Remarks by Keith W. Babb, Jr.
151 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 7
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“Yes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, Commissioners. Motion passed by unanimous vote. Next, we'll have the new business presentation by the city manager of activity, the upcoming events, if any. She had two listed here, and I have her introduce everything.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you. Next is the report of the mayor, and I'll be brief. Just last week we had a GTAC meeting. Lisa County sponsored that and helped that. It rotated between the cities of Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay on a monthly basis. The meeting was well attended. I think we talked about the legislative issues that was coming up, particularly the one on amendment three the taxes everyone want to get a tax breaks I know I do but the importance of that is to really look at the impact it would have on cities can't tell you how to vote or how you should vote but it's important that If it passed,…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Would you just note the date for us? I didn't mention the date. Oh, okay, yes.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, ma'am. Next, we have the report of the seat attorney, if any.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you so much. now we have moved to the future agenda items of the commissioners if any yes I'm sorry yes I start with Commissioner Mike Pearson and work myself to the left to the right”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Can we get a second on that just to add? Second.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“is moved to second all in favor well question first and the questions no questions all in favor roll call Madam Clerk Commissioner McPherson yes Commissioner Cowan-Williams yes Commissioner Scott yes Vice Mayor McDonald yes Mayor Babb yes And one of the items at the last meeting, I mentioned some of the items I thought should be at least addressed on the capital improvement project. One I failed to mention was the swimming pool complex. And I know that at least we consider looking at that. maybe having the county even uh take the lead in it if they would i know when commissioner mckinley was…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“priorities or that's just what is that say it is so it could be added as part of that yeah it could be in that discussion but I won't let at least have that discussion of just working toward it right in like all other they we a would need to have a second to it in move it forward for lease put it on the agenda at some point second okay in a questions roll call that a clerk I'm sorry who was the second I heard to who said it first of me about yes commissioner Pearson yes commissioner Calvin Williams yes commissioner Scott yes vice mayor McDonald yes Commissioner, Vice Mayor McDonough.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“As known, we'll just take a quick vote on this. Is there a second? Second. We'll move to second. Call for questions. Hearing none, I'll call Madam Clerk.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Next, we'll have general public comments. And it doesn't have to be an agenda item, but you need to have had a public comment card completed. City Clerk, at this time, do we have any public service comments card completed?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Thank you, ma'am. makes we have commissioners comments for the good of their order and I start this time with for commissioners Scott working itself back I just like to thank everyone for coming out and I really like to thank Mr.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“bike table like that if you'd like to take one city commissioners haven't had all business that brought before us taken care of i would entertain a motion for the adjournment of this meeting second who made the motion who made that motion that was so fast on that the vice mayor Mcdonald who did the seconds McPherson call for questions hearing none ready for a vote roll call Madam Clerk Vice Mayor Mcdonald yes Commissioner McPherson yes Commissioner Cowan Williams yes Commissioner Scott”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Yes. Thank you. Meeting adjourned at 7.59 p.m. Anonymous vote.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“call this City Commission Workshop of the City of Pahokee to order. May we please stand for the invocation provided by Vice Mayor McDonough, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, commissioners. Thank you, staff. And thank our audience for being here to participate, whether live or on social media, to our budget workshop. At this time now, this is a workshop, so there won't be any official voting on any means today. At this time, I have our city manager lead us in the discussion of our budget workshop.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“But for the surtax itself, we still have a balance that we have in the spending?”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“Does that include their health insurance, life insurance? Yes, it includes all of that. All the other benefits associated with it.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“For example with the water is a ready to use fee even if it's a site that's not being utilized we still charge a fee for that site in water.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“Oh, OK. You mentioned she works on weekends on weekends. at what time she get off. I don't know. So if she get off at five, even six o'clock, that evening is open from that time until Sunday morning or whenever.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“And they would have to have worked a certain amount of time, say six months or more.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“Where did we come up with the 3% for this year in a way? It's just standard. The cost of living increased by 3% this year?”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“That's what I'm saying. It may be less. It may be 2.5 or even 20. And that should be again on an annual basis because you don't know whether or not the city is able to absorb a cost of living for a particular year. So it's on an annual basis you can determine whether or not.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026
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“If there is no additional question, I entertain a motion to adjourn our budget workshop.”
City Commission · Jul 17, 2026