More than 80 apply for Islamorada village manager position

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 21, 2021. Posted in Colin Baenziger & Associates, Islamorada News, Islamorada village manager, Mark Gregg, Pete Bacheler, Politics, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, Upper Keys News, village of Islamorada.

A search for the next Islamorada village manager yielded more than 80 candidates from 30 states. A candidate evaluation is underway by the village-hired consultant firm, Colin Baenziger & Associates, to whittle the number down. Then-manager Seth Lawless resigned for health reasons last summer. That led to the naming of village Finance Director Maria Bassett as acting village manager. Recruitment started on March 12 and concluded April 9 with 82 applications received by Baenziger. Interested candidates reside as far west as Washington and north as New Hampshire, and backgrounds range from...

Three-year terms favorable among Islamorada councilors

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 21, 2021. Posted in Buddy Pinder, Community News, David Webb, Henry Rosenthal, Islamorada News, Islamorada Village Council, Mark Gregg, Pete Bacheler, Politics, staggered terms, three-year terms, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, village term lengths.

There’s no ordinance yet on a proposal to send term length changes to referendum in Islamorada, but a majority of the dais believe they should extend beyond two years on a staggered basis. An April 8 hybrid meeting of village council brought additional discussion over the idea of increasing term lengths beyond the current two years. Changing village council members’ terms first requires approval of an ordinance to amend the village charter. If approved by council, it would then go to a referendum either at the next general election or a special village election. Attempts to change term lengths...

Islamorada council favors three-year, staggered terms

Written by Upper Keys Mortgage Syndicated User on April 12, 2021. Posted in Buddy Pinder, David Webb, Henry Rosenthal, Islamorada News, Islamorada Village Council, Mark Gregg, Pete Bacheler, Politics, staggered terms, three-year terms, Upper Keys Florida Mortgage, Upper Keys Mortgage, Upper Keys News, village term lengths.

There’s no ordinance yet on a proposal to send term length changes to referendum in Islamorada, but a majority of the dais believe they should extend beyond two years on a staggered basis. An April 8 hybrid meeting of village council brought additional discussion over the idea of increasing term lengths beyond the current two years. Changing village council members’ term terms requires approval of an ordinance to amend the village charter. If approved by council, it would then go to a referendum either at the next general election or a special village election. Attempts to change term lengths...

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More than 80 apply for Islamorada village manager position

Three-year terms favorable among Islamorada councilors

Islamorada council favors three-year, staggered terms