Remarks by Joy B. Smith
38 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
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“Yes. Okay. I'M STILL SEARCHING THE BUDGET TO SEE WHERE AND HOW MUCH WAS SPENT ON THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE HERE. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING FOR THE NEW MICROPHONES OR STUFF LIKE THAT. WE DON'T SEE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY WHERE THAT IS CONCERNED. SO I NEED TO BE IN THE BUDGET TO those money was located and how much to help that service.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Is that with, that's included the... The $30,000.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Instead of the tree lighting, I would rather to see that during the holiday season we we spread the lights around the city, like on main corridors of the city where we put up the lights on the actual palm trees on the main corridors instead of having that one tree sitting in the front lawn of somebody's property. So that is one thing that I'm recommending that we look into for this year where we have some lights around the city. instead of one tree sitting in the parking lot.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“BUDGET WORKSHOPS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT, DON'T WE? WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BUDGET WORKSHOPS IN JUNE, BEFORE THE BUDGET COMES TO US. SO WE HAVE NO SAY IN WHAT WE DO WITH THE BUDGET UNTIL WE'RE HERE FOR THE FIRST READING. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. So, I mean, for you to say that at this point we can't do nothing, that's great.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“You are lying, though. Where did we speak about budget for months when we don't have an agenda ended for a whole year?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Chris, you stated that there's no way you can raise the millage rate. You can decrease but not raise. My point is this, and based on what I've seen and heard and what I've interacted with other cities, all the cities, if this amendment passes, will have to eventually raise their village rate. It has to be raised. So how you come by, we can't raise it.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“OK, so my question is, OK, if we lowered it now, today, and Amendment 3 passed, what, November, right, what happens next year?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“You'd say otherwise we can't, well, you're out going to be out providing services is either we're going to cut services or we raise, right?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So if we keep the 7.9 today, it would be... what would it be beneficial if the, um, the amendment three don't pass?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Okay, so I'm not saying that I don't want relief for the residents to have relief or something back. I'm looking at the longer picture here. and the big picture of November, what the voters will decide. And I do believe that the voters, they want a relief on their taxes. And I could be wrong, but I believe that that momentary will pass. So my thing is this. Instead of decreasing let us stay at where we are right now because the fact about the matter is when it passes we're gonna have to increase to survive as a city and that is i mean god forbid we don't have to go to pinpoint whatever it is…”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“It's going to be effective on the next... No, it's not.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Right, and we go from one year to the other. It's going to be projected because our season is from October 1st September 30th of 2027.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Yes, go ahead. My thing is since the manager has all those questions that needs to be answered and to get back to us, I'm asking for a commitment from the manager to meet with either one of us before the next budget hearing. With that where this is concerned, need a commitment from the manager to meet with everyone, all of individually. Yeah, the in person, yes.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026