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Longwood selects Leanne Cartagena as city clerk; decision contingent on background screening

5964326 · September 15, 2025
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Summary

After interviewing 170 applicants and shortlisting six finalists, the commission selected Leanne Cartagena as the city's next city clerk and directed the city attorney to prepare an employment agreement contingent on successful pre-employment screening.

The Longwood City Commission selected Leanne Cartagena as its new city clerk on Sept. 15 after a multi-step finalist ranking and deliberation process.

City staff reported 170 applicants for the vacancy. The commission interviewed a final pool of six candidates at earlier meetings; the top six read into the record were John Brock, Madeline Bu, Cassandra Kilgore, Aaron O'Donnell, Bonnie Zlotnick and Leanne Cartagena. Commissioners used confidential ranking sheets (1-5 scale) to narrow the list to three…

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