When:  Monday, July 21, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
Where:  City Hall Commission Chambers, 200 2nd Street, WPB

(07/18/08)  City commissioners will hold a “taste test” as part of their evaluation of potential operators for the new library café at a special meeting on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers.

The café will be located on a portion of the ground floor of the new City library, which is part of the City Center project.  The parties wishing to operate the library café will create samples from their menu for the commissioners to taste.

When:  Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 2:45 p.m.
Where:  City Commission Chambers, 200 2nd Street, WPB City Hall

(07/08/08)  Newly-elected City Commissioner Kimberly Mitchell (District 3) will be sworn into office at a special ceremony on Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 2:45 p.m.  The ceremony will take place in West Palm Beach City Hall Commission Chambers located at 200 2nd Street.

Commissioner Mitchell will take the City’s oath of office, and begins serving her term immediately thereafter.  The ceremony will be carried live by West Palm TV (Comcast Cable Channel 18) and can also be seen live by logging onto wpbtv.org.

(Monday, October 29, 2007)  West Palm Beach City Commissioners have voted to amend the rules for candidates wishing to qualify to run for City offices.  The new rules change the timing of the qualifying period, lengthen the official campaign period and follow the recommendations made by the City’s elections task force.  The Commission also changed the timing of the qualifying period for candidates wishing to use the alternative method of qualifying.

Under the new ordinance, candidates must qualify for office no earlier than noon on the last Tuesday in December and no later than noon on the second Tuesday in January.  Under the previous ordinance, candidates had to qualify no earlier than noon on the on the last Tuesday in January and no later than noon on the second Tuesday in February.

Having the deadline to qualify in January rather than in February will lengthen the official campaign period by approximately one month.  This will give voters additional time to consider the issues, interact with candidates and weigh the positions and qualifications of the candidates.

For candidates wishing to use the alternative method to qualify, the qualification period for the City of West Palm Beach 2008 General Election will begin on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 and close on Friday, November 30, 2007.  The alternative method of qualifying for office involves gathering signatures rather than paying the campaign filing fee.

April 5, 2007 - During a special meeting of the West Palm Beach City Commission, Molly Douglas was sworn in as the new commissioner for District One. Commissioner Douglas replaces Michael Weeks, who was appointed to the District One seat on February 7, 2007. Douglas will serve until the end of the current term, which is in March of 2008.

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04/04/07 - The City of West Palm Beach will hold a swearing-in ceremony for new District One Commissioner Molly Douglas at 2:45 P.M on Thursday, April 5, 2007 in City Hall Commission Chambers, located at 200 2nd Street.

The ceremony will be carried live on West Palm TV, Comcast Cable Channel 18.

For Additional Information:
West Palm Beach Public Information Officer @
(561) 822-1433 / 822-1411 or webpio@wpb.org

03/28/07 - City of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel will join City Commissioners, City staff members, and concerned residents on a bus tour of the Coleman Park area on Saturday, March 31, 2007 from 10:00 A.M. to Noon.  The bus tour will begin at the Coleman Park Community Center, located at 1116 21st Street, at 10:00 A.M.

City staff will tour the neighborhood with residents in an effort to assess code, police, and other community issues.

For Additional Information:
West Palm Beach Public Information Officer @
(561) 822-1433 / 822-1411 or webpio@wpb.org

03/19/07 - City of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel, City Commissioner Isaac “Ike” Robinson, Jr., and City Commissioner Jeri Muoio will be sworn in to office at a special ceremony on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 2:45 P.M. in City Hall Commission Chambers, located at 200 2nd Street in downtown West Palm Beach.  The Mayor and the two Commissioners will take the City’s oath of office, and begin serving their elected terms immediately thereafter.

The swearing in ceremony will be carried live by West Palm TV (Adelphia Cable Channel 18) and can be also seen live on the internet through the City’s website by logging on to wpbtv.org.

For Additional Information:
West Palm Beach Public Information Officer @
(561) 822-1433 / 822-1411 or webpio@wpb.org