Sarasota City Commission · Nov 3, 2026
Kathy Kelley Ohlrich
Vice Mayor and Commissioner, District 3; term ends 2028City of Sarasota
Kathy Kelley Ohlrich (Vice Mayor and Commissioner, District 3) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Sarasota City Commission after the election.
Vice Mayor and District 3 city commissioner. She is a former chair of the city Planning Board.
Where Kathy Kelley Ohlrich stands: positions on the record
Downtown parking3 sourced positions
Voted for a motion to direct staff to move forward with higher citation fees and extended parking hours (carried 5-0, Mar. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sarasota · Mar 23, 2026
Voted to suspend the extended paid-parking hours adopted earlier in 2026, keeping the higher citation fines (unanimous, Aug. 2026).
Council voteYour Observer · Aug 4, 2026
Said after voting for the extended hours that the commission had not consulted stakeholders.
“We didn’t talk to our stakeholders.”
Own statementSarasota Magazine · Aug 4, 2026
Rezoning2 sourced positions
Voted no on the Alderman Street rezoning from RMF-5 to Downtown Edge on first reading (passed 3-2, Mar. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sarasota · Mar 2, 2026
Voted no on the Alderman Street rezoning on second reading (passed 3-2, Apr. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sarasota · Apr 20, 2026
City manager search1 sourced position
Voted no on stopping applications for the city manager search on Jan. 8, 2026 (passed 4-1, Jan. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sarasota · Jan 5, 2026
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