Remarks by Scott Diener
71 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 3
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“I'LL JUST RELATE THAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS BACK HERE WHEN I WAS INTERVIEWED.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Is this something you're trying to promote citywide?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I'll point out that some of the automated watering systems go by days of the week instead of dates. And so that's the challenge for people who rely on it.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“I think I'm stating the obvious that before we station staff out in communities, I would make sure we've explored all of our options, including what technology can afford to us and getting the word out before we start putting bodies out in neighborhoods.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, I'll just add that I'm sure there are innovative solutions across the nation. So, you know, this is not new.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Did they talk about what that conservation looked like?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, she provided, she's actually done a lot of work. She provided Remerton's code as well as, you know, their animal ordinance as well as their infractions code. And it sounds like, I'll send it out.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, I would too because, I mean, well, like she pointed out, it's been 25 years, 26 years, 27 actually since it's been looked at, so.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Thank you. Nick, is the CVO, is that a condition of employment?”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah. Hey Nick, are you guys using E360? For code? Yeah.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Okay. What do you think? Yeah. Yeah. For me, it's unfortunate that the tables don't fall into code where they should, and they're referenced as attachments. So we can't access our tables right under the code that speaks to them. We've got to go to another page, and then they only pull up as PDFs. Okay. That's the premium version, and I'm not sure it's... I'll toy around with yours to see how it's different.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“But it sounds like if one of us find it ambiguous, then it's okay.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yeah, I mean, if you have pictures you like, send them into the city and ask that they be considered.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yep, OK, just go ahead. If we could change the second part or the second line where it says is called to deal with, maybe called to address an emergency instead of deal with.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“So I think the takeaway is we're all looking forward to more information.”
City Council · Jul 28, 2026
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“Yes, I do. Mr. Mayor, I'd like to amend the agenda to include a motion for reconsideration to the July 14th, 2026 motion to censure Council Member Dedman.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT UNDER THE COUNTY'S PERSONNEL MANUAL, ALL CITY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REQUISE THEMSELVES FROM ANY CITY BUSINESS. COUNTY EMPLOYEES. COUNTY CITY BUSINESS, YEAH.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I prepared a statement that I'm going to read, so bear with me. I will also read the original motion that was made.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Sorry, thank you. Mr. Mayor, I'm making a motion to consider a reconsideration for the motion to censor Council Member Dedman on July 14, 2026, which failed in part due to my vote.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“In part due to my vote. So yes, the answer is yes.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COVER THAT IN MY STATEMENT. SO PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE 2.04.110 READS, AND I QUOTE, MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER MUST BE BY A MEMBER WHO VOTED WITH THE MAJORITY AND AT THE SAME OR NEXT SEATING MEETING OF THE COUNCIL, END QUOTE. SINCE THE MOTION ORIGINALLY FAILED DUE TO A TIE, ONLY SOMEONE WHO VOTED NO MAY MOVE TO RECONSIDER AS I'VE DONE. So as I understand, this motion is debatable only to the extent the original motion was debatable. And by adopting this motion, it places the original motion back before the city council as though the previous vote had not occurred. In other…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I feel like this is an important issue to decide perhaps now before we move forward and then try and decide it ad hoc throughout the document. okay what are your thoughts i'm i'm okay with it and if i mean it's an experiment if it doesn't work then we can go back but i'm okay with trying i am too sure john go ahead here sorry i just don't know what role i'll use counselor morrissey what role he”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“LIKE, WHO CARES? So in answer to part of your question is this show of hands was something that was used regularly when we were voting on matters during COVID and we were not meeting in person. And so that was the protocol at that time. It's been useful a handful of times since then, but I'll take a different twist. I've talked to people who think that doing both is the way to go. And the value in showing your hand as well as stating it is so that people who are watching this online, and you can see how small the screen can be for viewers, they can actually see who has voted by virtue of the…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor. Yes. Um, with respect to that last issue, I'm not in favor of changing it. If somebody wants to tender an oral resignation, that's fine. Um, so I'd like, I'd like to kind of put that to bed. Is that something we want the attorney to look into?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“So first of all, I'm not sure there's I mean, there's always risk of litigation no matter what you do. You keep talking about what's happening as if that was a weakness. I don't see it that way. But also we may have people that want to resign orally and they're not going to do anything else about it. They're just like, I'm done, I'm going to walk.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026