Remarks by Jerome Charles
393 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 16
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“It sounds like a discussion of possible action coming soon to a council near us. Yes, definitely. Ding, ding, ding, ding.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“I feel like this council is playing musical chairs with the last chair all the time.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“A question with the body cams with Axiom. We're doing new cars. Is it bundled that the car and body cam are this contract with Axiom?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“What's your opinion? If the officers have a body camera and this is a small department, are the dash cams as important or, I mean, is this bundled together? I mean, we're doing new cars and it might be a cost savings if we don't do the dash cams for the cars.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“All right. I mean, before September, if you could AB that, what it would be? Because the fleet is being switched out and then just say.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you. You're welcome, sir. Mike, year over year, how many citations did you compare, like 2026 to 25?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“But some of the properties, just even in my neighborhood, they're just – I know that they get fined or there's a citation there, but it just is a running parking meter essentially.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And that new officer works over the weekend? No. No? But we're working on that. Okay.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Mike, I do have one more question. With that said, for budgetary reasons or just even citations and work for employees, is we have software that tracks all this, and just like you have the cases closed and then the reduction, do you have a report you can run with that, or we're not there yet, or we don't have that?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“That would be good for all of us. I mean, any council, new council coming in is just how many houses. And you said if they're businesses and they're LLCs and they've got liens on them or the ones where they do go to code, I mean, it would be a good thing for moving forward, especially... Again, I'll lean into HJR 203. If it passes, this is another thing where we should be shored up in this budgetary thing to track what the code compliance dollars are. And we should be able to have it on a sheet and all the residents should be able to see it. We should ask the clerk for it or whatever to know.…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“For that's the labor that was done or how are we where's the money? I'll find it goes back to the general. Yeah. Okay.”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Bring us together to discuss with with that said and the property tax portion of this residents are asking and The madam attorney might help me with this is what what are we capable as the village to inform? The ballot HJR 203 for are we allowed a one pager? For this one what we just are working on with the 20 the 26-27 budget and then just show if this passes, this is what this budget looks like, are we allowed to do that? Or do we hold a workshop? Do we bring in nonpartisan bodies like the Realtors Group or maybe League of Women Voters just to do a presentation? Are we allowed to do that?”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“And then if the other, in that newsletter also, the ones, I think it's going to go, just out there for general public, League of Women Voters, or the real estate PAC that's in Dade County. If we're allowed to put the link on our newsletter, can we do that? let me let me just get clarification because they're kind of residents are coming to us and asking and there's other municipalities that have done things and one of them that's in social media or whatever is Gainesville so it's it's already out there and it's like why aren't you done it you know and this is important most people know and…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“Yeah, other municipalities do it. I mean, I think if the residents were following when we did the compensation and classification study, it's there. Yes. So in any municipality, it's not going to have the employee's name on it. It'll just have what the title is and how many positions we have and how many we filled or how many are empty. I think there's a misnomer that they want to know. Employee X is what's that? It's just categories anyway when we do this. And it's there. It's in our public record right now for if somebody requests it. And moving forward with back to what's before us. This…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“The law will go into effect. They're putting the law into effect this year. But my point to bring that up was originally it was going to be... It was going to be over five years and they changed the language so that that love they voters vote for it It goes effect January 1st 2027. That's my point to it Right, it's clear 20, right That's I mean, but that's why we prep this budget, but it's it's also the exercise that was done with the 10% it's it's under the even though the county said our our appraisal went up we were also telling staff this is coming it's that didn't say hey do this budget…”
Village Council · Jul 22, 2026
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“At this time, I'd like to call the meeting to order. Vice Mayor Cantor, can you lead us?”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you Are there any additions deletions or deferrals to this agenda? Hearing as there are none, Madam Clerk.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“at this this is a public meeting at this point in time we all open the floor up for public comments it's three minutes come to the podium state your name and address and address the council if you have an item specific you can if you do it now then when we address the item specific it's you can't do it twice But it's general, or if you have items specific and have to go somewhere, it's fine also.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“we finally have enough people to fill those seats tonight but it's the attendance with these meetings the seven-member board is having a hard time but I do appreciate the comedic irony I had a motion on the table for mr. mayor okay This is a second reading of an ordinance. It's a public hearing or a public meeting. Are there any comments on this item?”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. So moved. There's a motion to move it. Second. There's a motion to second. All those in favor, signal by saying aye. Aye. Motion carries. Thank you. Madam Clerk.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“And the boards that they applied for, there's openings on those too?”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Madam Clerk.”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“And also we're approving the dates, right? The dates? The dates for the first budget hearing, which are September 8th and September 10th. That's the resolution?”
Village Council · Jul 21, 2026