Deputy Mayor Joseph A. Scuotto
City of Sunrise Commission, Seat B

E-mail: jscuotto@sunrisefl.gov

Joseph A. Scuotto - a resident of Sunrise for over 40 years - grew up playing youth sports in Sunrise, attended Bair Middle School, and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. A Sunrise business owner since 1985, Scuotto has served as a City Commissioner since 1997, and was most recently returned to office without opposition in 2020.

Deputy Mayor Scuotto participates in the Broward County School Board’s Partners in Education program that has helped students enter the workforce, and has sponsored numerous civic organizations and charities, including the American Cancer Society, Kaitlyn’s Gift for Jackson Memorial Hospital, Dan Marino Foundation, Lutz Buddy Up, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital and the Paralyzed Veterans Association of Florida. He is the president of the Sunrise Italian-American Civic Association and has been an active member of several committees, including serving as Chair of the Florida League of Cities’ Environmental Quality Committee.

 

Deputy Mayor Scuotto has served as a member of several committees, including serving as Chair of the Florida League of Cities’ Environmental Quality Committee, Broward County’s Resource and Recovery Board, Areawide Council of Aging of Broward County, Inc. Board of Directors, National League of Cities’ Community and Economic Development Steering Committee, and past Chair of the South Florida Regional Planning Council. He is currently a member on the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

In 2014, Deputy Mayor Scuotto received a key to the City of Sunrise for, at that time, being the longest-serving commissioner. In 2017, the Florida League of Cities presented him with the John Land Years of Service Award for his 20 years of service; he received the Award again in 2022 for his 25 years of service. Deputy Mayor Scuotto proposed a Free Recycled Paint program – unanimously approved by his colleagues – which provides free exteri­or paint to Sunrise homeowners. He initiated the Youth Athlete of the Month program, which recognizes exemplary male and female student athletes. He also started and is a staunch supporter of expanding the City’s School Resource Officer program to include grades K-12. Deputy Mayor Scuotto is the owner of Scuotto’s Pizza Café/Drive Thru restaurant in Sunrise. He and his fiancée, Allison, are the proud parents of two girls, Kaitlyn and Alyse.