2018 elections: Cocoa Beach City Commission Seat 4
Term of office: Four years
Salary: $6,000 annually
When winner takes office: Dec. 6
Tim Tumulty
Age: 54
Occupation: High school physics instructor
Education: Associate in Science from Brevard Community College (2006), Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering technology (2008) Master of Science in space systems (2011)
Political/government/civic experience: Cocoa Beach commissioner (2012-2015); Cocoa Beach mayor (2016); president of Cocoa Beach Mainstreet (2016-2018); vice-chair of The Cocoa Beach Art Show (2014-2018)
Contact: timstum@gmail.com,;321-698-9552; timtumulty.com
What are the top two to three issues in the community you're running to represent and what specific actions will you take to address them if elected?
The major concern in our community is the state of the Indian River Lagoon. As a beachside and riverside community, our city needs to lead the fight to restore our waterways. I will negotiate with Port Canaveral, Brevard County and the state of Florida to not only fund this effort but do something about our dying lagoon. If we continue to kick the can down the road, our lagoon, infrastructure and emergency services will fail. Vote for me on Nov. 6, and I will pick that can up. We need to stop playing political games and get to work.
Skip Williams (incumbent)
Age: 61
Occupation: NASA project and operations manager
Education: University of Central Florida, master’s degree in engineering project management and Florida Institute of Technology, bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
Political/government/civic experience: Cocoa Beach City Commissioner since 2007; chairman of the City of Cocoa Beach Waterways and Wildlife Advisory Board; Keep Brevard Beautiful volunteer and property sponsor; Surfrider Foundation, Cocoa Beach Chapter member
Contact: skipwilliamscocoabeach@gmail.com, 321-783-1850
What are the top two to three issues in the community you're running to represent and what specific actions will you take to address them if elected?
Our waterway: We have been astutely dredging muck out of canals for over 30 years. We have spent millions on our state-of-the-art sewer plant and storm water improvements. We will continue to analyze and study how we can improve our lagoon and ground water quality. Taxes: Our city needs to formulate much longer term, need-based budgets to bring ad valorem property tax increases down to only requiring low single-digit percent increases year after year, such as a Consumer Price Index (CPI) percentage increase plus a little more due to health care cost increases for our city employees.