[0:03] How you doing, sir?

[0:05] Great.

[0:57] Afternoon. Thank you all for being here tonight. Yeah.

[1:00] Residents, Plumbing County Shelf. I've helped them to each and everyone. The commissioners

[1:04] also said his staff is up and known. Thanks for those on live feed this

[1:07] afternoon. We will start our city special tenant budget

[1:10] meeting at September the 8th, 2026

[1:14] at 6 p.m. it is present time we have the roll call off the roll call we have

[1:17] prayer and they have a pledge that leads us to the flag Commission Pole we asked

[1:21] you to do the prayer tonight if you don't mind sir just from the time I don't recall

[1:24] the role please Commissioner Kane. Present

[1:28] commission of Bernard president commissioner Polk president Mayor

[1:31] Cowles president thank you Madam clerk thanks to the commissioner letter please stand.

[1:40] Father we thank you for your grace and we thank you for your mercies

[1:44] which are brand new every day. Lord we ask you to bless us tonight

[1:48] as we. Go forth in this

[1:51] tender budget hearing we ask you to just give us wisdom

[1:55] from on high God the thoughts of our minds and let everything

[1:58] be done to the edifying of the the city of

[2:02] salvation residence and the stakeholders of this beautiful community.

[2:06] These another blessing we ask precious son Jesus.

[2:10] Amen. Thank you.

[2:13] I pledge to tell you

[2:18] to the Republic

[2:22] under God.

[2:26] Thank you Commissioner Paul really appreciate that prayer thank you.

[2:33] Vice mayor.

[2:37] All right we'll continue with our with our agenda for

[2:40] tonight's voting conflict Commissioner King

[2:43] no sir thank you commissioner Bernard no conflict thank you

[2:47] commissioner Poe no conflict thank you sir and vice mayor mckelvin no sir

[2:51] all right thank you and non familiar opportunity for the public to address

[2:54] the commission Madam clerk I don't have any all right thank you

[2:58] resolution resolution 40-20 26

[3:02] medical referral please a resolution of the city of South Bay

[3:05] Florida adopting and funding of the tentative municipal

[3:09] budget of the city of South Bay Florida for the fiscal year

[3:13] beginning October 1st 2026 and ending September 30th

[3:16] 2027 thank you Madam clerk City manager Campbell Mr.

[3:19] Mayor commission whereas the city manager has recommended an

[3:23] annual budget for the city for fiscal year 2026

[3:27] 2027 commencing October 1 2026

[3:31] and ending September 30th 2027 which budget

[3:35] relies upon the millage rate of 6.3089 meals.

[3:41] The scheduled final budget hearing on the proposed budget and mileage rate as required by

[3:45] section 200.065 of the Florida statutes

[3:49] to be held on September 22 at 6 p.m.

[3:56] Following prior budget workshops the city commission

[4:00] finds and determines that the Psalms set forth in the tentative following

[4:03] tentative fund budgets are necessary to preserve the public health

[4:08] public peace and public welfare of the city of South Bay

[4:12] and are necessary for it to properly function as a city.

[4:16] There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the city of South Bay for the

[4:20] above described fiscal year total sum of 2 million

[4:24] 991

[4:26] 193 dollars to provide for the budget of the general fund

[4:31] there's hereby appropriated from capital project grants and transfer

[4:35] in for the above described fiscal year the total sum of

[4:41] 5 million 292

[4:44] 434 dollars to provide for the budget of the capital

[4:48] project fund.

[4:50] There is hereby appropriated from water and sewer fund is the city

[4:54] of South Pay for the above described fiscal year total sum

[4:57] of 215 000 to provide for the

[5:01] budget of the warden sewer fund. There is

[5:04] hereby appropriated from sanitation farm for the city of South Bay for the above

[5:08] described fiscal year total sum of 1 million

[5:11] 176 000 to provide for the budget

[5:15] of the sanitation fund. This resolution

[5:18] providing for said ear set forth above is adopted to cover said

[5:22] period of time only staff recommends approval.

[5:26] Thank you senior manager Campbell may have a motion or a second to move

[5:29] resolution 40 for 2026 of the floor for

[5:33] discussion on approval so move move by commission Renard

[5:36] second second but a question that this present time before this

[5:40] resolution and our tenant a budget for tonight yes

[5:44] Mr. Mayor.

[5:47] Yes Mr. Mayor I'm sorry Commissioner King thank you.

[5:56] Mr. Manager in public works.

[6:02] Code 644000.

[6:07] I see there's two items.

[6:12] Under that code.

[6:17] One being.

[6:22] Auto one time purchase of a new vehicle.

[6:26] For 12 000.

[6:30] Could you.

[6:32] Explain.

[6:35] The need for another vehicle for

[6:39] public public works

[6:42] That is a resolution that was approved by the commission at your prior meeting.

[6:50] It's not another vehicle.

[6:55] It says purchase a new vehicle estimated

[6:59] lease purchased for 12,000.

[7:03] There's the vehicle that was approved at the meeting of

[7:07] last commission meeting last week. So this is the city manager

[7:11] vehicle.

[7:13] Under Public Works Department. Correct. Why is it

[7:17] under public works department?

[7:20] Typically buy vehicles out of that department? All vehicles are purchased out of.

[7:25] It. See, typically that is where we purchase vehicles from.

[7:29] Okay. Beyond public works and parks and rec.

[7:34] So you say, you saying typically, and I'm asking

[7:38] if this is where all.

[7:42] Either. I can't say all because Parks and Rec cover their own vehicles.

[7:46] Okay, so. So. Okay, well, let me rephrase that City

[7:49] manager vehicles are purchased on the parking

[7:53] public works. Correct. City

[7:56] manager for you. Correct. Okay, so

[8:00] there's 12,000. But the approve

[8:05] amount was what? 54.55.

[8:09] It's a lease. We base it on the amount paying per

[8:13] year. So this is 12,000 per year.

[8:18] If the payments, we don't know what the financing is going to be.

[8:24] Okay. So.

[8:27] Okay.

[8:30] Historically, they've been about 700

[8:33] monthly.

[8:36] So the previous vehicle is paid

[8:39] off. It's completely paid off.

[8:43] Yes. Okay. And that vehicle is.

[8:49] It Beyond repairs.

[8:52] So that's why we is budgeting for a new

[8:56] vehicle. Yes. But it's going to remain in the fleet.

[9:00] Correct.

[9:02] Remain in the fleet drivable.

[9:05] But at this time, it's not drivable.

[9:08] Is what you're seeing. It's drivable. It's

[9:10] drivable. So why are we cost

[9:14] maintenance costs? Upcoming maintenance cost? Okay.

[9:17] Could I ask what type of Maintenance

[9:21] that the vehicle having that we have to purchase

[9:25] a new vehicle? You could. I can provide that detail to you. I don't

[9:29] have it in front of me for the tentative budget hearing.

[9:33] There's a recommendation

[9:35] here. You can speak with your

[9:38] commission regarding that. But I don't have the.

[9:43] Vehicle that information here. So you don't have the

[9:46] recommendation?

[9:49] You said it was clear. I don't have the

[9:53] maintenance and all of that information in front of me

[9:57] to give you an answer to the question you are asking.

[10:01] How long would it take for you to provide that information for me?

[10:08] Because I would like to see that information before I can

[10:12] make any kind of vote on this budget because this item is

[10:17] part of this budget that I, you know, have to vote to either

[10:20] approve or not.

[10:25] It's got to take a moment. I don't have a window

[10:28] one day. Two days.

[10:31] Three hours. Can you give me an estimate? Yeah, I can

[10:34] have to you tonight. Tonight. Okay. I'll send it to you email tonight. All

[10:37] right. Thank you. All right. My next question is.

[10:43] We have a nineteen thousand dollar

[10:46] budget item under that same code. For equipment.

[10:52] To lawnmowers estimate cost purchase for

[10:56] two lawn mowers.

[11:00] And then it says.

[11:03] Replace warrant outlaw more 4000.

[11:08] If I could remember

[11:10] we budgeted for two lawnmowers last budget

[11:16] session last year, and we're budgeting again for

[11:19] two, two more lawnmowers.

[11:25] I don't recall us budgeting for two lawn mowers

[11:28] last year.

[11:31] Okay. So what's the, how many lawnmowers

[11:35] do we have now?

[11:46] I don't have that information in front of me. How many lawnmowers we

[11:49] have? So I don't have the inventory in my head or in front of me

[11:53] provide you a factual answer. Okay. When

[11:56] can I get the information? Like, again, this is another item that is included

[12:00] into our budget that I need to

[12:03] vote, vote to either prove

[12:05] this. And I need the information to help me

[12:09] understand those purchases so I can make.

[12:17] The season on where to I can vote to

[12:21] agree with this budget.

[12:24] Okay.

[12:25] Tomorrow. Okay. If not tonight.

[12:32] Okay. The one time wrote material supplies.

[12:37] Item 553200.

[12:40] The estimate for Street maintenance and repair throughout

[12:44] the city. Seven thousand dollars.

[12:49] What rope material does this include?

[12:53] Asphalt asphalt?

[12:57] And when was the last time.

[12:59] We purchased asphalt for

[13:03] Rose?

[13:05] Two weeks ago? Two weeks ago. And what was

[13:08] that? That cost?

[13:11] A palette which covers approximately.

[13:15] Depending upon the size of the pothole. It may feel.

[13:20] Four potholes with a palette. And that palette is about

[13:24] fifteen hundred dollars. The palette has

[13:27] 40. No, excuse me, about 30 packs of

[13:31] asphalt on it.

[13:33] Okay. And we're supposed to be

[13:37] starting construction on one of our

[13:40] roads.

[13:43] I think, in next month, month or so. So which

[13:46] road is this? Which road is next? Month? I said a month or so.

[13:52] What is that? Northwest 11. Or Northwest 12.

[13:55] Th.

[13:57] In October. No, they're not scheduled for construction until

[14:01] 2027. 2027. Okay. Thank you for that

[14:04] correction. So what are

[14:07] the, which roads are budgeted for the

[14:11] seven thousand dollars.

[14:14] Maintenance repair? There's no road budgeted. There's no specific

[14:19] road set aside. So how did we come up with seven

[14:22] thousand dollars if there's no specific roads that we're

[14:26] budgeting material for? I mean, how do we

[14:30] know that we're going to need seven thousand dollars

[14:33] for

[14:36] Rose repair one? We don't know which road that that need these

[14:40] repair. It is a historical basis that we are

[14:44] presenting these numbers.

[14:46] Unfortunately, I'm unable to tell you which

[14:49] holes, which potholes, where potholes are going to come or

[14:52] which street a pothole is going to be found on.

[14:56] In the future. Okay. Thank you. That's another item

[14:59] that, that is questionable that

[15:02] I, before we go to the questionable piece of it, I, I

[15:06] have to ask, are you.

[15:10] Looking for.

[15:13] City manager to present.

[15:15] Where we may have a pothole.

[15:19] Because I'm unable to provide that information.

[15:22] Regarding which street we're going to fill a pothole on.

[15:26] Okay, so, so how, how do you

[15:30] say it historically.

[15:33] Is how the $7,000 came up.

[15:39] To this, this amount.

[15:49] Yes. Okay.

[15:51] Thank you.

[15:56] Okay, now I've got gas and oil.

[16:01] Estimate use of oil and gas.

[16:04] For all public work Autos plus usage of

[16:07] lawnmowers, bike holes. How often do we use

[16:11] the back hole in public works?

[16:16] We don't, we don't have a backhoe in public. So you're just talking

[16:20] tractor. This is what

[16:24] it's saying. Included in this cost. It says

[16:27] estimate use of oil and gas for

[16:31] all public work with PW Autos plus the

[16:34] usage of lawn mowers. Bike hole

[16:38] and other public works equipment using

[16:41] prior information and monthly average. Of

[16:45] 650. So it's here

[16:49] in this budgeted item, a byte

[16:53] code. Yes. And, and, excuse me, commission. We can remove that,

[16:56] mayor. That's, that, that Calvin has said that. That's information

[17:00] that just sits there by the back hole.

[17:05] Okay, I'm just trying to get some

[17:08] clarification of the.

[17:12] Twenty twenty thousand dollars. So you're saying it's.

[17:19] Yeah, five lawnmowers. Five, five lawnmowers. Yes.

[17:23] And we're, and we budgeted for two more.

[17:26] Yes. Okay.

[17:29] How much

[17:31] vehicle.

[17:33] Gas is budgeted within this twenty thousand dollars?

[17:40] Mr. Mass, you have that information? That's deep broken down in that fashion.

[17:46] Or vehicle.

[17:50] Sometimes they're using for. The lawnmower

[17:54] also. It's very difficult to keep track of some of the.

[18:00] It's difficult to keep track of what now.

[18:04] It's difficult to keep track. Well, it's not even difficult, let me answer in this

[18:07] fashion. We're able to, we're not

[18:11] tracking if it's lawnmower

[18:15] or.

[18:17] In this budget and present it to the commission.

[18:21] All of that is itemized on your monthly

[18:23] statements, your bi-weekly statements that the commission

[18:27] receive as your accounts payable report. So if you look at your

[18:30] Marathon bill that sent out to the commission every month or

[18:34] every, every other week, it shows where the

[18:38] public works, where all the departments fuel

[18:40] usage, very itemized, and to be some, it become

[18:44] very granular. In the budget. We're able to look at an

[18:47] overall number and say what that cost is on

[18:51] an annual basis, not granule. That's to

[18:54] the question that's being asked. Okay, Mr. Mr. Manager, I, I

[18:57] do recall the marathon

[19:02] fuel bill, and it doesn't specify

[19:06] if it's lawnmower. Or if it's vehicle. It just

[19:09] says, go ahead.

[19:14] Except for the public work department, other

[19:17] department, you are able to trace it.

[19:20] Each vehicle, how much per month the gas must be

[19:23] used, ma'am? But on the public work department

[19:28] is. Because of the using the same

[19:31] vehicle, gas. And for the

[19:34] lawnmower, sometimes.

[19:37] We.

[19:39] More time consuming to calculate it how much they use for learn

[19:42] more, basically. So, so you're saying it,

[19:46] it's time consuming to

[19:49] actually, let me finish. Let me, let me, can I finish?

[19:54] He just said it. Consume. He did not

[19:58] say time consuming. Okay. Okay.

[20:00] It is granule. And the way that we use

[20:04] our, the fuel card, there's no fuel card

[20:08] set aside for the weed eater. There's no very

[20:12] delineated fuel card set aside for the

[20:15] lawnmower. That is what Mr. Massey is saying.

[20:18] Okay. So while we on that, I would like to

[20:22] note that, that, that may be something

[20:26] that we need to do in the future where we can separate.

[20:31] The fuel from the vehicles

[20:35] and the equipment so that we can know how

[20:39] the tax dollars are being spent, spent in

[20:43] fuel. Because if, if you looking at

[20:46] twenty thousand dollars in fuel, you know, the first thing is say,

[20:50] oh, you know, that's a lot of fuel

[20:53] that's been for public

[20:56] work. It's, this is going to be the issue. But for the

[20:59] other department, we have a, you are able to trace it

[21:03] exactly. Each vehicle, how much per month

[21:07] the week gas was produced. Okay, I understand it.

[21:12] Thank you.

[21:17] Okay.

[21:20] Our next item is 552100. Are we still in public

[21:23] works? Yeah, we're still in public

[21:26] under code 552100.

[21:33] Estimate of using materials. And supplies and rental

[21:36] tools. For repair.

[21:40] And maintenance performance. By public works.

[21:44] Employees. That's six thousand dollars.

[21:49] And this is all of the.

[21:52] Tools

[21:56] and, and rental. What, what rental

[22:00] equipment are we or we are renting?

[22:03] It varies. There's no one particular

[22:05] piece. Let's say if we have to go, we have to fix

[22:09] something, a window here at City Hall. You have to rent a

[22:13] lift machine. If we're installing

[22:17] as part of our maintenance agreement with Florida

[22:20] Department of Transportation along U.S. highway 27, if we have to repair

[22:24] any of those bulbs

[22:27] or get anything of that height, cut a tree

[22:31] and rent any saw and

[22:32] equipment, those are the things that we would have to

[22:36] rent as part of public works. Okay. When

[22:40] was the last time we had to rent?

[22:42] Those types of equipment last year? Last year?

[22:47] 2025.

[22:50] Yes. 20. So 2026, we, we

[22:53] wasn't renting. We had, we hadn't rent

[22:57] anything. So let me correct that. You're being, you're talking calendar year. I'm

[23:00] speaking

[23:02] 25, 26 budget year. So if you look

[23:05] at, let me look at your line item.

[23:12] You said 553 200.

[23:15] 552 100.

[23:25] 71. Four thous. And.

[23:29] Say that again. 25, 26. And you look at your

[23:31] budget, you look at the actual.

[23:35] So there is a 4071 dollars that's been utilized in

[23:39] rental material in 25. Okay. 25, 26

[23:42] budget year. Okay.

[23:47] Still in public work.

[23:51] Okay, we have.

[23:55] Another estimate of repair and maintenance

[23:58] of vehicle. And public works

[24:01] department. What for five thousand?

[24:04] What type of Maintenance

[24:07] this include? Not sure.

[24:11] It was. I'm not sure of the type of

[24:14] Maintenance. It could be lawnmowers breaking

[24:16] down, which have

[24:20] increased. It could be the tires on the lawn mowers. It could be

[24:24] tires on the vehicles. All of

[24:27] those things, just your general maintenance

[24:31] could happen.

[24:35] So we are, we're doing here. What you're looking at for your

[24:38] 2627 is a projection.

[24:42] Okay, but we can go back to 55.

[24:45] 552 100. And it also

[24:49] states that estimate of using materials and supplies

[24:52] and rental.

[24:55] So wouldn't that.

[24:57] Be considered as repairs?

[25:01] Under that, under that item. No. It

[25:04] was not. Okay. Repairs or repair and maintenance

[25:08] versus renting the equipment that's separate. That's a separate

[25:12] item. All righty. Thank you.

[25:16] Stealing maintenance.

[25:20] Okay.

[25:22] For.

[25:25] Three thousand dollars

[25:27] unforeseen maintenance.

[25:31] Could you explain that? We're still in public works. Yeah, we're still in public

[25:34] works. That's item five. Four, six, two,

[25:38] zero, zero.

[25:42] Repair and maintenance of the building.

[25:45] 546 200.

[25:48] This repair and maintenance of the building. That's unforeseen things happen

[25:51] here at City Hall. As well. You have to replace lights on

[25:55] the exterior. We've had to just replace the

[25:58] electrical lights in the building. If we're talking about an AC

[26:02] unit, we've had several leaks here

[26:05] in the building.

[26:12] Okay. Thank you. Next item is.

[26:19] Estimate cost item five. For

[26:22] six 100 estimate. Cost of repair.

[26:27] Maintenance of various equipment such as

[26:30] lawnmower. Which was

[26:35] spaded and it was stated in the vehicle piece also.

[26:39] So. So we, we're, we

[26:43] have the pairs and vehicle maintenance

[26:48] and equipment.

[26:50] Maintenance. So we'll clean that language going forward. Okay. All

[26:53] right. Thank you.

[26:58] All right.

[27:01] Still I maintain it five, four.

[27:04] Five,

[27:07] Auto insurance. Is 13

[27:11] 800.

[27:20] Is this.

[27:21] What is this called? This based on?

[27:25] Just based on the information received from my insurance carrier.

[27:29] And what, what do they base it on?

[27:32] I, they base it on General Insurance

[27:35] practices. Okay. Are we doing.

[27:40] Because I know with most insurance company, they

[27:44] base it on the.

[27:47] Background of.

[27:50] Drivers. Driving

[27:52] record. Is this a case where.

[27:58] The driver's record is

[28:01] affecting this amount? It's not. No.

[28:05] Okay. How do we do any DMV

[28:09] checks on our kilter? Clearly aware that we do.

[28:14] Okay. Excuse me. Say that again. I say you're clearly aware that we do.

[28:18] Why would I, why would I clearly. Because we've been down this road.

[28:24] Oh, okay. All right. Thank you. You're welcome.

[28:28] And how often do we do these checks?

[28:33] They are.

[28:37] Unannounced.

[28:40] So. Okay. It could be

[28:43] monthly, it could be bimonthly. I can pull that record and

[28:47] let you know.

[28:55] Okay. Thank you.

[29:05] We're going to move up. To.

[29:24] Our city managers department.

[29:54] All right. The where it.

[29:58] S the six thousand dollars monthly allowance.

[30:03] Can I get some clarity on the

[30:07] monthly allowance? You sure can. It is part of the

[30:11] city manager's employment agreement.

[30:14] And what is it for?

[30:17] I understand that it's. It's part of the city manager

[30:22] agreement. But what is it for? Could you explain?

[30:26] I can't explain it here.

[30:29] I can provide you a copy of the city manager's employment agreement.

[30:33] That's to something negotiated upon amongst the commission.

[30:37] And the manager.

[30:39] Okay.

[30:43] And when can I have that information? If not tomorrow, tonight it'll

[30:46] be tomorrow.

[30:50] All right. Thank you.

[30:59] Okay.

[31:03] To see the manager budget.

[31:06] Increased about

[31:06] 21.6%. But yet.

[31:13] It says in the narrative that there was no significant

[31:17] change from the prior year.

[31:23] But it was. But it has been a change.

[31:32] If you can tell me what, 21% you are referencing.

[31:39] It increase last. It was

[31:41] 2708.

[31:45] 521.

[31:47] And it increased to 3,338.

[31:50] 000 555. Just total

[31:54] budget. But in the narrative, it said that the prior

[31:58] year that it, it has not changed from

[32:01] the prior year.

[32:05] Personnel.

[32:08] Personnel. Personnel.

[32:10] Okay.

[32:14] In what position is that? It's our people manager, formerly human

[32:17] resources.

[32:20] People manager.

[32:23] Is that a new position? No, it's human resources. Human resources.

[32:27] So that position have been filled. Correct. Okay.

[32:50] Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Manager. And thank you, Mr.

[32:54] Mayor.

[32:56] Thank you, commissioner King. And thank you. I hope you

[33:00] have to, you know, that the question that you asked was, I hope you had all the, I hope you'll be

[33:03] able to get all the answer. I hope you be satisfied and reference to the

[33:06] budget. But thank you, City manager as well, sir. In addition to

[33:09] questions, bro resolution.

[33:15] For resolution. 40-2026.

[33:20] Here nine. Yeah. Yes. Commissioner

[33:23] Bernard. Yes. City manager. Yes, ma'am.

[33:27] All of these in the budget. I heard over and over

[33:31] these are estimates, right? Yes, ma'am. And they are.

[33:35] For.

[33:39] October 1st. 2026.

[33:44] To September 30th,

[33:46] 2027. Yes, ma'am. These estimates

[33:49] are for. Yearly. Yes, ma'am.

[33:52] Annually. Okay. Thank you. Not

[33:56] weekly. We do provide because I was sharing with the.

[33:59] No, I don't need you provided. I'm just. I'm just clarifying that

[34:03] it is an annual. Estimate.

[34:07] Of what the costs are. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. It is

[34:10] an annual projection. Yes. Thank you. All right. Thank

[34:14] you, commissioner Bernard. Thank you, city manager Campbell. Any additional questions.

[34:19] For resolution 40-2026.

[34:23] I have had the opportunity to review this entire

[34:26] budget. And if I had question, I took out the time to go in and talk to the

[34:30] city manager about them. He made sure that he clarify everything to

[34:33] me in reference to the budget, whatever line out I had a problem with, had question in

[34:37] in reference to it. He was able to explain it to me.

[34:41] Tonight. I feel that, you know, we had ample amount of time. We had, we

[34:44] had question of reference to different line items. And I think that if we would

[34:48] have taken out the time to go and sit down and talk to our city manager, if we had the time

[34:51] to talk to our city manager about different line items, he would be able to

[34:55] have the answer for all of the questions that was asked

[34:58] tonight. And I do apologize. It didn't happen that

[35:01] way. But the thing about it moving

[35:03] forward, I want to make sure that we do that. Take out the

[35:06] times. We have a question about a certain line item. We take out a time

[35:10] for the city manager to finance director. Why this and why this

[35:13] was added to your different line items, I think it'll make a huge difference

[35:17] and you will have all the answers and you have the information and present in front of you

[35:21] as well. I just want to thank this commission tonight as

[35:24] well. Mr. Mayor, any more questions? Yes, Mr.

[35:27] Mayor commissioner Keith, as you

[35:29] stated, you said that you had the time

[35:33] and you took the time out

[35:37] and went and spoke with the city manager and got your question

[35:41] asked. Yes.

[35:43] Maybe I didn't have the time. And this was the time that was

[35:46] available, available for me. To

[35:50] ask my question. I do have that right to

[35:53] have questions because I feel like that you

[35:56] indirectly. No, I'm just, I'm telling you how I feel

[36:00] that you end directly came at me with

[36:03] that comment.

[36:05] You know, I feel that that was unnecessary. You know, like I

[36:08] said, you stated that you had you

[36:12] had the time. To go

[36:16] and sit and ask those questions and being that I was

[36:19] the only one that was asking questions that comment was

[36:23] directly, indirectly towards me.

[36:26] So to say that I didn't have the

[36:29] time. So there was the, this is what the time that I

[36:32] had available to ask those questions

[36:36] because I have that right. This is what this meeting

[36:38] for. You know, I can't just

[36:42] say okay or nay for something

[36:46] that I need questions for. Thank

[36:48] you, Mr. C directing to Norton, no

[36:52] commissioner here at all. I said, we take, I said, we take out the time. That's

[36:55] what I said. I didn't prefer it to

[36:58] you. Neither one of these commission steps up on these deals. I

[37:01] said, we take out the time to talk to our manager and ask a different question

[37:05] there. And the reason I say it that because due to the fact that you would ask them for numbers

[37:08] there and he didn't have the numbers in front of him, that's what was coming

[37:12] from. Hypothetical, if you would have, if you

[37:16] had the time, I think you would have had all the, the numbers that you needed

[37:19] and the reason that those numbers implemented or put in this particular budget

[37:24] were directly at you. I do not do that. I don't believe in that. I treat

[37:27] each and every one of the commissions the same there. You know, I don't have no favorite

[37:31] commissions up here. I have talked to the city manager. I talked to the

[37:34] commissioner as well. Talking to the commissioner, I just, I need to clarify

[37:38] this tonight. Because if I offended you and you felt that I was

[37:42] point directly at you, you're wrong. You're mistaken. I

[37:45] wasn't, none whatsoever. And I would never do that because I don't believe

[37:49] in throwing rocks and hide in my hand. I don't do that there. If I have something

[37:52] that said to you, I said directly to you and still move on. No

[37:56] hatred, no bias or nothing to worry, no one, regardless of

[37:59] race, color, creed, all religion. I do not do that there

[38:03] none whatsoever. So I want to make sure that it's very clear tonight. No, it

[38:06] wasn't aiming at you at all. None whatsoever. I just said that I

[38:10] took at the time to meet with the city manager to get my answers

[38:14] taken, get my answer. And my question

[38:18] answer by the city manager. And that's the reason I said that tonight.

[38:22] But it wasn't that. We're naming directly. It wasn't naming, nothing name in that Jew. If

[38:26] I offended you any type of way, I do apologize.

[38:29] Right. We'll continue. And in additional question at this present

[38:32] time, here are non-medical activity called the role, please. Commissioner Kane.

[38:36] At this time, I say no. Commissioner Bernard? Yes.

[38:40] Commissioner Polk. Yes. By Samara McKelvin

[38:43] Mayor Kaus. Yes. Pastors four to one.

[38:48] This present time. And a motion to it. Energy motion

[38:51] to adjourn.

[38:57] You just a jar.

[39:17] All right. Thank you.

[39:19] Thank you all for being here tonight. All right, baby.

[39:23] Oh, you're welcome. Thank you all. When the time I go somewhere and I see something.

[39:29] Good night, ladies. Good night.

[39:36] Steph, thank you all for being here.

[39:40] So welcome.

[39:42] Now I'm going home and eat.

[39:47] Home and eat tour.

[39:57] Good night. Night. Take care. All right.

[40:02] Touch. Ladies and gentlemen.

[40:06] How you doing, my brother?

[40:09] Listen.

[40:10] I don't think we can do.

[40:13] Pass. Ion.

[40:17] I'm a prey.

[40:20] I'm free. Thank you.

[40:23] I'm doing what you told me to do.

City of South Bay, FL September 8, 2026 Budget Meeting

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