Fort Walton Beach Council minutes — 06-07-1988 Special Workshop — reading text

217 CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL WORKSHOP JUNE 7. 1988 I INTRODUCTION A special workshop meeting Walton 1988. at Beach. 5: 00 Florida. p. m.. in was City Council of Fort of the held Tuesday. , June 7. on the Conference Room at City Hall. with the following members present: Mayor John L. Shortall. Jr. Councilmen: William Roberts. Mayor Pro tempore J. C. " Smith Buck" Sidney Rosenbaum David deVaux James Wyatt Thomas Tona Lee C. Bobo Also Present: Chuck Keeler. City Manager; Helen Spencer. City Clerk; Charles Evans. Director of Finance CALL TO ORDER The Mayor Pro Tem called the special workshop meeting to order for the purpose of City Attorney interviews. CITY ATTORNEY INTERVIEWS The Mayor Pro Tem stated that the interviews will be conducted separately and individually with the applicants in the order their application was received atCity Hall. Following discussion on the individual interview procedure and the nomination procedure. there was general agreement that each applicant will first be asked to give reasons why they want to be City Attorney before opening the floor for questions from Council members. Mr. Smith moved to recommend to Council that the nominations for the City Attorney be made at the new I next regular Council meeting. Tuesday. June 14. 1988. Motion was seconded by Mr. Wyatt and carried by a vote of 6 to 1. with Smith. Rosenbaum. deVaux. Wyatt. Tona and Roberts in favor. and Bobo opposed. 218 SPECIAL COUNCIL WORKSHOP/ 6- 7- 88 Page 2 Mr. Bobo moved to recommend to Council that there be a 90 day trial period with the new City Attorney and the City. during which time either party may end the employment with no explanation. Motion was seconded !""" I\ by Mr. deVaux and carried by a vote of 4 to 3. with Rosenbaum. deVaux. Bobo and Tona in favor. and Smith. Wyatt and Roberts opposed. Mr. Bobo moved to recommend to Council that the late application received after the deadline from Michael A. Jones. be accepted. Motion was seconded by Mr. deVaux and carried unanimously. with Smith. Rosenbaum. deVaux. Wyatt. Bobo. Tona and Roberts in favor. The following applicants were interviewed for the position of City Attorney: J. JEROME MILLER FIRST APPLICANT: J. Jerome Miller. of Selby and Miller law firm. RICHARD PETERMANN. JR. SECOND APPLICANT: Richard Petermann. Jr.. of Dewrell Brannon law firm. JOHN P. TOWNSEND THIRD APPLICANT: John P. Townsend. of Chesser. Wingard. Barr & Townsend law firm. BRET A MOORE FOURTH APPLICANT: Bret A Moore. of Moore and Moore law firm. RECESS The workshop recessed at 6: 15 p. m. The Mayor Pro Tem reconvened the workshop at 6: 20 p. m. JAMES C. CAMPBELL FIFTH APPLICANT: James C. Campbell, of Powell. Powell Powell law firm. TERRANCE C. KITCHEL SIXTH APPLICANT: Terrance R. Ketchel, of Henry & Monroig law firm. SAMUEL M. PEEK SEVENTH APPl.ICANT: Samuel M. Peek. of Peek & Peek law firm. RI CHARD H. POWELL EIGHTH APPLICANT: Richard H. Powell. Attorney and Counselor at Law. JAMES G. ETHEREDGE NINTH APPLICANT: James G. Etheredge. of Etheredge. Lorenz and Heflin law firm. C. JEFFREY McINNIS TENTH APPLICANT: C. Jeffrey McInnis. of Anchors. Foster & McInnis law firm.  219 SPECIAL COUNCIL WORKSHOP/ 6- 7- 88 Page 3 MICHAEL A. JONES ELEVENTH APPLICANT: Michael A. Jones. of Powell. Jones & Reid law fir> m. RECESS The workshop recessed at 7: 50 p. m. 1 The Mayor Pro Tem reconvened the Some discussion establishing employment the parameters followed responsibilities. on the of workshop terms the Further and at City Attorney' s 8: 00 p. m. conditions discussion followed on the nomination procedure during the regular Council meeting Tuesday. June 14. 1988. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business. the meeting adjourned at 8: 30 p. m. The tape recording of this Special Council workshop meeting is made a part of these minutes and takes precedent over the typed material and is an actual verbatim account of this meeting. APPROVED: ~ / fp/ r2/l; f, C/ ATTEST: HAYOR:~ ~ 1t4 cri1:tf.~ I