Greetings!

As Hallandale Beach's first directly elected mayor, I welcome you to our city's website. When I was elected to the commission in 1999, I aimed to create an effective and efficient "E" government. Our new website is the culmination of the hard work of our staff and business partners. With your input, we have produced a user-friendly site to serve all our residents. I hope you find this service invaluable to access all our departments and programs. Please contact me with any further information you may need anytime. 

About

Mayor Joy Cooper was first elected to the Hallandale Beach City Commission in 1999. She has served as commissioner and vice mayor and is the first directly elected mayor in the history of Hallandale Beach. She was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up as one of six children in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Mayor Cooper has owned property in South Florida since 1985 and made Hallandale Beach her full-time home in 1991. She is married to Dr Harry Cooper for over 34 years. They are the proud parents of three children: Jaime, 40, Alana, 33, and Matt, age 28. She and Harry are the proud grandparents of Justin, age 11, and twins Derek and Isabell, who are two years old.

Mayor Cooper is the past President of the Broward League of Cities and has served actively on their board since being elected to the Hallandale Beach Commission. She has also served on the Florida League of Cities Board in many positions and is a past president.

Mayor Cooper is a Trustee of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Co-Chair of the USCM Water Council. She was appointed to the Advisory Board in 2007 and is a past Chair of the USCM Woman’s Caucus.

Mayor Cooper is a past President of the Broward League of Cities and has served actively on their board since being elected to the Hallandale Beach Commission. She still serves on their Executive Committee and Finance Committee. She has also served on the Florida League of Cities Board in many positions and is one of its past presidents. Mayor Cooper is one of two elected officials on the Florida Redevelopment Association Board of Directors. Mayor Cooper was selected to serve on the National League of Cities Board of Directors in 2011 and served for two years.

Mayor Joy Cooper was one of the original signatories of the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Act in 2005. In addition to working towards improved communications between city government and all constituents, her goals include keeping Hallandale Beach “Clean & Green.” She is always accessible 7/24/365 to serve all stakeholders in Hallandale Beach.

In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering at our local schools, traveling with her family, cooking, tennis, golf, skiing, snowboarding, and boating.

Public Service:

City of Hallandale Beach- Mayor City of Hallandale Beach 
Mayor, 2003-present
Vice Mayor, 1999-2001
Commissioner 1999
President Hallandale Beach Community Redevelopment (CRA), 
2003-present
Vice Chair, 1999-2001
Police and Fire Pension Board – Trustee
Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood District, 
Chair, 2003- present 
Vice Chair, 1999-2001
Three Islands Safe Neighborhood District, 
Chair, 2003-present
Vice Chair, 1999-2001
Hallandale Beach High School Athletic Facility Committee

County Service:

Broward County Housing- Board Member
Broward County Water Advisory Board
Broward County Housing Council- Board Member
Broward School Oversight Committee- Board Member
Broward County Fire Council- Chair
Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization- Past member 10 years
Broward League of Cities
Past President 2007 -2008
1st Vice President 2006- 2007
2nd Vice president 2005-2006
Executive Board Secretary 2003-2004
 Board of Directors 2000-to present
Committees: Finance, Legislative, Affordable Housing Task force

Past Committees- Leadership Development Chair, Growth Management Chair, Affordable Housing- Vice Chair By- Laws, Transportation, Legislative, County Fire & EMS- Liaison for County Charter Review Committee, 2000 Census; Educational, Scholarship Committee, 2000 Visioning
 

State Service:

Florida League of Cities, President 2010
Board of Directors, Voting Delegate
Former Vice Chair -Committee on Transportation and Urban Administration
Florida Redevelopment Association- Board Member
 

National Service:

United States Conference of Mayors, Trustee
Former Advisory Board Member 2007
Mayors Water Council- Co- Chair
Untied States Conference of Mayors Women’s Caucus- Past Chair
United Sates Conference of Mayors Environment Committee- Past Chair
National League of Cities -Past Board Member
 

Education:

Graduate- Bucks County Community College 1983
Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration /Accounting
Graduate- Woodrow Wilson High School Bucks County PA
National Incident Management System Certification
FAU/FIOG- Advanced Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO) Certification
FAU/FIOG- Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO) Certification
Governing Magazine - Women in Government Class 2016
Certified Public Pension Trustee CPPT
 

Professional:

Hallandale Beach Orthopedics, Inc. - present
Office Manager- Rita Italian Ices, Inc. 1993-1995
Office Manger Bucks County Orthopedics 1985-1991
Accounting Assistant – Auditing Division, State of New Jersey 1980-1985

Awards:

Home Rule Hero Award 2012 FLC
Broward County Council of Professional Firefighters
Municipal Leader of the Year 2005
First Women of Broward
Broward County Woman’s Hall of Fame
Building Official and Inspectors Education Association of Broward- BOIEA- Excellence in Leadership Award
Chabad of South Broward Community Outreach Award
Broward County League of Cities President Award
Women’s Power Caucus – Quiet Storm Award -Government
American Jewish Congress Civic Leadership Award
Honorable Order of Fellow Mayors of Jerusalem
Woman of Valor Award Temple Solel
 

Other:

Weekly Columnist for South Florida Sun Times
 

Community Service:

Police Crime Watch, Advisory Board Member
Citizens on Patrol (COPS), Volunteer
Citizens Police Academy, Graduate
Citizen Emergency Response Team, Certified Member
Hallandale High School, Alumni Member
Elementary and Middles School, Mentor & Volunteer
Future Foundation - President
Hallandale Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Commission Board Liaison
Hallandale Symphonic Pops, Ambassador
Golden Isles Homeowners Association, Board of Directors 1999-Present
Golden Isles Safe Neighborhood, Advisory Board, Chair 1995-1999
 

Memberships:

Rotary Club of Hallandale Beach, Paul Harris Fellow
Sons of Italy
Lions Club
Greater Hollywood Interfaith Council
Broward Coalition for the Homeless
Democratic Women’s Club of Broward County
Democratic National Committee
National Women’s Political Caucus
Women Elected to Municipal Government
Broward Young Democrats
Planned Parenthood
American Civil Liberties Union
National Organization of Women
National Council of Jewish Women
Jewish Women International, Lifetime Member;
Past Vice President, Huntingdon Valley Chapter
World Jewish Congress
Hadassah- Life Member
ORT, Member; Past President, Keystone Chapter, PA
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Temple Solel Sisterhood