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AA: Right there. <br /> <br />SW: As you may also, as far as the other, the reason why I highlighted the County is cause I <br />wanted to make sure that people understood that we are a County commission and our <br />first responsibility is to the County. <br /> <br />AA: Well, I’m pretty sure everybody knows that we’re a County commission because we <br />state that all the time that we’re a County commission. <br /> <br />SW: OK. <br /> <br />AA: But thanks for making that clear to everybody. <br /> <br />TS: Ah, Abraham, this is Tony Sylvester. Can I ask a question or two actually? <br /> <br />AA: Yes, Tony, go ahead. <br /> <br />TS: OK. I don’t know who to direct it to but so I’ll just throw it out there but… <br /> <br />SW: Appropriately speaking the question should be directed to the Chair. <br /> <br />TS: OK, Chair… To protect our customary and traditional practices the Commission is not <br />allowed to submit testimony or draft measures… <br /> <br />AA: Um, I think at this time Tony, I cannot answer that question so maybe like Sylvia said we <br />get more legal – maybe if we can share after we come out of that private meeting or… <br /> <br />TS: OK. I would appreciate if that question can be followed up on before the legislative <br />session. And then my second question is – permitted inter-action groups – so if a <br />permitted inter-action group identifies a need or an issue arises – that requires <br />legislative action – can the Commission take action at that point? Cause a lot of times at <br />the legislature there’s, you know, they contact us. I was the original chair of this <br />Commission and a lot of times legislators would contact me to ask me some information <br />and things like that so… It goes both ways – it’s not just us calling them. They also <br />contact us, ah, that’s something, you know, how do we take – I don’t know what you’d <br />do in that instance, right. <br /> <br />SW: So, um, I’m gonna go ahead and answer both of the questions. The charter does not <br />allow, ah, does not provide for GMAC specifically drafting legislation. They can provide <br />advice and they can advise county, state and federal agencies. So if, um, if there is a <br />specific legislator who is posing a question to the Commissioners overall – that question <br />can be posed to the Commission overall and that can be put on the agenda and the <br />Commission can discuss that particular issue and come up with a recommendation to be <br />13 <br /> <br /> <br />