Good evening. Pursuing to Section 208 of the County Charter, this is a Council Emergency Legislative Session in which we consider the late introduction of emergency legislation. This legislative session is being conducted as a hybrid meeting which is available in person and virtual via WebEx. It is also available to the public through live stream on the Howard County Council website and broadcast on channels 44 of your Verizon 99 and 1071 of your Comcast the council will hold a hybrid public hearing on Monday May 19th Beginning at 7 p.m. on the legislation Introduce this evening at this time. I will do a roll call for our council members Dr. Jones good evening everyone Miss young here miss Rigby Mr., Dr. Jones. Good evening, everyone. Ms. Young, here, Ms. Rigby. Mr. Youngman. Here. Moving on to our agenda. I move to approve adding council bill 45 2025 to the agenda for introduction as emergency late filed legislation. Second. The motion to approve adding Council Bill 45 2025 to the agenda for introduction as emergency late-filed legislation has been moved and seconded. Mrs. Herred, please call the vote. Did she need to read it? Do I need to read it after we've sent it? Oh, for after we vote to allow for the introduction. Go loud, it's interesting. Chair Walsh? Yes. Dr. Jones. Yes. Miss Young. Yes. Mr. Youngman. Yes. The motion to approve adding Council Bill 45 2025 to the agenda for introduction as emergency late filed legislation passes. Will the Council administrator please read the legislation for introduction? 45 2025. An act to modify the restriction on the use of excess surplus revenue pursuant to section 615B of the Howard County Charter in order to use excess surplus revenue from prior years to further support the operating budget request of the Board of Education in the physical year 2026 budget Providing that this act shall be temporary and shall expire by June 30, 2026 And declaring that this act is an emergency bill necessary to meet an immediate emergency affecting public health safety or welfare Again the council will hold a hybrid public hearing on Monday, May 19th beginning at 7 pm on this legislation introduced this evening. This concludes our