TOWN COMMISSION
The Town
Commission is the Town’s elected legislative
body. The five-member Commission consists of
the Mayor, Vice Mayor and three
other Commissioners. Commission members
elect the Vice Mayor
following each Town election. The Mayor
presides at Commission meetings and is
recognized as the head of the Town
Government at all official functions. In the
Mayor’s absence, that duty falls to the Vice
Mayor.
The
Town Commission is responsible for hiring the Town
Manager and Town Attorney; it also approves all
professional contracts for engineering, planning,
garbage pick-up and other professional services Town
residents may require.
Town Commissioners and the
Mayor serve four-year terms. Since Commission terms are
staggered, the Town holds an election every other year.
The Mayor and four Commissioners are elected at-large.
Commissioners, however, run for specific seats and must
reside in District 1 or District 2, which divide the
Town’s voters into almost even north and south areas. To
run for the Town Commission, you must reside in Town for
at least six months prior to the municipal election.
The
Town operates under a Commission-Manager form of
government. The Commission represents all of the
citizens of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea and is responsible for
setting policies not designated by Florida law or the
Town Charter. The Commission also adopts ordinances and
resolutions on key matters, adopts the budget and
establishes the tax rate and other various fees.
