Remarks by Alison Dennington
473 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 19
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“I gave you that example. It's like, here's what the column, here's what they would look like, and here's what they would be.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 50:30
“In parallel columns opposite the several items of proposed expenditures, there's different language for revenue or for expenditures, but this one is 15-4D. In parallel columns opposite the several items of proposed expenditures, there shall be placed an amount of each line item in the approved budget of the previous fiscal year, the amount, then it has common, so that's one, that's one column. So it's about parallel columns. Then column two, the amount of each item actually expended during such year to the time of preparing the budget, that's parallel column number two, plus estimated…”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I mean, and truthfully, next year on the budget, there's gonna have to be like a lot more columns and it will be mandatory by the state. So it's gonna have to sort of change anyway to be expansive because you'll have to have four years back. so this is already going to have to change next year anyway but i i and i would suggest that you guys can change by ordinance that provision to be like here's the four here's the four columns under town code that you have to have or whatever so it's clear okay are we prepared to have public comment um i don't know i mean anybody comment madam mayor”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I mean, no, I haven't. I've been waiting for these things that I was told last. It was like, okay, we'll get them to you this week. And now I'm being told, you know. So, no, I mean, I think that we could cut taxes. I actually went online just because I was curious. You know, these cow she vets and different things, they actually can give you a fairly – They're running that, like, there's less than 25% chance that the property tax amendment's going to pass. They think it's not going to pass. So, you know, I mean, and again, we still have the FEMA money. I feel like we need to figure that out.…”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 53:35
“This is money that we spent that is obligated that we should be getting back. Which we do not have, but. So no, I mean, I, you know, I would vote.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“we're basically negotiating this budget and you you started the conversation saying you weren't going to vote for a budget i'm still in i'm still entitled to ask for information i mean like to ask that the budget itself comply with the mandatory minimum requirements of our town chart code i mean like even if i'm you know i mean how can i even say what i'm going to vote for if”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“it might change your mind but it sounds like it's not what i have always said was get the budget in the proper format so we can actually look at the things you know like we budgeted but what did we actually spend you know and like because then we get a clear picture and that's the whole point of the budget process is for the public and for us to actually forecast and you know the entirety of the time i've been on this commission we've never gotten budget information that was forthcoming it's always been a fight but that's how do you forecast without it so if we got more information yeah I…”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 57:07
“While she's looking for that, I have a very basic question. I think you probably answer it. I'm almost embarrassed it's kind of basic. So I always notice when we do the revenue, there's always this like 97%. And I assume it's because you have to budget for your revenue, and probably no city collects 100% of their, there's always some. Is 97, is that sort of like a standard number that most cities pick? Is there, does that?”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 57:33
“Okay, so do you know what generally is our, I mean, is it usually around 97, or is it 98, 99 sometimes? I mean, I imagine in comparison to some other cities, ours is probably pretty high, like, but do you have any idea i could go back and show you sometimes we get we get more than 100 yeah it just depends yeah do you happen to know just with last year in terms of what we budgeted because it's always 97 i had a resident ask me this and i was like honestly i i don't know i think it's something every city does but um do you happen to know what last year did we collect 97 because it does seem…”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 58:27
“Because we would generally only budget for 97% of the revenue, but if consistently we do receive 98, 99, 100% of it, even though we don't budget for it because you never know, but it is kind of a padded amount that we... Right, but we can't... I know, we can't... You can't budget 100%. But in our minds, we could at least consider that. I mean, it's almost...”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 58:56
“Yeah, go ahead. We'll open it up to public comment.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 59:06
“Will you have, do you have those if you'll pass them up and I'll read them?”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
- Play at 59:11
“Yeah, I feel like we give precedence to the people that are in the audience.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“I take issue to you acting like I've done something improper. You might want to look back at when you voted on short-term rentals, and I'm pretty sure you did not disclose your conflict. I don't think we debate with public comment. No, no, no, your comment is over, ma'am.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“For what it's worth, after last week, because I was worried about the different votes and stuff, I talked to the town attorney. He was correct on the budget vote requirement. And so just so that everybody knows, you have to pass the final millage first before you pass the final budget. And there are two separate votes. And the final millage vote, if you go anything over rollback, it requires four votes. But if that passes, but it's the second vote, so if that passes at 4.6 with the required four votes, the very next vote Even it does not require four votes. So potentially Commissioner Reid I…”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“There was an issue once in the past, but yeah.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“All right. Any other public comment? Seeing none, is there any other discussion?”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Yes. The group of people that come up and attacked me in the past for, and I mean, despite the fact that I'm the fourth vote last year that got the funding, which was a huge compromise, but still I get attacked. But I mean, I think there's people that would like a tax cut, but they see how people get attacked on certain things. So they don't, that's really inappropriate.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“All right, motion to adjourn. Second, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed? That carries 4-0.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“That was a 5-0 to adjourn. I apologize. Because the vice mayor is present with us. He was sick and didn't want to get us sick, so he's on teams. So that was a 5-0 vote. I know I said 4-0.”
Town Commission · Sep 9, 2026
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“Okay, we are recording. We are here for our hearing on the budget.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“We are here September 3rd, 2026, 603. We are here for our special town commission meeting on the budget. This is the first hearing on the budget. In town hall, did I say everything?”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026