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Search committee recommends three finalists for Fort Lauderdale city manager; commission schedules public interviews Feb. 4
Summary
A citizen-led search committee has forwarded three finalists for city manager to the Fort Lauderdale City Commission, which accepted the slate and scheduled meet-and-greet and public interviews Feb. 3–4. Some commissioners said they preferred a larger slate but the committee majority narrowed nominees to three.
A city-appointed search committee on Wednesday recommended three finalists for Fort Lauderdale city manager and the City Commission accepted the slate and agreed to public interviews Feb. 4.
Melinda Bowker, chair of the seven-member search committee, said the panel and consultant narrowed an initial pool of candidates to a final three: Jason Davis, deputy county administrator of St. Lucie County, Fla.; Matthew Vander Heyden, township administrator and director of water and sewer for Stafford Township, N.J.; and Raquel Williams, assistant city manager of Miami Beach, Fla. Jerome Post, the city’s director of human resources, told the commission staff and the consultant supported the process.
The selec…
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