Terry Roberts Quotes (13 Quotes)

She worked very hard to get the support and the money so these organizations could function, ... She impressed me the first time I ever met her.

I may have a candidate that I actually gets introduced to members of the city council (Thursday), ... If not, I could even see the possibility of asking the council to come back together before the next (regular) meeting on Sept. 15.

And when Patterson questioned how do you allocate scarce resources without goals and objectives, ... the same way we did it when you were the city's chief financial officer.

If we get far enough along, it's possible that we may have a candidate or two who might appear before the council (in executive session),

It's not a situation that makes me uncomfortable in the least. Mr. Petrash is doing very quality work for us and holding things down while we make the search, ... It's a luxury that we're able to be very deliberate in the process.

The council meets at 1 p.m. in City Hall, 200 W. Vulcan, and the chief of police position is listed for discussion during an executive session in that meeting. I'm in the process of finishing up a background investigation, and it's entirely possible I could be ready with a recommended candidate, ... But I really need to finish that process.

I am saying that if somebody sees the ad in TML (the Texas Municipal League's official publication) and chooses to apply now and they are worth considering, we will certainly do that,

The position for chief of police is too critical to not take the time necessary to make sure you make the best selection possible, ... Petrash is doing a good job during the transition period. I feel comfortable the department is in good hands.

We're telling them that when the storm is over, it's time to report to work. And that'll probably be Sunday,

to try and narrow down the field.

Sunday, this place is going to be a ghost town. Most of these guys have to be back at work on Monday.

My idea for this event was to take a comprehensive look at computers, reminisce about the technology that was, take a thoughtful look at where it is today and marvel at what the future holds.

There were some responses that, quite frankly, the public safety professionals could kind of tell whether the applicant was on target with his answer, whether it was fact or 'show,' ... It was very gratifying to have them share some thoughts there.