City Council
The City of Okeechobee's City Council is made up of five representatives who reside within the city limits. They are elected at large, (not by districts), to four-year terms. Each even- numbered year on General Election Day in November, the city's registered voters may elect or re-elect two or three City Council members to represent them in their city government.
Dowling R. Watford, Jr., Mayor
Term of office: January 6, 1987 to January 2, 2023
Committees and appointments by council:
- Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments
- Okeechobee Historical Society
- Battle of Okeechobee Re-enactment Committee
- Shared Services of Okeechobee Executive Round Table
- Okeechobee County Juvenile Justice Council
- Hendry, Okeechobee and Glades Opiod Consortium
Noel Chandler, Council Member
Term of office: June 1, 2021 to January 6, 2025
Committees and appointments by council:
- Central Florida Regional Planning Council
- Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities, Alternate
- Treasure Coast Council of Local Governments, Alternate
Monica Clark, Council Member
Term of office: January 2, 2017 to January 6, 2025
Committees and appointments by council:
- Okeechobee County Healthy Start Coalition
- Okeechobee Tourist Development Council
Bob Jarriel, Council Member
Term of office: January 7, 2019 to January 2, 2023
Committees and appointments by council:
- Central Florida Regional Planning Council, Alternate
- Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities
Bobby Keefe, Council Member
Term of office: January 7, 2019 to January 2, 2023
Committees and appointments by council
- Okeechobee Main Street
- Okeechobee Tourist Development Council
The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in their chambers, located on the second floor of City Hall.
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