c lee finley and salahi voting in favor and um commissioner flores fang absent. the commission voted to appoint um mr. pat ford as the next executive director of the ethics commission. congratulations as i think. would you like to say a few words? thank you, chair lee. thank you. commissioners. um incredibly grateful for the trust and confidence that you've placed in me. um, so excited to get to do the critical work that we do as an agency. and work just as hard as our great staff. um, setting a high bar for, um, for our office for the rest of the city, for ethics and transparency. um, i look forward to your leadership, your guidance, uh, your patience. as i learned the ins and outs of this new role. um, and. yeah, can't wait to get to know you all better work with you very closely. um, and. yeah, thank you so much to all the staff in our office and everybody shows up every day. um it's a hard job. it's kind of a thankless job in a lot of ways, but so important for the city. and i know that although folks don't come to our meetings as much as we wish they would,