BROWARD COUNTY, FL - It's a big day for the Broward County Commission on Tuesday as Mayor Michael Udine delivers the 2022 State of the County Address, two new Commissioners will officially take office and three incumbent Commissioners will be sworn in.

Mayor Michael Udine describes the State of the County as "strong."  He will outline the numerous accomplishments made this year as Broward County transitions and continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.  He will continue to represent the residents of Broward District 3.

Robert McKinzie will be sworn in to serve as Broward Commissioner for District 8.  He formerly served as a Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner since 2014. Robert McKinzie is a native of Fort Lauderdale, graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. Prior to his election to the Broward County Commission, he served as the District 3 Commissioner for the City of Fort Lauderdale. Commissioner McKinzie has many years of experience and service in Broward County both in the public and private sector. He is a licensed General Contractor and has been in the construction business for over 20 years. He currently sits on the Broward Housing Finance Authority. Commission District 8 encompasses Broward Municipal Service District (Central County, turnpike), Coconut Creek (part), Fort Lauderdale (part), Lauderdale Lakes (part), Lauderhill (part), Margate (part), North Lauderdale (part), Oakland Park (part), Plantation (part), Pompano Beach (part), Tamarac (part), and Wilton Manors (part).

The Honorable Hazelle P. Rogers will be sworn in to serve as Broward Commissioner for District 9. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She began her political career in Broward County in 1996 when she was elected to the Lauderdale Lakes City Commission, the only woman on the 7-member commission. She was appointed as President of the Broward League of Cities in 2004, representing the 31 municipalities in Broward County. She subsequently served as Mayor of Lauderdale Lakes, just prior to her election to the Broward County Commissioners in 2022. After 12 years of service in Lauderdale Lakes, in 2008 she was elected to the State Legislature, making her the first person from the English-speaking Caribbean-American community elected to office in the southeastern United States. When she was elected to her second term, she became the first Jamaican and second person from the English-speaking Caribbean to serve in the Florida House of Representatives. Over her 32 years of public service, Commissioner Rogers has received numerous awards, including the Florida Association of Counties' Champion Award for 2014 and 2015; the Jamaican American Bar Association Legislative Award, 2015; and the Florida League of Cities' Legislative Appreciation Award for four consecutive years 2013-2016. Commission District 9 encompasses the Broward Municipal Service District (turnpike), Fort Lauderdale (part), Lauderdale Lakes (part), Lauderhill (part), Oakland Park (part), Plantation (part), and Sunrise (part).

Incumbent Commissioner Mark Bogen will once again serve the people in his Broward District 2 which encompasses Broward Municipal Service District (Hillsboro Pines & Ranches, turnpike), County Regional Facility (Monarch Land Fill), Coconut Creek (part), Deerfield Beach, Margate (part), Parkland (part/south of Sawgrass), Pompano Beach (part), and Tribal Land (Coconut Creek Casino).  Commissioner Bogen has been practicing law for 30 years and as the managing partner of the Bogen Law Group which focuses on the representation of condominium and homeowner associations big and small. He is also well known for his legal expertise in a variety of securities, consumer, and anti-trust class action lawsuits. Mark Bogen was a former Special Assistant to the State Attorney's office, an adjunct professor of business law at Florida Atlantic University, and authored a book "What Every Condo Owner Should Know."

Vice Mayor Lamar P. Fisher and the incumbent Commissioner representing Broward District 4 also won re-election.  Lamar entered the public service arena in 1994 by serving on the City of Pompano Beach Planning and Zoning Board for eight years. He was successfully elected as the Pompano Beach City Commissioner for District 3 in 2002 and re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Following in his grandfather's footsteps, in 2007 Lamar was elected Mayor-at-Large of Pompano Beach and served further re-election terms in 2010, 2013 and 2016 through November of 2018. Commission District 4 encompasses Fort Lauderdale (part), Hillsboro Beach, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lazy Lake, Lighthouse Point, Oakland Park (part), Pompano Beach (part), Sea Ranch Lakes, and Wilton Manors (part). Lamar P. Fisher is a fourth-generation resident of Broward County, and his great-grandfather signed the articles of incorporation for the City of Pompano Beach in 1908.

Broward Commissioner Beam Furr retains his seat representing Broward District 6. He formerly served as a Hollywood City Commissioner for 12 consecutive years representing Hollywood's District 2. He was formerly a teacher at Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines for many years. Broward Commission District 6 includes parts of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Pembroke Park, and West Park.

The Broward State of the County Address and swearing-in ceremonies take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, beginning at 10AM at the Broward Governmental Center, 115 S. Andrews Ave., Room 422 in Fort Lauderdale. 

November 25, 2022

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