Janice Lucas
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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 (9)(General)
Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map update
Unknown directly, but a voided plan would force the city to restart the entire year-long process, and consultant and staff time is already committed.
Marina Long-Term Financing and FEMA Grant Use
Award amount not stated on the record; a failed rebid was debated as potentially costing or saving roughly $800,000.
Removal of CRA funding for FLOCK cameras
Terminating now could cost up to $337,000, possibly about $168,500 after the right-of-way removals.
Historic Grammar School redevelopment at 101 E. 7th Street
The city gives up about $374,750 in fines (forgivable) plus a guaranteed $100,000 CRA grant in exchange for restoring a blighted historic building and growing the tax base.
Hurricane debris disposal planning
Debris hauling distances could roughly double disposal costs after the next hurricane.
Bay County service consolidation and efficiency summit
Consolidation or de-annexation could shift or reduce public safety costs, but no figures were presented.
Single-member district voting to be written into the charter
There’s no specific dollar figure in the notice, but redistricting can carry modest election and administrative costs—not a major budget item.
street renaming proposal
Your wallet likely takes only a small hit—new signs, mapping updates, and paperwork—if the city actually approves it.
streetscaping project completion
The city’s streetscaping dollars are already spent, but the payoff could come if nicer streets draw more pedestrians and customers to downtown businesses.
Decisions during term (11)
Recorded while Lucas was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored
Adopt Resolution 20260908.7 — Tentative FY2027 Budget with $62.45M General Fund
CPC-PLN-2026-1500 — Rezoning to Neighborhood General, 2913 E 5th Court
Ordinance 3303.1 — Grace Avenue Future Land Use to General Commercial
Ordinance 3304 — Magnolia Avenue rezoning to Neighborhood General
Ordinance 3300.2 - Future Land Use Change to General Commercial, 4620/4622 Hwy 390 E
Ordinance 3300.3 - Zoning to General Commercial-2, 4620/4622 Hwy 390 E
Ordinance 3301 - Zoning to Neighborhood General, 2209 9th Street E
Article XIV — Finance Generally (removal)
Reappointment of Priscilla Hagler to General Employees Retirement Board (item 8.a.)
Recommendation of Election Option Three — Top-Two Primary with November General
Voting record (19)(General)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
FY2027 General Fund budget ($62.45M) with lobbyist and grant writer restored
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
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.
approval of Ordinance 3306.1, an ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map of the City to reflect a land use designation of General Commercial for a property located at 2015 W 23rd Court (Parcel ID 1
approval of Ordinance 3306.2, an ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City to reflect a zoning designation of General Commercial-1, GC-1 for a property located at 2015 W 23rd Court (Parcel ID 1323
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
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.