Tag: Commissioner George Oliver III

Commissioners Oliver, Hart each had a $10,000 discretionary funds budget and a $6,000 travel budget. Here’s how they used them.

Maintains city charter amendments give commission “too much power.”

Taxes, infrastructure, public safety, preserving green spaces, affordable housing also top of mind concerns for residents.

Ocoee Mayor Rusty Johnson says Heritage Foundation not involved in drafting amendments.

Shane Taylor is first "elected" mayor in decades. George Oliver III regains Ocoee D4 seat. Winter Garden D2 race goes to April run-off.

Robertson landed jabs for Oliver's “abandoning” voters while the former commissioner pledged he was unequivocally committed to Ocoee. 

“The idea is to protect the city's neutrality with respect to political campaigns.”

Changes would allow commission to assert its authority, determine candidate qualifications and prevent future candidates from running for seats vacated in the same term.

Ocoee’s election rescheduling, city attorney retirement and Charter Review Commission have been the subject of much misinformation — some of which surfaced in Oliver’s press statement. VoxPopuli explains what’s true, what's not and what needs context.

Democratic Party officials say decision is a win for democracy and the citizens of Ocoee.