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Janice Lucas

Commissioner, Ward 22023-05-01 – 2027-05-01 (month-level start: May 2023 inferred from four-year ward term ending May 2027 per city commission page 'Term Expires May 2027'; month-level end: May 2027 per city commission page)

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At a glance

News mentions
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Term ending May 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
46
Total speaking time
5:42:24
Avg per meeting
7:27
Segments
4048

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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)

Decisions during term (35)

Recorded while Lucas 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 no4-1Sep 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 no3-2Sep 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)

46 yes6 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

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 noSep 22, 2026

for staff to provide a weekly report of all line-item budget transfers from now until the December meeting and bring these back for a review at the December 17, 2026, Commission Meeting

Voted noSep 22, 2026

to keep Capital City Partners as a lobbyist through this budget year

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 noSep 22, 2026

Weekly budget-transfer reports through December

Concerned about unintended consequences of restricting budget transfers.

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 noSep 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 noSep 8, 2026

Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund

She wanted a thoughtful, collaborative process rather than arbitrarily cutting another $2.9 million without knowing what services would be lost.

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 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 noJul 14, 2026

General fund budget expenditure limit of $64.5 million

Concerned the mechanism bypasses the city-manager form of government and is based on outdated figures.

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

approval of Budget Amendment Resolution 20260210.2 to utilize $116,382.00 in equipment use reimbursement funds associated with the Panama City Police Department’s deployments in response to Hurricane

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