Remarks by Alison Strange
161 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 7
- Play at 28:02
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 31:08
“All right. Thank you. That's all I have.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 32:50
“It was $339,000. Yeah, that's the number I have.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 41:56
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 50:18
“I'm going to move to approve resolution number 2026-036R with the amendments proposed in memo number two as amended here today by changing economic development adjustments from personnel to operations at a rate of $87,000 and also adding $40,000 to the revenues line items for grants.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 52:15
“I move to approve resolution number 2026-036R with the amendments identified in memo number two presented tonight as amended from the dais with economic development operations to be reduced in the amount of 107,000 and communications to be reduced from line item 98,000 to 78,000. I second. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 54:04
“That should be enough time. Thank you. That's it.”
City Council · Sep 24, 2026
- Play at 50:20
“I don't have a problem with a three minute, three minute. That was basically what we had before and I thought it was fine. I have a sense of humor and I'm cool with Elmo. I'm cool with point of order. So whatever you want to do, I'm good with it.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 57:03
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 59:03
“My proposal is that the procurement policy be amended so that in all areas where it refers to the procurement director, city manager, or designee, that each of those items be amended to remove procurement director and simply say city manager or his designee.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:02:42
“I think it creates confusion about who's responsible for executing the contracts and that the city manager at the end of the day is the one who reports to this council. So the city manager is designee would be the proper. Otherwise, we create a scenario where there could be a disagreement between the procurement director and the city manager and it becomes a council issue.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:04:22
“There's nothing that would prevent the city manager from allowing the director to make decisions. That's what city manager or his designate.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:04:31
“I'm trying to get through this meeting, but yes, every single place that it says procurement director, comma, city manager, comma, designee. At the very least, I think it should say city manager, comma, procurement director, comma, designee.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:05:00
“It's not a word salad, sir. It's a simple edit. Strike through procurement director. And I'd like to know where those are. Procurement director, comma, city manager, comma, or his designee. If you don't like it, we can move on. I don't need to belabor the point, and I'm not going to change my position.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:06:07
“Not strictly speaking, no. Just the places that say procurement director, comma, city manager, comma, or designee.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:06:34
“Yes, that means the authority lies with the city manager, and the city manager is the one accountable for any actions that are taken.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:09:22
“No. No, it's saying the buck stops with the city manager and not the procurement director.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:10:09
“Yeah, a dragon with two heads cannot stand. And so when two people both have authority to do the same things, then there's no accountability and you can't hold any one of them particularly responsible. The city manager reports to the council. And so all I'm trying to do is in this policy. This is not a procedures manual. This is a policy is saying that the final decision for whatever comes out of the procurement office is in the hands of the city manager. That's supported by the fact that it's one of the items that was on his agenda on his review this year. In fact, it was the item that he…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:11:57
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:15:17
“A community member asked me to pull this. I supported the request, so I yield my comments to Joe Fumasi.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:19:25
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:23:03
“And is the... This doesn't look like a contract. I'm not sure. Or is the city the only party? In other words, is the $495,000 for the entire project, including all those entities? Or is this just for the city?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:23:23
“And is this contract and grant contingent upon Lake County, Sunshine, and I thought there was one more, also accepting this offer?”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:26:18
“My questions have been answered. I'm in support.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 1:46:17
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 22, 2026