Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-26-11 special attorney — reading text

law. From 1993 to date Formed my own law firm and continued to practice in all areas of regulatoryand administrative law. While in private practice l have been local counsel for the Tiger Bay and Orlando Cogeneration project financing and have also been consulted in reference to the Lake Cogen, Pasco Cogen, and Panda Energy project financingand projects. During this period l also successful ly beefed and argued Florida Power and Light Comoanv v. Beard 626 So. 2d 660 ( Fla. 1993), before the Florida Supreme Court. This decision affirmed the authority of the FPSC to exclude regulatory -out provisions from its standard offer cogeneration contracts and established the principal that payments made under approved cogeneration contracts could not be subsequently disallowed unless there had been fraud, perjury or the intentional withholding of key information leadingtothecontract s' initial approval. Successfully represented Teleco Communications Company in the case of Teleco Communications Co. v. Clark, 695 So. 2d 304 ( Fla. 1. 997), a case which interpreted the definition of " telecommunications company" under Chapter 364 and held that the FPSC could not adjudicate telecommunications contract issues. Represented the Natural Resources Defense Council ( NRDC) in In re: Petition for determination of need for electrical owes lantin Ta for Count by Florida Municipal Powe Agency. JEA Reedy Creek Improvement District, and City of Tallahassee. Docket No. 060635 -EU. Represented JEA in In re: Petition to determine need for Turkey Point Nuclear Udts 6 and 7 electrical power plant by Florida Power & Light Company, PSC -08- 0237- FOF -El, April 11, 2008. In the broader field of administrative law, I have extensive experience representing clients in discipl inary and adinission cases before the Boards of Architecture and Interior Design, Nursing and Psychology. I have also litigated on behalf of local governments Resume Page 2 in permitting cases against the Department of Environmental Protection in both circuit court and before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Representative FFEC -Six, Ltd.; Sumitomo Bank; GE clients Capital; Teleeo Communications, Inc; CBS]; Metropolitan Dade County; City of Fruitland Park; United Mine Workers ofAmerica; City of Ft. Walton Beach; City of De Land; Dynegy, Inc.; City of Nm Destin; CRSS/ Tractebel; City of Crestview; City of Winter c Garden; Tenaska Energy; City of Parker; Flo -Sun, Inc.; Carrabelle Port & Aviation Authority; City of Groveland; Panda Energy 2 m International, Inc.; Aloha Utilities, Inc.; . IEA; Solar Alliance; v NRDC; FlaSEIA. c NN Affiliations Past Chairman, Public Utility Law Committee of the Florida Bar; Past member of the Executive Counsel of the Administrative Law rnv Section of the Florida Bar; Member, City, County and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar; 0v Chairman, State of Florida Cabinet's Task Force on Power Plant U' Siting 1993; Competitive Energy Producers Association; Member, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida. eN President, Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association, 2009. Publications/ To Sit or Not to Sit. That is the Ouestion. The Florida Public Seminars Service Commission Non' natinu Counc I' s Ability to Control FPSCAPpointments, Administrative Law Section Newsletter, Vol. XV, No. 3 ( April 1994); Competition in the Electric Industry, Florida Bar CLE Seminar, Regulating Utilities In Florida, April 29, 1994; Guest speaker at McGraw -Hill' s Second Annual Southeast Power Market Conference held on December 6, 1994 entitled Selling Power in a Buyer's Market, on the topic " Outlook for the Florida Market ". Hello Competition. Bye -bye Bell Administrative Law Section Newsletter, Vol. XVII, No. I ( September 1995) Deree I C Red qm : Electric Industry Rest ucturine Administrative Law Section Newsletter, Vol. XIX ( April 1996). Discussion panel member: Public Utility Research Center University of Florida) Energy Py Forum, July 26, 1996, Catalysts for Change in the Electric Induolicstry; PURC Energy Pol icy Forum, September 27, 1996, Impacts of Federal Initiatives in Florida; PURC Energy Policy Forum, November 15, 1996, Implications for ee lation and industry structure in the State of Florida. Res= e Page 3 Seminar presentation, 16th Annual Florida Municipal Attorneys Association, July 18, 1997, Electric franchises and potential impacts of deregulation. Electric f-anch' ses and potential Impacts of Deregulation, City, Counry and Local Government Law Section Newsletter, Vol. XXI, No. 2, December, 1997. Panel participant, Florida Bar, February 6, 1998, " The Case for Competition ", Retail Electric Como CEo Legal and Policy Issues. Electric franchises and the potential impact of deregulation, Quality Cities, Florida League of Cities, April, 1998. City of Tucson Gas and Electricity Franchise Symposium, invited participant and presenter, January 13- 14, 1999. c: 1226 Packet Pg. 13  City Council of Fort Walton Beach 0 To: CITY MANAGER MEMORANDUM Robert T. Meams, City Manager From: Carole Jones, Executive Assistant Date: October 26, 2011 Subject: Candidate William Wells ATTACHMENTS: 10 -26 -11 Wells Application PDF) SIGNATURE BLOCK: Carole Jones Completed 10/ 19/ 20114:06 PM Carole Jones Completed 10/ 19/ 20114:06 PM City Manager Completed 10/ 20/ 20112:36 PM City Council Pending  F-3. APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Mail to: Hand DeliverlFedEx to: City of Fort Walton Beach City of Fort Walton Beach Administrative Services Administrative Services P. O. Box 4009 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32549 Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548 Phone: ( 850) 833 -9507 E -mail: fwbhrdiKaNwb.oro Fax: ( 850) 833 -9931 Web Site: www. fwb. oro Please complete each item in the following application in legible handwriting, printing, or type. Black ink is preferred. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT ALL SECTIONS OF THE APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED rppl¢ ahon Date September 29 201 I Jame: Last First MI Wells, William D. 8reet Address 107 Edgewater Dr. lity, State, 8 Zip T Pensa - Is, FL 32507 tome Phone 850) 455 - 1566 Cell Phone 850) 512 -4657 Vork Phone 850) 512 -4657 Mail Address mstywelisl@gmail. com lalid Driver' s License N YES NO CDL Please specify class: position for which you are Applying: City Aftomey ( part time) List Only One Position Per Application) Salary Expected Published range Hourly Annual Are you seeking Full Time N Part Time Seasonal Are you able to work the hours required by the position? N YES NONO N'L ° M g it Have you ever fled an application with the City before? YES NN NO Have you ever been employed with the City before? Cl YES NN NO Do you have any relatives currently employed by the City? YES N NO ry Ff VlRfleuFWED N'tl Resoincas