Monday, June 20, 2011
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Commission ratifies new administrator contract
OCALA - Nearly a week later, Marion County Commissioner Mike Amsden still cannot be swayed, or assuaged.
Last Wednesday, Amsden cast the dissenting vote in the board’s 4-1 decision to elevate county Community Services Bureau Chief Lee Niblock to the county administrator job. That vote came two days after former administrator Pat Howard, who had 17 months remaining on his contract, suddenly announced his retirement.
Amsden at the time publicly questioned the speed of the transition, saying it was too shrouded and a disservice to the public, and called for a six-month delay to conduct a national search to find Howard’s successor.
On Tuesday, Amsden reiterated his beliefs.
“I have not changed my opinion . . . that this was not in the best interest of the community at large, or been a transparent process,” he said.
Last Wednesday, Amsden cast the dissenting vote in the board’s 4-1 decision to elevate county Community Services Bureau Chief Lee Niblock to the county administrator job. That vote came two days after former administrator Pat Howard, who had 17 months remaining on his contract, suddenly announced his retirement.
Amsden at the time publicly questioned the speed of the transition, saying it was too shrouded and a disservice to the public, and called for a six-month delay to conduct a national search to find Howard’s successor.
On Tuesday, Amsden reiterated his beliefs.
“I have not changed my opinion . . . that this was not in the best interest of the community at large, or been a transparent process,” he said.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Question?
“Are the five Marion County Commissioners worth the $78,000+/- taxpayers are paying each of them?”
Monday, February 9, 2009
Your Advice for Speaker Cretul?
Marion County’s State Representative Larry Cretul was recently elected as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives for the next two years. He takes over at a time Florida is going through many economic challenges. What would be your advice to Speaker Cretul as he begins leading the Florida House through our troubled times?
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