Pompano Beach City Commission · Nov 3, 2026
Darlene Smith
Commissioner, District 5; re-elected without opposition in 2026 to a second two-year termSun Sentinel editorial · Sep 8, 2026
Darlene Smith (Commissioner, District 5) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Pompano Beach City Commission after the election.
Has run a consulting business specializing in small business accounting software since 1986. Served 10 years on the Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board.
The six-member commission has repeatedly split 3-3, with Mayor Rex Hardin, Rhonda Sigerson-Eaton and Darlene Smith on one side and Alison Fournier, Audrey Fesik and Beverly Perkins on the other. Sun Sentinel · Aug 1, 2026
Darlene Smith (District 5) did not attend the Chamber of Commerce forum; she is running without a qualified challenger. TAPinto Pompano Beach · Sep 18, 2026
Where Darlene Smith stands: positions on the record
Downtown City Hall financing2 sourced positions
Voted yes on city-issued financing (certificates of participation) for the new downtown City Hall and garage (failed 3-3, June 2025).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Jun 10, 2025
Voted yes on first reading of up to $137 million in certificates of participation for the new City Hall and garage (failed 3-3, Oct. 2025).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Oct 29, 2025
Costco at The Pomp2 sourced positions
Voted yes on reversing the Planning and Zoning Board's denial of the Costco site plan (failed 3-3, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Jul 28, 2026
as reported by CBS News Miami
Supported the Costco store, citing jobs and the company's work on the design.
“They bring jobs and worked with us in the design.”
Own statementCBS News Miami · Jul 29, 2026
Police services1 sourced position
Voted yes on the police services agreement with the Broward Sheriff's Office (passed 4-2, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Jul 28, 2026
Beach parking garage1 sourced position
Voted yes on the $32.9 million Oceanside Parking Garage design-build contract (failed 3-3, Dec. 2025).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Dec 9, 2025
City manager1 sourced position
Voted yes on a motion recognizing City Manager Greg Harrison's excellent job performance (failed 3-3, July 2026).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Jul 28, 2026
Budget oversight1 sourced position
Voted no on re-creating a resident Budget Review Committee (failed 3-3, Feb. 2025).
Council voteCity of Pompano Beach Legistar · Feb 11, 2025
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Pompano Beach City Commission, District 5 in 2024 (won).
Council voteBroward County Supervisor of Elections · Nov 5, 2024
What Darlene Smith said vs. how Darlene Smith voted
Costco at The Pomp
In their words
Supported the Costco store, citing jobs and the company's work on the design.
Jul 29, 2026 ·as reported by CBS News Miami ·CBS News Miami · Jul 29, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on reversing the Planning and Zoning Board's denial of the Costco site plan (failed 3-3, July 2026).
Jul 28, 2026 ·City of Pompano Beach Legistar · Jul 28, 2026
On the ballot this time
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