Remarks by Alison Dennington
473 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 13 of 19
- Play at 1:34:09
“That is a different motion, so that would be something that we could vote on. So did you, I mean, if there's no other discussion, I can call the vote, but did you?”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:34:21
“Yeah, okay, please start the three-minute clock, because we've got a motion and a second, so each person has their three minutes.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you. And that doesn't violate the you can't vote on the same thing that's been voted down in the same meeting?”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“All right. So the motion has been withdrawn. We are right now with no motion. I'm just going to be looking up the rule for a second. More specific. Go ahead. Somebody wants to make a motion. Go ahead.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:37:02
“I'm gonna take a recess really quick. I wanna just look. No, I believe that the attorney knows. I just wanna look.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:37:10
“Yeah, because I wanna check a vote. You have to have a vote for the recess.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:37:57
“It doesn't. Recess is a recess. We're not adjourned. It would require. No, it doesn't. We have an attorney for a reason. There's never been, in any mayor in the history of the town, there's never, when you recess, they recess.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:38:10
“It's a parliamentary question that I want to ask, but we don't have one.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:38:15
“Yeah, there's a pending motion. No, there's not. There was no pending motion. Yes, there is. No, the motion was withdrawn.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:38:23
“It's on the floor. All right. We're back from recess, but I make a parliamentary question. which is supersedes all motions and is allowed. So my parliamentary question is we have no parliamentarian, but I just want to look up the rule and I'm looking at the index, but I can't do it on reconsideration. So that's the parliamentary question. Um, let me look it up. It might say exactly what y'all say. I just, I would love if you would stop yelling at us.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Reconsider motion to bring back a question from the same session as if it had not been voted on is rule 627 for sex 3737 9c also motions to bring back again reconsider and enter the minutes. Okay, so we let's see what page would that be? 627 6 and 37 627 6 and 37”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:39:47
“This is not my time. This is parliamentary inquiry, which does not count as debate. It's a parliamentary inquiry. It's a privileged motion, a privileged issue. So I want you to be sure, so go ahead and look it up. Okay.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:40:14
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:42:11
“Commissioner Butler seconded it. Is this something that we take public comment on or can we just vote on that one? Because then there's another motion afterwards. The motion to reconsider is just to be able to bring the vote back. Then there has to be another vote actually where the motion itself is brought.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:42:29
“Okay, so we have a motion to reconsider, which will allow the same motion or whatever to be brought back up. Okay, public comment. And then after that, the same motion then is brought up and we vote again so you all know.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:45:24
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Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:46:08
“Okay, so that is one of the rules. So y'all going forward, the only person that actually can make that motion to reconsider is the prevailing side. I don't know on this one. I don't think it's the prevailing side because that motion failed, but he voted against it. So I don't exactly understand who's the prevailing. He prevailed. Well, no, not really. It was a 3-2, but the thing died.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“yeah so if you voted nay for that you were on the prevailing side because you did not it took four votes to pass i think it's confusion but anyway uh okay so is there no other public comment all right the first we have the motion to reconsider all in favor say aye aye aye all opposed say nay nay okay so that carries 4-1 so now we can reconsider the motion if somebody wants to make a motion”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“No, no, no, no. The motion to reconsider is what allows the same thing to be brought up again. It's not the motion itself. Now, procedurally, it's allowed to be brought back.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:47:30
“Exactly, that's what I'm saying. But the motion to reconsider is just passed, but doesn't operate to pass the resolution. So somebody has to make a motion now. It's exactly what I said.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:47:46
“But somebody has to make that motion again.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:47:56
“We are able to entertain that motion now.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:48:11
“Yes, you did. It doesn't have to be the same people that made it. It's basically, anybody can make the same.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
- Play at 1:48:35
“I don't have a motion on the floor yet. I'm just waiting for a motion. Go ahead and make the motion.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026