ms. alvarez, could you say how many within this time, how many 2417s you've actually brought on?eparate from the eight that you intend to bring on as 34 17s? >> the current recruitment process that we have for 34 17s, we have 17 positions we are anticipating to fill in the next three months. >> in the next three months, 17. >> um-hm. >> and prior to up to date and the past few years, how many have we brought on, would you say? >> 34 17 gardner positions, approximation of probably 20 positions. >> you brought on in the past? >> yes. >> okay. >> these are not new positions, but in fact they are positions through retirement and other reasons [inaudible]. >> and those recent hires that have been made, how the percentage came up through, through the ranks of workers within the department? they're not all going to be 34 10s. >> the 20 positions i shared with you, 8 of them came from the 34 10 a ~ apprenticeship program. the rest came from different programs within the department. >> thank you. >> in addition to the gardner apprenticeship program, the department also enjoys and we conti