- December 13, 2025
Palm Coast Vice Mayor Theresa Carli Pontieri will remain vice mayor for another year.
In an annual review of its organizational process following the November General Elections, the Palm Coast City Council elected Pontieri to the position in a 4-1 vote. Mayor Mike Norris was the only dissenting vote at the Nov. 18 meeting.
Pontieri was not the first nomination; Councilman Charles Gambaro first nominated Councilman Ty Miller, but the nomination did not receive a second. Instead, when Councilman Dave Sullivan nominated Pontieri, Miller was quick to second the nomination.
Miller and Gambaro said Pontieri had done an excellent job in the seat thus far.
“I think it’s a unique situation with our current vice mayor doing an excellent job,” Sullivan said.
Following the vice mayor appointments, the council was set to review its committee and board liaison appointments. Norris started the discussion by saying he would like to continue with his appointments on the joint city-county workshop meetings and join the Tourism Development Council and the Flagler County Cultural Council.
In the spring, Norris, after being censured and investigated by his fellow council members for violating the city’s charter, announced he would no longer be attending any of the liaison positions. Since then, he has rarely taken the helm of his ceremonial duties as mayor, the job defaulting to Vice Mayor Pontieri.
It was for that reason that Pontieri, who is the current liaison for those two boards, objected to Norris taking over the positions.
“When you decided to abdicate those roles, we had to step in and fill them,” Pontieri said. “I don’t think it’s appropriate at this point.”
Pontieri said she is “elbow deep” in projects and initiatives in her primary seats. She did cede the alternate liaison seat to the Volusia-Flagler Transportation Planning Organization.
Below are the liaison assignments for fiscal year 2026, courtesy of a Palm Coast press release:
