Statements by Roy Sudler, Jr.
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Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
So I would like to see us zoom in on some of the needs of our constituents, bringing some relief,
Play from 3:29:59Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
than constantly I don't want to say it wrong, [laughter] but I'm going to use the word of Councilman Boggerty. If if if if, you know, if the work is there, you're doing the work, I don't mind either paying you what you're worth, but timing is everything.
Play from 3:30:03Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
And it has to be an equal balance of what we're doing not only for our organization, for the municipalities, but also for what we're doing for our constituents. And I only see our constituents bearing the burden and the blunt of of what we're doing for our for the municipalities. So
Play from 3:30:14Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
we have to find uh uh uh uh we have to balance that out. You know, they say workplace balance, now we need to go to constituent and policy municipal balance. How are we going to balance that? So, um, you know,
Play from 3:30:50Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I love that idea, but I think right now what we're dealing with right now the urgency, I think the only thing that we really may want to really zoom in on right now is getting that back to HR, getting another, cuz cuz our HR expert says most likely will find someone and and I'm and that's not to discredit what we have, but you know business means to compete. And we got to make sure that we're not being unfair or showing favoritism
Play from 3:30:58Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
and we have to make sure that you know we're doing things in in the right way. Not just for now and employees now,
Play from 3:31:17Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
but for future employees. Those who want to come and work for our organization. So I think that looking at the future and looking at now, I think that is the best thing to do at my point at this present moment, from my perspective. I yield, thank you.
Play from 3:31:20Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Sir, it's Dr. Sudler.
Play from 3:42:59Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I earned that, thank you.
Play from 3:43:02Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
All right. Next. Yes.
Play from 3:43:04Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
It would come from the department personnel budget, unfulfilled, basically unspent moneys in personnel, their personnel budget.
Play from 3:43:25Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Right. Exactly.
Play from 3:43:34Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Oh, it's all taxpayer money, but it's, uh—
Play from 3:43:37Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I think around 17 million.
Play from 3:44:27Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Higher. Higher.
Play from 3:44:30Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Well,
Play from 3:44:33Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Is that your comments, sir?
Play from 3:45:04Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Is that your comments, sir?
Play from 3:45:06Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. That that's been answered, I mean that's—but thank you.
Play from 3:45:09Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. Um, if you want a specific answer again, I'll ask the staff to present it. Thank you.
Play from 3:45:18Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Uh-huh. I'll I'll ask the staff to, once again, give that answer. So,
Play from 3:45:26Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
All right. Thank you.
Play from 3:45:32Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Only if Councilwoman Arndt is finished. Are you?
Play from 3:48:07Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay, thank you. Um thank you for recognizing me, Chairman Anderson.
Play from 3:48:11Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Uh would it be permissible for us to make uh we can vote on it, and then we can have the city solicitor, since he's not here tonight, to review whether or not um
Play from 3:48:14Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
it was permissible for us to do that? If not, then then and then, you know, we couldn't do it, but, you know.
Play from 3:48:24Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Right, if it passes.
Play from 3:48:34Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
That's just fine. I'm okay I'm okay with that. The spirit of it is just to work together as a team to resolve the matter and and and and to stay within the policy and reason. Uh that's that's the that's the objective of the of the motion, the spirit of the motion.
Play from 3:48:38Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Yeah, that's what I was saying as well. Thank you.
Play from 3:49:40Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. I have another ques- I have further discussion.
Play from 3:49:48Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Right, so, so why would we vote on that if we just heard if we just heard if we just heard
Play from 3:49:52Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
And we just and we just heard that there's an offer on the table, which we were not privileged to prior to, and now knowing that, why would we vote on this when that wouldn't make any sense? So I'm going to...
Play from 3:50:01Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
That's why I raised my hand. If you give me a moment, I'm going to say I'm going to withdraw it. Um, you know, I thought that Well, I would have appreciated and I would have been receptive if you had said, you know, knowing that do you want to withdraw rather than trying to vote on something knowing that it wouldn't make sense. So anyway, I withdraw if the second...
Play from 3:50:44Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I I move that, um, we defer that back to, um, the committee for another within 30 to 60 days to see where we are with whether the applicant has or the candidate has accepted, uh, the position, and then revisit what we want to do at a later date. And I think our HR, um, expert would would be in agreement with that. I got the thumbs up, so.
Play from 3:51:16Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I'm amenable to that.
Play from 3:52:31Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Chair Chairman Anderson, I would just, I would request a roll call just just to make sure we, you know, I know you have a lot of knowledge, but also um our our head clerk our clerk's department is the...
Play from 3:55:45Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
the focal point for FOIA violations and all kind of violations and making sure that we're not in I defer to the clerk's office. Madam Clerk? If that's I'm sorry.
Play from 3:55:55Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I'm set. Fine. Thank you. Okay, is there question, discussion, or Yeah, Councilman Rocha.
Play from 3:59:35Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you, Councilman. Anyone else? All right, is there a motion, then?
Play from 4:01:29Nov 25, 2025, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Properly moved by Council President Neil, second by uh Councilwoman Arndt to uh approve this and send it to City Council. All those in favor?
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