Remarks by James H. Scott
81 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 4
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“That's why I don't like the language, because it should be clear exactly what the price is to rent it. Because some people, you know, we already had that problem at the recreation department. When some people want to do something, it's a different price from the other ones. But we need to clean that up. That's not nice. I'm telling you, that's not good.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I don't think nowhere on their application does it say how many people you expect to participate. It's just that I'm in the cafeteria. Okay, the only thing they're going to ask you, are you having alcohol or is it part of it or is it just a social gathering? I don't get that with trying to count, no head count to see how much you charge me.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, so are we doing another contract with them or we did have to come back to the table?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Not this one, let's see, because these people paying $300 quarterly, $1,100 quarterly, whatever, it really ain't making no sense. I mean, a house apartment costs you $18,000 to $2,000 a month.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“What I'm saying is how much they're paying, $300 a month.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“No, I'm telling you this is what this contract says.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“This is the problem. There's 28 phone tower permits, and the auditor and the finance person says that we only receive a payment from one. And I'm going to tell you, I went back and I read the audit from last year, internal audit, and they stated the same thing that the finance director stated about how much we receive in the company. They got the same company, same amount, but different addresses. You know, she's saying that it's coming off Main Street. And when you go to the audit, it says coming off Monk City Road. So, I mean, that's just a problem. Then we done gave out 28 permits, but we…”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“So the one that we own is on Mux's Road.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“So the other cell towers through the city, the city don't own them? Correct. And who owned those cell towers?”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“No, I see them. No, who owned the towers themselves? Who received the payment from them? Because they're in the city of Oakland.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay, but we may not own them, but we know who owned them. We don't own every piece of property in Boca, but we know who lived there, so we know who owned that property, that zone.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“So specifically what I'm saying is The 28 companies came in expert permits to do a sale tower. I mean the To add on to say that what we don't know who own the tower, okay”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I think that ain't saying who owns the tower itself. It's just saying what company. They have to sell a tower. Like the tower, you know what I'm saying? Who owns that? Who property is it sitting on? That's what I'm asking. Who property is it sitting on? Because the one that's over there by the old dump, I know the city owns that. And there's one in Main Street, and there's one by the old Highway Patrol office, and there's one on Muck City Road. I'm saying all that's sitting on city property, so we got to know who owned it.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“How can you say it's not active and they got permits? That's when they got the permit. They put it up there. That don't mean that they are not using them.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Right. That's when they requested the permit, when they got ready to put it on the tower. So I'm saying that don't mean that they're not making payments.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Excuse me, the confusing part is, When the finance person stated that we receiving money from T-Mobile from off Main Street, but when you read the internal audit report, it says, must see the road. The same amount, same name. So if we don't own that one, how did the finance director come up with that name, with that address on her finance report? Report.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“It changes when he quit. So she didn't run, so she has to run in this term. She's going to have to run with Mike Ferguson.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Next time, it's just going to be me and your seat. That's it.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Oh, I got the right wording for you. I'm going to vote no for her. Because what y'all saying is just a bunch of what I call happy talk. We're going to break it down when I get it, when my turn comes. I'm going to show you exactly how we're going to pin this down. Because we ain't going to sit up here and play merry-go-round on the street. You say this, and they bring it back when they get ready. We ain't doing that no more. Go ahead. I ain't breaking it down. Go ahead. I'm breaking it down when my turn comes.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“I don't have a problem with what she's saying. I don't see what she's saying.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah. Let's just put this in perspective. I'd like to make a motion for RFQ for the forensic audit and RFQ package be available by Monday for the commission to review and brought back to the next commission to be voted on.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Oh, okay. If the RFQ, that means y'all have to put a package together to be sent out for somebody to bid on, right? Correct. So we, as the commission, when you put the package together, we need to review the package and say, okay, we can do that on our e-mail. Yes or nay or yay. And then when you bring it back to the commission, we can vote on it. Is this the package that we're going to use to put out there for somebody to bid? Yes.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“OK. I think what I'm saying is the package. I mean, the package is going to be done by the city manager and yourself. Are we doing this viewing it like, okay, yeah, I agree. Not that we're voting to use it or not. You can't even do that. You can't do that either? No, sir. Okay, just bring it back to them. We'll vote on it all at the same time.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“Okay. Okay. All right, I'd like to make a motion for RFQ for a forensic audit. And RFQ package be available. I mean, we can't do that one. RFQ be brought back to the next commission maker to be voted on.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026
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“You still got to put it out. They give you some prices. Here's my thing. If she brings you a bunch of names and they got a bunch of prices on there, you're not going to know who you're hiring. Just because somebody gives you a lowball or you a number, that don't mean they... It may not be what you want.”
City Commission · Sep 22, 2026