All Blog Posts Tagged 'manager' (11)

 By Tim O’Meilia

    

For the first time since he was hired in 2005, South Palm Beach Town Manager Rex Taylor underwent an evaluation by the Town Council at a Feb. 26 council workshop.   

Taylor got good marks in sum from the individual council members, especially in dealing with employees, responding to council members’ requests and solving problems.

    “I back him 100 percent. We are lucky to have him,” said Mayor Donald Clayman, who was the most…

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By Tim O’Meilia



    Before Manalapan Commissioner Howard Roder could make a motion to fire Town Manager Linda Stumpf, the other commissioners quickly gave her a 5-1 vote of confidence Dec. 18.

    “I want to consider other candidates for the position of town manager,” Roder said, less than 24 hours after emailing his complaints about Stumpf to other commissioners.

Roder had little chance to enumerate his complaints about Stumpf before Commissioner Louis…

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By Margie Plunkett

    

The first choice for the Delray Beach city manager position was picked for the “fresh eyes” he’d bring to the community — and chosen over the inside candidate.

City Commission voted Dec. 11 to enter contract negotiations with Louie Chapman Jr., who has…

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By Mary Thurwachter

    

Taxpayers in Lantana will save about $1 million over the next nine years because the town is refinancing its water and sewer bonds.

    At its Nov. 26 meeting, the Town Council agreed to refinance the bonds with TD Bank for a principal amount not to exceed $4.5 million.

    In 1998, a $9.215 million bond was issued with a 3.6 percent interest rate and had risen to 4.65 percent. The refinanced rate will charge an annual interest of…

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After 22 years, David Harden is stepping down as  Delray Beach city manager. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Margie Plunkett

    

Twenty-two years ago, before Delray Beach’s vibrant downtown…

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Five candidates have been selected to interview for the position of city manager, which will become vacant in January when David Harden retires after 22 years.

     The City Commission plans to bring the candidates in Dec. 6 and 7. Two alternates have also been selected.

    The candidates are Douglas Smith, who is an assistant city manager in Delray Beach; Steven Alexander, former town manager of Cutler Bay; Louie Chapman Jr., town manager of Bloomfield, Conn.; Paul White, interim…

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By Margie Plunkett

Sea turtles will continue to nest in peace under county regulation after Manalapan commissioners put off voting until year’s end on a turtle lighting ordinance

that moves control to the town. The proposed ordinance is expected to be

resurrected after seasonal residents begin to…

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By Margie Plunkett

Manalapan commissioners welcomed new Town Manager Tom Heck with relief and a rapidly growing to-do list. Heck’s first meeting opened with the mayor’s response to

accusations that he proposed a turtle protection ordinance for personal gain.…

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By Margie Plunkett



A newly elected commissioner claims Manalapan’s mayor was personally motivated to generate a turtle lighting ordinance and has called for a vote to charge the mayor with misconduct.

During the April 27 meeting, Commissioner Howard Roder voiced his concerns about the town’s process for initiating ordinances, noting Mayor Tom Gerrard instructed the town attorney, without the commission’s consent, to draft the turtle lighting ordinance, which would have placed the… Continue

Incumbent Robert Evans (left), who ran unopposed, is joined by new commissioners Howard Roder and Louis DeStefano. In Manalapan, 209 voters of a total of 353 registered voters, or 59.2 percent turned out for the March elections. Photo by Jerry Lower…

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Three town manager candidates, selected from about 300 resumes received in a search after Greg Dunham resigned from the job, will face Manalapan commissioners at a March 22 interview. Commissioners set a salary range of $80,000 to $120,000, but agreed that they could stretch higher or lower depending on the experience of the candidate when they finally make an offer.

Each candidate will be interviewed separately by the panel during a special meeting that begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by a… Continue