Remarks by Mario Morones
81 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
- Play at 1:36:08
“Yeah, and I have another merit review, if I can say something. I know years ago, I don't know what year it was, maybe like when they had all these machines here in the city, of making the money off of malaria, but I don't know if y'all are familiar with that, but there was one in place. I don't know if you know, Evan, that there was a policy or ordinance or something to where, I'm not saying that we're allowed it, but for us to get rid of every coin machine that's operated, I'm not for it either. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:38:43
“It's just my little thing that, you know, we go to the, go buy a taco at the taco place and my kid wants a little bubble gum. I don't see why we're taking money away from a little small business. That's what they do. But go for it.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:40:06
“Another question. Don't these people have a state certificate that they pay for to have a machine? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. These machines have pool tables, so you're going to take the pool tables out of the bars too, I guess, huh?”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:40:42
“Well, all I can say is that if we're going to take all the way we're talking about, it's just we pick and choose. Again, we pick and choose what we want to do here in the city. So we want to take out the bubble gum for the kids, but we want to leave the pool tables for the bars. Come on. We're talking about the gambling machines? I understand. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING AWAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE JUKEBOX AWAY, TOO. I CAN'T HEAR THE MUSIC IN THE BAR, THE JUKEBOX. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING. Y'ALL ARE JUST PICKING AND CHOOSING AND DOING. BUT DO AS Y'ALL…”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:43:58
“I don't know whether you want to go live, so why not let the people know anything?”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:45:54
“But you know what? We need to get the people informed and give it a couple of meetings, a couple of things and stuff like that. Y'all don't think y'all are above the law, but the ones that are the only, the rule here is the taxpayers.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:46:22
“Put it on your newsletter. Speaking of money backwards and forwards, you ought to put it on the page of the city website and keep the city more informed with the taxpayers.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:51:35
“Thank you. I have a question. How much is this going to be a total cost? I know that they're making it sound pretty where everybody's going to come and get together, but I don't think everybody's going to get together. What would be the cost for this program? Don't know.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:52:00
“WITH THE WORKERS WORKING AND PUTTING THE TIME IN. YOU'RE NOT PUTTING THE TIME OF WHAT YOU'RE PAYING. YOU'RE ACTUALLY TAKING AN EMPLOYEE OFF OF WHAT HE'S DOING TO DO THIS OTHER JOB. SO HE'S GOING TO DO IT VOLUNTARILY OR WHAT? NO, SIR.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:52:41
“So do we have a little budget or something to where we're going to just, when I ask the question later on, that this is all we spend or do we spend”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:53:14
“that you get with Republic and try to see if they're willing to do something for the city since they've been here and all that. I know Terry's in the audience. I don't know. I don't want to put Terry on the spot, but did y'all kind of work hand in hand with Terry of the situation you all want to do or you just want to do something different? Because I'm pretty sure Terry's been working with us for many years. And he loved getting backwards and forwards from the employees to the city. So I was just wondering if you had any contact with maybe talking to Terry, maybe working things together to…”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:55:20
“So you're telling me that you did discuss this program?”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:55:36
“You know, that's not working together. To me that's fine, but you answered my question. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. HE'S PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE CITY. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. HE BUILDS BACKWARDS AND FORWARD. AND I KNOW THAT HE WILL BE WILLING TO HELP YOU OUT ON ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. BUT YOU DON'T REACH OUT TO PEOPLE TO TRY TO HELP YOU, TO MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 1:56:18
“I guarantee you we'll come up here pretty quick and the trash company, the trash will go up. You don't want to put a bid on it. Thank you. I have a question.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:05:25
“Are you doing comments now or comments later?”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:05:35
“I want to vote no on that one just because we don't know if that man wants to resign or he does. MY BOARD WOULD JUST SAY UNTIL I GET A CLARIFICATION AND GET A CLARIFICATION FROM HIM, SO I WOULD JUST VOTE NO AS A COURTESY TOO.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:05:57
“NO, HE SAID THAT WHEREVER I'M GOING TO PICK UP, I'M NOT FOR THAT.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:07:54
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:09:30
“LIKE I SAID, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SANAJ. SHE'S A GOOD PERSON TOO, BUT JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GUY WOULD GET RID OF. I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO GET OUT OR NOT. SO MY VOTE WOULD BE NO. THANK YOU.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:11:30
“THE CITY HAS NEVER ADOPTED AN IMPACT FEE FOR THIS.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:11:50
“BUT THE PROPOSAL SAYS IT'S AN UPDATE TO OUR IMPACT FEES, BUT WE HAVE NEVER DONE THAT.”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:12:05
“So how would that look? What are we looking at?”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:14:17
Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:17:53
“that it's a party thing. It's not no party thing. I went to a free event last week on a Friday. It was all free, and our city was invited. And nobody wanted to show up. It showed us some good things about, you know, new elected officials, what new things are coming to the new city, new laws, new everything. And nobody showed up. You know, it's sad. And it was free. They fed us. They gave us drinks. you know cokes and sodas you know what i'm saying you know but and i went and i jumped every opportunity people said last year oh they spent 45 i didn't have no no say about who was going to what…”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026
- Play at 2:19:21
“No, I don't need no gas or nothing. I travel every day to San Antonio. I go have breakfast in San Antonio. But my thing is, it is very important to try to go to as many trainings as possible. And I thank the taxpayers. you but it is something that I've earned and I try to save some money if I can but when it's out of town or whatever I spend it now they said last year we didn't know that we spent so much money well guess who signed the checks I'm not going to tell you who but guess who who approves it I don't vote no it wasn't a voting thing this came from the city manager not this one But…”
City Council · Aug 12, 2026