Remarks by George Burch
186 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 8
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“to do something. The council unanimously felt that we needed to do something for this individual to address this. So whatever we can do to do that, I think we should.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“MR. Jim, can I ask you a question? There will be no income then for three years? SECRETARY KERRY, Correct. MR. You think that's good?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“one incident in 20 years and maybe longer than that.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“Jim, what is she supposed to live on for the next three years?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“That's when I started, and it has dropped below the 100.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“Yeah, but you've still got a P-E ratio at 40.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“Can I ask you a question? Do you all consider, either of you also, geopolitical factors in your assumptions?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“Also, if it's possible, this type of information being handed out at this meeting everyone else may be a lot smarter than I am but I can't absorb this think about it and cetera I'd love to get this information a week ago where I could have read each one of these papers and then be able to understand understand it better get handing this out at the meeting it's impossible to listen to the speaker and read this at the same time”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“I've got one more thing under new business. Yes, Trustee Birch. Okay. Who is setting the dates for these meetings?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“I'm questioning the specific date that it's being done in that quarter and”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“I don't see that in the ordinance. Where did that come from?”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“Well, I'd like to present something then and have it discussed. In this village, we historically take one month off for people that are making a dollar a year or less. and I guess for most of you, you don't even get the dollar. And that month is August. And by holding this July meeting at the end of the month or whatever you're doing, then in essence, we're losing whatever time we had after that second council meeting to be able to get out of here and have maybe a little more time off. And so I would propose if no, I don't see how it hurts anyone that at least for that meeting that we move it…”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“I'd love to trade checks with you for what we're receiving for this, but in the end, unless any of you are horribly opposed to that. I'm not opposed. I would like to see that moved as far up as possible. Our second council meeting is the second Tuesday of the month. Third. I'm sorry, the third Tuesday of the month. And, you know, we would like to have – that's the only time in the year we can ever get out of here. So it would be a big help if we could do that.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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“If they would delay it till the first week of September instead of you know, but I mean again the one month we have is August and I'm trying to squeeze a little more time on to that You know to get the last week or so of July if it's if it's possible I'm not trying to create a problem, but you know, it's it's very difficult to You know, we'd all like to be able to engage in other activities too, so.”
General Employee Pension Board · Jan 27, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“So you're saying that two meetings ago, there were six people there?”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“It's not important. I just – I spoke – the minutes were told to me to be incorrect, and they were supposedly corrected from that – of the previous meeting at the last meeting. And I can bring Tom and Bob here for the next meeting, and I can promise you they will testify that there were five people there, and that, in fact, was the vote.”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“Adam, one more question. You're saying that the board has seen what you're proposing here in this, that that's going to be in the minutes and that this was presented by you to the board. Which meeting would that have been at?”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“I haven't heard anybody say that. Adam, nobody is arguing about whether this is too expensive or not. Let me just say one thing to you. I have a monstrous problem with bringing these type of issues straight to council and our pension board that we have selected, elected to look at these type of issues, and they've never seen this. You're coming to council with this, and we have no idea as far as the second part of that that you're presenting, because as you just said, they've never seen it. So I would hope that in the future we could reverse that and at least get you all would be carrying a…”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“that's where I'm at with this and I would like answers from everybody including my colleagues thank you mr. mayor I think that was like everything he said there you're right no it's not only the board it's all every it's all of it but if we're gonna change a pension that's been in existence for 90 years or 80 years And instead of helping, everybody wants to help this family. I haven't met a person who doesn't say, we shouldn't help her. And I'm all 100% for it. The question is, how do we do it? And is the answer to go in and change a plan that's been in this village for 90 years, and that's…”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“We should plug this hole, though, one way or another. Well, I think we ought to just give her the money. If it's $27,000 a year, does that agree that we're going to take that out of the pension?”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“While we're doing it now, we should – When has it happened before? Anybody been here long enough? It doesn't matter.”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“I just wanted to correct something that you just said.”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“The pension board doesn't care what option someone chooses because if you choose 100%, it's less per month.”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025
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“Well, and I shouldn't talk anymore, but here's an idea. Why don't we just... You're concerned that she needs some money right now. Why don't we just have a council resolution that we're going to pay her $27,000 a month? Okay, if it's the money you're concerned about.”
General Employee Pension Board · Dec 2, 2025