Remarks by Terra Lawson-Remer
395 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 15 of 16
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“Okay, yes, I see you, Supervisor Desmond, but we're trying to get somewhere. I think, just to be clear for Andrew, and then we'll go to Supervisor Desmond, Andrew's trying to draft something that basically says that instead of coming back to the board with a presentation, is that the clerk would... in consultation with county council, I guess, because that seems to be critical here, send questions and ask for some kind of report back from the work that the consultants have done. And they'll get those questions from the board offices ahead of time so that those can be shared with the…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Please. If there's no one else in the queue. Oh, Supervisor Anderson is in the queue, but he already spoke. So do you want to go ahead, Supervisor?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I know Andrew's still working. Let me turn to the Vice Chair.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“That's, I think, the intent. But, Andrew, why don't you put up what you got? I'm looking at it. I think it's not quite there. It's not 100% what Ebony is going to need to be actionable, but we're like halfway there. Ebony, what else would you need? She's writing me notes over here, and I said just say it out loud.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So the two questions Ebony's asking is submit questions by X date to CAO and report back by Y date. So today is August 19th. So when does everyone want to give their questions to Ebony by? Let me pause. Vice Chair, did you have a thought?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Let me just pause. I want to make sure you know I think that like I think we're all let me just say this. We just all voted in favor of item 14 yesterday which was all about ensuring that we have you know a lot of transparent processes and good guardrails around community surveys and sharing that information for the public. I think we all put a lot of work into developing that. I want to recognized Supervisor Anderson and brought that idea forward initially and we all jumped on board and it was passed unanimously. So I just want to pause and I want to make sure that folks get a chance to to…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Sorry, I'm still not following. So if it's pre-deliberative, would it be disclosed or would it not be disclosed the way this is?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“It should not be disclosed. Okay, that's helpful. Okay, so that was my major question. So do you want to just take a moment? Anyone have thoughts on this? By X date, compile report back in Y date, or do you want to take a totally different direction here?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I don't know. I think that's an ebony question. Because I don't even know the scope of the contracts. Would you need to have a contract updated to require them to? I don't know. That's an ebony question.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So this would be a replacement for three, essentially.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Supervisor Geary, you're very thoughtful. Thoughts? Good. We know where Supervisor Desmond's at. Supervisor, Vice Chair, Montgomery Step, our attorney. Thoughts?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. We're all trying to be as transparent as possible.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. So we have a motion and a second then. And hopefully nobody changes their mind when we walk out of here and has better ideas than we came up with. But this was a very transparent policymaking process.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Could we just say something really simple that just says, still not recognized of any measurement deemed by county council as pre-deliberative or otherwise prohibited by law? Just keep it simple? That's better.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“You're missing a verb, is. Thank you. I'm okay with that if my colleague is, okay. Okay. Are we supposed to wait?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, I'm fine. I don't care. I mean, whatever you recommend, but I just don't want us to, I just want to make sure we're disclosing everything we can and not breaking the law. That's my goal here. May I share? Yep.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Sounds good. I don't care. Just no later. Yeah. Okay. Great. We have a motion and a second. Please vote.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, thank you, thank you. Gosh, on our theme here, seem to be on a theme. This is my item. This is item 30, restricting post-employment lobbying and barring county officials from insider trading and betting platforms like CalSheet and PolyMarket. I am tired from that discussion, so let's start with public comments, and then we can go to board discussion.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Audra, go ahead. You can continue your public comment. Thank you so much.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, thank you all very much. I'll just make a couple opening remarks. We've had a long couple days, so I'll keep it short. I think we have spent the last many, many months very focused as a board on how do we really make county government work better for the people that we're here to serve and that government is here to serve. And this is one more item in that vein that really tries to ensure that government is accountable to voters and that we as not just elected officials, but also all the senior leadership that works here at the county is oriented towards serving the public and that…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“A little better? Can people still hear me? Okay. This board letter would give broad latitude to staff and to legal counsel to come up with guidelines that make sense to really figure out which employees should be covered. Probably not everybody. We kind of got to think about what's the right level of seniority so that all that work needs to be done. But this just gets the ball rolling and comes back with options. So with that, I'd like to make a motion. And if anyone has any comments. Please, Supervisor Geary.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. Any other comments? before the ordinance goes into effect? We might have to make it retroactive. Okay, we have a motion on the floor and a second. Please vote.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Wow. Item 31. We now move on to discussion item 31, receive an update in the development of the behavioral health wellness campus appropriations and CEQA. I will hand the Florida County team for presentation.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, any questions? First of all, I just want to say amazing. This is great. This is just, I'm over the moon. I think this is really incredible. I can't believe we won the money, $100 million from the state. That's huge. And I think it does reflect the work we've been doing as a board and as a county and you know, all hands on deck for the last six years to really try to move the needle on our behavioral health strategy. And we came up with a vision of what we needed for our community that was compelling enough to rise to the top of the heap in the statewide competition and willing to put…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Do any of my colleagues have any comments? Great. We have a motion and a second. Please vote.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026