Remarks by Mark De Forge
156 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 6 of 7
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“No. Okay. That would be a negotiating point that I think would need to be discussed. Just off the top of my head, 30 days, was that? You need to give 30-day notice or something like that. Is that typical in those contracts?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay, we're taking two to one at a time.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay, so I have a motion. I have a second. Is there any discussion you guys would like to have before we load on this? I'm good. Yeah. I'm looking for Councilor Ugarte and I don't believe she's there. So I'm going to proceed. So all in favor of the motion, say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed? Ayes have it. Motion carries. I'm going to go to discussion of the next motion. That is, was the idea that two council appointees are authorized to support our city attorney in the negotiation process. What is that? It would be, I think the person is going to be Heather over at VEH. She's going to reach…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I would think that the process is going to be, Heather says, hey, council representatives, here's where I think we are. I think this, request is unreasonable. Would you be okay if I pushed back on it? Or this was X dollars and are you guys comfortable with it? And then I think based upon your feedback, it will come to the council in a special meeting. I expect that what you guys support will be what we approve. I don't think that there's going to be a subsequent negotiated process. I trust everyone here in our city attorney to be acting in our best interest and will do their best job…”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Yes. Okay. Do I have any suggestions for council representatives? Would anyone else like to join? You keep volunteering other people. I am happy to help, but I am more than happy to make space for other people.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Okay, I have Councillor Warrington and Councillor Ruston have raised their hands as council representatives. Let me go check to see my motion that I wrote down. So this is just a proposal to see if it's consistent with the group. The council authorizes, let's see here. The council authorizes two appointees, Councillor Ruston and Councillor Warrington to provide support to our city attorney in negotiations with all programs. Does that sound like a reasonable motion? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Second. Okay. I have a motion and I have a second. Is there any discussion you guys would like to have?”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“I'm going to adjourn me. The North Plains City Council meeting is now adjourned August 20th at 7.48 p.m. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 20, 2026
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“Thank you. My questions were answered during the work system. Thank you. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Sure, a couple of questions. Amanda, if you were trying to explain this 99-page audit document to the general public, how would you describe this audit?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. If the public were comparing this result to other Oregon cities, do you think that this is like an average audit? Is it below average? Is it above? Average, what would you characterize this as?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Yeah, and so most Oregon cities, are they able to complete audits generally on time?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Stay tuned. I have a couple more questions, but I want to stop at the bottom of my counselor desk.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I guess one more question for you. I guess first I want to thank the staff and Marina and Unplugged for this audit. I accept that this audit is an accurate representation of our financials. The thing that I'm stumbling over is the plan of action. I want to make sure that if we ask our council president to sign something, that it's a thoughtful plan that will resonate with the public. My quick reaction is that the tone feels optimistic. And I wanted to make sure that we don't paint a rosy picture of our control recovery. Does that resonate with you at all?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I guess I would suggest to the team that we be collaborative and if we ask our council president to communicate a plan for the state that it would be conservative as opposed to optimistic, but I'll ask another question. So like on the finding of 2022-001, it talks about journal entries. If I go to the unfiled recommendations, the recommendations are more lengthy. They talk about written documentation, qualified accounting personnel, regular bank accounting, reconciliation, supervisor. I feel like In general, our communication of the plan only discusses one small aspect of the audit findings,…”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I guess one of my last comments would be, I feel like we're being asked to sign something, or the council president is being asked to sign something based on your amazing understanding, which I appreciate, but we don't share that understanding. Would it be possible to get an update on our control environment, our current control environment, so that we could also have the same understanding you do about the risks?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“Thank you. I guess my suggestion to the team would be to approve the resolution, but ask that the letter be amended to reflect the more conservative and thorough description of our contours.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So, Council President, I'm happy to make that resolution. Just to be clear, I would still request an amendment that the letter be redrafted to a different tone. And I just, before I do that, I want to check with the council team to see if there's consensus for that amendment or what the council chair would advise.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I would recommend that we adjust the tone of the letter so that our council president is signing something that I feel is a little bit more accurate, but still approve the resolution with that agreement.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“The example I used was that the plan did not address all the recommendations in the audit. And I felt that that was missing. And I would like some more clarity over which controls are still in progress and when they've been fixed.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“I think that's an accurate statement. Ross, does that give you? Yeah, that's much better. Yes, I agree. Thank you for the clarification. So, Council President, if I have consensus, would you be okay with me?”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“My suggestion would be that based on this direction, Amanda, and you prepare it, and you submit it without our further review. OK. If you're OK with that, that would be my recommendation.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“So I'm going to make a motion to amend the resolution 2367.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026
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“As amended. I'll make a motion to vote on the motion 267 as amended. Good.”
City Council · Aug 17, 2026