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Vero Beach council discusses succession planning for key administration posts and hiring the next city attorney deputy
Summary
Council reviewed upcoming retirements and contract end dates for department heads and discussed recruiting an assistant/deputy city attorney via headhunter and bringing an internal candidate into the city manager’s office ahead of a planned manager recruitment cycle.
Council members and staff reviewed succession risks across multiple departments and discussed near‑term recruiting strategies for critical positions, including the legal office.
City staff outlined that four senior positions — the airport director, police chief, recreation director and city manager — will be the earliest senior departures on the horizon and discussed timing: the police chief’s anticipated date was reported as January 2028 and the city manager…
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