>> sir, we knew that the civil service commission role is to make rules and to edifies, you know, to see that hr is following its procedures. hr does the operational and sets the, you know, is the one who monitors the exams and the decentralization process is hr to ensure that departments follow the policies and procedures of the civil service commission and the operation rules of hr. supervisor campos: thank you very much. why don't we open it up to public comment? if a member of the public would like to speak, please come forward. let me see if there's anyone for -- i know mr. da costa signed up for item number one, and if there's anyone else who would like to speak, please come forward. mr. da costa, good morning. >> for those people at home, i am in addressing this to you, because really, we get no representation here at city hall. and to you here, you know your responsibilities doing legislation. you have the executive branch, and by 1996, billy browned clipped the wings of the city administrator, so we really have the ying and the yang. but when we few advocates come here, all