Cooper City Council
Cooper City operates under a council-manager type of government. This means that the local governing body of the city is divided into two branches: the City Manager’s office and the City Commission which includes the Mayor. This setup is also known as the Commission-Manager Plan.
The City Manager and his staff are in charge of the day-to-day operations of Cooper City. They oversee the performance of all city departments which include the Police, Fire and Rescue, Utilities, Recreation, Building, Growth Management, and Public Works. The Cooper City Council or City Commission on the other hand is responsible for policy-making and goal-setting. The Mayor and the City Commissioners are also responsible for setting the local tax rates and identifying the target issues in Cooper City that need to be addressed by the local government.
The Cooper City Council has four commissioners, each serving a three-year term with a maximum of three terms. The two commissioners are elected are elected in the same year while the other two together with the mayor are elected the following year.