Remarks by Phyllis Smith
334 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 9 of 14
- Play at 5:11:44
“No, I... Oh, you have a comment? Is there a motion? Yeah, I have a comment.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:11:49
“On second reading, but why does it say 500? I want to know what number 9-4.6D means. Contractors and service personnel have a 60-day grace period. What do you mean they have a 60-day grace period? A contractor gets a fine and then they have a 60-day grace period?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“So for 60 days they can break the law and we don't care?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:12:32
“Why don't we put to educate? That's fine. Do you want to add that on? Yes, I want to add to educate.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:12:48
“It was saying that it's $150 is $300 is 500 perfect. I have no problem with that, but then it says she'll be subject to a civil fine of $500 per occurrence. So how did that come? How did they getting $500 per occurrence when it's $150 for the second offensive? First offense is a warning.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:13:15
“Per occurrence, then we have to add comma after they reach their fourth offense. Yes, I want to add the comma at the point of reaching their third offense.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:14:06
“Yeah, but that's the whole purpose of being $150 are the poorest of the poor, the lawn men. Why would we give them a $500 fine from get-go?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:14:36
“I want to definitely change it. We had a whole discussion at the first reading. I'd like to change it to read the $500 should be after they had these amendments. A, B, and C, then it's $500.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:15:31
“Correct. I mean, you don't want them to pay $500.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:15:54
“But then the second violation should be 150 because I wanted it to be 100.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:16:01
“The creator of the ordinance wanted it to be 150. I remember distinctly and I said that before.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:16:10
“Okay, make an amendment that we add for...”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:16:16
“On D, we add for educational purposes only, and for F, what's the word that you want to add?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:24:42
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City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:25:40
“And how much is in the educational fund right now?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:25:53
“How much do we have left in the educational fund?”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:26:38
“You know what, I'm a no. No, I don't make motions. Madam Clerk, I'm a no on the last one.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:29:29
“I can help with that a little bit because I was wondering just this conversation, if we didn't want to take it to 6.0, which I found out cost half a million dollars.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“I know, but what happened is when I suggested to him he had hair and now he has no hair because he didn't like the suggestion. That would be nuts. But anyway, to answer your question, Commissioner Jean, it's the $500,000 is the difference.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
- Play at 5:31:03
“Yes, we're in compliance still. You can't go higher than a certain number either.”
City Commission · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Through the mayor, I want to thank the committee so much. I know I've heard from A lot of people that went to the meetings, how much former Commissioner David Templer helped and Bruce Cousins. We had attorneys actually on the committee, so I'm very grateful for all of them, very knowledgeable. I'm not, I've been on a charter review committee prior to this, and what we were given before were a list of 10 items. It could have been nine, it could have been 11, and we were told not to pick too many, because when people get to the ballot and they start to vote, they're not gonna read…”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
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“My personal preference would be we discuss each one as a Commission, whether it's the civil, whether it's a new charter officer, whether it's the date of the voting, we discuss it and then at the end of each discussion come to conclusion whether we're putting that on or not putting that on or at the end of all of them. I would like to discuss each one amongst us. That would be my preference.”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 37:44
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 38:03
“I'm talking about the major issues. Do you have an idea?”
City Commission · Jul 14, 2026
- Play at 38:55
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City Commission · Jul 14, 2026