TOWN OF ORCHID COUNCIL MEETINGS

The next scheduled meeting of the Town Council will be Wednesday, November 5, 2008 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Beach Club at One Beachside Drive. 

TOWN OF ORCHID – ELECTIONS

Town Elections Changes

 The State of Florida moved its primary from February 5 to January 29 so the state would have a more prominent role in selecting presidential nominees.  Due to this change, municipalities needed to make a decision on holding their elections on January 29, retain the March election and bear the full cost of the election as it is considered a special election since it does not fall on a general election date, or move their elections to the presidential election date in November.  The Town of Orchid Town Council at its August meeting moved the Town's election to November.  This decision was decreed by Ordinance No. 2007-05 by an amendment to the Town Charter.  Those whose terms expire in 2008 will remain in their seats until the November election date.

In November 2008, the four-year terms of Town Council members C. Warren Crandall and Richard G. Dunlop will expire.  During the Town election qualifying period, Richard G. Dunlop and William H. Troxell filed with the Town's Supervisor of Elections to run for the open seats.  With two open seats and only two filed prospective candidates, the County Supervisor of Elections declared the two candidates elected to the Town Council.  Therefore, in compliance with Florida state law, there will be no election for Town Council members on November 4, 2008.  Messers Dunlop and Troxell will take the oath of office at the Town Council meeting on November 5, 2008.

In November 2010, the four-year terms of Town Council members Sue Joyce, Bud Oatway, and Paul Johnson will expire.

The Town of Orchid has five sitting members on its Council.  They are:

Mayor Richard Dunlop - Term Expires 2008

Vice Mayor Sue Joyce - Term Expires 2010

Councilmember Warren Crandall - Term Expires 2008

Councilmember Paul Johnson - Term Expires 2010

Councilmember Bud Oatway - Term Expires 2010

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/  (Florida Division of Elections)

www.ethics.state.fl.us  (Florida Commission on Ethics)

www.myflorida.com  (General Florida Government Information)

www.voteindianriver.com  (Indian River county Supv. of Elections)