Lynn Beard
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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)(General)
Water Infrastructure Upgrades
Capital expenditure funded through utility project bids.
Property Maintenance and Code Compliance
Property owners face civil penalties and demolition costs if they fail to comply with city repair orders.
Flock License Plate Reader Security
Existing camera deployment costs are absorbed within police operations.
Personnel Appointment
The financial impact of these amendments is not yet specified.
Trash and Waste Management
The cost of relocating the facility and setting up new signage is currently being evaluated.
employee fatality
The city will likely face increased insurance premiums and potential costs related to an OSHA investigation and workplace safety reviews.
City Manager Search and Appointment
The cost of the search firm SGR was incurred to find the new manager.
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.
drug bust
The request involves potential future funding or resource allocation for non-profit treatment facilities.
CBD business lawsuit
This lawsuit could cost taxpayers money if the city loses, and it's definitely hurting the CBD shops' profits right now.
cyberattack
Who knows how much this will cost to fix, but it's probably a lot.
cybersecurity incident
This cyberattack is costing the city time and resources, potentially delaying access to important information.
cybersecurity breach
We might have to pay up to get our data back, or deal with the fallout if we don't.
cybersecurity and IT infrastructure
Taxpayers are footing the bill for this much-needed security upgrade.
hunting ordinance
This change won't directly cost you money, but it could boost local sporting goods stores if more people start hunting.
cybersecurity and infrastructure
Taxpayers might see a temporary bump in costs as the city invests in better cybersecurity.
mosquito control
This is a standard city service, so it’s already baked into your existing tax bill.
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.
CBD shop controversy
This legal mess could mean big money problems for the shop and potentially impact local business regulations.
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 (15)
Recorded while Beard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Z-2026-54: Rezoning 10 Acres at 7186 Buffalo Gap Rd to General Commercial
Ordinance (First Reading) CUP-2026-13: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from The Owner to Apply a Conditional Use Permit to Approximately 6.89 Acres Zoned General Retail (GR) To Allow for Outside Storage and…
Ordinance (First Reading) Z-2026-51: Receive a Report, Hold a Discussion and Take Action on a Request from the Owner to Change the Zoning of Approximately 0.23 Acres from Mixed Use (MX) to General Commercial (GC) zoning. Located at 1642 N…
Z-2026-40: Zoning Change from AO to General Commercial at 1613 & 1627 Musgrave Blvd
Item 15: Issuance of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 for Airport Terminal
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…
Canvass May 2, 2026 General Election and Order Runoff
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).…
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…
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…
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…
Z-2026-20: Rezone 2.2 Acres to General Commercial on ES 11th St.
Z-2026-22: Rezone 3.58 Acres from PD-55 to General Commercial on Hartford St.
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.…
Recommend Lease with General Services Administration
Voting record (1)(General)
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