Remarks by Michael French
149 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 6
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“Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you so much for showing tonight. I call this special meeting of the New Braunfels City Council to order. Today's date is September 10, 2026, and it's 6 o'clock p.m. We requested all cell phones and other devices be on silent except for emergency on-call personnel. Madam Secretary, can you please call roll?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I am present. A quorum is present. We shall proceed. Please join me in the invocation brought to you by Mayor Pro Tem Capizzi, followed by the Pledges of Allegiance.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I wanna extend my heartfelt thanks to our management, to staff and our fellow city council members for their tireless work over the past several months on this city's budget. Managing the public's tax dollars is a profound responsibility and it ultimately rests on us to ensure that we invest very wisely by focusing on our resources and our services, infrastructure and safety measures that matter most. We ensure that the New Braunfels continues to run successfully, securely, and effectively for every single resident. The safety, security, and well-being of our families, our environment, and…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you very much, Jared. Anyone from up here wanna speak on this item here?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Any further discussion up here? All right, thank you, Jared. Thank you. Right now, I'm gonna open it up to the floor. For individuals that wanna speak on this item, please state your name. If you live in the city, don't live in the city, ETJ. All right, there being none, we're gonna move on to... Oh, no, go ahead. Thank you, thank you.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Any further discussion up here? Go ahead.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Thank you. Is there anyone else that wanna come up to the microphone? All right, they're seeing none. I'm gonna close public comment for this item and we're moving on to item B, public hearing on the proposed tax rate for the city of New Braunfels for tax year 2026 and announce the meeting date and time of adoption. Jared Warner.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“For this one right here, I don't see any motion being made.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Okay. So after Jared Warner gives his presentation, I open it up to the public. and then you're asking me for a motion.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“So do we have a look at the other scenarios? I can pull that up in a pretty- No, I'm just wondering, because you're giving us an option, and I only see one scenario.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yeah, I see exactly where we made those changes and those SROs was one big change. Yes, sir. Thank you. Is there any questions from up here? Do I open this up to the floor? Okay. All right, at this time, I'm gonna open up to public comment. If you wanna speak on this item, please line up behind the podium, state your name. If you live in the city, don't live in the city, or live in the ETJ. I don't see anyone lining up, so I'm gonna close public comment at this time.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Mayor Pro Tem Capizzi motions and Council Member Edwards seconds the motion. All those in favor, raise your hand. All those not in favor, raise your hand. The motion is unanimous and it is passed. We're moving on to item D, discuss and consider approval of the first reading of an ordinance adopting the 2026 ad valerian tax rates. Jared Warner.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Yes, sir. Thank you. Thank you for the discussion up here. All right, thank you. Thank you, Jared. I'm gonna open this item up to the floor, to the citizens. If you wanna stand up, please state your name. If you live in the city, not in the city, or ATJ.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I'm gonna close public comment at this time. I don't think anyone else has this delta. I guess I'm gonna make the move. Oh, you can, okay.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Mayor Pro Tem Capizzi motioned and it was seconded by Councilman Lebowski. All those in, oh wait. Madam Secretary Gale, please call roll.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Aye, so the motion is passed. I don't see anything else on the agenda here for tonight. There being no further business to come before New Braunfels City Council this evening, this meeting is adjourned at 6.41 p.m. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“I call this special meeting of the New Braunfels City Council to order. Today's date is September 8, 2026, and the time is 5 o'clock p.m. We request that all cell phones and other devices be on silent except emergency on-call personnel. Madam Secretary, could you please call roll? Yes, sir.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“I'm present and we have a quorum. We will now proceed. Please join me in the invocation brought to you by Council Member Edwards, followed by the Pledges of Allegiance. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. Yeah, I wanna thank everyone for doing all this work today. I had no idea it was gonna be this much. I had about 50 questions. I narrowed it down to 12. But even if you guys look at the please provide, the middle section where it says tier one all the way to three, is this after the 3.5 and three, then 2.5 projections, the tier three at 2.5, 5,346? Or is this all 3.5? No, sir, this would be at your proposed. So even if we went to all 3.5, tier one would still be at the same spot. And tier two and three would be a lot higher. I do understand where you guys are coming from. But where I…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, thank you. Yeah, you're right about the government. I'm only saying that if those numbers right there in the middle were all at 3.5, the two and three would be a lot higher. All I'm trying to do today is trying to figure out if I can make sure the tier one gets to 3.5. Now, the two and three, they're still gonna get a raise, but we need more non-discretionary spending. That's where I'm trying to scrape and find money. That's the whole mission today. That's why, and so when I see this, it makes sense to me. I still see, I still see 5,300 for, someone that's making over 110 or higher than…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, thank you, Councilman Bradley. The one thing that I want to bring up is very important. The 110 base salary is still at 3.0. That was my projection. Anybody making over 110 and above was a 2.5. Now, anyone below is the 3.5 or the 80 and below. You know what I mean? So you're still getting a 3% even if you're making 110. And in my whole purpose here, yeah. And if you put the projection, if you have a calculator, tier one and three and two, make those all 3.5, you're gonna see a big, big, big number. And so the tier one will not change. You'll still be at 1,900 while the others will be…”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“You finished? Go ahead, Councilmember Edwards.”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026
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“Thank you. Anyone else? Councilwoman Carter?”
City Council · Sep 8, 2026