Remarks by Donnie Funk
85 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“Any discussion? I see Council Member Arth.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Mayor Pro Tem I Think we should probably just take the vote on the matter and move on. I Think we all know where this is headed So I don't think we need to spend all night sitting here unless the judges actually wanted to skid up and No, okay”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Council Member Pryor. I would like to say one thing.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“She's got the floor real quick. Let her ask her questions, then you can ask your questions.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Yeah, let's move over to the Senate podium.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Judge Lopez, did you want to ask a question?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I would just assume move on, girls. Okay. Council Member Pryor has something, and then we can take this vote and move on.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Any other discussion? Council Member Shields.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. I know my thing's not clearing out. I think Council Member Pryor and Council Member Carlisle want to speak. I don't think we're going to rectify the problems with our courts tonight. Would you be okay, Council Member Carlisle, if we just voted?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Councilmember Pryor, I think you were in there. Did you clear those out, Devin? I think... Councilmember Pryor, go ahead, and then I'll get Councilmember Carlisle, because I think you were in there.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Council Member Frazier. Council Member Frazier, did you have something? Just real quick.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Council Member Pryor, please make it short.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“No, it's not. Please make this very quick because we're going to vote right after this.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I think I would look for consensus from my council that we start a task force and we start building from the ground up of what we can do in assisting getting the courts fixed.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I'll take full responsibility of bringing up the task force because we have to start somewhere to start taking the Raftilis report, start implementing it, and looking at all of the options that we have.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I think that's the first step in the whole thing.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I think the initial meeting would be to establish the court liaison, the court administrator, get some dates that work best for everybody. I know the judges have court dates on certain days, and we put a timeline to this. We start dissecting the Raftoulis report. We put a timeline and say, hey, we're going to hit these marks, and whoever those council member liaisons are, they're reporting back to the full council that, hey, we've hit these marks on the reports working with the judges. We can't tell them what to do, but we can definitely all work together to get to that final outcome that…”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I think it's it's an opportunity for us to take a step forward. This motion is done, it's over with, and we want to present the opportunity to fix the courts. And the opportunity is here to bring all of us together and hear your opinions of what can we do to help, how can we provide the help with the guidance of the council. Do we have consensus to work on a task force?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“The desired outcome for the task force is work hand in hand between city staff, the municipal court system, and the council to find a solution to get through the Raftoulis report and figure out all of those items.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“The notes I will get that put together I will work with mr. Dunning to get that done Yes councilman brackets We are upon the 11 o'clock hour.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Chair. I move to approve the agenda as published.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“Sure. I'm, I recommend approval to full council TMP three, six, four, one second.”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026
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“When it says between the city of Joplin and Ace Pipe Cleaning, is that because they hold the master agreement?”
City Council · Sep 14, 2026