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Abilene
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Brian Yates

Place 4 Council Member2023-05 to 2026-06

About

Brian Yates' platform is centered on a commitment to community service, leveraging his background in military service to transition into a local leadership role. His campaign priorities focus on civic engagement and public representation for the residents of Abilene's Place 4.

Campaign promises (1)

  • public-service
    Brian Yates intends to transition from his military service to serving the Abilene community in the Place 4 City Council seat.
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At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Jun 23, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
29
Total speaking time
2:15:46
Avg per meeting
4:41
Segments
1948

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Top issues during term (20)

critical↓Jan 2026[64]

Monument Sign Variance at 4801 Buffalo Gap Road

Negligible impact on city finances, primarily involving zoning enforcement review.

critical↓Jan 2026[49]

City Budget Transparency

This will set the property tax rate and city spending levels for the next fiscal year.

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.

critical↑Apr 2025[36]

Abilene Regional Airport Terminal Expansion and Funding

Ongoing capital projects represent significant municipal investments in airport modernization.

critical↓Nov 2025[29]

Public Art Expansion

The cost of signage and branding updates will be incurred by the city.

critical↓Sep 2025[23]

RV Park Development at Lake Fort Phantom Hill

The project could impact property values and local infrastructure maintenance costs.

critical→May 2026[22]

Firemen's Pension Fund Management

A one-time municipal contribution of $13.5 million funded by data center sales tax revenue.

critical↓Mar 2026[20]

Firefighter Compensation and Contract Negotiations

The cost of the study will be determined by the contract award.

critical↓Jun 2026[17]

Regional Transportation Planning

Operational funding and fare collection updates impact CityLink's transit budget.

critical↓Jan 2025[14]

Property Maintenance and Public Safety

Property owners face potential civil penalties, permit fees, and city demolition liens if orders are ignored.

high→Jul 2025[11]

Fire Station 6 Modernization

The project represents a private investment in local emergency response infrastructure.

high↑Oct 2025[11]

Storm Drainage Maintenance

Unknown.

high↑Nov 2025[11]

Personnel Appointment

The financial impact of these amendments is not yet specified.

high↑Aug 2025[11]

Trash and Waste Management

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

critical↓Mar 2026[11]

Temporary Worker Housing

Unknown at this time.

medium↓Jun 2025[11]

Swenson House Historical Society Operations

The impact on property taxes or maintenance costs is not yet specified.

high→Mar 2026[10]

Lancium Data Center Expansion

The project is expected to generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for the city over a 20-year term.

critical↓May 2026[10]

Special Events Accessibility

The plan is currently an unfunded requirement for the city.

Moved or seconded (40)

Motions Yates 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 5-02026-06-23

    Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 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 0.020 Acres Out Of The SW/4 of Section No. 48, Blind Asylum Lands

    Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-06-11

    Councilmember Espinoza 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 0.202 Acre Ou…

  • secondedpassed 5-12026-06-11

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

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11

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

  • movedpassed 6-02026-06-11

    Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-06-11

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

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-05-28

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

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-05-28

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

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Yates seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented. Councilmember Yates seconded the motion; motion carried.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-05-14

    Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-05-12

    Appointment of Mayor Pro-tem and Deputy Mayor Pro-tem

    Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion

  • secondedpassed 6-02026-04-23

    Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-7, 9, and 11-24.

  • movedpassed 6-02026-04-23

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

  • secondedpassed 7-02026-04-09

    move to approve the item as presented.

  • movedpassed 7-02026-03-26

    Mayor Pro-Tem Yates moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-10, 12, and 14-19. Councilmember Craver seconded the motion. Motion carried.

  • secondedpassed 4-02026-03-12

    approve the item as presented

Decisions during term (554)

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

Voting record (309)

300 yes3 no6 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJun 23, 2026

Adopt Resolution No. 124-2026 Canvassing Runoff Election Results

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Price 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 0.027 Acre Out Of Lot 1, Block A, Se

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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 Containing 0.112 Acre of L

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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 Acre Out Of the W. Berr

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Craver 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 0.108 Acre Out Of Lot 1, Block A, S

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Yates 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 0.487 Acre of Land, Being Out Of Lot

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 3, 4 and 6-8.

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Price moved to approve Tract 1 as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Tract 2 as RR1.

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Espinoza moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire 0.028 acres out of Block 3 of the Bowyers Subdivision, City of Abi

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Yates moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire property being 15 feet wide and containing 0.103 acre of land out of

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Espinoza 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 0.202 Acre Out Of Lot 1, Block A,

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved that the City Council of the City of Abilene authorize the use of the power of eminent domain to acquire described as Containing 0.012 Acres Out Of Lots 19 & 20, Etheridg

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

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 0.006 Acres Out Of Lot 23, Et

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Mayor Pro-tem Price 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 0.006 Acres Out Of Lot 24, Etheridge

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Craver 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 0.006 Acres Out Of Lot 29, Etheridg

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Espinoza 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 0.026 Acres Out Of Lots 31-34 & T

Voted yesJun 11, 2026

Councilmember Yates 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 0.020 Acres Out Of The SW/4 of Secti

Voted noMay 28, 2026

Zoning Change at 3035 Buffalo Gap Road (Z-2026-21)

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 5-10 and 13-14.

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Councilmember Espinoza moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

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

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented with the additional condition of adding ornamental trees to the east side of the property.

Voted yesMay 28, 2026

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

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

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

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Patterson moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Yates moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

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

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

Councilmember Craver moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

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

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 3-16.

Voted yesMay 14, 2026

table the item.

Voted yesMay 12, 2026

approve the item as presented

Voted yesMay 12, 2026

approve the appointment of Councilmember Price Mayor Pro-tem and Councilmember Beard as Deputy Mayor Pro-tem

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Price moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the consent agenda, now consisting of items 4-7, 9, and 11-24.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

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

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

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

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

Voted yesApr 23, 2026

Councilmember Beard moved to approve the item as presented.

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