By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes moved a step closer to hiring the first town manager in its history when the Town Council on Sept. 28 gave preliminary approval to an ordinance creating the position.
“We’re in desperate need of administrative help,
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By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members have a reasonably good idea of what they’re looking for in a town manager.
But salary and benefits limitations may make hiring the right person difficult.
A volunteer committee made its r
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream Town Hall version 2.0 is on its way.
A 24-foot-wide by 29-foot-deep addition on the west side of the building will provide new offices for the town manager and Gulf Stream’s staff attorney as well as additional
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s town manager, who has worked in Town Hall more than 20 years, has given notice that he is retiring — plenty of notice.
William Thrasher tendered a resignation letter dated Nov. 1 and effective April 28.
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach is looking for a new town manager again, just not right away.
Town commissioners agreed last month to accept Town Manager Beverly Brown’s letter announcing her retirement, but surprised her by deciding to make it
By Rich Pollack
For the second time in two years, Highland Beach is looking for a new town manager.
At the Aug. 30 meeting, Town Manager Beverly Brown, who had been under fire for what some commissioners viewed as a lack of timely and accurate comm
‘The accomplishments are not generated by the manager but by the commissioners,᾿
says William Thrasher, Gulf Stream town manager.
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By Dan Moffett
Gulf Stream ranks high on a short list of South Florida communities th
By Dan Moffett
Bob Vitas was the first candidate South Palm Beach council members interviewed in October for their vacant town manager’s job, and he wasted no time convincing them he was right choice.
“He came in and knocked our socks off r
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge appears to have found its next town manager in Jamie Titcomb, the former Palm Beach County League of Cities executive director.
Jamie Titcomb has been offered the town manager position in Ocean Ridge.
Jerry Lower/The Coast
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach has narrowed its list of town manager candidates to six and hopes to interview them all on Oct. 8 at Town Hall.
“You did very well. These are very high-quality candidates,” said Kurt Bressner, the former Boynton Beach
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have narrowed their search for a new town manager to six candidates, and the list includes several familiar names from Palm Beach County and two former officials from Fernandina Beach.
The commiss
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach Town Council members are turning to an old friend and neighbor for help in finding a town manager who fits their community.
Kurt Bressner, who from 2000 to 2011 was Boynton Beach’s town manager, now works as a
By Dan Moffett
Three months after leaving Princeton, N.J., and taking over as the town manager of South Palm Beach, Jim Pascale told residents they should think about whether the town should continue to exist.
Many were caught off guard. The
INSET BELOW: Beverly Brown
By Rich Pollack
The Highland Beach Town Commission unanimously voted last month to appoint interim Town Manager Beverly Brown to the position permanently.
Brown had served as the Highland Beach town clerk for eight y
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach Town Commissioners will consider appointing interim Town Manager Beverly Brown to the position permanently this month.
During a meeting March 31, commissioners unanimously expressed support for appointing both
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach Town Manager Kathleen Weiser agreed last month to leave the position immediately in return for a severance package that includes 20 weeks of pay valued at close to $53,000.
Commissioners, in a 4-1 vote, accept
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach Town Manager Kathleen Weiser agreed to leave her position immediately on Jan. 6 in return for a severance package that includes 20 weeks of pay valued at close to $53,000.
Commissioners, in a 4-1 vote, accepted the agr
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach’s search for a new town manager drew more than 70 applicants from municipalities across the country — and that included a chauffeur and a bartender.
“I wanted this to be the toughest decision you have to make,
INSET BELOW: Kathleen Weiser
By Rich Pollack
Despite early concerns expressed by one commissioner, Highland Beach town leaders agreed unanimously this month to renew the contract of Town Manager Kathleen Weiser and to give her a salary increase.
Correction: A story in the September edition incorrectly attributed a statement to Manalapan Town Commissioner Howard Roder. Town Manager Linda Stumpf stated that she did not take both a car allowance and the use of a town-owned car.
By Tim O’Meilia
