Remarks by Mark De Forge
156 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 7
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“Thank you, sir. You know, now this in the pledge book.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“It's not you're not here. Thank you. Now I'll move into them. We are going to what I would propose is that in the next 15 minutes we agree on questions and we agree upon the process.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. So the questions that we have before us were summarized by Ross based on our feedback. And at this point, we can open it up to discussions if we would like to modify these questions. I think the guidance from Ross is that we ask the exact same questions To the candidates and I would suggest that the same person asked the same question. rotate around. But that's getting into process so let's focus on questions to are there any immediate objections or suggestions modifications to the questions.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“For starters. What I would suggest is that we treat them exactly the same. Sure.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay, so can I take that as a suggestion? We eliminate looking back? Yes. What do you believe was or”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Counselor, are you ready? Yes. You are online.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“It would be possible to email her these questions. I don't have the tools to do that, I'm afraid. It wasn't prepared for that. HAB-Terry Palmos- policy so counselor you are saying that we apologize, we cannot email them to you right now, but we will. HAB-Terry Palmos- Jason Jason. HAB-Terry Palmos- yeah sorry.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“We will try and include you as much as possible. So not to exclude you from this process. We'll remember to speak into the microphones as long as we can. And, um, counselor Rustin, were you, do you have like a plan B that you could text her a photo or something of the”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I didn't hear that. I didn't hear it either. Councilor Ugarte, we do have a potential question for you that you would like to, if you would like to ask. It's what do you need from us to be successful? It's a short question and We're welcome to share that question with you if you'd like.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“So question number three hasn't been assigned to you guys. Can I take that one? Yes. Okay. We have question number four. Tell us about a time you inherited or worked through significant conflict involving staff, elected officials, and public. And there's some bullet points. What was happening? How did you assess the situation? What specific actions did you take? What was the outcome? and looking back for what you believe is the most important factor in restoring trust.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. So, excuse me, Councilor Warrington is number seven. So, but let me just make sure with the group that eliminating questions six and eight.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay, so the proposal is now eliminated. Question eight home. Correct. So I need a, can I, Don, can I assign, excuse me, Councillor Weber, can I assign you question six? Yes. Okay. And so question eight is eliminated.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Is everyone okay with question eight becoming why North Plains? Why do you want to work at North Plains?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Sure. Okay. So I don't have a person for Question eight is, can I put that to you, Councillor Ruston? Sure, thank you. Thank you, sir. Did we get rid of any? No, yeah, we got rid of eight. We have a new gate. We have a new number eight. Which is White North Plains.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“There's any questions. Oh, okay. Okay. Got it. And there's another thing I wanted to clarify is that we can ask follow up questions. And what I would propose is that these are assigned, but anyone could ask a follow up at any time. Is that okay with the group.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“No. Okay. So we've, I think we've established our questions. We've established the process. Is there any questions about either the questions or the process?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Are you ready? Yeah. OK. And then we will go into an official council session where we will deliberate. And people will coalesce around candidate. There will be a motion. And that's how I envision we proceed. Is that okay with everyone? Yes.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Yeah. I'm optimistic. Okay. Okay. I think we are ready to bring in our first candidate.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“So just a quick overview of the process. We're going to ask you some questions. We're going to allow you some time to ask us some questions. Oh, yeah. So while I'm interim council president, Mark DeForge, it's good to meet you. Councilor Rustin, would you like to introduce yourself?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I believe it. Councilor Warrington, would you like to kick us off with the first question?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Councillor Warrington, did you ask the first question?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay. Sir, what do you need from us to be successful?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Very nice. I believe the next question goes to Councillor Weber.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Councillor Warrington, do I have you for the next question?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Does any councilor want to raise their hand and pick then?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026