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Jim Perry

Ward 6 CouncilmemberFirst elected 2013 (Raincross Gazette); start month/day not published in sources read, left null. month-level end: July 2026 - resigned June 2026 (Raincross Gazette) and successor Luis Hernandez was sworn in July 7, 2026 (city Ward 6 page).

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At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending Jul 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
23
Total speaking time
1:37:54
Avg per meeting
4:15
Segments
1343

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

medium→Mar 2026[46]

Code of Ethics and Conduct annual review

medium↑Feb 2026[26]

November Airport operations and activity report

New fee revenue for the airport rather than higher taxes on general residents.

low↑Jun 2026[22]

Possible cancellation of December Airport Commission meeting

high↑Jun 2026[22]

Cultural Heritage Board vacancies and quorum risk

high↑Mar 2026[21]

2027 Deaf Commission workplan and goals

high↑Jan 2026[20]

Accessibility of City facilities

Lunch at the Library and the social worker program are funded by the California State Library, the city, and Path of Life; no new costs were proposed.

medium↑May 2026[20]

Library Incident Reports, February–March 2026

high↓Jan 2026[18]

Riverside Fire Department Master Plan — Phase 1

The $2.82 million tiller truck comes from Measure Z fire replacement funds; the master plan's station needs will be discussed in January.

medium↑Jun 2026[14]

Disability Resource Center presentation

high↑Jun 2026[12]

Tow fees charged by police-contracted tow companies

Reducing the $70 fee would shift tow-related police costs onto the general fund; raising company towing and storage rates would raise costs for vehicle owners whose cars are towed.

high↓Feb 2026[12]

Safe Streets and Roads for All grant application

Up to $6 million in project costs with roughly $600,000 in city matching funds if the grant is awarded.

medium↓Jun 2026[11]

Brown Act remote meeting rules updated for 2026

The city will need to fund two-way remote meeting technology and language translation services for agendas.

high↓Mar 2026[10]

Racial and Identity Profiling Act oversight

Recommendations call for city staff analysis time; no new spending proposed at this stage.

high↓Feb 2026[9]

RPD Complaint Process Review

high↓Mar 2026[8]

Officer-involved death of April 7, 2026

medium↓Apr 2026[8]

Mobile license plate readers

Funded by a federal UASI grant, so no hit on the local budget.

high↓Jun 2026[7]

Homeless transport reporting ordinance

Unknown; implementation costs were not discussed.

critical↓May 2026[7]

FEMA grant for Hawarden Fire costs

City share would be about 25 percent of $522,241.55 in eligible Hawarden Fire costs.

medium↓Jun 2026[7]

Safe parking for residents living in vehicles

A prior church site was abandoned partly due to the cost of solving septic issues.

medium↓Mar 2026[7]

Use of special meetings and public transparency

Decisions during term (1)

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

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.