you will notice that mr corso is not here.on for a few days with his family in hawaii. but before he left we chatted about the budget. i do have great news for you that i will get to any moment. regarding the budget, as reported at the last meeting, we are working with the controller posten his office and the mayor pushed's office on the final closeout of the fiscal year budget. we finish the fiscal year without any issues that we are currently working on the carryforward of funds for projects and other expenditures that are in the process and will be completed in the 18, 19 fiscal year. it is anticipated that closeout and rollover of the funds for the department will be completed over the next few weeks. the good news, and i alluded to it yesterday, at a special meeting that we had, the department was awarded over $3 million in federal grant funds over the past few weeks for three separate grant projects. we are really grateful for these awards. i would like to acknowledge all members that participated in this under the direc

and i see mr. corso is present and on deck. so, bring him up. >> >> chief hayes-white: this was provided to you as a draft and i just want to be mindful that it is not part of the agenda. but to the extent with which we can answer the question without -- i'm just concerned if there was public comment, it is not part of the agenda and it was provided because we know that you're very interested in the position. so, i think maybe we could touch upon it lightly. but i think we should also be mindful of what the agenda states. >> commissioner covington: i agree with you. that leads me to the logical conclusion that perhaps it should be on the agenda and we can talk about it in more detail. >> absolutely. good morning. mark corso planning and financing. the clarification we are looking for as certain -- classification we are looking for has certain minimal qualifications regardless whether the role is financial analyst, grant administrator. so, it has standard minimal qualifications. i believe those are the ones listed that are all f