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Allan Branch
Mayor2025-05-28 – 2027-05-01 (sworn into office May 28, 2025 per city commission page; month-level end: May 2027 per city commission page 'Term Expires May 2027')
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- Meetings spoken in
- 46
- Total speaking time
- 7:00:57
- Avg per meeting
- 9:09
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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)
Decisions during term (35)
Recorded while Branch was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.1 — St. Andrews Marina bulkheads
approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 27, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.2 — police auction proceeds
approved5-0Oct 13, 2026
Agenda additions (emergency ratification and budget discussion)
approved5-0Oct 13, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.1 / T K Vandy LLC contract increase
approved5-0Oct 13, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.2 — $800,000 stormwater master plan grant
approved5-0Oct 13, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.3 — reimbursement revenue
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Approval of September 8 meeting and budget hearing minutes
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Port Panama City FY2027 Operating and Capital Budgets
approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 22, 2026
FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored
approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 22, 2026
Weekly budget-transfer reports through December
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
FY2027 Downtown Improvement District budget ($267,948)
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Zero-based budgeting presentation on October 27
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Resolution 20260922.4 — Adoption of FY2027 budget
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 22, 2026
Water storage tank grant and budget amendment (Resolutions 20260922.1 and .2)
approved5-0Sep 8, 2026
PCR donations budget amendment (Resolution 2026-0908.5)
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 8, 2026
Panama City Community Fund, Inc. FY27 budget
approvedVoted yes3-2Sep 8, 2026
Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 1, 2026
Resolution CRA20260901.1 — FY2026-2027 CRA annual budget
approved4-0Aug 25, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20260825.1 — $21,000 to Police Department
approvedVoted yes5-0Aug 11, 2026
FEMA Roads Group B task order and Budget Amendment Resolution 20260811.2
Voting record (52)(Budget)
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Voted yesOct 27, 2026
Direction to staff on Huron zero-based budgeting proposal
Voted yesOct 27, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.1 — St. Andrews Marina bulkheads
Voted yesOct 27, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20261027.2 — police auction proceeds
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.2 authorizing the City of Panama City to accept state funded grant for a Stormwater Master Plan in the amount of $800,000.00
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
approval of adding Ratification of Resolution 20261013.6 as item 12.h. and a Budget Discussion as item 10.b to this agenda
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
for staff to prepare a report for the January 12, 2027, Commission Meeting, and full exercise for the April 13, 2027, Commission Meeting, for an adoptable budget in accordance with Statute 166.2411 3B
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
for staff to prepare a report evaluating City Pension Plans, including outcomes for employees and budget, and providing avenues for evaluation of pension plans including request for proposals, consult
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.1 and to increase the existing contract with T K Vandy LLC, by $2,000.86
Voted yesOct 13, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20261013.3 for the Allocation of Reimbursement Revenue to the Division Expense Accounts
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Approval of September 8 meeting and budget hearing minutes
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Port Panama City FY2027 Operating and Capital Budgets
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Weekly budget-transfer reports through December
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
FY2027 Downtown Improvement District budget ($267,948)
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Zero-based budgeting presentation on October 27
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Resolution 20260922.4 — Adoption of FY2027 budget
Voted yesSep 22, 2026
Water storage tank grant and budget amendment (Resolutions 20260922.1 and .2)
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget changing the ASAP donation to $460,000.00 and eliminating the accounting charges
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
Panama City Community Fund, Inc. FY27 budget
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
approval of Resolution 20260908.7 to adopt the tentative Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the City of Panama City and Downtown Improvement Board and reduce the General Fund Budget to $62,450,000.00
Voted yesSep 8, 2026
Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund
Voted yesSep 1, 2026
Resolution CRA20260901.1 — FY2026-2027 CRA annual budget
Voted yesSep 1, 2026
amended his approval to include the exception of routine maintenance to be discussed at the budget hearing
Voted yesAug 25, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260825.1 to transfer $21,000.00 in funds received from local law enforcement agencies to the Panama City Police Department
Voted yesAug 25, 2026
approval of Resolution 20260825.2 authorizing the City of Panama City to accept state funded grant for Frankford Avenue Trail Design in the amount of $425,000.00 and approve Budget Amendment Resolutio
Voted yesAug 11, 2026
FEMA Roads Group B task order and Budget Amendment Resolution 20260811.2
Voted yesJul 28, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260728.5 to accept donations from thirteen local businesses for our annual Back-to-school Backpack Giveaway Event in the amount of $5,850.00
Voted yesJul 28, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260728.3 to provide for the first principal payment on the Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Note, Series 2025 in an amount not to exceed $73,000,000
Voted yesJul 28, 2026
approval of separating the interest savings funds and earmark for use during the budget process
Voted yesJul 28, 2026
approval to keep the same millage rate of 4.7999 for the General Fund and 3.000 for the Downtown Improvement Board and having the first budget hearing on September 8, 2026, at 5:01 p.m. and the Second
Voted yesJul 14, 2026
General fund budget expenditure limit of $64.5 million
Voted yesJun 23, 2026
approval of additional construction administration services for the Martin Theater and associated Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.3 to DAG Architects through the end of the year for a total of $1
Voted yesJun 23, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.1 and H0760 Amendment No. 4, increase of $1,279,947.00 to the existing subrecipient agreement between Florida Division of Emergency Management Mitigati
Voted yesJun 23, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260623.2 and the purchase of Forerunner Stormwater Management module to aide staff in completing compliance activities for our municipal separate storm sewer
Voted yesJun 9, 2026
Commissioner Grainger motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.5 and approval of payment to City Marina Partners LLC, pursuant to the Interim Agreement.
Voted yesJun 9, 2026
Commissioner Street motioned for staff to present $4.5 million in budget cuts at the Pre-Budget Workshop on Thursday June 11, 2026, and prepare for a department budget presentation at a workshop in Ju
Voted yesJun 9, 2026
Commissioner Lucas motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.3 and M0168 Amendment No. 2, increase of $3,500,000.00 to the existing subrecipient agreement between Florida Commerce
Voted yesJun 9, 2026
Commissioner Hughes motioned for approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260609.4 accepting and expending grant funds from the 2025 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership in the amount of $8,645
Voted yesMay 5, 2026
approve a minimum project budget threshold of $500,000 for commercial projects and $150,000 for residential projects, with no minimum project budget threshold for affordable housing projects
Voted yesApr 28, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.1 - Grant Fund Transfer
Voted yesApr 28, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.2 - Cramer Family Donation, Mid-City Baseball Field
Voted yesApr 28, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20260428.4 - State Forfeiture Fund Transfer
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
approval of the job description that was presented by Commissioner Street with the edits as highlighted in its entirety (see Exhibit A) and a $1,500.00 budget for advertising.
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260310.2 and Task Order No. 4 from The Integrity Group for FEMA Public Assistance Programmatic Management Support for Hurricane Michael Projects not to exceed
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
table athletic field, facility usage, and sport organization recommendations pending a public meeting and Budget Workshop.
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
approval of the additional construction administration services and associated Budget Amendment Resolution 20260310.3 to DAG Architects in the amount of $493,500.00.
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
City Clerk-Treasurer job description and recruiting budget
Voted yesMar 10, 2026
Budget Amendment Resolution 20260310.2 — Integrity Group FEMA support
Voted yesFeb 24, 2026
Budget Amendment — Pretty Bayou Septic-to-Sewer Phase 3 (Item 10B)
Voted yesFeb 10, 2026