Remarks by Terry Cronin
96 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 4
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“I just have a question maybe for the town manager so that the residents of our town understand what this is all about if we were to not pass a budget today if we didn't pass a budget we could not collect anything is that correct.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“We wouldn't have you're not that you're not entitled to to enlist the town to pay funds to know Melbourne Beach if you don't pass a budget because the the tax collector will not allow us to collect taxes. So it is our responsibility as commissioners to fund the town and make sure that the programs and everything that we do in this wonderful town are funded. It is our responsibility to make sure that we do that in a responsible way. If I use responsibility and responsible in the same sentence. What we proposed earlier was to keep the millage rate the same. And we had a budget that showed that…”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I'm asking you, please don't embarrass me. I'm going to call the vote.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“There will be public comment, and also we still have Commissioner Corey.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“No, it's a second, a new motion. It's a new motion. Okay, all right. And then Commissioner Corey has a second.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“We take a friendly amendment to change it back to 4.6?”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“We have a motion on the floor. Yeah. And if we vote down this motion, and then we don't get the other motion, we'd be trapped. So we have to take this motion.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“One more question for the attorney. Ryan, just to make it perfectly clear for me, because I'm having trouble understanding, are you saying that we cannot adjust the millage rate in this motion?”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I would like to make a motion that we... that we uh accept a resolution adopting uh a tentative a tentative millage rate of 4.7 so you would you would not be able to do that you would not be able to do that because the trim notices”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So can I can I say 4.6 again are you saying that's the same motion.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Thank you Ryan, that's the motion on make that we adopted at 4.6 without the prior conditions.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I withdraw the motion and give the floor to Commissioner Reid.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Point of order. You can't recess unilaterally. You cannot do that.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I don't want there to be anything that detracts from this. 626.4.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So I'm just quoting off the internet that the original motion returns the exact status it had immediately before the vote was taken. It can then be debated, amended, referred, or voted on again as if the original vote had never occurred.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“And I'm reading it. So we go back to the original motion. It's the only difference I'm seeing.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Yeah, because we're going back. It's a reconsider. We're reconsidering.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So I'd like to make a motion to accept the resolution adopting the tentative budget for fiscal year 2027 on page 158.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So just from my research using AI, it says our town charter actually allows three affirmative votes for the passing of a budget. So it's in our town code. It's worth checking. State law preempts, buddy.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So it's passed. So we should adjourn this meeting. We go on to the next because our building official has been waiting.”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“There's there's quite a few. Oh, I'm so Jeff just um When you present it again, I hope there'll be some detail about the tree removal. What would that means? I think that came up in a commission meeting earlier this year Concerned about legacy trees and different things like that. That's not your concern. Is it I”
Town Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Why don't you just let them comment after we talk about the budget?”
Town Commission · Aug 26, 2026
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“I'm going to motion to adjourn at 9 because I've got to be somewhere.”
Town Commission · Aug 26, 2026