Remarks by Natalie Milian Orbis
148 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 6
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“But what's the corrective action? Is complying with what they were missing? Is it submitting paperwork? What is the corrective action?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“And is there, Mr. Chair, if I may continue, is that okay? Is there a certain point where you say this organization has not complied, we are no longer going to recommend funding for them? Or are they allowed to continue having violations and correcting them over and over and continue receiving funding from the county?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“So is it like three strikes you're out? How is it?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, so continuing the example of that organization, I don't know which one it is. Would they be allowed to reapply in the next fiscal year or are they done receiving? Do they have to start over? How does it work?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to add on to what everybody has said, I know you're going to include the aging in the memo in the report that's coming back. Can we also get the categories of the type of debt and the likelihood of collection? I know that that's in your recommendation, but historically, right, what have you seen that you've been able to collect? And over the last 20 or 30 years, if we have that data, if we could also get the type of debt, that would be great. Yes.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Mr. Chair, sorry, I just- Yes. On the LULM item, I just wanted to thank everybody who came here today to speak on it. I really appreciate all the community members that came out and everybody who's been working on LULM for many, many years. I know some of them had to leave already, but I appreciate the great showing that we had from our constituents and our community. Thank you so much.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“I have just a quick question. I know that, so when a car breaks down, we have a mechanic, right? So when these buses break down, do we have a technician that works on them? Or do we just report them broken and we have to wait for someone to come in, like a specialist to come and maintain them?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay, so bus breaks down, it just gets hauled and stored away and it- Well, in general, of course, we have a maintenance department.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“So do we have someone in-house that can repair these currently? These particular... Or the old buses and the new ones? Or do we need to, every time it breaks down, do we need to bring in someone from their company to repair it?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Got it. And do we have the expertise to do those repairs, the ones that we are doing?”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Okay. All right. Thank you. Thank you, Stacey.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“Yes, I will have the county attorneys actually.”
Board of County Commissioners · Jul 21, 2026
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“VICE CHAIRMAN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU. MY QUESTION IS FOR YOU, OPHELIA. WHAT IS THE SIZE OF YOUR DEPARTMENT?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“I know you kind of were touching that right now, but I don't know if you gave us the number. And then as you're looking for that number, what percentage, what's the breakdown between your operating and your personnel costs? I'll give you that right now. Thank you.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“On that, what's the anticipated time? Transition date?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay, so we should be able to see those numbers reflected in the budget.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“And so you're 50-50? You're operating... Just over 50, but yes. 50% is personnel costs and... Okay. And do you know how much of that you will offload once it moves over to the clerk's office?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. All right, well, thank you. I think this presentation would be helpful to have a breakdown of what you're anticipating is going to be shifted away from your department. I think that would be helpful for us to be able to see what we're actually looking at as we look into the budget that's going to be presented. I think that information you gave was very helpful and it would have been good to have it. So if we can have that. updated in this presentation you gave us and this one. It would be good to know that the shift in the department and how it will look after that transition is done.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to just put some other further questions and some statements on the record. Let me preface by saying that I love our county employees. I've been a county employee for 20 years. There's probably no one up here that understands better what it is to be a county employee and how they are the heartbeat of our community. I would like a breakdown as we enter the budget process of what percentage of our employees are unionized. And not specifically airport, seaport, Jackson, I'm talking about the ones that impact our general fund the most. I think it's important to see that.…”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“I think sometimes we need to do hard things, and letting this moment pass by, just agreeing with what they have right now may not be the best decision.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Yeah, because I would hate for the employees to be impacted in the end, because we don't want to make a tough decision today. That's what I want to avoid. And I've asked you all in our meetings that we've had prior to this for the budget, specifically about the unions. I think it's important to get that straightened out before we have to impact them in the end. What was the COLA last year that was approved for our employees?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“So you left it at 4, but you have the option of doing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“Okay. Sorry if I shifted. I mean not the unionized employees for non-unionized employees. What was the COLA last year?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026
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“And this year, were you speaking about non-unionized?”
Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · Jul 15, 2026