we collectively if we're lucky enough, get to hire angela calvey calvillo to be our clerk. [inaudible] i would like to have a hearing on how we choose a new public health officer. barbara garcia, who was not an m.d., held the head of d.p.h. position and that was bifurcated. i know many of us in the last 24 hours, has had that conversation with dr. colfax who does not think we should merge the positions, but i would urge us to have a hearing on that in early january, and thank you, mr. president, for that indulgence. >> president yee: okay. thank you. i guess we'll really close now. okay. let's see...where are we? madam clerk, please read the in memoriam. >> clerk: today's meeting will be adjourned in memory of the beloved following individual, on behalf of supervisor manned mandelman for the late miss mary botts. >> president yee: thank you. colleagues that brings us to the end of the agenda. madam clerk, is there any further business before us today? >> clerk: there is no further business before us today. >> president yee: okay. there is no further -- wait a minute. what t