Remarks by Karyn Cunningham
326 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 14
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“So in some respects, wouldn't it make sense to get a jumpstart? Just saying.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Millage. On millage. Oh, on the millage. Money, yes. Money in general.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Okay. Are there other questions, comments, any kind of discussion? Okay, Councilwoman, I'm sorry, Councilwoman.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“And you don't know what that stormwater fee would look like yet?”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“The framework that you're looking at, because what I heard you say was it would fit within whatever these potential two silos are for increase in stormwater. fees yeah and again i'm willing to have that conversation as well and i go back to this that's why i'm asking i'm having the conversation right now yeah so i mean it's not getting cheaper yeah no i know but i'm just trying to figure out is it going to be in with this 10 to 13 dollars or is this above and beyond the 10 to 13 dollars that you know that's what i'm trying to figure out”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“And Nick, staffing would come from the, from that same, from the stormwater fund fees?”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Are there other questions? Okay, I heard someone say comments. Councilmember Cody, we haven't heard from you yet. Go ahead. Well, thank you.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Councilman Mattson, I thought you had your hand up earlier. Go ahead. Yeah.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Welcome. I will just mention that we can't, and the, Attorney can correct me if I'm wrong. But we just I know you asked the manager to do something for you. We can't just give them a directive. Unless we all decide that my suggestion would just be that if the item is coming, maybe that's something that the Vice Mayor would fold into work with the manager to, you know, bring that information, because of course, we'll be asking so. Vice Mayor,”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Yeah, I would just say from my perspective, because I've heard you mention it several times that not only for this item, but for other items, it's for the next council, it's for the next council, it's for the next council. So I would say in terms of policy, leave it to the next council. What I am most interested in is making sure that we set a rate. You all can work around the next council, can work around that rate with whatever policy you want. But my goal will be to see what the rate is and making sure that we're increasing it so that perhaps some of this can get accomplished with the next…”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Sure. I don't know that they need a response, given my opinion.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Right, but I believe whatever the manager is going to bring will have a program behind it. If later staff works with council and wants to change some of the policy, I think that's completely appropriate. You can skip up midstream and make the changes. And for the record, it's not my first rodeo. We brought stormwater fee increases several years back. That's why we're at, what, is it $6, Nick? It was a big jump. We were at $3, I think, or something like that. So anyway, I understand the underpinnings, Vice Mayor. Thank you for the explanation. But I also know that policy is meant to be…”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right, you should be good to go, Missy.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Sorry, Vice Mayor. Lori, you didn't see that. Can you? Thank you. You're not muted. Try again, Lori. There you go. All right.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Questions? Councilwoman Matson?”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right. That's all. Thank you. You're welcome. Are there other questions? I have a quick question. So essentially after reading it multiple times, it's a funding mechanism, but where's the 100% guarantee for covering police budget? I don't see that anywhere in the item itself.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Well, my understanding is that one of the reasons why we would want to do this is so that we are funding police services at 100%, right? I mean, otherwise, what is the protection? You know, we're talking about protection. I'm just curious. To me, protection is making sure public safety is funded at 100%, period. But I don't see that here. This is just a funding mechanism. And then future councils... we'll have to decide a millage rate based on, I guess, presentations by the manager and the major to be able to determine what that millage rate just for police services is, which doesn't…”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Right. I would just say this, the fire, the Miami-Dade fire rescue district, is an actual operating department. I mean, it actually says what the millage is. It says, you know, the amount of the operating budget. This is more of a, I guess, I'm guessing, because I can only read what I see and based on your presentation, it's like a contractual obligation. We're just saying, you know, hey, we support our police. We want to protect them. My question is, are we protecting them at 100%?”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Right. Thank you. This question is probably for Lori or for John. Is there another way of setting this right now? Is there a resolution or is there something that we could do for this particular budget cycle as opposed to an ordinance for future In my opinion, I don't see, I can't hope, I can't put something together, vote for something, and then hope that it's going to 100% fund police services.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Are there other questions? Councilwoman Mattson? Steve, you have anything? After Councilwoman Mattson, I just wanted to see if you have comments.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. Tony, I don't know if you can hear us, but you're frozen.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“You did. We left you out in doing some research.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thanks, Major. Yes, it does. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Cody, you can unmute You put the headsets on and now we don't hear you. We could hear you before when you weren't using the headsets. We still can't hear you, but you are unmuted. Might be a matter of changing the device on your laptop. No. Can you detach? Oh, okay. I guess he'll come back. Okay. I hear you now, Steve.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“I can't make you any. I don't have the ability to do that, but they did it.”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026
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“Vice Mayor, just so you know, I did speak with the individual that you mentioned, and he indicated exactly what I just said, which is that they were under the impression it guarantees funding at 100%. I will support if it guarantees funding at 100%. So, you know, to me, that's not just for me, Karen Cunningham, but that's for every future council. Unless someone wants to bring the ordinance back and make changes, then of course that would be in a public meeting. But certainly, you know, I think everybody on the dais, including our charter officers, want... police to be funded at 100%. I think…”
Village Council · Jul 14, 2026