Boca Raton has opened applications to temporarily fill its vacant Seat C on the City Council, and 70 people had applied by mid-morning Friday. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.
The appointee would serve from the effective date of the appointment until Wednesday, March 31, 2027. Council interviews are set for Monday, Nov. 23, at the City Council Workshop, which follows a Community Redevelopment Agency meeting that begins at 1:30 p.m. The council is expected to vote on the appointment at its regular 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Nov. 24.
The seat opened again because former council member Yvette Drucker won the Nov. 3 election and was sworn in as Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Drucker held a similar temporary appointment in 2020, when Councilman Jeremy Rodgers was deployed by the military.
Among the applicants is Brian Stenberg, a Boca Raton businessman and chairman of the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Associations. Stenberg, 57, said it would be his fourth run for office after council bids in 2020, 2021 and 2024. He said his campaign would involve no fundraising, yard signs, robocalls or campaign postcards.
Three candidates have qualified for the permanent Seat C in the March 9, 2027, municipal election, according to the city. Residents can find the temporary appointment application and requirements on the city website.
