Good afternoon, and good afternoon to all of you. To the Mayor, City Commission members, to the employees, citizens, and any others that are present. I'm here on behalf of the Tallahassee independent ethics board. The The city ordinance requires that the Tallahassee independent ethics board provide an annual report to the City Commission. So that's the purpose of my being here, and I will be brief. In 2014, the Tallahassee independent exit sport was established through a referendum. As I stated, the city ordinance ethics code in section two dash one four B requires the board given an annual report to this City Commission. To summarize, the board continues to make progress. In February 2022, the City Commission held an ethics workshop to consider recommendations by the ethics board. We were given a seat at the table and allow to discuss the recommendations. We didn't get everything that we wanted, but the changes that were adopted provide the ethics board with more tools to fulfill the board's obligations. During the past year, we put a lot of emphasis on training. We conducted in person training with elected officials and this was my first time providing the rating training directly to the elected officials. And I thought it was very fruitful. And it was an opportunity for us to engage and for the board to clarify, it's perception of its role. We have given the opportunity to conduct ethics training to 76 high school students, or the Tallahassee Future Leaders Academy, a program that is well run it, participants were high schoolers, they were brilliant children. They were very engaged in the training, and I counted a privilege to be able to share in their future. We continue to improve annual training court required for all employees. And the response, especially among those who ask for advisory opinions, says that it is effective. I'm pleased to say that the board continues to attract highly qualified and professional individuals. For example, Attorney Gwendolyn Graham resigned from the board last year to become the assistant secretary for legislation and Congressional Affairs at the US Department of Education. She was replaced by Patrick Kelly, who served as a police chief in two municipalities, and as chairman of the criminal justice Standards and Training Commission, which gives oversight to law enforcement and correctional officers. Finally, I want to share this comment from page two on the report and you have a digital copy. The hard copies are actually on the way fresh from the printer. So I'll make sure you get a hard copy of the a hard copy. But on page two, I make this remark. Work of the ethics board and staff is administrative, yet we produce in a highly political environment. Moreover, we function amid expectations that are often miss informed and unrealistic as people frequently confused their personal values with the ethics standards specified in the ethics code. Thus, the charge is not just to implement rules and execute procedures, but to consistently communicate the boundaries upon which the board has jurisdiction. Last, the staff which includes Attorney John Reed, administrators, administrative specialist specialists, Lucy Atkins and myself, the board members, which includes the chair, Polish Ray, who has general counsel for the Florida Senate, Brian Smith, who is Vice President of Student Affairs and the ombudsman for Florida and University. Mr. Ernie Payne, who's here with us today, retired from the Florida Department of Financial Services and was appointed by this City Commission. Our attorney Ruby Ruby say marklar, who operates a nonprofit law office with a social service referral component. Miss Kristin Costa, who was a fifth position assistant, and was selected by the board. Miss Robin blank, who is the chief compliance and ethics officer for Florida State University and Mr. Patrick Kelly, who I mentioned earlier. We are all committed doing what we can to ensure that the public's trust in our to ensure the public's trust in our city government.