Fort Myers City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Darla Bonk
Councilmember, Ward 6; re-elected November 2024 to a 4-year termCity of Fort Myers
Darla Bonk (Councilmember, Ward 6) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Fort Myers City Council after the election.
Former corporate sales executive and American Cancer Society executive director, first elected in 2020. She and her husband run Architectural Metal Flashings.
Where Darla Bonk stands: positions on the record
Property tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 4113, setting the 2026 property tax rate at 6.9000 mills, above the 6.6465 rollback rate (passed 5-2, Sept. 2026).
Council voteFort Myers City Council · Sep 21, 2026
Utility rates1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 4107, confirming a 5% water and sewer rate increase for FY2027 and setting scheduled increases through FY2031 (passed 5-2, Sept. 2026).
Council voteFort Myers City Council · Sep 21, 2026
Yacht Basin1 sourced position
Voted no on Fred Burson's motion to have Fort Myers SMI LLC pay the city $250,000 a year for each further year of delay on the Yacht Basin renovation (passed 4-3, April 2026).
Council voteFort Myers City Council · Apr 6, 2026
City of Palms Park1 sourced position
Voted yes on a $988,441 contract with HONC Destruction to demolish City of Palms Park (passed 4-2, April 2026).
Council voteFort Myers City Council · Apr 20, 2026
Budget2 sourced positions
Voted yes on Resolution 2026-86, the final FY2026-27 budget appropriations (passed 5-2, Sept. 2026).
Council voteFort Myers City Council · Sep 21, 2026
as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote
At the Sept. 9, 2026 budget hearing, noted the city expects to pay about $1.1 million more to the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Own statementFort Myers City Council · Sep 9, 2026
What Darla Bonk said vs. how Darla Bonk voted
Budget
In their words
At the Sept. 9, 2026 budget hearing, noted the city expects to pay about $1.1 million more to the Community Redevelopment Agency.
Sep 9, 2026 ·as recorded in the council minutes; not a direct quote ·Fort Myers City Council · Sep 9, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on Resolution 2026-86, the final FY2026-27 budget appropriations (passed 5-2, Sept. 2026).
Sep 21, 2026 ·Fort Myers City Council · Sep 21, 2026
On the ballot this time
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