1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:01,634 [JULIE DINGLEY] My name is Julie Dingley, 2 00:00:01,634 --> 00:00:03,803 and I am the new City Budget Director. 3 00:00:04,037 --> 00:00:06,206 (♪ Music playing ♪) 4 00:00:08,208 --> 00:00:10,577 To be good at this line of work, 5 00:00:10,577 --> 00:00:13,346 it really doesn't require sophisticated math skills. 6 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:15,882 It's really at the end of the day about 7 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:19,419 listening and relationships and partnerships. And 8 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:22,822 are you really understanding what the need is? 9 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:26,026 Are you the right person to be defining what the need is? 10 00:00:26,059 --> 00:00:27,894 Are you hearing from the right people 11 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:28,561 to be able to do that? 12 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:30,397 [MAYOR BRUCE HARRELL] To me, that's how we're going to get 13 00:00:30,397 --> 00:00:32,132 these issues solved, 14 00:00:32,132 --> 00:00:34,300 demonstrating the ability to listen; 15 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:36,770 to impress upon people you understand their point. 16 00:00:36,770 --> 00:00:39,339 To be so kind, let me explain to you my point. 17 00:00:39,939 --> 00:00:40,740 That's that's Julie. 18 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:42,075 [JULIE DINGLEY] OK, well, that's great. 19 00:00:42,075 --> 00:00:42,842 Now that we've defined 20 00:00:42,842 --> 00:00:43,710 the problem 21 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:45,445 and defined how we want to get there, 22 00:00:45,445 --> 00:00:47,113 then we figure out how we can pay for it. 23 00:00:47,113 --> 00:00:49,883 The big secret is the math itself is not hard. 24 00:00:49,949 --> 00:00:51,084 It's the problem solving. 25 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:54,154 I have the most incredible family. 26 00:00:54,154 --> 00:00:56,022 I met the love of my life 27 00:00:56,022 --> 00:00:59,793 ten years ago and we created this beautiful family. 28 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:02,462 And I have two beautiful kids and they're both boys 29 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:05,432 and they exhaust me and test me to no end. 30 00:01:05,698 --> 00:01:08,301 But they're also the biggest joy and the biggest light. 31 00:01:08,701 --> 00:01:11,137 And they're the reason why I do what I do. 32 00:01:11,137 --> 00:01:13,339 I've wanted to get into this line of work 33 00:01:13,339 --> 00:01:14,641 for a really long time, 34 00:01:14,641 --> 00:01:15,942 and budgets at the end of the day 35 00:01:15,942 --> 00:01:17,811 are a real demonstration of our values, 36 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:19,245 and what we were responsible for, 37 00:01:19,245 --> 00:01:20,413 and protecting each other. 38 00:01:20,413 --> 00:01:22,382 And how do we how are we going to do that? 39 00:01:22,382 --> 00:01:23,083 And so 40 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:25,552 pulling all of that together gives me so much energy. 41 00:01:26,386 --> 00:01:28,188 But it is terrifying. 42 00:01:28,188 --> 00:01:29,022 It's daunting. 43 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:29,823 It is. 44 00:01:29,823 --> 00:01:33,526 It is absolutely, it's humbling. 45 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:36,563 It's a humbling task in front of me. 46 00:01:38,531 --> 00:01:38,865 [CITY CLERK MONICA SIMMONS] If you would 47 00:01:38,865 --> 00:01:41,301 please raise your right hand and repeat after me. 48 00:01:41,301 --> 00:01:44,170 [JULIE DINGLEY] It's such a big job, you know, we have 49 00:01:44,804 --> 00:01:47,574 we have so many big problems to solve in the city, 50 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,609 and yet we have a lot of people 51 00:01:49,609 --> 00:01:51,544 that are really excited to try to solve them. 52 00:01:51,544 --> 00:01:54,547 And we have such a big opportunity right now 53 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:55,849 to shape what that looks like. 54 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:57,951 -And that I will faithfully conduct myself. 55 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,086 -As the city budget director. 56 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:01,721 -As the city budget director. 57 00:02:01,721 --> 00:02:02,555 -Congratulations. 58 00:02:02,555 --> 00:02:05,658 [JULIE DINGLEY] I'm really honored 59 00:02:05,859 --> 00:02:07,026 at this opportunity 60 00:02:07,026 --> 00:02:09,028 to be able to do this job, and I'm really humbled 61 00:02:09,028 --> 00:02:11,831 at the trust that folks have put in me. 62 00:02:11,831 --> 00:02:13,733 And I'm just excited. 63 00:02:13,733 --> 00:02:14,767 I'm excited to get to work.