Remarks by Mark Jerrell
291 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 12
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“Thank you. Commissioner Lee, Meyer, and then Griffin.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner. Let me go to Commissioner Griffin.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Before I move to Commissioner Meyer, I do want to take a moment to recognize Councilwoman Joy Mayo has joined us. Thank you for being here. Thank you for your service as well. Let me go to Commissioner Meyer.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Let me go to Commissioner Dunlap.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Is that it? Okay. A couple of things. And I want to piggyback on what the manager just said. So I don't want anybody to walk away from this conversation to think that many of us have not been engaged in the discussions with respect to the juveniles. And so we've had many conversations, whether it's phone conversations, whether it's face-to-face, there have been multiple conversations. And so We all want the same thing comes down to the dollars is as simple as that. Sheriff is asking for, um, the financial assistance from the state manager. And there's no daylight between the…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“So, Sheriff, I think To be clear, what I'm saying is, I'm reiterating what you just said about the discussions between you and Billy Lassiter, or you and the state. That's all I'm doing. Like I said, we are here for whatever support, if it's a data, whatever the case may be. So I just want to get, no, we have not voted just yet. I want to get a couple of comments out, and then I will carry the motion. It's been moved and seconded. I'll carry the motion in just a second. So I did wanna put the juvenile discussion to bed with respect to where we are as far as the county is concerned. We've…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, we've got a motion on the floor. It's been seconded. All those in favor, let's see by show of hands. It's unanimous, Madam Clerk. Thank you, Sheriff. Thank you all.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“When you said his assistant, I was thinking of Shelby.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Ken, before you start, I just wanted to say, colleagues, if you haven't seen Ken's shoes, you need to check them out, okay? Because Ken is killing the game. He's killing the game tonight.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“We can't see them right here. Hey, Ken is killing the game tonight, I'll tell you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Oh, the Carolina blue. Look at him, man.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Ken. Everybody's got a question. Let me start with Commissioner Rodriguez-McDowell.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, before I go to Commissioner Townsend, Commissioner Dunlap, will you offer this motion just so we can just get it on the floor, please?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“All right, it's been moved and seconded. Let's continue with the discussion. Let me go to Commissioner Townsend.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Let me go to Commissioner Powell and Commissioner Meyer.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Commissioner Leak. I'm coming back to you, George. Did you have something?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Let me go to commissioner Griffin done left. And then, uh, okay.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Uh, commissioner Dunlap and commissioner.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you commissioner. Well, Ken, you are the Michael Jordan of assessors. That is true. Um, must feel good to be number one. Um,”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“That was well-deserved, sir. That was well-deserved.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“The whole ensemble was very good. I do have a couple of observations. Number one, Vice Chair Altman really touched on something that's important. I think the last reval we went through, certainly we saw the burden shift to residential versus commercial. And now we kind of see that trend reversing, which is, in my opinion, really good news for the community. It's not to the extent that we want, and it's not guaranteed where we finish, but certainly the way we're trending is really important. The other thing that I would say, and the slide that was right after that one, where we talked about…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, and thank you for that. And the reason why I wanted to point that out, because I think it's important as colleagues, we understand a couple of things. One, we had a tremendous amount of feedback from like working class families that were homeowners and saw these exorbitant increases, 50%, 75% increase in values. And then certainly to some, it certainly impacted the cumulative amount that they were paying in property tax. So, Now that we're seeing the reverse of that, I do think it's important for us to point that out because some of us are district reps in the Crescent where, to your…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. So we appreciate you and the entire team. So thank you all for being here and for your work. Definitely appreciate you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026