Remarks by Yvette Townsend-Ingram
35 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 2
- Play at 3:30:34
“I just wanted it to be inclusive in the ad hoc committee. Well, we can talk about that at a later time. I know the hour is late, but I just wanted to, I wanted the ad hoc committee to be more than just determining who should be recognized and who should not just as a consideration of, you know, the impact and whether or not they're,”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:31:12
“Irrelevant. I retract. Because I think it's too much. Standards, as you said. It's too much. Never mind.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:31:22
“No, I just wanted it to be, in addition to recognition, it dawns on me that are we getting what we need from all of these committees? Like we have, how many committees? 49. 49. What do they do? If we're recognizing all of them, do we make a determination as to whether or not they're actually needed? Because we don't get reports from all 49, do we? No.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:32:44
“So expand the ad hoc committee. If we're going to be... The committee is there to determine what is appropriate to commend those who volunteer their services. That means that we would be recommending, we would be determining every single one of them. So we have 49 committees. Do we need all 49? So is that something else that the, the, that ad hoc committee would determine whether or not those committees, if they've been, that's not what she's proposed.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:34:13
“And I understand that, but we said in the scope of this committee, we would be recognizing all So would it be prudent to say, well, you know what? This committee would say we're recognizing them, but we don't see a need.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:34:38
“I understand. And that's why I asked the question first.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:35:02
“Right. And that's why I started asking the question. And if it's two separate, then that's fine. But I think that that should be something that is considered when we're considering the recognition.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:43:50
“I support 100% everything that everybody has said.”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:43:56
“I support 100% everything that everyone has said, but as I was talking with Commissioner Rodriguez-McDowell, my concern is that it's a Band-Aid, and I understand that it's a pilot, but I think that there are other things that we should do, not just... Yes, they absolutely need money. They needed it a long time ago. But parity, I'm concerned about that, about the other organizations. And I know the requirements and the statutory requirements of the state. But I think that in addition to, and I know you make these But I keep thinking of the things that, so yes, I wholeheartedly support this,…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 3:50:51
“I'm going to pull this out because I thought I had to. I didn't think we were going to be able to. All right. So I'm going to document my commissioner report and send it via email just for the record because I like the two the two ad hoc committees that that Commissioner Rodriguez-McDowell, and I actually have some ideas on committees that I think are important that I want to consider. And it is specifically for the community. But it occurred to me after conversations this morning with a professional about some of our systems. Our systems they're built usually and they're not Visited…”
Board of Commissioners · Aug 5, 2026