Timothy M. Poynter
FL
Timothy M. Poynter is a nonpartisan candidate for Fernandina Beach Mayor in the 2026 City of Fernandina Beach municipal election.
Where Timothy M. Poynter stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted to approve and implement the downtown paid parking program covering roughly 900 spaces, after opponents had gathered more than 1,700 signatures to force a referendum on repealing it.
January 6, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fernandinaobserver.org
Disclosed that he owns or leases six of the parcels inside the proposed downtown paid parking zone and abstained from the first-reading vote while waiting on a written state ethics opinion, then used his discussion time to argue the city could not keep delaying capital projects because waiting would only make them cost more. The ordinance passed first reading 3-1 with his abstention.
December 2, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: fernandinaobserver.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Filed a verified motion for a temporary injunction in Nassau County Circuit Court, with a fellow commissioner, to stop the elections supervisor from certifying recall petitions against them, arguing their parking votes were lawful legislative decisions and not grounds for removal. A judge granted the injunction on April 7.
March 10, 2026
Source: fernandinaobserver.org
Voted to reject a citizen-initiated ordinance that would have prohibited paid parking in Fernandina Beach.
October 21, 2025
Source: fernandinaobserver.org
Past race Timothy M. Poynter ran in:
- Fernandina Beach Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Fernandina Beach city, Florida