2020-06-02 Zoom Chat LogZoom Chat File
June 2, 2020
19:33:38 From
Michael Matos to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Sound is very
low.
19:34:44 From
City of Okeechobee Municipality to Michael Matos(Privately) : Some speak
lower. Can you hear Councilman Keefe?
19:36:07 From
Michael Matos to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Yes I can hear
the council. The public
speakers are very low.
19:37:00 From
City of Okeechobee Municipality to Michael Matos(Privately) : Thank you. I'll
call attention to it.
19:37:11 From
Michael Matos to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Thank you.
19:45:12 From
City of Okeechobee Municipality to Michael Matos(Privately) : Is that better?
19:45:33 From
Michael Matos to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Yes much better
thank you.
20:00:12 From Tammy : Since the City is going over budget each year? Is it specifically the fire
department? If not, then why are we are starting there? Why not with whichever department is
continuously going over budget?
20:03:11 From roger : Correct! Why is the city going over, for what?
20:04:50 From City of Okeechobee Municipality to Tammy(Privately) : Do you want your
questions read publicly?
20:05:07 From Tammy to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Sure I am curious as to
the answer
20:05:16 From Steven Dobbs : There are things in the City that need to be done that the City
does not have the money for. Have you seen all the road cave ins in the city proper? They need to free
up funds to take care of what they have.
20:06:22 From Steven Dobbs : Not to mention all the drainage issues in the City that have been
ignored for years.
20:06:22 From Michael Matos : From what I have been told we have not even had to go into the
reserves ( savings account ) for the last 5 years,
20:06:44 From Tammy to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : From what I have
researched, the fire department hasnt
20:07:11 From raiag : Please work on audio. Very hard to hear what people are saying clearly.
20:07:47 From Cathy Findlay Womble : I thought it was just my computer. Much of it is so garbly
I can hardly understand
20:08:19 From Tammy: From what I have researched the FD hasn't went over. Which is what he
is quoting now. Same info I got.
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20:08:40 From City of Okeechobee Municipality : Public comment participants have their backs
to the microphone which is in the back of the room.
20:09:14 From Jeff : Good catch! Keep their feet to the fire! Tell the truth about using the
Reserve funds.
20:09:53 From raiag : They need to fix it so everyone can hear everything.
20:10:05 From Tammy to City of Okeechobee Municipality(Privately) : Why were the
questions not read aloud?
20:10:25 From City of Okeechobee Municipality to Tammy(Privately) : The mayor had already
closed public comments.
20:11:11 From Tammy: If we cant all attend meetings we at least should have our comments
read.
20:11:13 From Malissa Morgan : It is not just the speakers that are muddled. The council
members are also hard to understand.
20:11:58 From Steven Dobbs : They asked for comments earlier during public comment and
there were none at the time.
20:12:08 From Tammy: The mayor had already closed public comments. So anything after he
does this isn't available for the public to speak on?
20:13:29 From Tammy : Steven, because there wasn't a question at the time? The comments
were closed and then thery discuss budget?
20:14:30 From Steven Dobbs : Correct, the Mayor asked if there were any chats and the Clerk
answered no.
20:14:55 From Tammy : Just shooting from the hip here, but Mr. Keefe is complaining that
"nothing changes". Is it not this same board that has some say so when businesses have tried to come
there? Cant change if they don't want to change it.
20:15:33 From Tammy : Steven, that's not right. If they are going to speak on things people have
questions about then don't close comments before discussing the major issues people want to know
about.
20:16:28 From Steven Dobbs : Ok, just trying to help you understand.
20:16:39 From Cathy Findlay Womble : Is there some business you know of that was turned
away? This board is very pro -new business.
20:17:31 From Steven Dobbs : Do you want to list of businesses alphabetically or in order of
importance?
20:17:39 From Tammy: I personally have not done the research, but I will now, but it has been
said by a reliable source that there have been. I will check for myself though.
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