Remarks by Chris Scherer
75 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 3
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“Anybody else? Yes, Chair. This has been three years, so I don't have a problem making sure it's right. The attorney just got a chance to look it over and Mark, will you look it over and make sure we're not violating any executive order or laws passed by since the bid process took place? I think it's reasonable to wait two weeks to our next meeting or one, three, whenever it is.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you, Chair. First of all, the mosquito truck went through my neighborhood the other day, so I do appreciate that. We got about 3 o'clock in the morning, but I'm glad they were out there. This is a state of emergency. A lot of times states of emergencies... changes of tolling time and timing on time-sensitive contracts. Is that going to affect any of the contracts we have?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 24, 2026
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“I know we don't, but our contractors might say, oh, I got more time now since you passed the state of emergency.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 24, 2026
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“I understand. I just sometimes it has a different unintended effect is on contracts that we have with other people.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 24, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you, Chair. As with last month, I spent most of my time working on budgets. And so I don't have too much report, but on 9-11, I did attend two memorials, one at the Curlew Hills, and one at the OCC Roadhouse, very well attended by our congressional delegation, congressional representative Luna and Donald and our state senators. For me, it was like an opportunity to do what I've always promised to do, never forget what happened, and then also to really think about and focus on the debt and the appreciation we have for our first responders who are always the first to rush in, and I…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 24, 2026
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“Honestly, I'm looking forward to seeing the sheriff. I don't need a special list of his tools at his hand that he needs to talk about. That's not something that I'd be requesting. I'm just looking forward to hearing an update on Flock. There are specific questions I have on it, but moving forward on your proposal on the ordinance, I would like to wait until we talk to the sheriff. I can wait 30 days. I don't think it's going to be a big deal. Yeah, it'll be, I think, the first workshop in October. I just don't want to add.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“I don't need to see a big giant list of things that he has.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“Mike Lee. Thank you, Chair. I don't have too much. I've really, the last six weeks, as Chris and Barry know, I've been focused on a budget. So I've been working hard on that. But I know that we all have in this important season. And we've worked, one of us is on another taxing authority of some time. So I appreciate everybody digging in on the budgets and working hard on them. I did yesterday. The Fort Pinellas meeting was long, but we got a lot done. The things that I think are very important are the special act committee that we were on. I think we've made some good decisions on how to give…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, so anyway, the hard work that we all put on these budgets is making progress, and so thank you for the work that you do in other places. So that's my report.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you, Chair. Question for clarification goes back to option three. That is not included in the millage rate that you're proposing, right? This would be in addition to a cut?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“But the millage that you've proposed does not include the items that are on this remove millage number three that Commissioner Peters was talking about, right? No, it's not. So it's not in the millage.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“It says number three. I couldn't read what you're saying. I can't read that far.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“Okay, so we're really talking about $667,000. That's correct. Okay. I am of the opinion of Commissioner Peters. I don't want to mess with our drainage system, so keeping that one out is fine with me. And I don't know if you all noticed earlier today, but I actually serve on the Pinellas Safety Coordinating Council. We heard. Yeah, and I got to tell you, there's a myriad of... Programs out there. They're helping the homeless and it is Commissioner Scott brought up It is confusing about about who's even in charge all these programs and and I and I got I just I just think it That I don't want to…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“So Commissioner, I don't know which Chris is up for. I just wanted, I don't need to talk. I'll support that. Okay. Commissioner LaValle, sorry.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 10, 2026
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“Excuse me, Chair. Can I ask you a question? Barry, the reason I brought that up is, you know, in my mind, permitting the dock is very similar to permitting a house on a lot and i don't unless it's required by the army corps that that department handle these permits for docks i don't see why our building division can't handle permits for docks they aren't they have They have everything in place to do it. They need surveys. They need a plan. They need design. They check the setbacks. They check the zoning. Why do we have to have a separate department that's a tiny little department in public…”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“Yes. How many full-time permit texts do you have for docs? Do they do both? Do they do the...”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“I couldn't figure out whose responsibility was what on that chart. It doesn't really say. They do dock permits.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“And does the Army Corps of Engineers require your department to handle the permitting or?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“And do they require inspections that you were describing by going out with the boat?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“I actually asked for a copy of the agreement, not joining under the bus. I just haven't had it. I don't have it yet, so I didn't have a chance to read it. But it is a delegated authority. Okay, but they actually require you to go out and do on-site inspections under the docks.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“Well, I wasn't looking at raising fees. I was looking at reducing costs.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“So somebody can come in, they'll hire a specialist.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“Well, sure it is, but it's a matter of time. I'm talking about time.”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“Mechanically, I'm trying to wrap my head around the third millage. Are you proposing to reduce those millages or use the revenues to offset general funds?”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026
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“And so, but there'd still be, like... thirty million dollars and and those those coming in oh yeah uh... we're reducing down by man still don't come in and for those projects but right holds on the in five forty yeah the morning when i didn't get the last number written down so i was just estimated from what i heard sir what seventeen so forty million so come for”
Board of County Commissioners · Sep 3, 2026