Mike Dever officially became the first candidate to announce his candidacy for the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday.

Dever, the owner of Lawrence-based environmental firm GuideWire Consulting, announced his candidacy at City Hall in front of about 30 supporters.

Dever, who told the Journal-World on Monday that he was planning to run, told supporters that he would work to broaden the community’s tax base, add affordable housing and create plans to deal with the city’s aging infrastructure.

The City Commission election will be April 3. If more than six candidates file for election, there will be a primary election Feb. 27. Candidates have until noon Jan. 23 to file.