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Fort Myers Beach council authorizes contract talks with top-ranked town manager candidate
Summary
After public interviews of five finalists, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council voted unanimously to begin contract negotiations with top-ranked candidate Will McCanney and named Councilor Woodson as the liaison for negotiations.
The Fort Myers Beach Town Council voted unanimously Friday to begin contract negotiations with its top-ranked town manager candidate, Will McCanney, following a public question-and-answer session with five finalists.
Under the council’s selection procedure, Resolution 23-182, each council member ranked the five candidates and the town clerk tallied combined ranking scores. McCanney had the lowest combined score and therefore emerged as the council’s top choice; the council then voted to authorize contract negotiations and appointed Councilor Woodson as the council liaison for those talks.
Why it matters: The incoming town manager will inherit a municipality still implementing recovery projects and state and FEMA-funded capital work following recent storms. Council members asked finalists detailed questions about budgeting for a small municipality with fluctuating property…
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