Remarks by John A. Brodie
15 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“So my first experience with this young lieutenant was the comment of, Commissioner, if you jump out of this car, I'm going to have to put you in handcuffs. So I went on a ride along, and she made sure that my rear end stayed in that car. It was the very first thing she said, and I started laughing. And I got to tell you, it's one of those things where you know she was serious and not serious. But there's a lot of respect. Her team loved her. You've done a lot of great things here. But with that being said, on retirement, I think I'm going to give you a word of advice. Don't make comments on…”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“That's right. I'm going to make you speak, man. You are representing a leader. There you go. So let me ask you one simple question.”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“Are you and the rank and file happy with this contract?”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“That's all I need to know. Commissioner Welch.”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“Wow, what the heck? You don't need my vote, do you? All right. Well, so from somebody who hires and fires people through business, I'm going to tell you, I think we underestimate the hard decisions that Sheila Rose has had to make since she's in this position. When you have to let somebody go, it's not just, hey, it's this business thing. A part of you kind of gets sad because you know you're hurting these people's livelihood. So it's not hard when you have to let, it's very hard when you have to let somebody go or you have to let a company go. Those are the hard decisions that nobody…”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“It's just been pleasant. It's been pleasant being able to have conversations with you. It's been pleasant to see how the staff reacts to things, how they are engaged. And they're not working in fear, they're working for enjoyment. And that's a hard thing to get from one way to the other in three years. So we've got another three years. We've got another three years of keeping all these wonderful employees happy. I'm going to be honest with you. The employees, you guys are amazing. Because when we send emails in from an upset resident, they get taken care of. And they get taken care of to the…”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“I saw you rolling your eyes. So I have to like keep it like a face, you know.”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“just want to say once again sheila congratulations look forward for the next couple years of uh watching you work and do your magic yeah um i just had one”
City Commission · Sep 24, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. Whereas lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphomic system and includes many different subtypes that can affect people of all ages. And follicular lymphoma is the most common form of indolent or slow-growing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and accounts for approximately one in five lymphoma diagnoses in the United States. And whereas the median age at diagnosis for follicular lymphoma is approximately 64 years, and oh man, I'm way younger than that. And whereas half the patients are diagnosed at stage three or four, yet advances in treatment have contributed to an overall five-year…”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“For the record, I am younger than 64, so it is a little bit of a shock when I found out. I start radiation treatments in two weeks to burn the lymph node out and move on with my life from there. It was a little devastating. I give my wife a lot of credit for putting up with me and going to all the effort to put a very strict diet in place to help me slow down the cancer cells. And hopefully after this radiation treatment, I won't have to talk about this for another 10 to 15 years. So thank you, everybody, for being patient. And I appreciate it.”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I think there needs to be a discussion. Microphone. I think if Commissioner Raley nominated, I would like to see what her stance is on it.”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“And I will be voting for Gail. Nicole Hall.”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M JUST REALLY ONE THING. TOMORROW IS OUR 9-11 STAIRMASTER CHALLENGE AND A LITTLE HISTORY ON THAT. BACK IN 2018, LIEUTENANT JIM DINGUS AND I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA. THIS WAS BACK WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR A FITNESS CENTER, NOT TO BE NAMED. It was kind of an idea that we do something to publicly show our respect for 9-11 and to honor our own first responders. So we came up with this little plan, and we did this thing, and it was great. So this is the actual eighth year of this challenge that we actually moved into our city. It's the same one we did there. We just decided that…”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
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“I got so many bad backs and knees and hips. I don't need to get myself hurt doing that. I did it one year, and I'm still limping. I can't. I can't. When you get blown up, it tends to mess some things up. So, yeah, it's a great thing to show honor to everybody. And the first 110 people who participate are going to get a nice little bag so they can go to the gym on their own with their nice little memorial bag. Hint, hint, hint. And so I'll see everybody out there tomorrow morning bright and early. Chief's going to be leading the way. I heard Mike is going to be on the other treadmill next to…”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026
- Play at 59:10
“Make excuses now. We got all month. We can do it. There's no time limit on this, guys. All right. Thank you very much. That's all I have.”
City Commission · Sep 10, 2026