>> supervisor yee: i make a motion to reappoint matt pemberton, and mr. paz, and -- [inaudible] >>. >> supervisor safai: great. we can do that without objection. [ gavel ]. >> supervisor safai: next item, please. i want to state for the record that miss rothsubmitted an e-mail in support of her reappointment. today is yom kippur, and she is not able to attend, but she has the full support of the office. and then, we have the other applicant here, mr. rick johnson, if you could come forward. >> i'll make this quick for you. >> supervisor safai: thank you. >> it's been an interesting 3.5 hours. >> supervisor safai: i'm sorry it's been so long. >> no, it's okay. good afternoon. my name is rick johnson, and i'm a proud resident of district seven where my husband and i have lived in the midtown terrace neighborhood for the past 29 years. to give you a little bit of background, i enjoyed a long career in human resources, and i developed programs to recruit and maintain employees with disabilities. i've spoken at many conferences over the years and have been awa