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Present. Deputy Mayor R Anderson
Clanci K
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mmissioner erect P arltr
nald L rry, City Administrator
Gerr lamb ity Clerk
Absent. Mayor A rry
Becky vo e, City Attorney
1. Deputy Mayor Aex Anderson called a work sessron to order at
ity needs stability, s ity h mission s that all
Dmp lish, aand chas goodas aff w a good
job. vo aid is important t all iwork together andd with the
public~eand he would Cry C ork va ti ng a of the c nity and
~'~ preparedo and administered au $12t 000 o00stbudgetM andsm iota inea ha
of $SDD, 000. aid h oula Gaff the
decision making process, Band would ekeep the bCOmmrssion updat d.
a he w a people person, the C Quid
have t tlpoli<y to c development, has workedl under s
law s milar to FlOrida'cs rs nshine Law, and requested a pledgeaof
supporC f aid n s leaving his present
job a angeml sthe form Df government. The c
thanketl Mr. Snitle r. The Commrsslon recessed from "]. 15 PM to 7.]D
Excerpts from Interview wrth Ms. Susan Boyer.
-cyer r Dnded to gaestions from t
aid s orked a a Planner for the City of elCissimmie~n and Sh
ntly employed sa t City M pager, P ange, Floridan
Ms rBOyer said sheswould tb inq with F a fze ~h approach and
e financing and saitl problems i of w er/sewer w.i 11
havetto be addressed. She said Comprehensive sP lap plays a big roll
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e had s ong skills with people and said the City of Longwood's
budget would b oughest challenge o o date. aid
ingea pity with deep financialh troubl ea and had c
thatwihe sadministrator w aidcshe
ould like t [he Ca ingtf - what their
expectations and rwheth er mthey1w willing to suppozt the
aaminiecrator ain the aifeionlt aeeiaio s.
Boyer said she atlvocated positive public relations t eep
f projects, e advance. ith regard t
n sbetween the Adm m ist ra <or and C she s
ations should go ways. ended
appreciation t Boyer for attending. f2he commission recessed
Excerpts from Interview with Mr. Henry Booker.
. Oooker responded to questions of the C say i.ng h
a bureaucrat and believed i rules a
saddition, said he had m nagem exper e that he lcould offera
aid he believes Longwood h e problems w e due t
ials n willing t make hard businesshdecisions.
ookerdsa idle on the positive side Longwood h a lot t
loT of heritage a d quality of good department h aidrwith
good 1 hip f elected officials and good m na gementsa staff
vel,e Longwood i n the position that 1t could turn around and
become a premier city.
and worker, o orks 60 hour, a
and oo ouldsa eepe the a mmiss ion informed and advised of
cal e aid he worked with 0-based budgets
ned s major eproj eels a d financing methods he had u
aid he kept the C sed by a ing a eek ly s adry
paper, background papersss advising of opt.i onsmm
financial c nstrai nts. oBOOkerusa id he spent 508 of his t
of the office in the c ity and w esponsive t
espnnsive personally t major complaints r ended
appreciation t poker for a ending Cthe 3meetingxiT h e
Commissioner recessed from69.2o PM to 9.4o PM.
Excerpts from Inte eview with Mr. Earl Keaton.
esponded to questions from the C saying
he believes athe City belongs tot e people a soperated t
way they want it operated. aid i appea red of e projected
loges i the general fund a thew er/sewer ofund, that t
ould probably h o be a thet work force and pr of eves
ou ld have to be put a offer a right
Me. Keaton said t e facilities wl -
oo£, aid the city eneeded c ra li zedffina nee,
s heavy o era 11 an staff, nd he was impressed with the Fire
Department. v
Mr, ttea ton said he was a very Forceful C1 y anage r, had good
relationship with all employees bnt sa is ne w the boss. ne s
beliewea in xeeping cne eleocea oefioiaia ineormea, ana said e
sed a pager's letter, o aff 1 of
whY theM action w eededY t effectsr oft the fa ana Jr -
endatSons. aid he w pity o entea, h
lopment Mprojects na nd c ial oenterprise yz aid
Kiser inq t emposition w onge after
ing Longwooaa ands he ha dhr vations as to isa timer aid
establishing goals and objectives were important, and said sthe
listing, he believed the city w adminisieatively h avy.
Department w s beautiful and probably veryeeff ectivesbut
A to Sldetectives for a city of to is 51ze rs too many. When asked
public relations and c pity eelations, but ne w
ommu as some rmes o0
and id. McFellin s d ne w o get people t ork with
n provide the rc ity wr'th good tleaaersh ip because h
been aexdpo eat of Longwood's p sen p oblems. The Commrssron
thanked Mr. McFellin for attending re
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