9 Quotes by Phil Ramon

We're doing everything to keep our employees and utilize them in the most productive manner in an effort to have our community return to the way it was.

I did call a lot. But I never got any response.

Some of them will need some major (repair).

I will take care of that. Get the trucks in our city.

We had some National Guardsmen here, but they were unarmed.

We've got the roof put on but we don't know how much damage was actually done. Water was just pouring down. A lot of things are just going to have to be rebuilt.

As for penalties, it hasn't even been discussed. Our position is we want them to return to work as quickly and as safely as they possibly can.

It was an opportunity to allow the Red Cross to train their employees, their new volunteers, as well as benefit city workers who would have to take off and could have slowed down city operations. It's a win-win for everyone.

I'm not familiar with the ordinance off the top of my head.