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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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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 (7)(Public Safety)
high↓Aug 2026[26]
Opposition to Flock cameras and license plate readers
The City pays three separate vendors for these camera systems, and one speaker estimated about $4,000 a year each to maintain.
low↓Sep 2026[5]
Crime Statistics Dispute
medium↓Jul 2026[2]
Hurricane Ian mitigation grant partnership with Seminole County
No direct cost to the city — it offsets the local match requirement for eligible property owners' mitigation projects.
low↓Jun 2026[2]
City employees save collapsed contractor
medium↓Jun 2026[2]
Sheriff's Office dispatching agreement
$562,400 from the budget next fiscal year.
low↓Mar 2026[1]
Versaterm CommunityConnect notification program
low↓Jan 2026[1]
Criminal Background Screening Ordinance Update
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Bates was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.