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Dr. Clifford "Cliff" R. Merz, PE
Professional
- 4-term Safety Harbor Commissioner: Serving the Community consistently since 2012
- Vice Mayor (2013; 2014-2015; 2019-2020)
- City representative to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Board (2012-2014)
- 2-time City representative to the Pinellas County: Forward Pinellas (MPO/PPC) Board (2014-2016; 2020-2022)
- City representative to the Suncoast League of Cities (2012-Present)
- City representative to Forward Pinellas School Transportation Safety Committee (2017-Present)
- City representative to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) Board (2023-Present)
- Florida League of Cities 2014 Home Rule Hero Award recipient, awarded to "legislators who have shown strong and consistent support of municipal home rule issues."
- Over 40 years of private and academic sector experience with local municipalities, inter-governmental, state, and federal agencies
- FireOps 101
- Leadership Pinellas Class of 2018
Education
- B.S. Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University.
- M.S Ocean Engineering, University of Connecticut.
- M.S Civil/Water Resource Engineering, Florida Atlantic University.
- Ph.D. Engineering Science, University of South Florida (USF).
- Florida Registered Professional Engineer (PE).
- Faculty research engineer at USF’s College of Marine Science in St Petersburg.
- Founder of Dialytics, Inc., a university technology R&D start-up.
- Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO) courses completed, Florida League of Cities and the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government
Family
- 25-year Resident of Safety Harbor
- Cliff and his wife Michelle of 41 years are the proud parents of 5 children and 5 grandchildren
Church & Civic
- Active member of Espiritu Santo Catholic Church in Safety Harbor.
- Active member in Safety Harbor’s many and diverse community activities.
- Countryside High School Advisory Board member (2012 – 2015) for the Center of Computer Technologies (CCT) and the Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (ISTEM).
- Continuing efforts to strengthen community development through closer connections between local business and surrounding civic/school and educational training programs.
- 2017 Pinellas County Economic Leadership Symposium: Workforce development panelist invitee and speaker.
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Cliff Merz
Commissioner
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City Commission
Physical Address
750 Main Street
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Phone: 727-724-1555