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Council members debate approach to appointing interim Orange Park town manager and review candidate backgrounds
Summary
Council members discussed whether to appoint an internal interim town manager or evaluate three submitted resumes; one candidate, Mr. Goebel, was described as a former police chief familiar with staff and budgeting, and a proposed interim pay starting point was mentioned (transcribed as "$1.40").
Members of the Orange Park Town Council discussed how to proceed with selecting an interim town manager, weighing an internal appointment against reviewing three submitted resumes and conducting interviews.
A committee member asked the mayor whether the council should follow a prior recommendation to consider an internal candidate "as a first choice" through the end of the term or instead "consider all 3 resumes individually and perhaps conduct interviews." The committee member said the council had received one resume and noted a candidate, Mr. Goebel, who "was a chief of police for a number of years" and "knows our staff" and the town's budgeting process, including experience in DeLand.
Another speaker urged the council to consider all three applications and "take what's best for the town and for ourselves." Discussion turned to finances, with one speaker saying the council needs to start looking more closely at finances and suggesting a starting pay for the interim position that was transcribed as "probably, like, $1.40." The transcript does not provide additional context for that figure or a formal agreement on salary.
A speaker said they would "throw this original motion" and asked whether anyone wished to amend it; the transcript excerpt does not include the motion text, whether the motion received a second, nor a recorded vote. The meeting then called for speaker cards and continued procedural business.
The excerpted discussion included references to community interest in who holds town positions — noting that residency in the county alone should not be the only qualification — but no formal appointment or vote is recorded in the provided text.
