#1114-2 List of City Commission Members 1953 to 1999CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL/COMMISSION 1953 TO DATE
4-YEAR TERMS
June 2, 1953 Harold Shapiro (Mayor)
Harold Spaet
Bernard Frank
Harold Turk
June 7, 1955 D. Lee Powell (Mayor)
Marcie Liberman
Melvin Richard
June 8, 1955 Sam Halperin
June 4, 1957 Kenneth Oka (Mayor)
Harold Spaet
Bernard Frank
Harold Shapiro
June 2, 1959 D. Lee Powell (Mayor)
Marcie Liberman
Melvin Richard
Wolfie Cohen
June 6, 1961 Kenneth Oka (Mayor)
Malvin Englander
Bernard Frank
Wolfie Cohen
June 4, 1963 Melvin Richard (Mayor)
D. Lee Powell
Robert Turchin
Hyman Galbut
June 1, 1965 Elliott Roosevelt (Mayor)
Joe Malek
Paul Seiderman
Malvin Englander
May 16, 1967 D. Lee Powell
Leonard Weinstein
June 6, 1967 Jay Dermer (Mayor)
Norman Ciment
May 7, 1969 Bob Peterson (replaced Englander while under indictment -Englander was
reinstated 7/2/69)
Nov. 4, 1969 Jay Dermer (Mayor)
Nov. 18, 1969 Bob Goodman Group 2
Herbert Magnes Group 3
Jerome Greene Group 1
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL/COMMISSION 1953 TO DATE
Jan. 6, 1971 Harold Rosen (appointed to fill unexpired term of Norman Ciment who resigned)
Nov. 2, 1971 Chuck Hall (Mayor)
Harold Rosen Group 4
Leonard Weinstein Group 6
Nov. 16, 1971 Dr. Leonard Haber Group 5
Feb. 20, 1973 Dr. Simon J. Wikler Group 1 (Special election held to fill unexpired
term of Jerome Greene who resigned
1 1/72 to run for the Legislature)
Nov. 6, 1973 Chuck Hall (Mayor)
Dr. Simon Wikler Group 1
Philip Sahl Group 2
Murray Meyerson Group 3
Aug. 21, 1974 Harold Rosen (appointed to fill unexpired term of late Mayor
Hall who died 8/10/74)
Nov. 5, 1974 Hal Spaet Group 4 (Special election held to fill Harold
Rosen's seat when he became Mayor after
death of Chuck Hall.)
2-YEAR TERMS
Nov. 4, 1975 Harold Rosen (Mayor)
Leonard Weinstein Group 6
Dr. Leonard Haber Group 5
Hal Spaet Group 4
NAME CHANGED TO CITY COMMISSION ELECTION ON 11/1/77- CHARTER AMENDMENT
Nov. 1, 1977 Dr. Leonard Haber (Mayor)
Dr. Simon Wikler Group 1
Philip Saul Group 2
Elayne Weisburd Group 3
Joe Malek Group 4
Mike Friedman Group 5
Leonard Weinstein Group 6
Nov. 6, 1979 Murray Meyerson (Mayor)
Dr. Simon Wikler Group 1
Mildred Falk Group 2
Melvin Mendelson Group 3
Alex Daoud Group 4
Mike Friedman Group 5
Leonard Weinstein Group 6
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL/COMMISSION 1953 TO DATE
Aug. 7, 1980 Walter Kaplan (appointed to fill balance of Mike Friedman's term
when he resigned to run for State Senate)
Nov. 3, 1981 Norman Ciment (Mayor)
Bruce Singer Group 1
S. J. Eisenberg Group 2
Malcolm Fromberg Group 3
Alex Daoud Group 4
Dr. Leonard Haber Group 5
Leonard Weinstein Group 6
Nov. 1, 1983 Malcolm H. Fromberg (Mayor)
Bruce Singer Group 1
S. J. Eisenberg Group 2
Wm. E. Shockett Group 3
Alex Daoud Group 4
Ben Grenald Group 5
Sidney Weisburd Group 6
July 11, 1984 Stanley H. Arkin (appointed to fill balance of S. J. Eisenberg's term after he
resigned to run for State Legislature)
Nov. 5, 1985 Alex Daoud (Mayor)
Bruce Singer Group 1
Stanley Arkin Group 2
Wm. E. Shockett Group 3
Abe Resnick Group 4
Ben Z. Grenald Group 5
Sidney Weisburd Group 6
Nov. 3, 1987 Alex Daoud (Mayor)
Bruce Singer + Group 1
Stanley Arkin + Group 2
Wm. E. Shockett Group 3
Abe Resnick Group 4
Ben Z. Grenald + Group 5
Sidney Weisburd + Group 6
+ No opposition and these four (4) were deemed elected 10/2/87 when qualifying closed.
Nov. 7, 1989 Alex Daoud (Mayor) + +
Bruce M. Singer Group 1
Stanley Arkin + Group 2
Wm. E. Shockett Group 3
Abe Resnick Group 4
Abe Hirschfeld Group 5
Martin Shapiro Group 6
+ No opposition therefore Mr. Arkin was deemed elected 7/21/89 when qualifying closed.
+ + Suspended by Governor Lawton Chiles 10/31/91 following Federal indictment on 10/29/91.
Vice-Mayor Stanley Arkin served out the term as Vice-Mayor.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL/COMMISSION 1953 TO DATE
Nov. 20, 1991 Seymour "Sy" Gelber (Mayor) (2-year term)
Neisen Kasdin Group 1 (2-year term)
Sy Eisenberg Group 2 (2-year term)
Abe Resnick Group 3 (2-year term)
David T. Pearlson Group 4 (4-year term)
Susan Gottlieb Group 5 (4-year term)
Martin Shapiro Group 6 (4-year term)
Nov. 4, 1993 Seymour Gelber (Mayor) + (2-year term)
Neisen Kasdin + Group 1 (4-year term)
Sy Eisenberg + Group 2 (4-year term)
Nancy Liebman Group 3 (4-year term)
+ No opposition and these three (3) were deemed elected 9/10/93 when qualifying closed.
Nov.7, 1995 Seymour "Sy" Gelber (Mayor) (2-year term)
David T. Pearlson Group 4 (4-year term)
Susan Gottlieb Group 5 (4-year term)
Martin Shapiro Group 6 (4-year term)
NOV.S, 1996 Special Election held regarding term limi ts for Mayor/Commissioners
Passed: Mayor maximum term = 6 consecutive years
Commissioner maximum term 8 consecutive years
NOV. 4, 1997 Neisen Kasdin (Mayor) (2-year term)
Jose Smith Group 1 (4-year term)
David Dermer Group 2 (4-year term)
Nancy Liebman Group 3 (4-year term)
Jose Cruz Group 4 (2-year term) Seat open when Pearlson
resigned to run for Mayor
NOV., 1999 (Mayor) (2-year term)
Group 4 (4-year term)
Group 5 (4-year term)
Group 6 (4-year term)
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