Residents can apply until 5 p.m. Nov. 17 to fill Seat C until March 31. The City Council had decided Oct. 13 to leave Yvette Drucker's seat empty.

Boca Raton is looking for a resident to sit on the City Council until March 31. Applications for Seat C are open now and close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.

The seat is empty because council member Yvette Drucker resigned to run for another elected office. The city announced the search Tuesday in a news release.

It is a change of course. Four weeks ago the council decided to leave the seat empty until the March election.

The key dates

What When
Applications close 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17
Interviews Monday, Nov. 23, at the council workshop after the 1:30 p.m. CRA meeting
Council considers the appointment 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, at the regular council meeting
Appointment ends March 31, 2027

The appointee starts on the day the appointment takes effect, the city said.

Who can apply

Applicants must:

  • be at least 18
  • live in the city of Boca Raton
  • be registered to vote in the city

Applications are online only, through the city’s Seat C application form. The temporary appointment page has the details.

Whoever is appointed must file a financial disclosure, State Form 1, with the Florida Commission on Ethics within 30 days, the page says. Florida Statute 112.3145 requires it.

The job is more than council meetings. Council members also sit as the board of the Community Redevelopment Agency, which makes decisions about downtown Boca, the city says. Drucker was the CRA’s vice chair.

Why the council changed its mind

City Manager Mark Sohaney first set out how a temporary appointment could work at an Oct. 13 workshop. Two of the four remaining members said they wanted to leave the seat empty and let voters fill it on March 9, 2027. So no appointment would be made, the workshop minutes say. Residents spoke on both sides during public comment that day.

At the end of the Oct. 27 meeting, Deputy Mayor Michelle Grau recommended that the city reopen the discussion. Sohaney then gave a recommended timeline for applications and an appointment, the meeting’s draft minutes show. The council is due to approve those minutes Tuesday night.

With Seat C empty, the council has four members:

  • Mayor Andy Thomson
  • Deputy Mayor Michelle Grau
  • council member Jon Pearlman
  • council member Stacy Sipple

Until the seat is filled, any absence leaves three members to vote.

What it means for you

  • To apply: use the online form by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. Questions go to the City Council office at 561-393-7708.
  • To watch or speak: the interviews on Nov. 23 and the vote on Nov. 24 are public. Council meetings are now held at the 6500 Building, 6500 N. Congress Ave., and streamed on the city’s website and Channel 20. Anyone can speak during public comment.
  • To vote: Seats C and D are on the ballot at the city election Tuesday, March 9, 2027, according to the city’s notice of election. The same ballot is due to carry the proposed police headquarters bond.

Our City Hall contacts page lists every council member and the main city numbers. For the city’s other leadership change, see our story on interim City Manager Jim Zervis.