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MINUTES APPROVAL

Passed · Approve · moved by Devin Romanul Yes: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, Christopher Park, Devin Romanul, Kim Vandiver.

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Status Arrived Kim Vandiver Vice Chair Present Jason Chen At-Large Present Cal Finocchiaro Ward 6 Present Maya Jamaleddine At-Large Present Manjula Karamcheti Ward 1 Present Elizabeth Kowal At-Large Present John Obremski Ward 2 Absent Christopher Park Ward 3 Present Ryan Williams At-Large Absent William Bradley Freeman President, Ex Officio Present Member Devin Romanul Chair Present II. MINUTES APPROVAL Appropriations & Oversight Budget Committee Meeting May 18, 2026 7:00 PM 1 Motion to Approve the minutes by unanimous consent without reading made by Chair Romanul All were in favor and minutes were approved RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, Bradley Freeman, Maya Jamaleddine, Manjula Karamcheti, Elizabeth Kowal, Christoph

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▶ 15:41 Devin Romanul: I'd like to call in response. The time is 7:03 PM on Thursday, May 21st, 2026. This is a meeting of the Appropriations and Oversight Committee. My name is Devin Romanul. I'm the chair, and joining me this evening are Vice Chair Vandiver and Counselors Chen, Finocchiaro, Jamaleddine, Karemčadi, Kowal, Park, President Freeman. This serves as a quorum for the record, and in accordance with the open meeting law, this meeting is broadcast and recorded live on MMTV. At this time, I'll motion by unanimous consent to approve without reading the minutes from our most recent meeting on Monday, May 18th. Seeing no objections, those minutes are now approved. I will now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we are now open for public comment. This is the portion of the meeting where members of the public may join us and speak on any item on tonight's agenda, and comments expressing any other viewpoints on other matters are also welcome.