Remarks by Shawn Goepfert
9 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
- Play at 15:39
“Oh, yeah, this is probably one of the hardest things that we have to do as a council is determine if we're going to ask the citizens to pay more money to live in our city. And we don't think any one of us take it very lightly. I had a gentleman call me today and tell me, yeah, see the headquarters reducing their taxes. And like, what's their millage at? Is it much higher than ours? I know that some other cities have maybe thought about going back to roll back or considering it. I know the county's not based on their previous initial first meeting. When you're at over six and coming down is…”
City Council · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 16:28
“So a lot easier to come down from 633. We've been at 4.95 or less. kicking the can down the road. It's a terrible thing to say. I mean, I think the people that the elected officials prior to us were making tough decisions like we are going to make tonight and trying to do the best for their community. And, um, I've got to sit here for the last year and a half hearing how our staff has cut costs and found ways to save money and found ways to raise money. We've witnessed over the last couple of years with our fire rescue generating revenue and providing a good service. And I really think that's…”
City Council · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 25:15
“Hey, Scott, can I add something to that? You can. I've had that same conversation, and then I asked the person I was talking to, I said, let me ask you this. Would you want the money, if you were to sell your house today, would you want it to be the same price that you paid in 2005?”
City Council · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 25:30
“Hell no. Because his house was worth a heck of a lot more today than it was in 2005 when he bought it. And I think that's a lot of people think that, hey, my taxes keep going up. Well, sell your house today and see how much you paid. Because you don't want to get the same amount you paid 20 years ago. No one wants that. They want an appreciating asset. Well, along with appreciating asset, the taxes come along with it and assess values.”
City Council · Sep 16, 2026
- Play at 19:51
“Thank you, Nancy. Thank you. Uh, the collaboration is so important as when we go to Tallahassee and they can see that we're working all together. I think that helps us a lot. I think, uh, in the education, I think the greatest thing we need to focus on is educating the public on, on how, why things flood and what we're doing. And the video and everything that this coalition is doing, we'll provide that. So we need that. Thank you very much. Thank you.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
- Play at 37:29
“No, I just want to say I had a fantastic opportunity to attend the League of Cities convention down in Hollywood, Florida, and learned a lot and thought wow that's a great idea I'm gonna bring that back to Port Orange and to find out that we already do it and that's uh it was just amazing it really is you know and it was all around our budget because it's budget season and they were sharing how The cities were sharing how they share the budget and where the money's spent, and all in a simple four-page form, sometimes a single form. Some cities are smaller than others, but, you know, shot on…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
- Play at 1:05:44
“Yes, we had our meeting with our new Executive Director last month, and she is, obviously it was her first week, but she has already sent out an email highlighting some things. I've shared that with you all, not to discuss with me, but just for your records. I'll have to look through there, just a couple key items. Since the shelter has actually been open, 2,591 people have been sheltered. 415,588 meals have been served. They have housed 1,331 residents, 51%, 91% of those housed at least two years ago are still in housing. So First Step Shelter is serving its purpose and working for our…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
- Play at 1:06:51
“All right. Um, I had a great report from our chamber executive director tonight. They're doing a fantastic job. Just had their annual fundraiser, probably their largest fundraiser, their golf tournament. I hope to see that back in the city next year as they were at Venetian Bay, which they did a good job and had a good turnout. And tomorrow night they have their business after hours. Help me out with the Jewelers. Masterpiece Jewelers has been a long-standing member. They do a lot for us, for businesses to come together and network. That's tomorrow night. And then they have something open to…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
- Play at 1:09:13
“Go right ahead. I just opened up an email, and someone had just sent this to all of us, actually, to recognize Scott in code enforcement. Apparently, Scott is doing an absolute fantastic job. They're recommending that we recognize Scott as a fabulous employee of the City of Port Orange since our initial complaint about the ducks next door. Scott has communicated and has been a total professional with his knowledge and assistance. Scott is someone the City of Port Orange should be proud of, and Scott has proven his knowledge of city code and other factors with our complaint. He was a pleasure…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026