Remarks by Beverly Perkins
107 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 5
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“Yeah, but the motion would be 3-3 again, so it would fail.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I think that's the biggest issue you have right there, Commissioner, is the sunset, 2031 and 2061.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:06:40
“Okay, Commissioner, just explain to me how do you feel about the bond? Because, of course, we can't do the project without the bond.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:08:16
“Can somebody call the city manager and tell him we need help? Maybe he can come up with a solution that we could vote on. I'm serious. Somebody give him a call.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:08:31
“What kind of help do we want? Maybe he can think of something we're not thinking of. Because we're all putting our heads together, but we're not getting anywhere. Another one wouldn't help.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“It doesn't baffle me. Let me tell you why. Listen, let me tell you why. We don't do enough to respect commissioners in the district they represent.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:09:33
“We don't do enough of that. I've always said that, even before I got elected, that I believe in collegiate voting. There are so many projects that came through my district. For my first six years, everybody up here said no for everything. No problem. No. when it came to everybody's district and what you wanted, I always voted yes. So now I know it's budget time, but I'm listening to the district commissioner because she had this issue before and we didn't resolve it then. And here we are again with the budget, which the city managers should have sat her down and talked to her and listened to…”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:11:41
“All right. Well, let's keep going. Yeah. I still suggest somebody call Greg Harrison.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:11:48
“I am. You need to be talking to the commissioner, what's on her mind, what she wants, what she does not want, what she's having problems with, what she's not having problems with, what she can work with, what she can't work with, why you haven't worked with her, why you should work with her. All those questions need to be answered and they're missing.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:12:37
“Well, the issue is the city manager and staff has not worked with the commissioner in the way that they should have.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:12:48
“So here we are. You all want to call Greg? Let me see if he'll pick up his phone.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:29:01
“I've already made that motion. I made one. I don't think we voted on that. Claudia said that we could not.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:31:53
“What about the 18th around? Nope. Four? I could do the 18th. Nope. Around, well, probably could do it before four. Say between one and four. The 18th?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:32:43
“Just give me any date. I'll compromise. How about that? As long as I'm not in the hospital, I can come. I'm available. I can clear my schedule.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:33:13
“That's a start. So, I heard what you just said, but Mayor, you said you're not available on the 22nd?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:33:31
“So, will you be available for the shade meeting?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:33:39
“Okay, so you're not even available for two on that same day?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:33:46
“The shade meeting is at 430 or 445. Oh, I thought it would.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“No. 2 o'clock won't work on that same day?”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:34:08
“Okay, I can see what's going on now. Okay, I get it.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:42:21
“He couldn't do any of them. But there's a motion. He can't either. Neither one of them can, so that's a waste.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:50:30
“All right, come on, let's get started. Wait a minute, Rhonda.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
- Play at 6:52:31
“You can reschedule. I think we should do it. I can't do earlier. Maybe 4 o'clock.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“All right, let's leave it. 445. 445 works.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026
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“I just want to make sure we have enough time before the meeting starts. I get it.”
City Commission · Sep 15, 2026