HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_addl-items_Bond Letter 250128_special mtgAs presented at theJanuary 28, 2025City Council Special Meeting
January 28, 2025
City Council Members
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida
Council members:
Please excuse the informality of this letter as I had little time to assemble same. I spent time
researching some rumors that came to my attention regarding Mayor Wes Morrison. He likely has some
very serious residency issues that need to be addressed. If these are confirmed, at minimum these
would be ethics violations and could go as high as being forced to resign or removed from office.
1. His primary residence, according to state law, is in Cocoa, Florida, not in the City of Cape
Canaveral. His Cocoa home is his Florida-registered homestead.
2. He is registered to vote in Cape Canaveral (precinct 226) and not in Cocoa, his homestead,
which I believe is a violation of state voting laws.
3. Cape Canaveral municipal code requires the Mayor and council members reside within the city
limits.
4. If he is living in Cape Canaveral full time while his homesteaded residence is in Cocoa, this is a
violation of state law.
Many people do this to save money on capital gains when they sell investment property in two years or
more. However, elected officials need to be held to a much higher standard.
Please know that I am not an attorney or profess to being one. The above points need to be
investigated, which I and a few other folks will perform. It is very probable that complaints and
violations will be filed with the state in the next couple of days.
However, until these issues are resolved, I believe it to be in the best interest of the city and all involved
that the action to fire the City Manager be tabled or, better yet, completely removed from
consideration. It is quite possible that the Mayor does not currently have the authority to be sitting on
the dais and casting votes.
Thank you and I ask that you be prudent and objective.
~
John Bond