City of Cooper City Charter Amendment: Commission Vacancy Appointments (Ordinance 26-08)
Cooper City city, Florida
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Requires Cooper City commissioners to choose who fills empty seats, ending special elections for those seats. Taxpayers would avoid those election costs, with no tax increase from this change.
Proposed by: Cooper City City Commission (Ordinance 26-08)
The city's elected commission acted after its Charter Review Board met. A city charter is the city's rulebook. Florida law says city voters must approve any change to it.
A YES vote means
Appoint someone for the rest of a term when two years or less remain. For longer terms, voters choose a replacement at the next regular city election.
A NO vote means
Keep special elections when both the term's end and next regular election are over 180 days away. The city would still pay for those elections.
Sources: coopercity.gov2