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Mayor Jim Kenney?s FY24 Budget Address Good morning. Let me begin by thanking Council President Darrell Clarke and members of City Council for the invitation to speak today. I am happy to be back in this chamber as we kick off the annual process of creating our City?s budget. The last time I gave this speech in person was March 5th, 2020. Only 17 days later, COVID-19 shut down our city and changed our lives dramatically. Looking around me this morning and thinking about the uncertainty and the seismic, sudden changes we have navigated together since 2020, I am overwhelmed with