Elected Officials

The City of Cocoa Beach has a City Commission - City Manager form of government.  This form of government was agreed on by citizens on June 19, 1958.  The City Commission is the legislative branch of City Government and operates in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Cocoa Beach.  The City Commission is responsible for enacting ordinances and resolutions that the City Manager of Cocoa Beach administers as the executive officer of city government.

(From Left to Right: Commissioner Don John, Commissioner Skip Williams, Mayor Skip Beeler, Commissioner Kevin Pruett, Vice-Mayor Griffin)

Five Commission members, one of which is the Mayor, are elected by the voters of Cocoa Beach to serve for a three-year term.  Commission members are elected at-large. The Mayor presides at all meetings and performs duties delegated to the Mayor by the City Commission.  The Vice-Mayor is elected by the City Commission from its own members at the annual organizational meeting held after an election.

City Commission meetings are held on the first and third Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. in Commission Room (located on the first floor of City Hall- 2 South Orlando Avenue.)  Meetings are open to the public. To place an item on a Commission Agenda, submit this form to the City Manager's office by 2:00 pm, Tuesday the week prior to the Meeting, or complete a speaker card to address the Commission on an Agenda item. (See below for PDF or Word versions of the forms.)

2007 City Commission
	Seat # 1 Dr. Leon "Skip" Beeler (email) Mayor/ Commissioner Term expires 2011 (Mayor Beeler was not opposed in the November 2008 Election; his new term will expire in 2011)	Leon “Skip” Beeler III, MD - Skip Beeler was first elected to the City Commission in 2000. He was elected Mayor in the 2002 election. Mayor Beeler ran unopposed in 2008 and is currently in office until 2011. Mayor Beeler is a board certified Emergency Medicine physician who works as the Deputy Director of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Kennedy Space Center and also as an independent contractor at Cape Canaveral Hospital Emergency Department in Cocoa Beach. Dr. Beeler has been a member of many community organizations including Rotary, Space Coast Art Festival, Cocoa Beach Citizens League, Friends of the Library, Brevard County Medical Society and Florida Medical Association. In his spare time, Mayor Beeler enjoys windsurfing, golf, bike riding and spending time with his wife Teri and children Sean and Tess.
	Seat # 2 Ken Griffin (email) Commissioner/ Vice-Mayor Term expires 2009	Elected as Commissioner in 2002 to fill the commission seat vacated by Dr. Beeler, Ken previously had served the City of Cocoa Beach as chairman of the Board of Adjustment (eight years on the BOA - 6 years as chairman). He was unopposed in the 2006 election. Ken has been a Cocoa Beach resident since 1992. He retired from the City of Highland Park, MI Fire Department where he served 25 years as a firefighter and Assistant Chief. Previous to the HPFD, Ken was a supervisor at Chrysler Corporation. Commissioner Griffin's memberships include Cocoa Beach Kiwanis Club, Cocoa Beach Citizen's League, Citizens for Florida Waterways and AOPA Pilots Association. In his spare time, Commissioner Griffin enjoys golf, flying and spending time with his wife, Willie.
	Seat # 3 Kevin S. Pruett (email) Commissioner Term expires 2009	Elected as Commissioner in 2003, unopposed in 2006, Commissioner Pruett was born in Rockledge and has resided in Cocoa Beach for 36 years.  He is the Vice-President for ENSCO Incorporated's Aerospace Sciences and Engineering Division located in Cocoa Beach. He is married to Jenny and they have two Weimaraner dogs. Kevin and Jenny attend worship at Club Zion Gospel Outreach of Cocoa Beach  He is a member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, National Contract Management Association, Help Our Hospital Committee, International Game Fish Association, Citizens of Florida Waterways. Kevin is a licensed Captain with the US Coast Guard and has a Florida Real Estate Broker License.  He served on the Board of Trustees for Cape Canaveral Hospital and has previously served as Chairman on the City's Board of Adjustment.
	Seat # 4 Skip Williams (email) Commissioner Term expires 2010	Elected as Commissioner in 2007, Commissioner Williams, who is originally from Indian River County, has resided in the City since 1986. He is a graduate of Florida Institute of Technology and holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree. He is a NASA Project Manager. His affiliations include being a volunteer for Keep Brevard Beautiful, Director and Treasurer of Christian Surfers Cocoa Beach, Board Member and Treasurer of the Servant Air Ministries and is a Club Zion Member. Prior to becoming Commissiner, he was the Chairperson of the Cocoa Beach Waterways and Wildlife Board and has served on that Board for fifteen years.
	Seat # 5 Don John (email) Commissioner Term expires 2010	Elected as Commissioner in 2004, unopposed in 2007, Commissioner John has thirty years small business owner in Massachusetts.  He is currently a small business owner in Cocoa Beach. He served on the Brightwaters Land Use Committee, graduated from the Cocoa Beach Citizen's Academy and prior to becoming Commissioner, he was the Chairman of Cocoa Beach Planning Board.

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