Remarks by Phyllis Smith
334 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 11 of 14
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“Unfortunately, we've come here without a quorum because people just didn't know there was a meeting. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“We do that now, number one, and number two, I use the word fee as an example because that was a fee. I just use that as an example. I understand it's a charge that the city would have to all still do the inspection, still get the results from a professional, and then we would have to eat it, and maybe they wouldn't even build here. So I understand it, but I just don't know if over the 10 years what the custom will be around us. So that's why...”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I don't think, I think the committee worked very hard, and I think that the appreciation can never be enough. But I think some of these big items, for instance, the civil service, or for instance, when are we changing the date? Those things need to be discussed because it's very effective of a lot of things. And I appreciate the fact that we appreciate what they did, but the purpose, again, this is not my first charter. And what they did is this is the way it's done next. Next is the next step is for us to review it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“If we're not going to discuss it, what are we doing here?”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Could I, Mr. Mayor, could I just ask a question before we go over this? I know you got the majority vote. There was a vote when you were gone. You weren't here. There was a vote. I was the only negative voter. There were two. Okay. So I'm sorry. To take the first section and vote on it first. My question is, if you vote on, I think there were seven, six or seven. and then we do the rest and there's another six or seven, how are you gonna determine what to eliminate or are you gonna put 13 on the ballot? That's my question. How will you know? We haven't gone over the sections.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“No, I don't mind. Whatever they want to do, the majority won. I just want to know if you vote for these seven now and we haven't followed the rest and there's another eight, are we going to put 15 things on the ballot? That's what we have to do. That's what we have to do. Well, the thing is, Dade County itself City attorney in the past on my charter, city manager on my charter, recommended that you limit it to eight so that they will answer the questions. And if you've been in to vote, you know how lengthy those questions can be.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“The former attorney when I was on the charter, not you. Thank you.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“There's nine more. Four of them are completely eliminating things which we might wanna bring back, like the civil service, et cetera. But nine and seven, we're gonna have 16 on the ballot. If you vote now for these seven, how are you gonna know what's the priority? Or are you gonna not vote for them and then in the end you'll want them? I would hope somebody would withdraw and we could do it so that we could look at all of them.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Okay. I'd like to add to 2.1 that the mayor will be until you're ahead.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I want to amend it. That's what we're here. Okay.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'm making a motion to amend it just to add that the mayor will be the tiller head.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“On the original one, it said the tillier head.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“On the original that we now have as our charter, I believe it says he's a tillier head.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I understand that completely, but reading what's written in red, which would be under 2.1, I do not see the word chileeler head at all.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“And I'd like to make an amendment to add that. I would like to make an amendment.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“There was a second. Nope. I did second it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“Oh, I make the motion to add it, so that every four months is part of the.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“All right, I make the motion to just add that every four months we change vice mayor.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“I'll make the motion, I'll second your motion not to add it.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“So I think that when you are elected as a commissioner, I think when you're elected as a commissioner, you read the charter. And you know, that when you leave, you have the option to take the insurance with you by the word may. No, that's not what that says.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026