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Debbie Trice

Mayor (At-Large)2022-11-01 - 2026-11-01

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Term ending Nov 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
43
Total speaking time
18:24:17
Avg per meeting
25:41
Segments
16619

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Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)

high↑May 2026[41]

Citywide code enforcement docket of 36 cases

Nine-figure-adjacent tallies across cases — running fines up to $250/day accumulate on dormant properties.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Ben Franklin Drive lights still dark until 2027

Total project cost $718,463, with the city's $118,426 share coming from city hurricane reserves rather than FEMA funds.

medium↑Jan 2026[14]

Proposed changes to public comment and agenda rules

medium↑Jan 2026[11]

Police Collective Bargaining Agreements

Supplemental appropriations across multiple funds cover FY2026 salary increases.

medium↓Aug 2026[10]

Treatment of Parking Staff and Public Conduct

high↓Jul 2026[7]

School zone and red-light camera revenues

Police spending rises $2.7 million; camera fine revenues are falling as driving behavior improves.

high↓Apr 2026[6]

Police 2025 performance and new technology

Drone beta program funded by a private donation, not the city budget.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Personnel code modernization

Could save the city severance exposure tied to legacy director contracts.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

St. Armands/Lido utility undergrounding

No assessments imposed yet; costs per parcel to be determined via a methodology consultant.

high↓Jan 2026[3]

Noise Ordinance Enforcement in Newtown

The study could run between about $175,000 and $250,000 depending on scope.

high↓Aug 2026[2]

Hurricane Preparedness 2026

high↓Mar 2026[2]

Downtown Noise and Sound Ordinance

The sound study could cost an estimated $250,000-$300,000, which critics called unnecessary if a plainly audible standard were adopted now.

low↓Feb 2026[1]

South Poinsettia Park Street Lighting District

No billing yet; future assessments would fund FPL street lighting in the neighborhood.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Sarasota High School neighborhood noise

medium↓May 2026[1]

Ordinance for permit enforcement against illegal industrial operators

Fines of up to $1,000 per day possible under the proposed framework.

high↓Mar 2026[1]

Ziegler public records litigation continues

Records requests are billed at actual cost, not for profit, so they are a budgeted city service rather than a revenue source.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Ethics training for city officials

high↓May 2026[1]

Salam and Jackson v. City of Sarasota lawsuit

Continuing to litigate means ongoing legal costs for the city instead of a settlement payout — the total exposure isn't public.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Sunshine Law and open meetings

Decisions during term (0)

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No decisions found matching Public Safety.

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

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