Remarks by Robert Westbrook
35 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Chief Boney, who else is coming with you? O-Team. Everybody come on up. How you doing, Chief? Pretty good, pretty good. Looking at the chief in back, God invented firefighters so that police officers would have somebody to look up to. So we're here for you, sir. You can see we're here for you. Maggie, escort me to my car tonight. Fire Prevention Week 2026 proclamation. Whereas the city of Shorts is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting The city of Church, Texas, and whereas fire remains a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally,…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So a motion was made, so maybe we should either first or second it before we further discuss it one way or the other. I guess in order to move it forward, I'll second it, and then we can have a discussion on it.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Any other comments? Yes. Yes, Mayor. So if there is an opt out, as the city manager said, and what I don't want to do is not accept it because that drone first responder is state of the art. It does have the ability to keep our first responders safe because it gets their situation size up. We will know what we're getting into before we actually get to the scene. So not accepting a grant. would sort of erode our ability for the drone first responder program. And so for that reason alone, I'm sort of in favor of moving forward with it.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Mayor, I make a motion to accept the slate as presented. Second.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Sorry to interrupt. I really am. But I think we can all read here. I think the question here, Mayor, I'm sorry, we can all read, but the question before the council right now is if the council wants the four additional police officers. And if we want the four additional police officers either through cuts or through the no new rate. That's where we're at right now because we all agreed on the 5175 that gets us the four dispatchers. So we're at the 4175. So what the council has to decide right now is if we want the four additional officers and if we're willing to go to the no new rate or if…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Right there. Too many buttons up here. No, Mayor, I sort of agree with... I think we had all found some consensus at 5175. I personally could sort of see it going to the no new revenue. I don't know if it's there one way or the other, depending on the motion that may or may not be made. But I'm pretty sure, Mayor, no matter what we do... We're not going to be able to get there through cuts. I don't think there's that appetite up here in council. So efficiencies, cuts, you decide, but you make all of those cuts. We'll be dealing with morale and other issues in the city of Schertz. The other…”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Just read it. Can you just read it? Sure.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“So the rate is the same. The rate is the no new NNR, no new rate.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“And so even though the tax rate, okay, I think that's a question for the next one. I'm ready for this one. But no new rate, we have additional revenue, But theoretically, my taxes should not increase.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Okay. You can see how that can be confusing. Tax rates would increase, but... my property taxes aren't going up. The rate goes up, but maybe when I'm paying.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Exactly, I think that's the hurdle we're trying to get over.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Council Member Westbrook. Yes, Mayor, so Over a period of time over the last three years, every now and then we hear the city of Church is difficult to work with. I think this is our opportunity, city council's opportunity to sort of decrease that sort of criticism and sort of provide you an opportunity to provide some more customer service to those 70. So I'm in support of it.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Mayor, so just to be clear, all of your actions concerning these financials are governed by a policy that's already in place, and there's a committee, right? There's an investment committee?”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“ATTENDED THE SHURTS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE MEETING, NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP, THE CLEMONS 9-11 COMMEMORATION, AND THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON TODAY.”
City Council · Sep 15, 2026
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“Good evening, everyone. Heavenly Father, we thank you for the opportunity to serve our community and for the trust placed in each person gathered here. As we enter this election season, remind us that public service is greater than any campaign, any candidate, or any political difference. Grant us wisdom in our decisions, patience in our disagreements, and humility in our words. Help us to debate ideas without diminishing people, to listen before we respond, and to conduct ourselves with civility, respect, and integrity. May we remember that even when we disagree, we remain neighbors,…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, sir. So your SWOT analysis, do you have that in front of you? I don't think you showed it on your slides.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I think it's towards the back, page 20 of 23. Does this look right? Yes. So I know you put an emphasis on marketing. But upon the weaknesses, and if so, strengths and weaknesses are internal. And if my memory serves me correct, opportunities and threats are external. But the internal, it says lacking a brand story. But you emphasized marketing. How do you market if internally we don't have a brand? You know what I'm saying? So what are we marketing? I-35, what are we, from your standpoint, how would you summarize, if you had to market a city of shirts, you have to give an elevator pitch. How…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“That was a good answer. It was, yeah. It's a good answer. But in the report, it was, I think we have a higher unemployment rate for everybody except for like, I guess, one other person in our region. And I don't know if that's due to the veterans we have or not. I couldn't understand that. Is that why? But if you have higher unemployment, then you have a reliance on retail, and then we have an economic downturn sometime in the future, you can sort of see how I don't think that's going to produce a pretty good result if you have already higher unemployment and a reliance on warehousing and…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, but your report said we shouldn't be relying on professional services. This is not, actually spoke against professional services in the CEO shirts. It was referring to, it was after page 13, engagement process. No, no, no. Anyway, I don't think it was, you know, very complimentary.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Yes, sir. No problem at all. But I thought it was good. I thought it was a good report. Don't get me wrong. I appreciate it because I know I've had the discussion about how do we describe shirts? What is shirts? You know, what's our brand? And I've gotten different answers from, if I asked 10 people, I probably got 12 answers. So I do appreciate it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“No, no, I do appreciate it. The one slide that you had talking about defense industry, EV tolls, I know Port SA is building a vertiport there, and I guess they're going to have a flight, a route, a flight route all the way to Austin. I don't know if it's, if we're in there, but I do appreciate the creativity and consideration, at least for EV tolls and defense industry. So thank you. I appreciate it.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I'll make a motion to accept the Schertz Economic Development Strategic Plan. I'll second.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“Council Member Westbrook. YES, MAYOR. IF IT'S UP TO COUNCIL, I RECOMMEND WE GO AHEAD WITH THE PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE, THE PRIMARY BEING COUNCILMEMBER PAUL MACALUSO AND THE ALTERNATE BEING COUNCILMEMBER WATSON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS WILL EFFECT IN DECEMBER.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“I rescind my previous motion. I make a motion to have a primary only from the city council and that person being council member Michelle Watson.”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026
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“A couple of months. I know you have three months. That seems like a lot. But in the meantime, while you're working on it, doing your due diligence, Can I get the, or can you send us the ordinance that you were just referencing? And I'm more interested in not in the impact fees, whatever, but the whole process. From beginning to end, from the time a business is interested in coming to the City of Church all the way to the time they open up, what's the framework? I don't need it super detailed, but what's the framework? What are they... They go to neighborhood services, you'll have a…”
City Council · Aug 18, 2026