Town Council Elections

TOWN ELECTIONS

Electing Officials for the Town of Indian River Shores

The Town of Indian River Shores holds elections every even-numbered year to elect two or three of the five-member Town Council.  This election is held on the second Tuesday in November in the Town's Community Center.  

The next election for Indian River Shores Town Council is November 8, 2016. We will have three seats available. Mayor Brian Barefoot and Councilman Tom Slater are eligible for reelection, and Vice Mayor Jerry Weick is term-limited and unable to seek reelection. 

The qualifying period for the November 2016 Town Council election begins at noon Thursday, August 25th and continues until noon on Friday, September 9th. No qualification packages will be accepted other than during that time. Click here for the candidate information packet.

Anyone interested in becoming an Indian River Shores council member must have been a resident of the Town for at least one year prior to the election.  Our council members are elected "at large," which means that each council member represents the Town as a whole rather than a specific district within the Town.  Other important considerations include:

• Willingness to serve a 4-year term of office;
• Availability to meet at least once per month, usually on the fourth Thursday at 9 a.m., to conduct the affairs of the Town;
• Availability to represent the Town on one or more boards or committees for normal monthly meetings in the county or state;
• Participation in selection of the mayor and vice-mayor for 2-year terms at a special or regular meeting following the elections;
• Serving without remuneration. 

Please contact the Town Clerk for further details or information regarding seeking election to Indian River Shores Town Council.