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Panama
City Government
The City of Panama City has a Commission-Manager form of government. The City
Commission consist of five members, a Mayor and four Commission members; one
(1) commissioner is elected from each of the City's four wards and one (1)
commissioner is elected at large and serves as the Mayor-Commissioner At Large.
The Commission passes ordinances, adopts resolutions, adopts the City's budget
and sets the policies for the operation of the city government.
The administrative responsibility of the City rests with the City Manager who
is appointed by the City Commission.
City, County, State and Federal Government
City Hall Location
The City Hall for the City of Panama City is located at 9 Harrison Avenue on
the Panama City Marina. City Hall business hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. on weekdays. Directions to City Hall are, heading east on Hwy. 98 (15th
Street), make a right onto Harrison Avenue. Follow Harrison Avenue to the City
Marina. City Hall is located across the street from the Marina Civic Center and
next door to the Bay County Public Library. You may contact City Hall by
calling .
City Hall Business Hours
The business hours for City Hall are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Any unscheduled closings of City Hall due to emergencies will be
announced on local radio and television stations.
Voter Registration Information
A Florida Voter Registration Application Form must be filed with the Bay
County Supervisor of Elections before you can vote in City, County, State or
Federal Elections. To register you must:
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Be a United States citizen.
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Be a resident of the State of Florida.
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Be 18 years old (you may pre-register if you are 17).
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Not now be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida
or any other state.
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Not have been convicted of a felony in Florida, or any other state, without
your civil rights having been restored. Not claim the right to vote in another
county or state.
You
must be registered for at least 29 days before you can vote in a City, County,
State or Federal Election. You can obtain a Florida Voter Registration
Application Form at the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office. The
Supervisor of Elections Office is located at 205 Mosley Drive, Lynn Haven, FL
32444. Florida Voter Registration Forms are also available at City Hall and the
Bay County Library. For more information about registering to vote or to find
out if you are registered to vote in City elections, call the Bay County
Supervisor of Elections office. The phone number is .
County Government
The Bay County Board of County Commissioners meetings are held the 1st and
3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:00 at Panama City, City Hall. The County
Commission has five elected board members. The Commissioners must live in the
district they represent. The County Commissioner whose district includes most
of the residents of the City is John Newberry, Jr.. You can contact
Commissioner Newberry by e-mail at . For more information about the Bay County Board
of County Commissioners you can visit the County Commission Web Site at .
State Government
The Governor of the State of Florida is Jeb Bush. Governor Bush's address
is The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. The phone number of the Governor's
Office is . The fax number is . You may e-mail the
governor at
There are currently two State Senators whose Senate district includes various
areas of the City. They are:
State Senator W. D. Childers. Senator Childers' State Capitol address is 404
Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Senator Childers telephone
number is .
State Senator Charlie Clary. Senator Clary's State Capitol address is 205
Senate Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Senator Clary's telephone
number is . For Bay County residents, Senator Clary's office also
has a toll free phone number, .
The State Representative whose district includes the City and most of Bay
County is Allan Bense. Representative Bense's State Capitol address is 328
House Office Building, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Representative Bense's
District office is located at 1326 Jenks Avenue, Panama City Florida 32401. The
Phone number is . Representative Bense's e-mail address is .
For more information about all aspects of Florida Government visit the Online
Sunshine link to state government on the World Wide Web at .
Federal Government
George Walker Bush, the President of the United States, office address is the
White House, Washington D.C. 20500. The phone number for the Office of the
President is . The fax number for the Office of the President is
. The Web address for the Office of the President is .
Florida's United States Senators
U.S. Senator Bob Graham: Senator Graham's office address is 524 Hart
Building, Washington D.C. 20510. Senator Graham's Washington D.C. office phone
number is . The fax number for Senator Graham's Washington D.C.
office is . Senator Graham's e-mail address is . Senator
Graham's Florida Office is located at 2252 Killearn Center Blvd., Tallahassee,
Florida 32308. The phone number for this office is .
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson: Senator Nelson's office address is U.S. Senate,
Washington D.C. 20510. Senator Nelson's Washington D.C. office phone number is
. Senator Nelson's e-mail address is . Senator
Nelson's Florida office is located at U.S. Courthouse Annex, 111 N. Adams St.,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301. The phone number for this office is .
United States House of Representatives whose Districts
include Panama City
U.S. Representative Allen Boyd: Representative Boyd's office address is 107
Cannon Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Representative Boyd's
Washington, D.C. phone number is . The fax number for
Representative Boyd's office is . Representative Boyd's e-mail
address is . Representative Boyd's Web address is . Representative Boyd's district office is
located at 30 West Government Street, Room 203, Panama City, Florida 32401. The
District Office phone number is . The fax number is (.
U.S. Representative Joe Scarborough: Representative Scarborough's office
address is 127 Cannon Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Representative
Scarborough's Washington, D.C. phone number is . Representative
Scarborough's e-mail address is . Representative Scarborough's Web address is . Representative Scarborough's District
Office is located at 4300 Bayou Blvd. J, Suite 17C, Pensacola , Florida 32503.
The District Office phone number is . The fax number is (.
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