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North Miami Beach holds city manager finalist interviews; candidates focus on budget fixes, ARPA and NMB Water
Summary
At a Jan. 6 workshop, the North Miami Beach City Commission interviewed three finalists for city manager. Candidates emphasized budget amendments, organizational reassessments, stricter ARPA compliance and revenue strategies for NMB Water; the commission will set the selection method and vote on Jan. 20.
North Miami Beach commissioners spent a workshop Wednesday interviewing three finalists for city manager, agreeing on a standard interview format and scheduling a final selection for the Jan. 20 commission meeting.
The commission set a uniform process—up to a three-minute opening by each candidate, roughly 30 minutes per candidate with five-minute rounds of questions from commissioners, and an opportunity to reconvene for a second round. Legal counsel reminded the commission the workshop itself is not a hiring vote and advised placing the selection method and vote on the Jan. 20 agenda.
All three candidates emphasized fiscal discipline and improved operations. Interim assistant city manager Marlene Monastin, who said she has served in the manager’s office for about three years, highlighted immediate…
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