Remarks by Reginald L. Burgess
51 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“All right, we have a motion and a second. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“She said no, go ahead, keep going. Aye. Aye. Aye. Okay, okay.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“We have a motion to second. Any changes or corrections? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“Anything else that come up from the body? There's nothing? This meeting is adjourned. I meant to say that. That's what I meant to say.”
City Council · Aug 13, 2026
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“And also to pledge allegiance. Please bow your heads. Father, we come to you today asking you to continue to lead, guide, and direct us as leaders that you put before the people and as your children who understand how to actually listen and give direction and love on each other as we try to continue to improve the city of North Charleston. Father, I know that you are looking at the city to see how far it has come. And your love is everything we need. But you also want us to love each other as you love us. And Father, we ask you as a city to continue to lead, guide, and direct us. And also,…”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“That's why I called Anthony. And when I called Anthony, he came in, and we are the only department in the nation that had an officer-involved shooting that acknowledged we were wrong and got the family of the person, the life we took with us, every recruit with us in Denver, talking about the city of North Charleston, how we've changed, how we're better. Then we looked at our young kids. We have that big park, right? Don't we, Mandy? We have the big park. That's the biggest in the world, right? But there's no park in this world that should not allow everybody to play. Our park is inclusive.…”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Come on. Come on up, man. What am I doing? Come on. I want you just to talk, just to let them know the people who are involved.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Everything that our citizens do and everything that our workers do in the city of North Charleston, it must be about the betterment of people.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“I was raised by a city with more grit, heart, resilience than anywhere else. My mother used to say, son, good things come from North Charleston. I've always known that to be true, and today you know it too. These programs are the heartbeat of a community that refused to break. They are a living proof of a city working together, growing together, and moving forward together. Forward together.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“I just really feel blessed to be invited for us by the Civic League and also to have everybody around the City of North Charleston team. It's real. We came up here with real information. We came up here with the Walter Scott family. Real. We came up here with our Liberty Hill Enrichment Program. Real. We came up with our Unique Needs Skills Program. It's real. Everybody up there, they're either engaged in something or helping others in their lives to be better. And that's all this thing is about. Being seriously real about life and helping people in the best way we can. The spirit just gets…”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion to second. Any changes, corrections? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion to second. Any discussions? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Any discussions?”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Okay. All right. We had a motion. I'm second. Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second for denial. Any discussions? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Council. All right. Without objections, we will hear items five, seven, and eight through by title only discussion for number five.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Then we'll get back to number five, I think. Councilwoman Cannaway.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. We are here at this discussion. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“I'll just peek over this side for 18, but anyway. Yes, sir. Without objection, we will hear items 9 through 18 by title only.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Any discussions? Hearing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Okay. Can we do this? Can we get a copy of that? Then we can get it to them. Do we have another copy?”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Yeah, because I want to get it to the folks.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“Okay. Any other business to come before the body?”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. That's a collegial relationship. Love that. Now, what I want to say, I want to read a letter real quick. Any others? Okay. Well, one thing here. Yes, sir.”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026
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“100%, 100%. Thank you. And I'll say this to you all, is that this body right here really cares about our city. We may have different districts, but at the end of the day, we vote for all the city, and we have to remain one. So I want to read this letter real quick. It says, Dear Reggie Burgess, I don't care about the honorable stuff. I'm Reggie Burgess. It said, On behalf of the leadership and congregation of the Lord of Harvest Christian Faith Center, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for the outstanding service and unwavering commitment of the city's arms busman, Edwin Schiff…”
City Council · Jul 23, 2026