Remarks by Andra M. Wisian
282 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 12
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“I would like to see the space needs assessment done before we buy anything.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“I think we're going to have to do it. We've given our word to the judges and Nicole that we would look at this. They're out of space. And before we buy things and build things, we better see what we need.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“trying to think because I slept since then and my brain's full, but I thought we got our request for proposal packets in on space needs last Friday at 10 o'clock.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Correct. Sharon's putting together a committee. Those were RFPs, not RFQs?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“I think we've started the ball rolling, and let's see what their capabilities are, what the committee comes back and presents, and we can also give them a budget, like this is how much we have to spend.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Okay. You can talk about it when we get to your stuff.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Nicole, would you come to them so the Zoom people can hear you? Sorry. I'm trying to stay out of it as much as possible.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“So we were talking about putting that in as a requisite in the job description with the FEMA experience. And if we approve that job description on the 11th, then is there any reason why we couldn't post it right away and start searching for the person?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“So by the time we search for a specialist, we may as well just be searching for the grant manager and not not have an extra person to come in.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“So could you take Jennifer's suggestion and work through your contacts at TETM and find out if they know of people who do help counties, and then we can try to find that person that might be the most efficient way rather than advertising?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“To hire personnel. Okay, then I suggest somebody start writing who can write that job description.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Do they know any grant writers or personnel people who help counties through the process of working on the grants?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“We did. But somebody's going to have to be in charge of taking the lead on finding that firm. So I guess, would you get with Sharon? to do that? Yes, I'll work with Sharon. Okay.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“All the files should be available and the applications and the correspondence, the email, I guess, would, all the email would be available to that person, be archived, correct?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“I think we should. And can you just, can you prorate it?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“So what is your request? Whatever a month's salary would be. Okay. McCall?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Do you want to tell us what you were thinking?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“I would like to see the budget before it's filed. So if we need to meet for one hour just for one final review, and I don't know if Melissa wants to consider posting that because you've got to have three days.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Has the RFQ gone out for that, Commissioner Carpenter? Yes.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“We don't mean literally knock you out. We have Joseph and Ella on the regional transit. And I'm sorry, I don't remember your last name. Ella Nash? Joseph, what do you want to say? So both the judge and I had met with Sean Scott from ACOG Art and tried to get a handle on exactly... what the needs and funding are. I know that when the Burdick Center, the Burdick Center, Olivia Burdick's here at the Burdick Center, the Kronkowski Rainbow Center lost funding for transportation. And, you know, there was a deficit there. They sold the bus. They're not in that business anymore. And then I think ACOG…”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“While you're handing that out, what is City of Bernie's commitment?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“Well, again, I think it's a great idea. I still... You know, I was looking for metrics and I sent Sean a bunch of questions. I did get some data back. I still had some questions. And so to my mind, I don't want to look at anything beyond what we've been funding. Do we have the $8,000?”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“It's complicated. There's a lot of information. There's just no way we can look at this. It's going to take months. Understandable. Yeah, definitely.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026
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“So thank you for coming in all the way to Bernie.”
Commissioners Court · Jul 30, 2026