by Christine Robinson | Jun 16, 2018 | News
his is a pivotal time for the Tourist Development Tax and its use. It involves a lot of money and the Board of County Commissioners will have critical decisions to make about the use of this tax in the upcoming months. Last fiscal year, we collected $21,344,166.92....
by Christine Robinson | Jun 14, 2018 | News
The city is obligated to place a referendum on the November ballot about moving the city’s election dates, but first, it must make a series of decisions related to the potential change. The referendum will ask voters whether the city should move its elections from...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 8, 2018 | News
On June 18, the Sarasota City Commission is scheduled to review the draft of an ordinance that will set in motion a Nov. 6 referendum on whether citizens wish to change the dates of the city elections. On a June 4 motion by Commissioner Willie Shaw, seconded by...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 5, 2018 | News
Shifting Sarasota’s spring City Commission elections to the fall could temporarily extend commissioners’ terms by more than a year. The City Commission will have several options to phase in new election dates that could temporarily extend commission terms by 18 months...
