Remarks by Janice Lucas
71 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
- Play at 19:41
“I guess we could start by looking at what's in our Millville plan. at the very least we could promote that because it's the Dover cold plans did go you know a little more in depth with promoting what could be so and maybe a conversation with Becca Harden if there's anything that in that area that we could attract manufacturing”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 21:38
“12th Street for sure has been done. And I know I looked at something else, but I can't recall now exactly where they were.”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 32:55
“As we move into fiscal year 28, I guess, is when we start budgeting for or planning projects for the extended area's of the St. Andrews CRA?”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 43:56
“Is this a situation where if we don't have it budgeted, we can't go for a loan during the year?”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 44:53
“What's that budget amendment process entail?”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 45:11
“So the county would not have to weigh in?”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 50:49
“Oh, no, just kudos. The A.D. Harris project is coming along very well. I'm looking forward to the open house and the difference that it's going to make in the community.”
Public · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 41:02
“No, I have a question. On vehicles? Yes.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 41:08
“So actually, it's a little bit broader than vehicles, but it's come up in this discussion of vehicles. What's the difference, having cited your experience in the private world and in government, what's the difference between operating as a government municipality, and operating as a private enterprise when it comes to, for instance, fleets?”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 56:21
“does that sound like a reasonable approach so help me understand what you're asking for the employee not just the salary but the additional costs associated with that yeah so you would be asking me to calculate the entire overhead for an employee”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 58:42
“So if I'm understanding it, we want to understand the cost of vehicles.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 59:09
“And that doesn't include the fire department either, right? No, that does include the fire department.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:00:53
“if we couldn't do that then that i wouldn't be able to meet the services and requirements that that's on us for the city okay so go ahead i was just going to say so what i'm hearing is a concern about the number of vehicles that we have what the real cost of operating those vehicles are when and then how much idle time or outliers do we have and so That's what we want to know. And then where could we save money by slimming the fleet?”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:19:25
“where we're going next year then we can finalize the budgets and present something to you guys so you did hang on you did present the four and a half that was in the one big night when i went through that whole presentation yeah we've done the four and a half previously and again it's about a three hundred thousand dollar difference than what i presented today so the department presentations uh commissioner hughes i believe you wanted to hear directly from the department yes what what they would cut without having the senior management make more cuts exactly so that's what you presented today”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:19:56
“Correct. And then prior to that, we got the cuts.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:20:20
“But I do have to ask my colleagues, how do we think we can get the $4.5 million, Commissioner Street, I know you've looked at it, how can we get that without touching any personnel? When personnel is, what, 70% of the entire budget?”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:21:03
“Are your varying opinions, and you've said we have money we can access in the event of an emergency, even though it's not in the pot call reserve, so we're not broke?”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:21:38
“Yes, because that's what I've been told. In the event of an emergency, we can access those funds. They're just sitting in a different pot.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 1:36:24
“from the department. Some departments have given us their presentation with A, B, C. Others may have given us a presentation with D and B and F and how they get to the numbers. If we had the same approach from every department of how we get to the numbers. There is an appetite for the $4.5 million cut at this time, which I do not share. I would say let's cut for two and let's continue this strategic process and not wait until another December, January and start it all over again. We can't get there in one year, but we need to get there. Hearing the sentiment that compared to Pensacola or…”
Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 2:05:51
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Public · Jul 9, 2026
- Play at 2:06:43
“And your department is responsible for the growth within the geography of Panama City proper and North Panama City. And what I'm understanding from this conversation as well as from my experience in this role is that you have increased customer service, decreased problems, and have streamlined the growth process such that it is not the pain that it once was. So thank you. Thank you.”
Public · Jul 9, 2026