Remarks by David Gandesbery
8 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 19:19
“Yes. Before I would be one to... Vote yes on this item. The one thing that I would need to remove for sure is number 17, section 3, the last little bit of that, and the process for submitting complaints to the Norman Human Rights Commission. I believe that we have a bylaw and kind of an oversight of what that commission's job already is that's been created. Most of those definitely volunteer community members. kind of join that commission based on what they knew they was getting into based on those bylaws. And adding something like this, I mean, it's the person that has this complaint needs…”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 21:26
“It's not in the bylaws of what they signed up for and that our city knows that commission does currently.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 21:37
“I agree that we should change a whole lot of things in this town, but we have bylaws for a reason.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 22:10
“I just told you why I went vote for it. That's all I did. Okay. I'll just run my suggestion. I know you're the author of it. I don't have to debate it with you right now. I just told you my concern of it.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 35:32
“I would like to then read the bylaws Article 5, Section 2, submitting a complaint. A person claiming to be held to discriminatory practice or act in retaliation herein may file in the city clerk's office a written complaint on a form that is approved by the HRC. That is then sent over to legal and then HRC is able to set in on the meetings that legal is having to discuss an outcome as possible. So right now they have to file it with, the city. It's not filed to them. This is saying it goes straight to them.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 36:17
“I'm just saying to protect ourselves, we want to say exactly where they file it to and not put the legality on HRC if somebody tried to come back and say they didn't follow a procedure right.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 36:39
“Because I do believe... The bylaws, I mean, have them at the table.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026
- Play at 36:46
“That's what I'm saying, though. But I'm saying that it's in the bylaws. I'm just saying following the bylaws of the committee, no.”
City Council · Sep 22, 2026