Remarks by Phyllis Smith
334 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 14
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“Did she get the votes? Did you get the votes from the previous thing?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“There's no right with this one. It's a yin and a yang. We probably have one of the best minds in political law sitting with us, and yet we have a public that is begging for change, and from every field. I mean, not just one area or the other area or the other area. They're begging for change, and I think if we really think about the public, we have to really consider that. So that's my comments for now, and I would like to hear what the other, as I always say, I'd like to hear what my other commissioners' feeling is on it.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Could I just clarify something, Mr. Mayor? That really wasn't the way it transitioned to be an outside firm. We had inside, we had inside, we had inside. As people left, There was two attorneys, and that attorney took over. When it came to the last inside attorney, there was advertising, we were told advertising, and nobody applied. And so it came to a firm, and the vote was in for the firm, and after the vote, I personally found out that that attorney went to work for that firm. So that's a way that we transition into getting a firm. I have to say, I actually like having an inside attorney…”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I just want one question. Part of this that we need to transfer was the recent, all of the recent litigation that some of the former employers left, and does that include that that's happening now?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“But where I ask that question is, we don't even know how much that's going to be yet. Correct. That's an unknown. Correct. So is this enough money to transfer?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Well, that's why I asked him, Mr. Mayor.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I asked him because that's what he proposed. That's what he proposed.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was just made, and I think the attorney's staying on, and I just don't think, I think it's a moot point. I mean, if there's going to be a vote on it, then I would correct it to where it says nobody can remove unclassified human resource can remove for illegal reasons. I mean, I hope that you would withdraw this because...”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Yeah, we have an attorney. We have an attorney.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“Why does he look at me when he says that?”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“But I think if we approve her, some of those could be dispersed to other boards, like they can come to the seniors.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“OK 16 alter that was my question alter he's an amazing man and he's I'm always been involved in North my beach, but he didn't put on this application which board because I had suggested that the number you have to get what we have to do tonight it's beautification. Yeah, it was beautification. That's just for tonight.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“I thought he was going to be moved to approve. Second second. Hi. Thank you. Motion to adjourn. Second. No, you have to appoint the vice mayor, which is me.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“We did already. I told you that I voted something I didn't even hear.”
City Commission · Aug 27, 2026
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“These projects, do we use in-house where the employees we have can put up the tile?”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“That would make a big difference also for the budget. Thank you very much.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“If I may, through the mayor. I also believe that I was requested that whoever receives the benefit has some kind of vested amount.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Through the chair, the economic development was totally rerouted. A million dollars will be nothing if the economic development performs what the intention was. I was at an affair last night, beautiful affair, and the mayor from Aventura was there, speaking to the developer that's in our city, making a deal for him to develop in Aventura, right before my eyes. That was the purpose, to bring economic development, to get out and knock on the doors, to meet the street. In fact, it's the contacts. If that happens, look at what you just showed us is coming in. If that economic development worked…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“I would like to add to that one quick thing. Staffing has to, there's a difference between us being ambassadors. I talk to developers all the time. I talked to a couple of them last night. But staff has to see the parcels. that are currently here because we don't have a lot of green space. And they're the ones that have to massage the owners to think about selling and putting a few parcels together so somebody can come in and make something where it's at the right place and not hindering the lifestyles of the residents. There's a yin and a yang. Is that economic development or is that…”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“So that's why we should have a discussion. I just want to say the TECO property is privately owned.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“Somebody said the TECO. I just heard it. Next to the TECO. Next to the TECO, you're talking about, which is a much smaller piece, but it is vacant land that's owned by us as far as the TECO.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“2020, more or less. It was the police department.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“We were able to, well, right? What happened is the records that were taken could be duplicated all but very few. So rather than pay, they let them go.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“When you say under $25,000, I'm assuming bulk things like paper just to run an office. That's bulk and you go and you make a bid on that.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026
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“But less than $25,000 each department doesn't go after that. It's done for the whole building, and then whatever department needs supplies, they go to one person. Let's just make that clear.”
City Commission · Aug 25, 2026