Remarks by Neil C. Kerch
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“We all love to get along with our family. We all care about our kids. And I think it's important that, especially in this day of age, that we really focus on the commonalities and not the differences. So hopefully this month for Hispanic Heritage, we will do that going forward. So thank you for being here.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. 6E. Proclamation proclaiming the month of September 2026 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in the City of Sunrise. Michael J. Ryan. Deputy Mayor Jacqueline A. Guzman. Deputy Mayor Latoya S. Clark. Commissioner Joseph A. Scudo. Commissioner Neal Kirch.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I have comments, but I'll wait until public discussion. I'll wait until public discussion.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. Commissioner Kirch? All right. Commissioner Scudo brought up political gamesmanship. This is exactly what this is. It's very coincidental that one week before Florida does a 180-degree reversal was the Hope Grand Jury Report. And we are not discussing that. We are discussing license plate readers. Walks like a duck, talks like a duck, quacks like a duck. It's probably a duck. Law enforcement, police officers, you guys, law enforcement officers that enforce state statutes. I'm a criminal defense attorney.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I enforce the Constitution. It's my job. I've been doing it for 20 years. As Mayor Ryan correctly pointed out, this is not a constitutional issue. There is exactly no expectation of privacy and your license lay out in open public. I've spent a considerable amount of time viewing this issue, listening to residents, speaking with our chief, reading your emails. I tried to review this while we were here since it all came in today. And I've tried to separate legitimate concerns from misinformation. And I want to begin with something that is very important to me. I support the men and women of the…”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I'll be happy to clarify, but I want to ask the chief a couple questions.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Evaluate the program in whole. Conduct a audit or survey of the other ones. Make sure that their policies align with ours Doing the same things according to FDLE standard right they have to have the policy. I want to make sure that Get with the Commission update your findings How much time”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“So what I would be thinking as a pause. I want that information. I would say we pause the expansion portion of it for at least 60 days. You can run your data. I'm not saying kill the program. Run your data. In 60 days, I want to come back and make sure that I have the assurances that the eight criteria that I pointed out are being met.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I would want to know, I mean, I want some more evaluation on what Commissioner Clark is bringing up on density of these cameras. And also, I think you give me all these. We have the Broward County Chief of Police Association. They need to be contacting the state of Florida and our legislatures on state guidelines.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“State Return of Order of Police. Turnover Police Sunrise Lodge number 80. Reach out to your locals, your Congress, local state reps. Get some state guidelines.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“International Association of Chiefs of Police. Guidelines. State guidelines. If you can convince me that. You can meet those eight criteria. Like I said, I'm only asking that maybe we don't even need the pause. If we get to that point to where I'm comfortable with the eight guidelines, then maybe in 60 days I don't come back and say, hey, we need this pause. I would accept Mayor's amendment if it's working. I didn't make the motion, but I would agree with the Mayor that before you put in another camera in the ground, I think I want to know about it so we can have that discussion.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Again, I'm trying to find a working solution that balances everyone's interest in privacy as well as concerns. And that's, I guess, if that defines what I'm meeting by a pause.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I don't expect an answer from Tallahassee.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Chiefs and unions. I want our law enforcement organizations reaching out to Tallahassee, explaining the problem so that this does get resolved.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I like the door. Door's one, all right. What do you like, Scooter?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I go for the door then. There we go. There's the door. We got a consensus.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“So there needs to be some sort of letter that goes out to these polling locations. They do it every time. If it's on private property.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“They have to allow the campaigning there.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“So it's one of those that I think our city clerk needs to address us with an election coming up.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026