Remarks by John Taylor
230 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 5 of 10
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“All right, I do apologize. We got one more thing we need to do. So the Florida League of Cities is having most of the week we go every year, their annual meeting, which takes place on August 13 through the 15th. But we need to select one designated elected official to be a voting delegate, which is that Saturday, August 15.”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Does anybody anybody you're going? Yes. All right. So you want to be what? Can I submit your name as a voting delegate?”
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I think what he's saying, what he has is separate from what we have. The format is different, but the amount and everything is the same, right? So, yeah, our book is different from his. It's the same book, but I just condensed it. We got you.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I wanted him to say that. You wanted to say that we are out of debt.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Do you have other questions? All right. All right.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“You know, I feel about the trade. I wanted to decrease it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“We can go through the book, but I just want to say how I feel about it. I want to make sure our residents have relief. We still have the highest. We've reduced it, but... We can, I see you looking, I get it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“No, it looks like majority of everything has stayed the same outside of the travel.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Oh, no, travel is the same. Travel is the same. Yes. Everything stayed the same.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“It's the same. No, he said everything is the same. The only thing that he increased was the salaries for the commission. And just in case it passes, if it doesn't, then it goes back to wherever the commission says. Outside of that. The only other question.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“thank you all right so it looks like everything when i see the footnotes are the same as far as the travel um office expenses membership fees and and everything like that and the monthly allowance so we can move on to the next item which is the city manager”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“And are we doing a lump sum payment or are we going to do it over a monthly payment? Monthly. Monthly, okay.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Any other questions on the manager? I'm sorry. Non-departmental. All right. We can move on to the city clerk.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Any other questions? Yes. Commissioner Santiago.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Got it. All right. Thank you, Madam Clerk, for the detailed explanation. Do we have any other questions or concerns for the clerk's budget? Hearing none, we can move on to the city attorney's budget.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Got it. Any questions to the city attorneys? Okay, moving on to human resources.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I just got one question. You can give me the 30 second response. I see helping hands. What is that? I'm sure it's a recognition for employees because that's what it's listed under. I just want to know the words.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“On the detail sheet. Page 58. It's an employee recognition. I'm not against it. I'm sure that's for the employees.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. Any other questions for HR? All right. Moving on to finance.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. The only question that I do have about the finance department, we answered both of them, which is Markham and Caballero. But in case the, what's the thing we're doing now? The efficiency audit. Efficiency audit is not completed by October 1. Are we prepared to take on an additional cost? I don't want to say reflect it. Or do we anticipate them to be done? You anticipate to be done prior to October 1? Okay. All right. Got it. That's my only question. I didn't see it reflected, but thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right, we can move on to community development.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I see that there was a mandate. We moved that under social services.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Their budget reduced. And the historical grant, we moved that to social services too? That's done? That's completed? Okay. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026