brian larkin. brendan mcnulty alexander tonisson. >> okay. at this point i would like to adjourn this meeting momentarily in observe the service and county that mayor lee gave for the city and council. >> we'll resume the meeting. this meeting is now in session. >> item two, opportunity for the public to comment on any matters within the jurisdiction that are not on the agenda. >> good morning committee members, i'm dr. derek kerr, a whistle blower. why do organizations retaliate against whistle blowers? it's because whistle blowers have inside information about wrong doing and there by represent a threat. whistle blowers are viewed as insider threats. unfortunately the whistle blower program's quarterly report issued in december includes a bulletin warning about insider threats. we are told these are employees who "negatively affect organizational assets." that definition could qualify whistle blowers as insider threats because it depends on who defines what is a negative impact on an organization. the term insider threat is derived from nat