Miramar Mayor

Description

Miramar operates under the "City Manager-City Council" form of government. The City Manager is appointed by the City Commission to serve as the administrative head of the municipal government and to provide recommendations to the City Commission on policy issues. The City Manager is responsible for the daily activities of the municipal government and is charged with carrying out the policies established by the City Commission. The City Commission is elected by the residents of Miramar, and is comprised of 4 members and the Mayor. The City Commission sets the policies of the City through the budgetary process and enactment of ordinances and resolutions. Both the Mayor and the City Commission are elected for 4-year terms.

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 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:
Miramar City Hall, 2300 Civic Center Place, Miramar, FL, 33025, US