Special Commission Meeting Will Select Five Finalists For City Commission Appointment
When the clock struck noon on February 15th, 2023, the deadline for submitting an application for the empty City Commission seat left by Matthew Sparks, expired. A week before only one application had been submitted, but by the deadline, 13 applications had been submitted to the City Clerk. City Receives 13 Applications Of the 13 […]
City of Oakland Park Seeking Applicants for Vacant Commission Seat
The City of Oakland Park is seeking applications to fill a vacancy on the City Commission. The current Commission has 4 members: Mayor Aisha Gordon, Vice Mayor Mitch Rosenwald, Commissioner Steve Arnst and Commissioner Tim Lonergan. The new, fifth member, will be determined by appointment on March 1, 2023. That person will serve until a […]
Oakland Park Commissioner, Matthew Sparks, Resigns
Current City Commissioner and former Mayor Matthew Sparks tendered the notice of his resignation from the City Commission on January 9, 2023. His resignation takes effect at 11:59 pm on January 18, 2023. His term of office was to end in November 2024. Commissioner Sparks is relocating to Arizona. Matt Sparks Leaves Commission After 6 […]
Oakland Park Swears In Two New City Commissioners
New Commissioners Are Sworn into the Oakland Park City Commission At the beginning of the City Commission meeting on Wednesday November 30, 2022 the City of Oakland Park held a Swearing-In Ceremony its two Commissioners, Steven R. Arnst and Tim Lonergan. The two new commissioners took Oath of Office, but not for the first time! […]
Oakland Park Election Recount Completed, Confirms Steve Arnst as City Commissioner
In the elections held on November 8, candidate Tim Lonergan secured his seat as one of the next Oakland Park City Commissioner with nearly 26% of the vote. The second seat, however, has been deadlocked since the results were released. With oscillations during the count, candidates Steven Arnst and Letitia “Tish” Newbold took turns in […]
Recount For Second Seat On The Oakland Park City Commission Scheduled
A machine recount of Oakland Park’s election contest is expected to take place on Monday, November 14 at 10 a.m. following a nail-biting finish for the second of two seats on the Oakland Park City Commission. Former two-time mayor Tim Lonergan led a field of six candidates by a large margin to win a seat […]
Meet Oakland Park’s Two New City Commissioners
2022 City Commission Elections The Oakland Park City Commission is made up of 5 members chosen by residents. This year residents were charged with choosing two new Commissioners to fill the seats left empty by Jane Bolin and Michael Carn. Six candidates competed for the honor of serving: Steve Arnst, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Coby King, Tim […]
Mayor Michael Carn Delivers State of the City Address
Oakland Park Mayor Michael Carn delivered the 2022 State of the City Address at the November 2nd Oakland Park City Commission Meeting. Mayor Carn said that he had the great and exciting honor to represent the Commission as we all collectively and modestly boast about our eight square mile slice of Broward County. “Oakland Park […]
City Commission Approves CRA Budget and More
The Oakland Park City Commission voted 5-0 at the September 21st, 2022 City Commission Meeting, to approve the final FY 2023 Oakland Park City Budget, 2023 Millage Rate and 2023 Special Assessments. As reported here previously, the three-step process to review, amend and approve the FY 2023 Budget, Millage Rate and Special Assessments has now […]
City Commission Votes on Preliminary 2022-2023 Budget and Downtown Properties Sale
Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Andrew Thompson, Director of Financial Services for the City of Oakland Park, gave a detailed presentation to the Commission on the Proposed FY 2022-2023 City Budget at the July 20th, 2022 City Commission Meeting. The City Budget, including the Millage Rate, is presented to the Commission for their consideration […]
