Pat Bates

Mayor2023-11-21 - 2026-11-01 (start: oath of office at the Nov 21 2023 commission meeting per city minutes, served as Mayor before that; month-level end: November 2026 per the Term Expires November 2026 line on the City Commission page)

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Term ending Nov 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in: 13
Total speaking time: 1:18:07
Avg per meeting: 6:01
Segments: 1280

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Top issues during term (1)(Education)

critical↓Aug 2026[14]

Proposed Closure of the City Library

The library costs about $750,000 a year to run, and residents also pay $545,000 toward the county library system.

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