COCONUT CREEK, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — The Coconut Creek City Commission has selected a new mayor and vice mayor to lead the city for the next year, continuing the municipality’s rotating leadership structure.
During its March 26 meeting, the commission appointed Commissioner Jeffrey Wasserman as mayor and Commissioner John Brodie as vice mayor for the 2026–2027 term. Both positions are filled from within the five-member commission, with each serving a one-year term before leadership rotates again.
Wasserman, elected to the commission in March 2023, steps into the mayoral role after building a background in education and civic engagement. A lifelong educator, he has focused much of his work on connecting students with local government, encouraging civic awareness and participation among younger residents.
His current priorities include advancing a Holocaust memorial project, supporting environmental initiatives such as the “Pass the Plastics” ordinance, and opposing proposed expansions of the Florida Turnpike and Monarch Hill landfill. Wasserman has also outlined goals tied to economic and community development, including encouraging business growth in the South Creek area, preserving green space, and guiding the long-term buildout of the city’s MainStreet district.
He lives in Coconut Creek with his wife, Kristin, and their daughter.
Brodie, who will serve as vice mayor, has been a resident of Coconut Creek for more than 25 years. He was appointed to the commission in April 2022 to represent District D and elected to a full term in March 2023.
His background includes decades of work in the wireless industry and his current role with the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs. Brodie is also active in local nonprofit and youth programs, including leadership roles with Coconut Creek Girls Softball and Coconut Creek Crush Softball. He serves on the board of Tomorrow’s Rainbow, a local organization that provides grief support for children and caregivers.
A disabled combat veteran of the U.S. Army, Brodie also hosts an annual September 11 tribute honoring police and fire personnel. He and his wife, Kerry, have lived in the city for decades and raised their family there.
The remaining members of the commission include Sandra Welch, Joshua Rydell, and Jacqueline Railey, each of whom brings a separate set of policy focus areas and community involvement.
Welch, first elected in 2013, has served on multiple regional boards including the Broward County Water Advisory Board and the Metropolitan Planning Organization, which oversees transportation planning. She is also active in local schools through advisory councils and youth programs.
Rydell, an attorney based in Broward County, focuses on criminal, civil, and administrative law. He has served on the city’s Parks and Recreation Board and Broward County’s Substance Abuse Advisory Board, and remains involved in youth sports and education initiatives.
Railey, a longtime community leader in Wynmoor Village, has held leadership roles in several civic and residential organizations and previously served on city advisory boards and committees.
Coconut Creek operates under a commission-manager form of government. While commissioners are elected at large to four-year terms, each represents a specific district within the city. The commission selects the mayor and vice mayor internally each year and also appoints the city manager, who oversees daily operations as the chief administrative officer.
The mayor’s role in Coconut Creek is primarily ceremonial and procedural, presiding over meetings and representing the city at official functions, while policy decisions remain a collective responsibility of the commission.
With new leadership in place, the commission is expected to continue advancing initiatives tied to quality of life, environmental sustainability, and managed growth across the city.
For residents, the structure means continuity rather than a shift in direction. Policy priorities are set by the full commission, and leadership rotation ensures that each member takes on the mayoral role over time.
