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Abilene
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Blaise Regan

Place 3 Council Member2023–2026

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At a glance

News mentions
3

Term ending Jun 25, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
30
Total speaking time
4:15:03
Avg per meeting
8:30
Segments
3844

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Top issues during term (18)(General)

critical↑Apr 2025[47]

Water Infrastructure Upgrades

Capital expenditure funded through utility project bids.

critical→Apr 2025[37]

Property Maintenance and Code Compliance

Property owners face civil penalties and demolition costs if they fail to comply with city repair orders.

critical↑May 2025[36]

Flock License Plate Reader Security

Existing camera deployment costs are absorbed within police operations.

high↑Aug 2025[11]

Trash and Waste Management

The cost of relocating the facility and setting up new signage is currently being evaluated.

high↑Nov 2025[11]

Personnel Appointment

The financial impact of these amendments is not yet specified.

critical↑May 2025[6]

City Manager Search and Appointment

The cost of the search firm SGR was incurred to find the new manager.

critical↓Nov 2025[1]

drug bust

The request involves potential future funding or resource allocation for non-profit treatment facilities.

high↓Aug 2025[1]

business operating hours

Late-night BYOB businesses might see a hit to their profits, but the city hopes to save on potential late-night incident costs.

medium↓Sep 2025[0]

hunting ordinance

This change won't directly cost you money, but it could boost local sporting goods stores if more people start hunting.

medium↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity and infrastructure

Taxpayers might see a temporary bump in costs as the city invests in better cybersecurity.

high↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity breach

We might have to pay up to get our data back, or deal with the fallout if we don't.

medium↓Mar 2026[0]

State of the City address

The address highlights how your tax dollars are being prioritized for city infrastructure and growth projects in the coming year.

medium↓Aug 2025[0]

CBD shop controversy

This legal mess could mean big money problems for the shop and potentially impact local business regulations.

medium↓Sep 2025[0]

CBD business lawsuit

This lawsuit could cost taxpayers money if the city loses, and it's definitely hurting the CBD shops' profits right now.

medium↓Apr 2025[0]

cybersecurity incident

This cyberattack is costing the city time and resources, potentially delaying access to important information.

medium↓Aug 2025[0]

mosquito control

This is a standard city service, so it’s already baked into your existing tax bill.

high↓Jun 2025[0]

cybersecurity and IT infrastructure

Taxpayers are footing the bill for this much-needed security upgrade.

high↓Apr 2025[0]

cyberattack

Who knows how much this will cost to fix, but it's probably a lot.

Moved or seconded (40)

Motions Regan 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.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-05-12

    approve the item as presented

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-23

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-04-23

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-09

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 3-5, and 7-15.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-03-26

    Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented. Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-03-26

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Beard seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • secondedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    move to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 5-7 and 9-14

  • movedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • movedpassed 5-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

  • movedpassed 7-02026-02-26

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented with the removal of the number of employees submitted in the plan of operation as a requirement of the CUP.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-02-12

    Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 2-7 and 9-20.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Regan moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-01-22

    Councilmember Beard moved to deny the item.

Decisions during term (16)

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

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Item 15: Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 for Airport Terminal

approved6-0Jun 25, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) CUP-2026-08: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion, and Take Action on a Request from The Owner, To Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 1.49 Acres Zoned General Commercial (GC) To Allow for Contractor…

approved7-0May 12, 2026

Canvass May 2, 2026 General Election and Order Runoff

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-12: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Public Hearing, and Take Action on A Request from the Owner, to Change the Zoning of Approximately 34.8 Acres from General Retail (GR) to Multi-Family (MF).…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-18: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 38.97 Acres from General Commercial (GC) and Heavy Commercial (HC) to a Planned…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-20: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 2.20 Acres from Agricultural Open (AO) and General Commercial (GC) to General…

approved6-0Apr 23, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-22: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 3.58 Acres from a Planned Development (PD-55) to General Commercial (GC). Located at…

approved6-0Apr 7, 2026

Z-2026-20: Rezone 2.2 Acres to General Commercial on ES 11th St.

approved7-0Apr 7, 2026

Z-2026-22: Rezone 3.58 Acres from PD-55 to General Commercial on Hartford St.

approved7-0Mar 26, 2026

Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-08: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 0.074 Acres from Residential Single Family (RS-6) to General Commercial (GC) Zoning.…

approvedMar 11, 2026

Recommend Lease with General Services Administration

approved7-0Feb 12, 2026

Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Ordering a City of Abilene General Election to be Held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, for the Purpose of Electing Members to City Council Place 3, Place 4, and Mayor (Shawna…

approved7-0Feb 12, 2026

Resolution: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on Authorizing a Joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services with Taylor County for a General Election to be Held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, and Authorizing the…

approved6-0Jan 6, 2026

Z-2026-01: Rezoning 2.5 Acres at 1900 West Stamford Street to General Commercial

approved5-0-1Jan 6, 2026

Z-2026-03: Rezoning 1.43 Acres at 2502 Minter Lane to General Commercial

approved7-0Nov 6, 2025

Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Item 12)