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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Florence Mayor & City Council Election 2026

5 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 11 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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

All five seats are on this ballot, and every Florence voter votes in all three contests: one vote for Mayor, up to two for the two-year Council seats and up to two for the four-year Council seats.

Last day the county mails ballots · Oct 29

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What the next council decides

01Flock license plate cameras4 sourced facts

Where it standsOn February 2, 2026 the Council voted 3-2 to continue the City's contract with Flock Safety for its automatic license plate reader cameras.

What's on the tableWhether to keep, change or end the Flock camera program.

02Public safety fee3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Council created a public safety fee in June 2025 and voted in November 2025 to raise it from $5 to $15 a month in January 2026 and to $18 in July 2026.

What's on the tableWhether to keep, change or lower the public safety fee as the Council writes the next two-year budget.

03Fee breaks for smaller homes3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn July 2026 the Council voted 4-1 to continue its system development charge (SDC) exemption and deferral program through June 30, 2027.

What's on the tableWhether to renew, change or end the SDC exemptions when the program expires in mid-2027.

04Housing incentives and city land3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Council granted a multi-unit property tax exemption (MUPTE) for the Elm Park Apartments in April 2025 and approved the Pine Crossing land agreement in June 2026.

What's on the tableWhether to offer more tax exemptions and other incentives for workforce housing, and what to do with city-owned land.

05Winter shelter2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn November 2025 the Council voted 4-1 to approve a single, centralized emergency warming center location for the 2025-2026 winter.

What's on the tableWhere and how the City allows emergency shelter in future winters.

06Next two-year budget3 sourced facts

Where it standsFlorence runs on a 2025-2027 biennial budget adopted unanimously in June 2025, and an outside organizational review by Baker Tilly is under way.

What's on the tableThe 2027-2029 budget: staffing, services, fees and which projects to fund.

2 notes on these statements

Mike Webb was appointed to a Council vacancy by a 3-1 vote on March 3, 2025. Florence City Council minutes, March 3, 2025 · Mar 3, 2025

All 11 candidates were asked the same six Siuslaw News questions; answers ran in two parts in October 2026. Siuslaw News · Oct 7, 2026

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  1. 1. What should Florence do with its Flock license plate cameras?

  2. 2. Should the Council raise the monthly public safety fee to fund police?

  3. 3. Should Florence keep waiving system development charges for smaller homes?

  4. 4. Should Florence give property tax exemptions to get workforce apartments built?

  5. 5. Should Florence work toward a year-round homeless shelter?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted10 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

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The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 5 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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