Overview
- Thomson took office Tuesday alongside Jon Pearlman, Stacy Sipple and Michelle Grau on a newly seated city council.
- He said his first goal is to heal divisions from a razor-thin race decided by five votes.
- He and the city manager will launch a national search for a new police chief after recent leadership departures.
- He directed staff to shrink the proposed police headquarters after voters rejected a $175 million bond in March, with a trimmed plan possibly returning to the ballot in August.
- He pledged to keep Boca Raton’s property taxes low and warned that broad tax relief could strain core city services.