Place 2 Council Member· 2024-01 to 2027-05
Lynn Beard
Abilene
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 28:19
- Avg per meeting
- 2:11
- Segments
- 535
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Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)
Firefighter Compensation and Contract Negotiations
The cost of the study will be determined by the contract award.
Child Advocacy Center Fundraising
Financial impact details were not specified in the meeting notices.
Property Maintenance and Public Safety
Property owners face potential civil penalties, permit fees, and city demolition liens if orders are ignored.
Storm Drainage Maintenance
Unknown.
Deputy Marshal Injury Leave Protections
Potential unknown legal and personnel costs if injury leave policies are challenged in court.
Fire Station 6 Modernization
The project represents a private investment in local emergency response infrastructure.
Police Body and In-Car Camera System Replacement
$8.7 million contract allocation.
Open Meetings Act Compliance
Quarterly Financial Statements and Member Retirement Benefits
Impacts the long-term solvency and benefit payouts of the city's firemen retirement fund.
CAC operations and site-visit performance
Community Health Needs Assessment and Public Health Resources
Potential public health expenditure related to outbreak response and vaccination campaigns.
Board By-laws Review
Taylor County District Attorney Board Representation
None.
Municipal Court Judge Appointment
Judicial compensation and associated operational costs are determined by the city budget.
National Night Out Planning
Cemetery Maintenance
Rise Discipleship Oversight
Potential legal liability for the city if regulatory enforcement is not addressed.
Trustee Election and Board Leadership
None.
workplace safety
Taxpayers might see higher costs as the city invests in new safety equipment and potential legal settlements.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Beard personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on Condemnation for a Permanent Widening and Drainage Easement, and Authorization for Eminent Domain Proceedings, for property described as Containing 0.012 Acres Out Of Lots 19
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property described as Containing 0.003 Acr…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-06-11
Councilmember Patterson moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property described as 15 Feet Wide and Contai…
- movedpassed 5-12026-06-11
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-11
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-28
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-28
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-14
Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Beard moved to approve the item as presented. Mayor Pro-tem Price seconded the motion; motion carried.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14
Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14
approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14
Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02026-04-23
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-7, 9, and 11-24.
- movedpassed 6-02026-04-09
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-04-09
move to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-09
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-09
move to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-03-26
Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Beard seconded the motion; motion carried.
- movedpassed 7-02026-03-26
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Price seconded the motion; motion carried.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-26
move to approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 7-02026-02-12
Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Beard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.