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Palm Coast council ends SGR search, pauses outside city manager hunt after candidate withdrawals
Summary
After two finalists withdrew and questions about the recruitment process, Palm Coast City Council voted unanimously to terminate search firm SGR and to reopen an internal search; a separate vote set a 90‑day internal recruitment window with weekly updates to council.
Palm Coast City Council voted unanimously May 6 to terminate its contract with executive search firm SGR and to pause the external city manager search after both remaining finalists withdrew. The council later approved reopening an internal search and keeping it open for 90 days, with weekly applicant updates to the full council.
The moves came after a contentious selection process in which two finalists — identified in council discussion as Rich Huff and another candidate — withdrew from consideration amid disagreement over how staff and the consultant handled next steps. Council members raised procedural concerns about whether the recruitment pauses…
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