Remarks by Rudy Cruz Jr
237 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 10
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“So do you need, for the purpose of public hearing before we move on, that floor amendment, do you need... Do you need a council member to make that amendment?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Gotcha. Okay, so I'm going to go ahead and read the public hearing for agenda item number nine. And this is a public hearing on an ordinance authorizing the assessment and collection of property taxes within the city of Socorro, Texas, and further authorizing the El Paso City Tax Office to perform the actual assessment and collection of said property taxes on behalf of the city of Socorro, Texas for the fiscal year commencing on October 1st, 2026 and ending on September 30th, 2027. It's 6.13 p.m. and the public hearing is now open.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“As there are no speakers for the public hearing of agenda item number nine, we close the public hearing at 6.13 p.m. And we move into agenda item number 10. Jim, would you want me to read the second reading and adoption, or the amendment to come before?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Agenda item number 10. It is the second reading and adoption of an ordinance authorizing the assessment and collection of property taxes within the City of Socorro, Texas, and further authorizing the El Paso City Tax Office to perform the actual assessment and collection of said property taxes on behalf of the City of Socorro, Texas, for the fiscal year commencing on October 1st, 2026, and ending on September 30th of 2027.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Would anyone like to make a motion to amend that?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“So there was a motion and second to approve the amendment, and now we're going to take the vote for the actual item itself to approve the item. Do I have a motion?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Okay. There was a motion and second to approve this item. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Okay, and that motion carries as well. Any further discussion, Jim, on that one there? No, sir, thank you. Okay, all right. We're now moving in.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“This is the second reading and adoption of an ordinance of the City of Socorro, Texas, adopting the amended organizational chart for the City of Socorro.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Okay, as there's no further discussion, all those in favor say aye. Aye. And that motion carries as well. We move into agenda item number 13 with the public hearing on an ordinance number 695, amendment number three, decreasing the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget by $884. The public hearing is now open at 6.20 p.m. No speakers, ma'am. As there are no speakers for this item, we close the public hearing at 6.20 p.m. as well. We move into agenda item 14 with the second reading and adoption on an ordinance number 695, amendment number three, decreasing the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget by $884.…”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“Do we have any questions or further discussion on this item for the decrease in budget?”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“There's a motion and a second. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. And that motion carries as well. Do we have any items posted for 15, 16, or 17? No, sir.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“There's been a motion and a second on the table to delete items 15, 16, and 17. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. And that motion carries as well.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“There's a motion and second to adjourn this meeting. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. This meeting adjourns at 6.22 p.m. Thank you.”
City Council · Sep 10, 2026
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“good evening everyone we want to start this i want to welcome you all to the august 6 2026 so coral city council meeting it's 6 09 p.m and i call this meeting to order as always we begin our meetings with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence so we could all please stand for the pledge rc you want to lead us in the pledge of allegiance today Yeah, on your count, whenever you're ready, okay? I pledge allegiance. I pledge allegiance. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, invisible, with liberty and justice for all.…”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Thank you. Do we have any folks signed up for public comment?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“There's been a motion and second to move the presentation item six before five. All those in favor, say aye. Aye. That motion carries. At this time, we're gonna go ahead and present agenda item number six. This item is to present certificates of recognition to R.C. Baquera, Alea Baquera, and Alexandra Baquera for qualifying for the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation State Swimming Competition. And just to give you all a little bit of background about RC Vaquera, Alea, and Alexandra Vaquera, who are all competitive swimmers with the El Paso Cohen Sting Race, who have earned the opportunity to…”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“All of the other competitors were all six years old. Wow. Awesome. Can you, you want to hang up here for a photo? RC.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Can we take a photo with you guys and your medals? Is that okay? Let's go in front. We can take a photo.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“Okay, we're gonna move on into another presentation item, agenda item number five. This is the workshop and discussion and action on fiscal year 2026, 2027 budget for all city of Soquel departments, including revenue projections for fiscal year 2026, 2027. And our meetings get really boring after this.”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“I have a question. Yes, sir. When you say this is something that you recommend council bringing back at a later date at a separate budget workshop, are you talking about all of the items, or are you just talking about the tax freeze, or are you also talking about the disability as well?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026
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“I guess just to, the question being for the exemption of disability, how healthy would our operational budget be if the council was to adopt something like that today?”
City Council · Aug 6, 2026