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Apopka mayor defends city administrator dismissal; council hears public calls to honor contract
Summary
Mayor read an account of email events tied to the termination of City Administrator Jacob Smith; council members and residents criticized the manner of the dismissal and urged honoring Smith’s employment agreement; labor counsel advised the contract is binding.
Mayor Brian Nelson used an agenda item on April 2 to explain his decision to relieve City Administrator Jacob Smith of duties, citing email receipt and deletion timelines related to an executive‑office letter and League of Cities correspondence.
The mayor read a chronology saying he and finance director Blanche Sherman did not receive the executive office email and that Jacob Smith received and deleted those messages on March 18–19. "Neither myself or Blanche Sherman... ever received the Doge emails from either the governor's…
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