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Pembroke Pines
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Angelo Castillo

Mayor2024-04-03 - 2028-04-01

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At a glance

News mentions
2

Term ending Apr 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
23
Total speaking time
14:45:48
Avg per meeting
38:31
Segments
13517

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Filtered to Public Safety

Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Oct 2026[18]

Disaster debris management solicitation

Contract value not yet determined; past experience shows reimbursement disputes with FEMA can leave the city out of pocket.

high↑Apr 2026[18]

Diversity and Heritage Advisory Board's future under SB 1134

No direct cost yet, but compliance uncertainty and potential legal exposure citywide.

high↑Aug 2026[15]

E-bike regulation after SB-382 veto

No direct cost yet, but any enforcement or infrastructure changes could carry future costs.

medium↓Mar 2026[14]

Ethics training and Sunshine Law questions

Modest — a 15-30 minute virtual program, but it takes employees off their jobs.

high↓Sep 2026[14]

License plate reader data privacy

Roughly $99,000 spent so far on cameras and service; contract termination costs are part of the pending review.

medium↑Nov 2026[13]

Residential noise complaint near West Broward High

high↓Mar 2026[11]

Corporate absentee owners and enforcement limits

The bill would offer up to $5,000 per first-time homebuyer, capped at $5 million a year statewide.

high↓May 2026[11]

Abandoned/neglected pool hazard at Grant Palms

A $250-a-day fine — the maximum for a first-time violation — plus possible direct city abatement.

high↓Apr 2026[11]

Fire-Rescue Sponsorship Program for Non-Certified Recruits

Funded in the FY 2026-27 budget; the 21-week program is projected to cost less than the current 10-week academy and improve retention.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Fire rescue medical supplies purchase

Up to $239,400 of fiscal year 2026-2027 funds.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Police traffic unit grant application

critical↓Apr 2026[9]

New public safety complex and $80M bond

Up to $80 million in general obligation bonds, which would have been repaid through property taxes.

medium↓May 2026[9]

Citywide text-alert notification system

Free to the city through a state grant running to 2029.

high↓Jan 2026[6]

Charter school safety and hardening grant

No cost to the city — Somerset pays about $352,577 total.

high↓Aug 2026[6]

Police Mental Health Resources

Unknown — the city hasn't priced any new mental health programs.

medium↓Jan 2026[6]

Fraternal Order of Police litigation against the city

Unknown; potential settlement or litigation costs not stated.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Resolution condemning Islamophobia

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Police equipment: AEDs and ammunition

About $517,900 in combined police equipment and ammunition spending, funded from the budget and forfeiture account.

medium↓Jun 2026[4]

Commercial vehicle parking rules

Noncompliance triggers $150/day fines.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Broward County pet registration changes

Pet owners pay $25-$65 annually with a microchip versus $55+ without one.

Decisions during term (2)

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