George Oliver III to face Ages Hart for Ocoee District 4 Commission seat in March

Current Ocoee District 4 Commissioner George Oliver III and former interim District 4 Commissioner Ages Hart have both qualified as candidates for the March 11 election for the seat. If necessary, the run-off election will be conducted on April 8.

The District 2 Commission seat was also set to be part of the March ballot, but incumbent Rosemary Wilsen will retain the seat for another four-year term as she is the only candidate who qualified for the election.

Along with the election for the District 4 seat, Ocoee voters will also have the chance to vote yes or no on three amendments to the city charter: 

• Section C-9 of the City of Ocoee’s Charter shall be amended to provide that the City Commission has authority to interpret and enforce the City Charter subject to review of such decisions by a court of competent jurisdiction.  
• Section C-10 of the City of Ocoee’s Charter shall be amended to provide that the City Commission has authority to judge the qualifications and eligibility of candidates for the Commission, establish procedural rules for C-10, including ensuring that notice and due process is given to affected persons and provide for review of such decisions by a court of competent jurisdiction.  
• Section C-17 of the City of Ocoee’s Charter shall be amended to state that a member of the City Commission who resigns cannot thereafter seek election to any part of the same term of office from which the member resigned.   

Early voting runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 3-7 at the Supervisor of Elections office.