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Commission pauses decision on city manager recruitment; asks staff for costed options by May 1
Summary
Facing the retirement of City Manager Wayne Caragino effective Aug. 31, commissioners asked staff to prepare multiple recruitment options — internal only, RFP to executive search firms, or using a vendor sample — with cost estimates. The commission tabled a decision to the May 1 meeting.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission directed staff to prepare detailed, costed recruitment options for replacing City Manager Wayne Caragino, who is set to retire Aug. 31 after 17 years. Commissioners unanimously agreed to table a final decision to the May 1 meeting to give commissioners time to review proposals and for staff to assemble comparative packages.
Human-resources staff member Cindy DePena presented a sample task order from Capital Strategic Solutions showing a not-to-exceed price of $38,950 for a full executive search package; DePena said she…
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