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CITY COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
A City Commission is a form of municipal government in which individual officials are
elected to represent the citizens of the community. The governing board is called a commission
and is responsible for providing legislative direction for the city to operate and govern. An
odd number of commissioners are elected to prevent a stalemate in the voting process.
The City of Eustis has a council-manager form of government. The Commission
consists of five Commission seats and commissioners are elected to four-year terms with
elections held in even-numbered years. The elections are nonpartisan in nature. Elections for
seats 3, 4, and 5 are held during presidential election years. Commission terms begin in
January following the election year. The Commission forms and directs the policies of the
City government to achieve goals in the interests of the residents of the City of Eustis.
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