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Pat Perno

Commissioner Seat 22023-04-25–2027-04-01; start: oath of office administered April 25, 2023 per special City Commission minutes of that date (April 18, 2023 election); month-level end: April 2027 derived from the four-year commission term (next regular election 2027 per WJHG)

About

Pat Perno's campaign platform focuses on community development and improving local amenities for families, specifically prioritizing the creation of parks for children.

Campaign promises (1)

  • infrastructure
    Pat Perno campaigned on providing children with parks in the community.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Apr 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
13
Total speaking time
47:33
Avg per meeting
3:39
Segments
647

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Filtered to Development

Top issues during term (10)(Development)

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Form of government — commissioner/staff roles (Section 10)

None — this is about governance structure, not money.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Mayor Pro Tem appointment timing (Section 18)

No direct cost, but it will occupy one slot on the April ballot.

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Refocusing the CRA on commercial redevelopment

Commercial and industrial growth could help hold down residential taxes and utility fees as state revenue shrinks.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Developer performance agreements and sureties for public infrastructure

Protects the city and taxpayers from inheriting incomplete infrastructure, though some commissioners want to limit bond requirements to later project phases.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Drive-through facilities at 1615 Ohio Avenue

No direct cost to taxpayers; the vacant building returns to use.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

New drive-through restaurants in the CRA district

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Department head confirmation requirement (Section 21)

None directly, but how the clerk/treasurer and finance functions are split could reshape city staffing and budgets.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Residential infill incentive at 408 Michigan Ave

$5,000 from a budgeted CRA incentive pool of $47,500.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Bay EDA economic development update

$11.75M in new annual wages for Lynn Haven from just the two local projects; city EDA membership runs about $30,000 a year.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Ballot information outreach

Any city-produced educational video or booklet would use some city staff resources, but no dollar figure was discussed.

Decisions during term (5)

Recorded while Perno was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.