Hollywood, FLVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Hollywood City Commission Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

7 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Commissioner District 1 · 1 seat

Commissioner District 3 · 1 seat

Commissioner District 5 · 1 seat

Three district seats are on this ballot. Only voters who live in District 1, 3 or 5 vote in that district's race, and each picks one candidate.

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The District 1 winner will succeed Commissioner Caryl Shuham, who ran for the Broward County Commission. Florida Politics

Hollywood voters will also decide Question 2, which would authorize the city to sell or transfer beachfront land north of the Dania Beach Pier to Broward County for conservation. City of Hollywood

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Adam GruberCommissioner, District 4, term 2024–20282sourcedPeter D. HernandezCommissioner, District 2, term 2024–20284sourcedJosh LevyMayor, term 2024–2028; not on the 2026 ballot3sourcedIdelma QuintanaCommissioner, District 6, term 2024–20282sourced

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Match quiz6 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesTaller buildings at the beach (Beach Overlay District), Condo tower on city land at 1301 S. Ocean Drive, Ballot Question 1: leases and sales of city landKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Taller buildings at the beach (Beach Overlay District)

Where it standsThe commission approved the five-year Hollywood Beach Overlay District 4-3 on first reading on Sept. 16, 2026; the final vote is set for Oct. 7.

What's on the tableEach height or density bonus under the overlay must be requested and approved by the City Commission, so the new commission will vote on individual beach projects.

Condo tower on city land at 1301 S. Ocean Drive

Where it standsIn May 2026 the commission voted 5-2 to turn a planned condo tower on city-owned beach land into a Live Local project; an amended agreement and ground lease are on the Oct. 7 agenda.

What's on the tableThe city remains the landlord under the 99-year ground lease, and the commission votes on any further changes to the deal.

Ballot Question 1: leases and sales of city land

Where it standsVoters decide on Nov. 3 whether long leases and sales of city parks, golf courses, historic property and land east of the Intracoastal need voter approval.

What's on the tableThe commission must follow the rule voters adopt whenever it considers selling or leasing city property.

  • Leases of city property for 20 years or longer, including renewals, would require a five-sevenths vote of the commission. City of Hollywood
  • Sales or leases of 50 years or longer of city parks, golf courses, recreational facilities, historic properties or property east of the Intracoastal would require approval by a majority of voters. City of Hollywood
  • A version of this amendment was on the 2024 ballot, but its wording was wrong, so votes on it were not counted. WLRN · Oct 29, 2024
  • The ordinance sending the amendment to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot passed on May 6, 2026. City of Hollywood Legistar · May 6, 2026

Property tax rate and budget

Where it standsOn Sept. 23, 2026 the commission set the 2026-27 operating tax rate at 7.4293 mills, flat compared with the year before.

What's on the tableThe commission sets the tax rate and adopts the budget every year.

Septic-to-sewer plan and water and sewer rates

Where it standsIn July 2026 the commission adopted the 25-year Waterworks 2050 septic-to-sewer program and a five-year schedule of water and sewer rate increases.

What's on the tableThe commission decides whether to keep the adopted rate schedule and how fast neighborhoods are connected to sewer.

Flooding and the Stormwater Master Plan

Where it standsThe commission adopted an updated Stormwater Master Plan in June 2025 and raised the stormwater fee from $10.62 to $22.00 per unit for fiscal 2026.

What's on the tableThe commission sets the stormwater fee and funds the drainage projects in the plan.

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  1. 1. The commission gave first approval to a five-year Beach Overlay District that lets some beach properties seek extra height in return for public-benefit payments. Where do you stand?

  2. 2. The city has a 99-year ground lease for a 30-story condo and workforce-housing tower on city-owned beach land at 1301 S. Ocean Drive. What should the city do?

  3. 3. Ballot Question 1 asks whether leases of 50 years or more of city parks, golf courses, historic property or land east of the Intracoastal should need voter approval. What's your view?

  4. 4. Hollywood's operating property tax rate for 2026-27 is 7.4293 mills, the same as last year. What should the commission do next year?

  5. 5. Hollywood adopted a 25-year plan to move neighborhoods off septic tanks, paid for partly by water and sewer rate increases. What should the commission do?

  6. 6. The city adopted a Stormwater Master Plan in 2025 and raised the stormwater fee to pay for drainage work. What should come next?

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The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Adam Gruber, Peter D. Hernandez, Josh Levy, Idelma Quintana3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Commission is made up of the mayor, elected at large, and six commissioners, each elected from a single district. City of Hollywood
  • The mayor and commissioners are elected to four-year staggered terms on a nonpartisan basis; Hollywood holds municipal elections every two years. City of Hollywood
  • Districts 1, 3 and 5 are up in November 2026; the mayor and Districts 2, 4 and 6 are up in November 2028. City of Hollywood
  • The commission appoints the city manager and city attorney and adopts the annual budget. City of Hollywood
  • Hollywood's contests on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot are Commissioner Districts 1, 3 and 5, plus two city ballot questions. Broward County Supervisor of Elections · Oct 1, 2026

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