Remarks by Thomas F. Carney, Jr.
415 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 12 of 17
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“The reserve makes a big difference. But the good news is they're not weak in Delray Beach today.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“In those scenarios, we still have the ability to raise taxes.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“I certainly understand that, but that's when you would be deciding whether or not you want to be having special taxing units that cover different portions of your element.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“The Moody's people will say that really depends, again, on the line that you're missing here, which is what is the increase in the tax base? Because if you have an increasing tax base that exponentially increases beyond your millage rate, then you are not really doing a reduction. You're trying to, when your taxes go up, your base goes up 10% and you take off one mill, you still get a 9% increase. We still have, if we do nothing, we still have a 6.4% increase.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“It is. What would it be if it was reserved for 18%, like they were?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. Are you checking my hat? Is something you want to share with the class?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Well, right now we know the following. If we didn't try to increase the reserve and we kept it at the original 18 that was talked about, we would be going down to a millage of 6.229. Is that correct? 6.2249.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“6.2249. So I know that there's already a lower number.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“And that's without doing anything else, right? For my colleagues, if I may. It could be 6.2249 right now without making the adjustment, the upward adjustment that personally I don't think is necessary because we have more than two months of operating expenses and we still have the ability to raise money and our taxes don't stop because of whatever. I suggest that be the ceiling, a 6.2249, which is better than 6.114. I'm 6.1611.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“So if it's 20% compared to a whole other bunch of things that are 20.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“So if I want to try to go to the lower one, to the rate that we said if we wanted to take all the money and give it to the taxpayers instead of adding some to reserve, that's not this number. So I have to vote no?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay, just want to know. So do we call the roll?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“No. The motion passes. I wanted all the money to go back to the taxpayers. I want to make it 6.224. Well, we can't do that.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“But we can still go down. We can still go down. I understand that. I'm not fighting you. I'm just saying. This is government. I don't take things home.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Do we have to be, you make your presentation?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Great. Thank you very much. This is a public hearing. Any members of the public wishing to address the commission on this item, please come to the lectern. You will each have three minutes. You can name and address with the name and zip code for the record. Seeing none, public comment is closed to the commission.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“No comments. Commissioner? No comments. Commissioner? No. Commissioner?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“It's public hearing, so call the roll, please.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“All right. Now is the adoption of the fiscal year tentative budget beginning October 1, 2026. I mean, are we ready for this? Yes. Let me read the speech.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Yeah, why don't you read the resolution number?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Okay. This is not a public hearing, is it?”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“Is this a public hearing as well? Oh, it certainly is. This is a public hearing. Have we read? Did you read the...”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“She did. Okay. Any members of the public wishing to address the commission on this item, please come to the lectern. You will have name and address for the record. Each have three minutes. Seeing none, public comment is closed to the commission.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026
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“um so any other comments from the commission not from me thank you then we need a motion to approve so moved open up for public comment you did that already i'm very sorry no i did public comment already you did that's right yes i need a motion oh okay i said motion adopt resolution 142 26.”
City Commission · Sep 8, 2026