1 hour ago Share The new mayor will be tasked with a vote on the city s tentative millage rate on his first night at the dais.
Palm Coast s City Council once again has five members, ending the era of deadlocked two-to-two votes.
Mayor David Alfin was sworn in the evening of Aug. 3 and addressed the full council chambers from the audience section before taking his seat at the council dais for an agenda that includes a vote on the city s tentative millage rate.
David Alfin with family shortly after taking the oath of office. Photo by Jonathan Simmons
Alfin said that those who know him describe him as a problem-solver, and that he will focus on serving the city s residents.
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With less than 2,000 votes left to be counted on Election Night, David Alfin held an insurmountable lead in the the six-way city of Palm Cost mayoral race.
Alfin, a a real estate agent who has lived in Palm Coast for a decade, held 35.92% of the vote (6,173) and was trailed distantly by Alan Lowe, who had 26.26% (4,513 votes) and Cornelia Downing Manfre, who received 24.67% (4,240 votes).
Of the remaining three candidates, Doug Courtney got 9.23 of the vote so far, Kathy Austrino received 2.82% and Carol Bacha received 0.98%.
Alfin has presented himself as a champion of collaboration and consensus. He s had the backing of current City Council members Nick Klufas and Eddie Branquinho and former City Councilman Bob Cuff, and the endorsement of the local firefighters union the Palm Coast Professional Firefighters Local 4807 and the law enforcement union, the Flagler County Coastal Florida PBA.