Remarks by Fortuna Smukler
248 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 10
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“Up to nine doesn't mean nine. Second. Second.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, so now we paid them and they did not provide any services to us?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“All right, so can we get money, ask for money back?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“All right. I would like to request everything back because if they haven't done anything, then they shouldn't get paid.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I know it was out. I saw it in the calendar. There's my city calendar, July 18th.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“One proclamation slash certificate. That's what I was saying. Or recognition. Yeah, one recognition per commissioner.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“so so i have a question so i'm i'm doing one next month no in september i think for a hunger month or something and i think someone else wanted to do it with me so does that count as one for is that a half and if three people sponsored the third no like seriously does that mean well”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“We never came to a conclusion. We did like two months ago. We said we were going to limit it.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“That was the agenda. We made a commitment two months ago that the next month we weren't going to do anything.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So my discussion item, and I'm not going to get into the specifics of it. All I'm just going to say is that, okay, so let me go in the past. In the past, there's been occasions where the city has purchased a table to an event, and it's been empty. It's been three commissioners will show up, and there's seven seats empty. And I've always... I think it doesn't look, well, first it's a waste of money for us to even do that and also it makes our city look bad. And I always thought that we should either fill it up with city staff or city residents that are deserving, you know, city residents that…”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“uh yes hi so i mean the title i think speaks for itself and um i know that um commissioner i believe commissioner smith um had it moved so i'd like to hear her comments and i know commissioner florimond also had a comment so um i'd like to hear”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And I know that Commissioner Florman. Vice Mayor. I'm sorry, Vice Mayor.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So, okay, so when it's coming out of a contingency, it's still coming out of the city funds. I mean, I usually, like whenever the commission says a woman or the multicultural committee has an event, I usually give some money out of my contingency, but yet my name hasn't been on any, I don't, but I don't put my name in as a sponsor either. I usually give about $1,000, which could entitle me to be named as a Commissioner Smuckler sponsors this because it's coming out of her contingency, but not once in the last at least four years has my name been on any of these events.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Right. So I'm saying the last four years, my name has not been on”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“You know uneven uneven when I when I got sworn in 4 years ago I made the comment that I will not be putting my name or picture in any of the events and all the commissioners should follow suit. And I think ever since then, after that, we did some type of a policy about that. We've talked about it.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“When we do the Commissioner of Status of Women or the multicultural events, we do, and I'll use the Commissioner of Status of Women, the City of North Miami Beach Mayor and Commission and the Commissioner of Status of Women present or invite you. So that's how we do it.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And in Aventura, they don't do their inventory. Not even faces. It's just Aventura.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Is that what you're saying? Photos are not allowed anyways. So she's adding the names.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Right, but it has to include police costs as well. Yeah, you have to. Everything.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I accept the proposals that Commissioner Smith wanted to add on.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“But why are you the commissioner status a woman?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So like the heart health walk or the back to school, I mean, the commission says a woman has three big events. The heart health...”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“But that's done, I guess it would have to be done by the city, not by the commissioners. Correct.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“And then the back to school would have to be done by the city. Correct. And then Mother's Day, maybe, no, because it's. Well, it's for mothers.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026