Remarks by Thomas Good, Jr.
138 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 4 of 6
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“So my My answer was yes, but only during their clocked work hours, not during their off time.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I'm just saying, if they're on their own time, they shouldn't be subject to this restriction.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. I still think that's just too restrictive.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I understand the concept of a lunch, if they go out for lunch, but if they choose to take a half day, a full day, whatever that may be.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Yeah, and if they take the time off, that's their time. If we're paying them.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“No, it doesn't make sense. The IG report was they were doing it while they were still on the clock.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“But this is still also, again, we're not paying the employee. We're paying the service provider to provide a staff person there to do a job. And if it's person A, B, or C, it doesn't matter so long as they have it filled. That's the whole point behind having all these positions filled and no dual roles and all this other good stuff.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I make a motion that we only have the restriction when they're clocked in and it does not include the break or lunch hour.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“So I just exempted that so it's not a lunch break issue. conversation. He took it out. It's exempted. They can't do it on a lunch break.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Well, I mean, I'm still missing that point of just serving the city. All these providers have they have a requirement to fill the position with a qualified staff person, right? Whether that qualified staff person is person A, B, or C, so long as they're there on that day, I don't think that we should be meddling with those kind of details within that organization.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“That's not what we're talking about. We're managing. We're direct managing personnel.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I could probably agree for sure if we were still operating off of traditional models, but the model has been substantially changed this past legislative session when they gave private providers the right to do the work that our staff or our contractor would otherwise do. And it's going to create an incredible shift in this industry. And this is something that I'm not going to listen to. I don't care. To me, it's about what we buy.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“There is no ethics conflicts, and you're off subject. So please, let's just stay on this matter.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Mr. Mayor, can we call the question, please?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“But I've read that OIG report, too, and they were on time. They were doing this simultaneously.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Let's get to the... Let's just dispense with the motion that was made.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Should the RF... Mr. Mayor, we didn't... Did we vote on that motion? I motioned it.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“It can't be removed. You can pull it off. I didn't pull it off. I just want it to be record.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“While they are on leave on whatever it may be.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Again, this is another one of these things where it's... Mike, please. I mean, I personally believe that the reason why I put adapt is necessary because you're going to wind up having to change. My biggest concern is the restrictions that you continue to put on here is that we're going to hold staff that's not necessary. And those staff hours are going to be built into the permit fees. And my residents are going to have to pay those permit fees at an elevated level.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“I'm just making it very clear that my opposition to this is I believe that some of these issues are going to be a cost driver that's not necessary for my residents to have to pay for permits.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“And we're going to find that to be true once the private providers come in. And we take a substantial amount of work off of the building services.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“In the private provider world, if somebody is qualified That would be an engineer. If a private provider is qualified in all the disciplines, would they be able to sign for each one of those disciplines? That is my understanding. Why would we be any different than the real world business out there?”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026
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“Very rarely do you see somebody with... Can I ask a question? Can that private provider be the same person signing for all disciplines? Yes. But you're implying that the private provider is one person.”
City Commission · Sep 3, 2026