Charles O'Meilia bio CHARLES R. "CHARLEY" O'MEILIA
First elected to the Village Council of North Palm Beach in 1995.
Served as Vice Mayor in 1997, 1998, and 2003, and as President Pro Tem in 2004.
Served as the Chairman of the Northlake Boulevard Task Force
Represented the Village as voting delegate to the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Inc., and
also served on the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County League of Cities, Inc.
Represented the Village on the Executive Committee of the Palm Beach County
Multijurisdictional Issues Coordination Form.
Director of Public Services for 26 years, from 1968-1994.
(the Public Services Building is named for him.)
Registered Professional Engineer.
Veteran of WWII, having served as a Captain in the United States Navy Submarine Service.
Member of Retired Officers Assoc., VFW Post #9610 Life Member, and Navy League member.
Member of St. Clare Parish
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
Building Official of the Year— Southern Building Code Congress— 1987
Building Official of the Year—Building Officials Association. of Florida— 1979
Presidents Award—Building Officials Association of Florida— 1989
Engineering Award—National Hurricane Conference— 1995
Board of Directors Member of the Year—League of Cities of Palm Beach County—2004
Member of the Year—League of Cities of Palm Beach County—2006
Honorary Life Member—American Public Works Association
Honorary Life Member—Building Officials Association of Palm Beach County
Honorary Life Member— Gold Coast Chapter, American Public Works Association
Honorary Life Member— Southern Building Code Congress
Honorary Life Member—International Code Congress
Honorary Life Member—Building Officials Association of Florida
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
Chairman—Hurricane Committee— Southern Building Code Congress— 1982-1995
Member—Building Code Advisory Board of Palm Beach County— 1975-1995
Board of Directors—League of Cities of Palm Beach County— 1998-2006
President— Gold Coast Chapter, American Public Works Association
President—Building Official Association of Palm Beach County
President—Building Officials of Florida
Chairman—Environmental Committee—League of Cities of Palm Beach County
Member—Board of Directors—Military Officers Association
Village Delegate—North County Intergovernmental Committee
Executive Committee—Multi-Jurisdictional Issues Coordination Forum
Chairman—Northlake Boulevard Task Force
Public Services Director—Village of North Palm Beach— 1968-1994
Councilman—Village of North Palm Beach— 1995-2007
Vice Mayor—Village of North Palm Beach— 1997, 1998, 2003
President Pro Tem—Village of North Palm Beach—2004