Thursday, March 28, 2024

Florida Commissioner Omari Hardy Hailed a Hero for Calling Out Mayor Over Coronavirus Pandemic [WATCH]

Omari Hardy

*A Lake Worth, Florida city commission meeting on Thursday has gone viral after video shows Commissioner Omari Hardy popping off on Mayor Pam Triolo over her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting turned into a heated debate when Hardy decided to take a stand for the community after the locally elected officials put money over the health crisis.

The entire exchange is available on Twitter, peep the video below.

The footage shows Hardy firing back at Triolo and City Manager Michael Bornstein for “turning off people’s lights during a global health pandemic.” He also said Triolo refused to call an emergency meeting to address the city’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Complex reports. 

When Triolo asked for a second and a vote, Hardy interrupted, saying “are you telling me that you’re going to keep me from talking right now?”

Another commissioner answered, “you’ve talked all evening.”

Hardy fired back, “Look here, you’re calling me disrespectful because I’ve interrupted people. But this gentleman [Bornstein] has turned off people’s lights in the middle of a global health pandemic. That’s what that gentleman did. And you think I’m disrespectful for interrupting.”

He said, “this gentleman has had the opportunity to do a number of things. He could have banned large gatherings, we could have closed the beach, we could have put a moratorium on utility shut-offs.”

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Triolo punked out of the conversation and called a recess and tried to leave the room as Hardy yelled: “This is a banana republic is what you’re turning this place into with your so-called leadership.” He said “we should have been talking about this last week. We cut people’s utilities this week and made them pay, with what could have been their last check, to us to turn their lights on in a global health pandemic.”

He added, “But you don’t care about that! You didn’t want to meet! But every other year you go around and beg people for their votes.” He said, “You care more about your relationship with [Bornstein] than you care about the relationship with the people who don’t go to work in this crisis.”

Hardy alleges that the mayor’s close relationship with the utility company’s owner was the reason she opted not to serve the people who elected her. 

Triolo’s response to that was to say Hardy was “out of order. You’re done. You’re gone,” she yelled.

In a Facebook post, Hardy explains why he stands by comments he made during the meeting. 

“I was heated, yes. I was loud, yes. But I was trying to get across an important point: that elected officials work for the PEOPLE,” the post reads. “I was frustrated with three of my colleagues because they had forgotten who we work for. Only Commissioner Herman Robinson was with me, and I am thankful to him for standing up for our residents. As I am thankful to you for standing with me now. Your encouragement has been a blessing and an honor. I look forward to the work that is needed to ensure that our government works for the PEOPLE.”

In a statement on Saturday, the City of Lake Worth Beach noted that utility services would not be disconnected. “During the COVID-19 crisis the City of Lake Worth Beach IS NOT DISCONNECTING UTILITY SERVICES for any utility accounts within the entire utility service area,” it read.

During their heated exchange, the mayor also referenced Hardy’s plan to run for a seat in the Florida State House. If you’re in his district, be sure to support this brotha and/or donate to his campaign. America needs more politicians as vocal and passionate for the people as he is. Don’t you agree?

In the meantime, feel free to check in with the mayor and tell her how you really feel about her lack of action amid the viral outbreak. Her contact information is listed below:

Mayor Pam Triolo. Lake Worth, FL. phone: 561-586-1735
email: [email protected]

“Get her the f*ck out of there, as one Twitter user wrote, adding “Vouch for Commissioner Omari Hardy while you’re at it. He’s the only one at the table with some goddamn sense.”

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