MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
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Angel Gomez , Commissioner - Seat One
phone: 954.385.2000 / 954.914.1989
email: agomez@westonfl.org
First Elected: January 2008
Current Term:
November 2008 – November 2012 |
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The form of government used in the City of Weston,
pursuant to its Charter (Charter Document), is a Commission-Manager form of government.
Under this form of government the City Commission is the legislative
branch of the government and the City Manager is the executive
branch of the government.
The City Commission enacts Ordinances, the laws of
the City, adopts Resolutions authorizing actions on behalf of the
City, reviews plans for development, and establishes the policies by
which the City is governed.
The City Manager is the Chief Executive Officer of
the City. Responsible for overseeing the day-to- day operations,
administering the City's service providers, preparing long range
plans, and implementing the policies established by the City
Commission.
The City Commission hires the City Attorney, and
hires the City Manager who then hires all subordinate employees.
The City Commission is comprised of five members,
being the Mayor and four Commissioners.
The Mayor is the ceremonial leader of the City, the
presiding officer at Commission meetings and is a voting member of
the Commission, with his/her vote having no more or less weight than
that of any other member of the Commission. While the leading
political figure of the City, the Mayor does not bear the
responsibility nor has the authority of directing the day-to-day
municipal activities. The Mayor, upon authorization of the City
Commission, executes all documents on behalf of the City, and
represents the City to other public and private entities. The
position of Mayor is considered to be "part-time", and not an
employee of the City. The Mayor is elected at large to a four-year
term, and may reside in any area of the City.
City Commissioners each have the same authority and
ability to bring matters to, and to discuss and vote on matters
before the Commission. The position of Commissioner is considered to
be "part-time", and not an employee of the City. Each Commissioner
is elected at large to a four-year term representing all residents
of the City, however, pursuant to the Charter, each must reside in a
specific geographic seat area.
The Mayor and Commissioners are elected at large,
meaning that all voters can vote for the Mayor and each
Commissioner, and the Mayor and Commissioners are elected by a
plurality, meaning that the candidate receiving the highest number
of votes is elected, there are no run-off elections.
A person elected to the position of Mayor or
Commissioner is limited to two consecutive terms, and may be again
be a candidate for election after having not served in that position
for one full term. A Commissioner having served two consecutive
terms may be a candidate for the position of Mayor immediately
thereafter, and a Mayor having served two consecutive terms may be a
candidate for the position of Commissioner immediately thereafter.
Compensation for the position of Mayor is $13,000 annually, and for
the position of Commissioner is $10,000 annually, and is set by the
electorate of the city.
CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS
All meetings of the City Commission are currently held in the Weston City Hall, located at 17200 Royal Palm Boulevard.
Commission meeting agendas are available in both English and Spanish on the City website and can also be viewed on the City's government access cable channel.
Meeting dates are subject to change, please confirm prior to attendance
» 2010 City Commission Meeting Schedule
VIEW CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS ONLINE:
To view
City Commission meetings live online, or access archived City Commission
meetings, please click on Webcasting of City Commission Mtgs.
The proceedings of your Weston City Commission meetings are provided to you live by Advanced Cable and by Comcast Cable, along with rebroadcasts of the meeting throughout the week. Meetings are generally held the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00 pm, please refer to the event schedule for exact meeting dates.
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