Video of the organizational meeting can be seen below.
BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — Boca Raton’s new city leadership was formally installed Tuesday morning, when Mayor Andy Thomson and three newly elected City Council members were sworn in during the City Council Organizational Meeting.
Thomson took the oath as mayor. Michelle Grau was sworn in to City Council Seat A, Jon Pearlman to Seat B, and Stacy Sipple to Seat D. The ceremony marked the official start of the city’s new council lineup and set up the board’s first round of leadership decisions.
After the swearing-in, the new council voted on several internal leadership roles and agency assignments that will shape how Boca Raton is represented both inside City Hall and in regional bodies tied to redevelopment, transportation and intergovernmental coordination.
The council selected Grau as deputy mayor. Thomson was named chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency, while Yvette Drucker was chosen as CRA vice chair.
The council also filled several roles with outside boards and committees.
Sipple was appointed Boca Raton’s representative on the Interlocal Plan Amendment Review Committee, with Pearlman serving as alternate. Grau was selected as the city’s voting delegate to the Palm Beach County League of Cities, with Drucker named as alternate.
For the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the council named Drucker and Sipple as Boca Raton’s representatives. Grau and Pearlman were designated as alternates.
Those votes matter because they determine who will speak and vote for Boca Raton on issues that often reach beyond a single City Council meeting. The CRA helps guide redevelopment policy and spending in designated areas. The League of Cities gives municipalities a coordinated voice on countywide and regional issues. The Metropolitan Planning Organization plays a central role in transportation planning, funding priorities and long-range mobility decisions across Palm Beach County.
Tuesday’s meeting also served as a transition point for the officials leaving office.
Outgoing Mayor Scott Singer, Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas and Council Member Marc Wigder each said goodbye to colleagues, city staff and the community during the meeting, closing out their service on the dais as the new council prepared to begin its term.
The turnover comes at a point when Boca Raton continues to manage the usual mix of city business — growth, redevelopment, transportation planning, neighborhood concerns and coordination with county and regional agencies. With the mayor sworn in, council seats filled and appointments made, the new governing team now moves from ceremony to regular business.
For residents, the practical takeaway is straightforward. Boca Raton’s leadership structure for the new term is now in place, and so are the assignments that determine who will represent the city in several of the agencies and committees tied to redevelopment and regional planning.
What comes next is the less ceremonial part. The new council will move into regular public meetings, votes, agenda-setting and policy decisions. Those meetings will determine how this leadership team approaches the city’s next set of issues, both inside Boca Raton and in the outside bodies where city officials now have formal roles.
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