North Lauderdale City Commissioner, District D

Description

The City Commission of the City of North Lauderdale is composed of a Mayor and four Commissioners. All of our elected officials are elected for four-year staggered terms. The Commission is responsible to the citizens of North Lauderdale for the establishment of policy and the overview of the operation of the City which is performed by the City Manager and the various operating departments. The City Commission holds regular meetings on the second and final Tuesday of each month, at which time City policy is established through the passage of ordinances and resolutions. Additional commission meetings and special meetings are held periodically as required. The duties of the City Commission include attendance at regular and special Commission meetings and workshop meetings; public hearings; passage of ordinances and resolutions; acting on items required by City Charter such as acceptance of proposals, grants, agreements, proclamations, awards, etc.; and interacting with citizens on a daily basis. The Commission also has a primary responsibility for the establishment of the annual City budget and the provision of revenues sufficient for the effective operation of City government.

Application Guidelines

To become a candidate, you must: 1. File Form DS-DE 9, Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository with the elections administrator (usually the County or City Clerk’s office) prior to collecting contributions or making expenditures on behalf of your campaign, and prior to opening a campaign account. 2. Designate a primary campaign depository with any bank, savings and loan association, or credit union authorized to do business in the State of Florida. The campaign account must be separate from any personal or other account and used only for depositing campaign contributions and making expenditures. All contributions must be deposited into such account and all expenditures must be drawn by a check on such account. All deposits must be accompanied by a bank deposit slip containing the name of each contributor and the amount contributed by each. 3. File Form DS-DE 84, Statement of Candidate within ten days after filing Form DS-DE 9 (the Appointment of Campaign Treasurer). There is usually only a one week qualifying period for Florida races, so please contact the election administrator (County or City Clerk) to verify the dates. A financial disclosure is required and the candidate must take a loyalty oath. If you have questions regarding an election, county elections departments and the Florida Elections Division are excellent resources. Broward County has a guide for candidates that can be found here: http://www.browardsoe.org/Candidate-Information/Become-a-Candidate

Submit application to:
North Lauderdale City Hall, 701 Southwest 71st Ave., North Lauderdale, FL, 33068 , US