Sunrise City Commission · Nov 3, 2026
Joseph Scuotto
Joseph Scuotto (Sunrise City Commission Member) is not on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot and will stay on the Sunrise City Commission after the election.
Owner of Scuotto's Pizza Café in Sunrise and a city commissioner since 1997. Past chair of the South Florida Regional Planning Council.
Where Joseph Scuotto stands: positions on the record
Indian Trace hotel2 sourced positions
Voted no on denying the rezoning of Indian Trace Center to a Planned Development District (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Mar 3, 2026
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Warned that if the project did not go through, the site would likely be sold for a Live Local development.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · Mar 3, 2026
School zone cameras1 sourced position
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Said he supported all-day school zone camera enforcement.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · Nov 12, 2025
Trash and recycling2 sourced positions
Voted no on approving the First Amendment to the Broward Solid Waste Authority interlocal agreement (passed 4-1, May 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Said he did not want Sunrise stuck in a 40-year contract.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
Property tax rate1 sourced position
Voted yes on the tentative 6.0543-mill operating tax rate for 2025-26 (passed 5-0, Sept. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Sep 10, 2025
Public art2 sourced positions
Voted no on two Flamingo Road Linear Park sculpture contracts (both failed 0-4, Feb. 2026).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote
Said he supported moving forward with the sculptures if someone else was paying, and could wait if the city was paying.
Own statementCity of Sunrise minutes · Feb 24, 2026
Metropica growth1 sourced position
Voted no on a land-use change raising the high-rise homes and office space allowed at Metropica (passed 4-1, Jan. 2025).
Council voteCity of Sunrise minutes · Jan 14, 2025
Past candidacy1 sourced position
Ran for Sunrise City Commission, Seat B in 2024 (won).
Council voteBroward County Supervisor of Elections · Nov 5, 2024
What Joseph Scuotto said vs. how Joseph Scuotto voted
Indian Trace hotel
In their words
Warned that if the project did not go through, the site would likely be sold for a Live Local development.
Mar 3, 2026 ·as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote ·City of Sunrise minutes · Mar 3, 2026
On the record
Voted no on denying the rezoning of Indian Trace Center to a Planned Development District (passed 3-2, March 2026).
Mar 3, 2026 ·City of Sunrise minutes · Mar 3, 2026
Trash and recycling
In their words
Said he did not want Sunrise stuck in a 40-year contract.
May 22, 2026 ·as summarized in the official meeting minutes; not a direct quote ·City of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
On the record
Voted no on approving the First Amendment to the Broward Solid Waste Authority interlocal agreement (passed 4-1, May 2026).
May 22, 2026 ·City of Sunrise minutes · May 22, 2026
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