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And so I've heard, I've actually heard Commissioner Cohen Higgins and Commissioner Lopez say this many times, and specifically because Commissioner Lopez comes from the state, perhaps it would behoove this committee to, as the chief has stated, after the budget has been presented, perhaps it would behoove this committee to have departments come up and then perhaps we could take a look to help.
But I think it would be a great idea, as I've heard Commissioner Cohen Higgins and Commissioner Lopez say in the past, for us to take a shot at it too and help to bring whatever costs can be brought down down so that perhaps this commission and this mayor can deliver for the very first time ever a reduction in taxpayer savings for certain departments.
But corrections officers in specific, if I could just have somebody from the administration or from either department, but specifically, when we talk about corrections, I'm under the impression that the equipment that we're using at this time is approximately 17 years old.
Thank you, and I don't want to keep extending this, but I would like to be fully briefed at some point, and I think I have other colleagues up here that also would like to be briefed, so that we can really understand and get to the crux of why this systemification is so important.
Lord, let your will be done in everything we do, and let every decision we make be for your glory and for the good of all.
Not, not that I don't trust you folks, but I would just like to hear the language for, from an, uh, for, from a legal standpoint.
In my humble opinion, I believe that for Miami-Dade County to thrive, we need connectivity and mobility.
And I definitely want to hear what the commissioner of the district thinks, but without even looking