Story Tools • • Date of Issue: July 02, 2008 Bradenton Beach election qualifying closes July 3 The qualifying period for two city commission seats in Bradenton Beach closes at noon July 3. Presently, three candidates have announced in November they will seek the available commission seats for two-year terms. As of Islander press time, two people, Bill Shearon and Robert Bartelt, had qualified to run for the Ward 4 commission seat and one person, incumbent Bob Connors, for his Ward 2 seat. Qualifying begins for two city commission seats and the mayoral post in Holmes Beach at noon July 7 and closes at noon July 11. Mayor Rich Bohnenberger and Commissioners Sandy Haas-Martens and John Monetti have said they will run for re-election Nov. 4.