we're considering options

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for some new revenues
to help pay for those services.

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I'm confident that together
will strike the right balance,

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and CBO will be there to support the mayor

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and the city council's decision
making about the path forward.

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In brief, I'm thrilled for the opportunity
to continue working for our great city

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and to help everyone who lives,
works, and visits here.

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In the months and years ahead,

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I look forward to working with you
all, as the city makes decisions

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about how to prioritize and align
our resources

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with a common goal of making Seattle
an even better version of itself.

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Thank you again for being here with me.

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I hope you'll enjoy a cookie or two
in the back and just thank you again.

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[clapping]