Remarks by Cole Stanley
414 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 17
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“Yeah, but I mean, there's nothing says I can't make this motion again. Are you sure? Well, I'm pretty sure Robert's Rules of Order doesn't limit me from making a motion. Do I have a second?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“I have a second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, I'm going to call the vote. Okay, I didn't hear from somebody. I don't know if we've lost audio. All in favor of accepting the tax rate at .4307, please say aye. Pause. I'm sorry, not accepting. Approving the ceiling. I apologize. Say aye. Aye. Any opposed? No.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Does staff have good clarity on what we're trying to accomplish over the next two weeks?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Because we've had council that would like to see what can be, um, One, what can be taken care of within the no new revenue rate, right? And with our ceiling of 0.4307, the existing rate, we would like to see if you guys can bring those back and help prioritize that and propose more or less just two different looks at it. Yes, sir.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Yes, sir. We can definitely put that one in there. Yeah, I think we've got that covered.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“We've got some other requests that we'll make sure we pay attention to. Yes, sir. Councilman Prescott, you got anything further?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Appreciate you being on. Thank you guys for attending today. You guys have a good one. You're adjourned. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So that that 1.2 says not factored into the budget. Yes. So that fee increase has nothing to do with anything on the previous pages. Correct. And that fee increase is going to go to equipment and personnel.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I know I sent some text messages, some photos, so I think what we would try to promote through this. Yes, it's a fee increase, but most of these entities. That's been lots of money out there. You know, if I'm hauling a refrigerator out there, I may not notice on that 4 dollar difference. But if that's my business, what I would hope to see is efficiencies. And so, yes, you're charging me more per load on the per ton rate. But if my employee that I pay 25 an hour to spends 30 minutes in the landfill versus an hour and a half, how much of the 1.2 million is going to increase efficiencies in the…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“And Alan, you don't have to get into depth. It's just a point we need to make in the conversation of are we just raising rates because we can or are we raising rates with the intention to actually hit the bottom line for service and improvements?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So I would hope that the gate attendant would be beneficial in just directing traffic. I think traffic flow out there would be the number one thing that like when you are running 30 minute wait times in and out of the landfill, I think is because you're directing traffic very well. And then not everybody has been out there, right? So I think if you're a first time user or not a frequent user, having that gate attendant is probably going to help solve a lot of problems.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Man, that's well said. I appreciate that. What does the rate look like if you increase this 24%, which sounds like a lot? What does that put us next to our competitors?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“APPRECIATE THAT. SORRY, ANDREW, BACK ON TO YOUR PRESENTATION.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Freeman, I know we saw the city of Lubbock pushing hard for pay raises, especially on their fire side. And so in those meet and confers, I know we were trying to stretch and do the ask was was far more than I think what you've got represented here. But yes, Give me the 1% amounts because this considers, so say for fire 1.45, that considers the full 3%, correct?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So is it roughly $500,000 every percent? So if council was to say increase fire to 4%, you know.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“365. What's 1% on police? $474,000. What's 1% on the rest of the organization?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Man, you're good. Okay. Thank you. Yes, sir.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Sure. The page 16 says one-time CIP general fund. We've got listed the streets E&I and the parks E&I again as one-time fund. Are you just listing them in both categories even though they are covered in the budget?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Are you recommending that we one-time fund this through CIP this year and you loosen up the – Right now, no.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“It's not included in the 13.9 here. It is. It is. But it's also included in the property tax.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“So you're taking whatever that is, $3.4 million, and you're transferring it over to CIP so you can do the projects in a CIP fashion, but you're saying it's coming from the M&O rate.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026