Remarks by Isabelle J. McDonald
222 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 9
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“Mayor Barber, I move that we accept the agenda as printed with the necessary corrections.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“spread out across the front of the church to go check on them. And so when I feel like it and my spirit leads me to do so, that's what I do. So I just thank Mayor Baird for allowing me to express those sentiments.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So my question was, in reviewing the initial memorandum, the date here is May 12th, 2026. And while I was reviewing the packet here, this is the first time I've heard of this particular vendor. but I understand that we have been doing business with them for some time, but it's already worded that we have accepted or we find that it's in the best interest of the city for us to go with them when we haven't had any discussion on it. And also, the other issue is that repeatedly we have asked for the contracts that we have so that we can review them and know how to move going forward with regards…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“they got several different services that they're providing and It seems to me that The amounts are less than 10 grand which obviously don't need our approval But it's the contract so if we have contracts that then we should be aware of what those contracts are so that we can review and properly assess whether or not it's a decision that we want to make with regards to approving our relationship with them.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“And so the reason why we're reviewing it now is because they are up for renewal.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Okay, so but... If we have a contract with them, certainly we should be given the opportunity to approve that contract regardless of the dollar amount, correct?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I don't know about her. But I think what I need to understand is how these documents being generated. Because if we have that website that's going to be doing so much, and I know with artificial intelligence, you know, there's the, you know, concern that possibly some people might be replaced, although that's not really true. But how these documents that we are utilizing to create the agenda being generated.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So since their contract is up for renewal, will we be able to have them to come and do a presentation?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So can we get them to come and do a presentation?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So how are the public records requests going to be handled with this going forward? Because we don't have that in place currently.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So those records that they could potentially request would need to be in a database somewhere so that they could be accessed, correct?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I guess I'm kind of trying to get at, you know, the records in the way they're currently maintained. Uh, are we going to be uploading those records prior to a request being made for them? So how are we just going to wait?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I'm trying to get at the level of proficiency. So if we have a bunch of files just stacked somewhere.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I believe so, because if you've got a stack of records somewhere and someone asks for a particular record, you can't possibly know what's in that stack of papers, I'm just going to say, because it's just piled up. And so how are you going to be able to find the record if there's no rhyme or reason to how they're being maintained?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I beg to differ. But anyways, we'll leave it at that.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So, as I requested just a short while ago, would they be able to come and do a presentation?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“You mean for this particular resolution?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I move that we accept Resolution 2026-51 as printed.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So regarding this pool of individuals that we're assembling, are they going to be properly vetted to ensure that they are licensed and insured? Obviously, there is a need for this so that we don't run into similar issues as we have in the past. I'm asking that question so that it could definitely be included in the record as it should be a given, but just so that we get it on the record.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I did find an error earlier, but I'll just point it out to the clerk afterwards.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“We have to make the change on the record. Let me find it here. It's only a small word, but it's the Arab seal. It was somewhere where we were saying, therefore be it resolved, the word it was left out.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yeah, it's in one of the resolutions. I marked it too, but I got my stuff out, scrambled up there.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“It's at the top of the page too. Oh, it's not at the top of the page, it's at the bottom of page 106.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“When is the next meeting? I would just say do it.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026