Mayor· 2023–2027 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Jacques K. Gilbert
Apex
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 18
- Total speaking time
- 3:21:32
- Avg per meeting
- 11:12
- Segments
- 5720
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Top issues during term (20)
Flock surveillance cameras expansion
The program costs roughly $40,000 a year in recurring spending.
Advisory board appointment process reform
None identified; interviews and swearing-in ceremonies would add modest staff time.
Yard waste collection reduced to every other week
Ending grass collection cuts disposal tonnage and fuel costs, helping the program recover its full cost; extra carts will carry a monthly per-cart fee.
Apex Peakway/Bryan Drive pedestrian safety
A traffic signal would carry design and installation costs not yet estimated publicly.
Utility Customer Assistance Program funding
About $4.7 million is uncollected, and any write-offs could eventually factor into future utility rates.
Salem Streetscape delay hits downtown businesses
Pausing or reworking the construction schedule for the parade could add change-order costs for the contractor.
Axon drone software and interview room cameras
Multi-year contract costs and FY2027 funding for equipment and bonuses, in amounts not stated in the materials provided.
N. Salem Street Mixed-Use PUD stormwater and traffic concerns
Public Safety Staffing and Accreditation
Substantial capital and operating investments will be requested during upcoming budget discussions.
GoApex Transit Ridership
Family homelessness and affordable housing
High housing costs raise wage demands for local employers and push workers to long commutes.
Rezoning and annexation hearings on Goodwin Road, Jessie Commons and Veridea
Project fully funded by Wake County.
Utility billing errors for Cycle 2 customers
No specific dollar figures were published with the agenda.
FY 2027 budget and tax increase
Average homeowner tax bills rose over 50% from 2021 to 2026.
Iron Gate sewer connection costs
Residents face roughly $4,000 per connection to attach to the new line.
Apex Fire Department international accreditation
Proposed New Hill data center
A speaker warned the state's SNAP fraud recovery could cost Apex up to about $1 million — roughly half a cent on the property tax rate — and residents questioned the cost of data-center-related utility investments.
Game Plan Apex Strategic Plan Refresh
Any initiative with a price tag wouldn't be funded until the fiscal 2028 budget year; no-cost ideas could start as early as January.
Community investment fund and five-year capital plan
About $1 million a year in debt service for 20 years, but covered inside the existing tax rate — no increase.
Tree Canopy Protection
A dedicated urban forester and tree mitigation fund could add staff and program costs, but council members also see potential new development-related fee revenue.
Decisions during term (248)
Recorded while Gilbert was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.