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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....

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...

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...

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...

On the evening of June 4, the Sarasota city commissioners are scheduled to make their formal decision about letting citizens decide when future city elections will be conducted. On May 18, Decide the Date Sarasota — which describes itself as “a grassroots, bipartisan...

Since a Sarasota campaign gathered enough signatures to put the “Decide The Date” referendum on the November ballot, city voters soon will make a critical decision that could alter the dynamic of local elections. Frankly, it’s about time this contentious issue...