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Jon Pearlman
Council Member2026-03-31 - 2029
About
Jon Pearlman's platform centers around slowing down and halting major downtown redevelopment projects and large-scale building plans in Boca Raton. As the founder of the 'Save Boca' movement, his priorities include reshaping local growth policies and challenging existing downtown contracts to preserve the city's current scale and character.
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Campaign promises (2)
- developmentJon Pearlman campaigned on opposing and defeating major downtown redevelopment plans such as the One Boca proposal.Related votes
- developmentHe initiated efforts to toss the downtown contract through the 'Save Boca' movement.
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- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 3:32:30
- Avg per meeting
- 9:14
- Segments
- 2821
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
Decisions during term (21)
Recorded while Pearlman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved4-0Oct 27, 2026
Sole Source Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Parts and Service for Mack Trucks; Public Works & Engineering; Nextran Truck Center; Budgeted Amount: $400,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Groundskeeping Equipment and Associated Accessories; Recreation Services; Wesco Turf, Inc. dba Hector Turf; Budgeted Amount: $413,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Desktops and Laptops City Manager Division: IT; CDW Government, LLC; Budgeted Amount: $1,150,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Annual maintenance of software for computer systems; City Manager Division: IT; CDW Government, LLC; SHI International Corp; Insight Public; Budgeted Amount: $3,600,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
New & replacement equipment to support data storage, data backups, servers, switches and other hardware devices; City Manager Division: IT; CDW Government, LLC; Promark Technology; Budgeted Amount: $3,000,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Security Guards - City Hall, Utility Services, Library; Citywide; Universal Protection Services, LLC, dba Allied Security Services, LLC; Budgeted Amount: $416,839.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Supplies, Parts, Equipment, Materials; City Wide; W.W. Garinger Inc., Lake Forest, IL; Budgeted Amount: $698,400.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) Supplies and Services; City Wide; Home Depot Inc., Atlanta, GA; Budgeted Amount: $388,400.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Sodium Hypochlorite for the Water Plant; Utility Services; Odyssey Manufacturing Company, Tampa, FL; Budgeted Amount: $748,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Police Public Safety CAD-RMS software annual renewal; City Manager Division: IT; CentralSquare Technologies LLC; Budgeted Amount: $700,000.00
approved5-0Sep 22, 2026
Hardware and associated Software for the Badger Meter Beacon AMA Managed Solution Implementation and Use; Utility Services; Badger meter, Inc. Budgeted Amount: $4,800,000.00
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Adoption of Ordinance No. 5799 (Final Budget)
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Resolution 2026-08-CRA: FY 2026-2027 Budget
approved4-0Sep 8, 2026
Adoption of Tentative Budget (Resolution No. 103-2026)
approvedVoted yes5-0Aug 25, 2026
Adoption of Ordinance No. 5793 (Second Budget Amendment FY 2025-2026)
approved3-2Aug 25, 2026
Corrosion and Order Control; Utility Services; EWR Holdings III Corp. DBA Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC; Budget $ 962,582.91
approved5-0Jul 28, 2026
Fire Equipment, Supplies, and Services; Fire Rescue Services; Fisher Scientific Company LLC, MES Service Company LLC, Municipal Equipment Co, North American Fire Equipment Company (NAFECO), and Ten-8 Fire & Safety LLC.; Budgeted $700,000.
approved5-0Jun 9, 2026
Vehicle Safety Lighting and Accessories; Public Works & Engineering, Fire Rescue Services; Shyft Group Upfit Services, Inc. dba Strobes-R-Us; Budgeted $825,000
approved5-0May 12, 2026
Intergovernmental Sodium Hypochlorite; Utilities Services; Allied Universal Corporation; Budgeted $258,100.00
approvedVoted yes5-0Apr 27, 2026
Resolution No. 2026-03-CRA: Budget Amendment and Fund Appropriation
Voting record (5)(Budget)
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Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Adoption of Ordinance No. 5799 (Final Budget)
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Resolution 2026-08-CRA: FY 2026-2027 Budget
Voted yesAug 25, 2026
Adoption of Ordinance No. 5793 (Second Budget Amendment FY 2025-2026)
Voted yesApr 27, 2026
Resolution No. 2026-03-CRA: Budget Amendment and Fund Appropriation
Voted yesApr 14, 2026