County Commission District 6
The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative and policy-setting body for Palm Beach County government. Seven commissioners are elected, in staggered years, from single-member districts to represent the entire county. A commissioner is limited to two consecutive terms, each term lasting four years. The commission itself elects the county mayor to preside over its meetings and serve as ceremonial head of county government, as well as a vice mayor to fill in for the mayor. Commission meetings and workshops are held on Tuesdays; all are open to the public. The FY 2025-26 salary for a County Commissioner is $127,320.
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Elizabeth Accomando
(Rep)
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Sara Marie Baxter
(Rep)
What professional experience, education and community engagement qualify you for this position, which involves legislating and policy-setting, authorizing programs and spending county funds?
Are there policy areas you plan to focus on if elected and, if so, what are your proposals to address them, including funding?
If voters adopt the proposed constitutional amendment to reduce property taxes, what is your strategy for balancing future County budgets, including service adjustments, revenue sources and fiscal management strategies?
What is the most significant challenge facing residents of your District that can be addressed at the County level? What policy or funding mechanism do you propose?
Education
High school diploma
Experience
Elected in 2022 to Indian Trail Improvement District. Small business owner since 1984. Founder and Executive Director of a non profit animal rescue
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_accomando?igsh=bGRneWI3dnVmM3Nv&utm_source=qr
Campaign Phone
5614024776
As a proven leader, business owner, and President of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board, I am running for Palm Beach County Commission District 6 to put people over power. My experience includes operating a successful auto body business and founding Barky Pines, which has saved taxpayers $3M while serving 9,000 clients. I prioritize transparency, fiscal responsibility, and accessibility. I am a results driven problem solver ready to fight for you and serve District 6 with integrity.
Fiscal Responsibility: Implement "Open Book" budgeting and mandatory audits to cut waste and ensure accountability.
Infrastructure: Prioritize resource independence to lower maintenance costs and use AI-driven traffic sync to reduce congestion. Funded via new development impact fees.
Public Safety: Enhance proactive community policing and partner with non-profits to expand low-cost services for families.
Smart Growth: Strict density caps to protect our rural character.
Government efficiency needs to happen regardless if this passes. There are specific audits that can be done to reduce the budget by tens of millions of dollars for utilities. We should not replace taxes with fees to residents, that will effect lower income residents the most. Continue working with the State, and Federal government for approriations to fund things such as parks, etc. Those are our tax dollars and should continue to be brought back to PBC.
Poorly managed growth. We must plan today for the coming growth to the district. Before any additional development is apporved. This growth should have minimal impact on the lifestyle people came here for. The only way to do this is to work with landowners who do want to develop. The proportionary share of roadways must be raised in line with increased costs, in order to create the infrastucture prior to development. Developers can build roads much more effiently, in both time and costs.
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