i believe rachel cookerman. she's going to presenting. the recorders budget is a total of $45 million. they're asking for $5.5 million. i cannot wait to hear the reasons why. there are 174 personnel and i think you are looking for four more increases. i will turn the microphone over to you. welcome. >> thank you. i'll be swift and thoughtful as well. >> as a reminder, everyone has five to seven minutes. >> good morning, my name is rachel. i am the deputy director of finance and administration for the assessors office. so i want to give a brief discussion on what we've been able to accomplish over the last few years, because i think it's going to give context into what our future initiatives are and what our budget request. i want to thank you as always for your continued support. as you are aware, our office is responsible for generating the largest single source of general fund revenue for this city and - >> and we thank you for that. >> you are welcome. through your support, we have proven we do deliver. i think that the best example of