Larry Taylor
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 5:53
- Avg per meeting
- 1:11
- Segments
- 145
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Top issues during term (19)(Public Safety)
CPS and foster care accountability
Opioid abatement funding
No general-fund cost; the match is covered by opioid settlement funds.
Adult Recovery Court drug testing funding
Free money for the city — no local match required.
Downtown lighting, trash collection, and sidewalks
Taxpayers are reportedly paying rental fees for temporary light towers while permanent lights remain out.
Lynchburg Fire Department climate, culture, and hiring assessment
A 24/72 schedule would add roughly a quarter more firefighters — a very expensive proposition.
Cabell Street Women's Recovery Center
Cost to the city wasn't detailed in the discussion; the program is nonprofit-operated.
Traffic and DUI enforcement grants
About $64,300 in combined grant funding, with roughly $23,350 in local match covered inside the existing police budget — no new tax dollars.
Fire department technical rescue equipment
$138,500 in federal homeland security funds with zero local match — future maintenance costs possible.
Ward II Police Precinct and Dearington Methane
About $24,718 in mandatory overtime costs for weekend downtown coverage.
Regional jail recovery and reentry program
No new local dollars — the match comes from Lynchburg's existing opioid abatement allocation.
Motorcycle speeding on Concord Turnpike
FAA navigational aids agreement at Lynchburg Regional Airport
None discussed — the airport doesn't own or buy the FAA equipment.
Fire Station 9 furnishings funding
$1.39 million moved from the general fund into the capital projects fund.
Resolution R-26-055 on Liberty University enrollment projections
Untested; the resolution concerned information provided to bond rating agencies affecting the city's credit.
fire chief appointment
Staff may propose amending the FY 2027 budget to add HR and training positions for the department.
Deputy Fire Chief on administrative leave and closed session dispute
287(g) immigration enforcement participation
Citywide deer management
No decision yet, but the chair is pushing for deer culling money in the upcoming budget.
police chief appointment
No immediate financial impact is tied to the announcement, as leadership salaries are already budgeted.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Taylor was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (1)(Public Safety)
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