CITY OF SARASOTA NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that the City of Sarasota’s First Election shall be held on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, and the General Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing two City Commissioners to fill the At-Large seats. The following resolution designates the location of the polling places; and authorizes the mayor to appoint clerks, inspectors and officers: RESOLUTION NO. 26R-3400 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA, CALLING FOR THE FIRST MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026, AND THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO AT-LARGE CITY COMMISSIONERS FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS; SETTING FORTH THE LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACES; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO APPOINT THE CLERKS, INSPECTORS AND OFFICERS FOR THE ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR READING OF THIS RESOLUTION BY TITLE ONLY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS the terms of the two City Commissioners who occupy the two at-large seats on the City Commission of the City of Sarasota, Florida, will expire on November 6, 2026; and WHEREAS Article IX, Section 5 of The Charter of the City of Sarasota, Florida, provides for the First Municipal Election to be held on the Tuesday eleven weeks prior to the General Election (August 18, 2026) and for the General Election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year (November 3, 2026) for the purpose of electing two At-Large City Commissioners for a period of four years; and WHEREAS Article I, Section 12-4 of The Code of the City of Sarasota, Florida, calls for the City Commission to designate the polling places and the Mayor to appoint the Clerks, Inspectors, and Officers to staff the City's polling places. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA, FLORIDA: Section 1. The First Election shall be held on August 18, 2026, and the General Election shall be held on November 3, 2026, as provided by The Charter of the City of Sarasota, for the purpose of electing two At-Large City Commissioners to serve a four-year term in the seats now held by Jen Ahearn-Koch and Debbie Trice. Section 2. For the First Election and General Election, the following polling places are designated: PRECINCT 109: Light of the World International Church – 3809 Chapel Drive PRECINCT 115: Robert L. Taylor Community Complex – 1845 34th Street PRECINCT 123: Ken Clark Auditorium – 3000B Ringling Blvd PRECINCT 125: Fellowship of Believers – 3333 12th Street PRECINCT 129: Ken Clark Auditorium – 3000B Ringling Blvd PRECINCT 131: Oakwood Manor – 3330 Fruitville Road PRECINCT 203: Bayfront Community Center – 803 N Tamiami Trail PRECINCT 205: McCown Towers – 1300 Blvd of the Arts PRECINCT 209: First Presbyterian Church – 2050 Oak Street PRECINCT 211: St. Armands Key Lutheran Church – 40 N Adams Drive PRECINCT 215: St. Paul Lutheran Church – 2256 Bahia Vista Street PRECINCT 217: Sarasota Community Church – 4041 Bahia Vista Street PRECINCT 223: Southside Baptist Church – 2035 Magnolia Street PRECINCT 227: Church of the Palms – 3224 Bee Ridge Road PRECINCT 401: Siesta Key Chapel – 4615 Gleason Avenue PRECINCT 405: Trinity United Methodist Church – 2300 Haley Lane Section 3. As authorized by Section 12-4 of The Code of the City of Sarasota, Florida, the Mayor, or in the Mayors absence, the Vice Mayor shall appoint the necessary clerks, inspectors and officers for the election in the event the City Commission fails to make the appointments or if any such clerks, inspectors or officers are unavailable. Section 4. The polls on the Election Day shall open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. Section 5. In accordance with Article I, Section 12-4, The Code of the City of Sarasota Florida, the City Auditor and Clerk shall forthwith cause this resolution to be published two times in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, a newspaper published in the City and County of Sarasota, Florida, and duly qualified to print legal advertisements setting forth the location of the City's polling places. Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Sarasota, Florida, upon reading by title only, after posting on the bulletin board at City Hall for at least three (3) days prior to reading, as authorized by Article IV, Section 2(h), Charter of the City of Sarasota, Florida, this 6th day of July, 2026. Debbie Trice Mayor ATTEST: Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk This is the first of two legal publications required. The second legal publication will appear on Friday, July 31, 2026. Said resolution is on file in the Office of the City Auditor and Clerk at City Hall, 1565 First Street, Sarasota, Florida for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early voting for the First Election will be held Saturday, August 8, 2026, through Sunday, August 16, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information on early voting call the Supervisor of Elections Office at 941-861-8600 or visit www.sarasotavotes.gov. CITY OF SARASOTA By: Shayla Griggs City Auditor and Clerk Legal Dates: July 17, 2026 July 31, 2026 #12471542