Immediately preceding the City's 2001 General Election, the City Commission authorized the Administration to video-record and replay on the City’s Government Channel, now MBTV, a candidate forum sponsored by a local organization. The 2001 City Commission also referred to the Community Affairs Committee, now the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee, the issue of selecting two additional forums to be recorded and aired. On September 25, 2001, the Community Affairs Committee considered the issue of candidate forums. The Committee was not comfortable in selecting only two additional political forums to air. It was believed that selecting only two would be unfair because other organizations may be left out. After much discussion, the Committee recommended arranging a Candidate Presentation where each candidate is given up to five minutes of airtime on the City’s Government Channel to present themselves and his/her platform. Pursuant to Resolution No. 2001-24626, the City Commission approved the recommendation of the Community Affairs Committee. Subsequently, in 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 the City Commission authorized the Administration to video-record and replay on the City’s Cable Channel the five-minute Candidate Presentations.

The Office of the City Clerk and the Office of Marketing and Communications, using the Candidate Presentation Guidelines, attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” will coordinate the Candidate Presentations for those candidates who have qualified to run for election in the City's upcoming November 5, 2019 General Election. The rehearsal dates will be on September 16, 2019 and September 17, 2019, and the final video recording will be on September 18, 2019. Upon approval of this Resolution by the City Commission, and after the conclusion of the Qualifying Period, each qualified candidate will be sent an email and a certified letter requesting confirmation of his/her attendance, along with a copy of the Presentation Guidelines and his/her designated timeslots. (A sample Rehearsal/Final Video Recoding Schedule is attached as Exhibit “B.” The City Clerk will finalize the Rehearsal/Final Video Recording Schedule after the conclusion of the Qualifying Period.)

Upon adoption of this Resolution, a "Save the Dates" memorandum will be sent to the candidates. A sample of the Save the Dates memorandum is attached hereto as Exhibit "C."