Remarks by Neil C. Kerch
121 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 5
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“Yeah, I also had the opportunity to visit the Lunar property. I won't echo what Commissioner Skudo said, but I do want to commend the City of Sunrise for their What I should be doing in my practice I took a lot away from it. I know a lot of the people Fantastic I encourage any entrepreneurs or businesses.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“Great job. Thank you. And last, thank you to whoever controlled the air conditioner tonight. Appreciate it. I'm not freezing up here. So thank you, whoever handled that situation.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“My understanding is it's 106, and then we'll deal with it after the rest of it.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“So I'm just- I'm just wondering, doesn't the chamber pay?”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“But that's at a separate. Which is about $3,000.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“Correct. All I'm saying is the Taste of Sunrise. I think it's about a wash.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“I just have to say something. I totally thank staff for all your hard work. You guys put in an incredible effort amount of work and effort into this budget. All the directors, all the staff towed the line to figure out ways to deliver this budget. So I am so grateful. City commissioners, our job is strictly setting policy and budget. That's the two things we do. I asked staff to find out how many times Sunrise website budget. There was 107 impressions.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“Your staff probably makes up for the bulk of those. If you're running for office and you want to be a commissioner, this is what it's about. This is the work you have to do. So even though 105 people read the budget, I really do appreciate the work you all did. And thank you for everything. I support your budget.”
City Commission · Sep 23, 2026
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“I'm in agreement with Commissioner Clark and you, Mayor, that I don't think we should be mailing these out. I think if they want to be picked up, And I'm talking about the Rise magazine. If they want to be picked up, I'm fine with that, just to see.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“I do have a couple questions before staff, before I have some comments. The $5 million that this staff has accounted for for the coming utility surcharge revenue loss in this budget. Actually, that policy takes effect in July of 2027, correct?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So you're just being proactive to account for that in this budget as well?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“So next year we'll be taking the full brunt of that.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And you said this budget is structurally balanced. That means we're not using any revenues or savings to fund General fund. Savings to fund the general revenue?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And we're not touching the revenue stabilization reserve at $10 million?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And the contingency reserve at $25 million?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And I didn't see any new positions or major new services in this budget, correct?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Now, I saw that 75.9% of the general fund budget comes from personnel costs. Would protecting public safety become more difficult in the future if the city experiences substantial revenue losses?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. I hear a lot of comments on, oh, this is just fear-mongering by the cities if this passes. Has anybody come up and said, hey, you guys identified some wasteful spending in this budget? Has anybody in the public come up and identified anything as wasteful spending?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“What about pet projects? Are there any pet projects up here that the commission has that's being included in this budget?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“In fact, I think you have about 28 capital fund projects, mostly all through utility, stormwater, gas, and fuel tax.”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Those are all justifiable projects that need to be done?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“If we don't do those, the consequences would be pretty catastrophic if we don't deal with the stormwater pumps?”
City Commission · Sep 14, 2026