Opa-locka City Commission · Nov 3, 2026
Joseph L.
Kelley
Vice Mayor; reelected in 2024 to a four-year termCity of Opa-locka
Joseph L. Kelley (Vice Mayor) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Opa-locka City Commission after the election.
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Background
- About
- Pastor of Holy Temple Missionary Baptist Church since 1989 and a city official since 2000.
On the record: Joseph L. Kelley
4 sourced01City tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance setting the final fiscal 2027 millage rate (8.9797 mills; passed 5-0, Sept. 8, 2026).
Council voteOpa-locka City Commission minutes, Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, 2026 (in the Sept. 23 agenda packet) · Sep 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Youth basketball program1 sourced position
Voted no on the facility-use agreement for an outside group's youth basketball program at Sherbondy Village (passed 4-1, Sept. 9, 2026).
Council voteOpa-locka City Commission minutes, Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, 2026 (in the Sept. 23 agenda packet) · Sep 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03Commission pay referendum1 sourced position
Voted yes on second reading of the ordinance putting a charter amendment on the ballot to raise mayor and commissioner pay from $550 to $1,500 a month (passed 5-0, July 8, 2026).
Council voteOpa-locka City Commission minutes, July 8, 2026 (in the July 22 agenda packet) · Jul 22, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Development1 sourced position
Voted yes on the site plan for a concrete batching plant at 13060 Cairo Lane (passed 5-0, Sept. 9, 2026).
Council voteOpa-locka City Commission minutes, Sept. 8 and Sept. 9, 2026 (in the Sept. 23 agenda packet) · Sep 23, 2026LinkHow the council voted
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