Remarks by Karyn Cunningham
326 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 14
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“Thank you. I see a lot of notes over here. Do you have a lot of questions? You have some questions? Okay, comments. Anyone else with questions?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Thank you. Quick question. One of the things I learned a long time ago in this capacity was if I didn't make sure it was in the budget, it may not be in the budget. So just a couple of thoughts here. And I don't know where my colleagues are. But first, a quick question. Our AAA bond rating... You know, there's 411 cities in the state of Florida. I think, is it 12 or 15 of them? 12. And proudly, we are one of those cities that holds a AAA bond rating, which I don't think we talk about that enough because that really speaks to fiscal responsibility. How is that AAA bond rating, if at all, going…”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“That's good news, and I don't believe that you can't predict because you have predicted for the last five years, every time we've done a budget, you actually have predicted in some ways what the future holds. So I don't know if you've got some kind of crystal ball going on, but I appreciate that. So just a couple of things, and this is really just seeing if, if my colleagues are interested in making sure of what direction we want to take. The first was in speaking with the PTA presidents from all five of our schools that are associated with our compact, and then also speaking with our…”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“To set aside in the budget $12,500 for the public schools that are a part of our Education Advisory Board compact and allow the Education Advisory Board to come up with a process for dispensing the funds.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Is there a presentation that's going to, I know it's not happening tonight, but are we doing a separate presentation coming up?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“But is that a mm-hmm, like mm-hmm, mm-hmm, or mm, mm?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“It's really just that we can't, since we can't do motions, the manager's just looking for some direction, so I hear you saying yes, okay, and you're saying mm-hmm, yes. Yes.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Unfortunately, we'll be gone, but we've got to make a decision on whether the buses, the trains are going to run on time or not. That's fine. Okay, so there you go. And then last, if I could, so I did have the opportunity to meet with each one of the directors, and thank you all. It was my last time in this capacity meeting with you all to discuss budget, and I hope you heard my heartfelt message, which was thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do for the village. What always is apparent to me is how much each one of you actually loves, even if you don't live here, loves the…”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I would like to do that. Thank you. All right. I know you've got comments. Are there other comments? All right. Why don't you kick us off?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“I don't think we should be discussing matters of litigation and settling.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Do you want to correct? I was going to correct some of the comments that were made.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Thank you. Other comments? Council Member Cody?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“That's great. Is everyone open to that? I see a thumbs up, then yes, and okay, and yeah.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. That's all I have to say. Just accept council decisions. It's our legislative process. We're done with the back and forth. Go ahead, Vice Mayor.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Okay. Well, that's the way a couple people roll, so that's all we can do. They have the right to speak. They do have the right to speak. Okay. Council Member Fiore, you've been awful quiet.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“that's all i have madam mayor thank you thank you all right is there more yep i mean i propose the consultant i'm just wondering if there's appetite for on council for that not for me no thank you for the recommendation um okay sir we have another presentation is that right yes And you guys have sat there so patiently. Are you enjoying yourselves? I want you to be happy. Can they come up to present? Great.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“And with that, We can take any questions. Thank you. Vice Mayor, then Council Member Cody.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Thank you. Anything else? All right. Comments? Councilman? No? Yep. Go ahead.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“100 days. 100 days. 100 days. That's it.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“You know, there's this thing when you get elected, everyone writes about what they're going to do in the first 100 days. Well, we're going to act what we're going to do in the last 100 days, and hopefully it'll be good stuff. I think you've got three individuals at the very least. I don't know what Councilwoman Mattson... Okay.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“so if I heard you correctly you didn't mention the number 13 but I could feel the vibe of 13 is that okay so you've got four individuals that have said they would support 13 uh just let it just reminding you of that that's all thank you for the presentation thank you deal okay is there uh is there anything else Um, vice mayor question.”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026
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“Why December, Mark? Why? Why December? Why?”
Village Council · Jul 20, 2026