Tag: Commissioner George Oliver III

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.

Ninth Circuit Court rules city commission has no authority over candidates, only its "members."

Lawsuit alleges city commission deliberately sought to disqualify Oliver from March election and developed a new interpretation of city charter with “extra qualification requirements.”

The decision hinged on the legal definition of “successor” as officials and residents debated whether a commissioner could “succeed” himself into a position he vacated.

Ages Hart: "It would be something I would like to do."