and i must say -- and this is directed to you, michael kern, i really feel insulted personally that this has happened. that after all these years that you're showing a disrespect for me as a commissioner. and everybody in this room knows how many times i've asked to have this solved. so, i want you to know that i'm very, very displeased and i'm also very sad that it has to come to this. so, in closing, i would like, mr. president, if you could get together with the general manager to clearly define the role of the commission vis-a-vis staff, general manager, because somehow the momentum has been lost. >> thank you, commissioner caen. and that will be communicated to the general manager at the appropriate time. and obviously sooner than later. >> thank you. >> i appreciate your comments and i appreciate your concerns, and i think that whenever a commissioner feels that they have been not given the due respect, we need to be very, very vigilant about making sure that they are because at the end of the day, we're appointed by the mayor who is elected by the people of the city and county of