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Joshua Rhodes appointed Cooper City parks and recreation director

Cooper City Commission · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The commission appointed Joshua Rhodes as Parks & Recreation Director by unanimous vote. The city manager said the organizational change will create promotion opportunities within the department and allow expanded oversight of special events.

The Cooper City Commission unanimously approved Resolution 26‑09 appointing Joshua Rhodes as the city’s Parks and Recreation Director.

City management explained the action followed a classification change for the parks manager position and was intended to create a higher supervisory level for special events and larger department responsibilities. Commissioners praised Rhodes’ leadership, knowledge of operations and relationships with staff and community partners.

The city manager said the appointment will not create an immediate assistant director position but may open promotional opportunities within parks and recreation as the department’s responsibilities are realigned.

What’s next: Rhodes assumes the director role and staff will present any future organizational changes or new position requests to the commission for approval.