Jay D. Schwartz
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 7:27:54
- Avg per meeting
- 21:20
- Segments
- 6189
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Disaster debris management solicitation
Contract value not yet determined; past experience shows reimbursement disputes with FEMA can leave the city out of pocket.
Diversity and Heritage Advisory Board's future under SB 1134
No direct cost yet, but compliance uncertainty and potential legal exposure citywide.
E-bike regulation after SB-382 veto
No direct cost yet, but any enforcement or infrastructure changes could carry future costs.
Ethics training and Sunshine Law questions
Modest — a 15-30 minute virtual program, but it takes employees off their jobs.
License plate reader data privacy
Roughly $99,000 spent so far on cameras and service; contract termination costs are part of the pending review.
Residential noise complaint near West Broward High
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.
Abandoned/neglected pool hazard at Grant Palms
A $250-a-day fine — the maximum for a first-time violation — plus possible direct city abatement.
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.
Fire rescue medical supplies purchase
Up to $239,400 of fiscal year 2026-2027 funds.
Police traffic unit grant application
New public safety complex and $80M bond
Up to $80 million in general obligation bonds, which would have been repaid through property taxes.
Citywide text-alert notification system
Free to the city through a state grant running to 2029.
Charter school safety and hardening grant
No cost to the city — Somerset pays about $352,577 total.
Police Mental Health Resources
Unknown — the city hasn't priced any new mental health programs.
Fraternal Order of Police litigation against the city
Unknown; potential settlement or litigation costs not stated.
Resolution condemning Islamophobia
Police equipment: AEDs and ammunition
About $517,900 in combined police equipment and ammunition spending, funded from the budget and forfeiture account.
Commercial vehicle parking rules
Noncompliance triggers $150/day fines.
Broward County pet registration changes
Pet owners pay $25-$65 annually with a microchip versus $55+ without one.
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Schwartz was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Public Safety)
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