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? JUST ONE GREAT WORDS SUPPOSED GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. OH, LET'S START THIS MEETING. AH! CALL. THE KILLER, MAYOR MCDONALD I HEREBY ZOOM. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR BRUNER HERE, CLARK HERE.
COLLINS COMMISSIONER RICH PRESIDENT PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE. WHY STATES PROBABLY.
YEAH. I THINK TROY AND ADVANTAGE THERE BECAUSE HE'S ON THE SPEAKER. YEAH PRESENTATIONS, UM
[1. CITY ATTORNEY SCREENING COMMITTEE REPORT]
, CITY ATTORNEY SCREENING COMMITTEE. GOOD MORNING, MADAM ERA AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. ACTUALLY I DON'T HAVE ALL THAT MUCH OF A REPORT TO TELL YOU. I'VE I'VE EMAILED YOU THE SPECIFICS AND WE ALL KNOW THE REASON WE'RE HERE. I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT. UM NELLIE. UM BUT WE HAVE THREE CANDIDATES FOR YOU THIS MORNING. AND UH, SO, UH , I'M GONNA ASK IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU MET AMERICANS HAVE EACH OF THEM JUST COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT WILL GO THROUGH SYRIA OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AND THEN ANY COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER APPROVED THIS AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY THEN SPLIT UP AND GO IN TWO SEPARATE ROOMS. AND YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW EACH OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. AND I JUST BEFORE WE GET STARTED. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR.HE HAD LONG STANDING PLANS. UM MEETING WITH 11, AND AS A RESULT , HE'S OUT OF STATE, BUT HE IS ON ZOOM AND FOR THE CANDIDATES. IN THE ROOM THAT YOU'RE IN, THERE WILL BE VIDEO ZOOM AND YOU'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE VERY WELL. BUT OBVIOUSLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MEETING THE CITY CHARTER PROHIBITS, UM COMMISSIONERS FROM VOTING ON ANYTHING WHEN THEY ARE NOT PRESENT. YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE AND WILL BE PARTICIPATING. PERHAPS WE SHOULD TELL THE MAYOR TO STOP DOING THE DISHES OR WHATEVER HE'S DOING. MUSIC MUTE YOURSELF. MAYOR MAKING YOURS. UM OH, I WILL. I WILL MUTE MYSELF. I AM. I'M NOT DOING DISHES BY THE WAY. MY HEAD
[COMMENTS BY CITY COMMISSIONERS]
COMMISSIONER, UM. A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY MANAGER. I WANTED TO ASK, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST SAID THAT THE CANDIDATES CAN DO A FEW MINUTES TALKING ABOUT THEMSELVES . I WANTED TO ASK IF WE HAD A PARTICULAR SCHEDULE, LIKE HALF AN HOUR 45 MINUTES, AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY DONE BY NOON OR TWO O'CLOCK OR WHATEVER , JUST SYSTEM ER ONE AND NUMBER TWO. THERE IS A NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA, AND I WANTED TO ASK IF I COULD SAY RIGHT NOW, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'VE APPROVED THE AGENDA YET. BUT IF I COULD JUST SAY THAT, MAYBE THE LAST PART WHERE IT SAYS DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION AND POSSIBLE MOTION. IF I COULD ASK THAT WE DELAY ANY MOTIONS OR UH, ANYTHING UNTIL THE MAYOR COMES BACK SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION TO OFFER AN EMPLOYMENT TODAY. I AGREE, AND YOU GUYS CAN DO THAT BY CONSENSUS THAT WAS IN THERE JUST BECAUSE LEGALLY, IT'S A PUBLIC SPENDING AND AT THE TIME WE DID NOT KNOW WHEN WE PREPARED THIS AGENDA EXACTLY WHAT THE FORMAT WAS MATTER OF. FACT WHEN I WROTE THIS, I DIDN'T REALIZE THE MAYOR WAS GOING TO BE AWAY, EITHER. OKAY AND OTHER . WE SENT YOU AN EMAIL YESTERDAY. THAT'S GOT THE SCHEDULE IN IT. UM BUT THE SCHEDULE WILL CONSIST OF 30 MINUTES. INTERVIEWS BY AGE PERSON BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE LEAVE THIS ROOM. RIGHT NOW. THE INTERVIEWS ARE SCHEDULED TO END AROUND 12. IT COULD BE A LITTLE BEFORE A LITTLE AFTER, DEPENDING HOW LONG WE SPEND IN THE ROOM RIGHT NOW AND THEN THE SCHEDULED RETURN FOR DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION IS AT ONE O'CLOCK SO THAT YOU GUYS COULD ACTUALLY STOP AND GET YOURSELF. STOP FOR LUNCH. WHY NOT MOVE THAT TO JUST TAG ON THE END AND THEN BE DONE FOR TODAY, INSTEAD LEAVING THERE'S JUST GIVE UP A LITTLE BREAK AND BECAUSE EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH, AND IT'S YEAH, THE MEETING SO WE CAN COME BACK ACCORDINGLY. BUT RIGHT AND[00:05:06]
THEN ALSO THE IDEA OF US INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES. HUGH MENTIONED THREE. I THINK THAT THE ORIGINAL WAS THAT WE'D HAVE FOUR CANDIDATES, SO WE ONLY HAVE THREE ACTIVE CANDIDATES, UH, THAT ARE VYING FOR THE POSITION OF CITY ATTORNEY TODAY. THAT'S CORRECT. ONE OF THE CANDIDATES WITHDREW. THANK YOU. SO AS LONG AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, COULD WE EXTEND THE TIME TO UP TO 45 MINUTES. DID IT. THEY'LL BE SLEEPING. IF WE SO CHOOSE 40 MINUTES. YOU GUYS NEED TO DECIDE RIGHT NOW. WE CAN. ABSOLUTELY I CAN MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. BUT THEN IT APPLIES TO EVERYONE. ONCE YOU MAKE THE DECISION, IT'S GOING TO BE 45 MINUTES FOR EVERY CANDIDATE AFTER FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD GO 45 MINUTES MYSELF. DOES EVERYONE I KNOW THAT WHEN I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE BRIEFLY, UM IT HAS RUN OVER. BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS PROBABLY FLEDGING AND FAILING. BUT IF I HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW. 30 MINUTES IS RUNS BY REAL FAST DISCUSSION. YOU CAN DO IT FOR AS LONG OR AS SHORT AS YOU'D LIKE 45 MORE TIME. I'M OPEN TO THAT 45 MINUTES. IN THAT CASE, WE'LL ADJUST THE SCHEDULE AGAIN. BUT, YES, SURE WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. IT'S UP TO 45. WELL IT'S ONCE WE DO IT 45 LIKE ONE PERSON MIGHT CHOOSE NOT TO AND THE OTHER PERSON MIGHT CHOOSE. I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GONNA SCHEDULE AT 45 IF THAT'S THE CASE OF THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSION.DON'T YOU WANT TO DO? YES. OKAY OKAY. WELL, IT SAYS COMMENT, BUT THE CITY COMMISSIONERS DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT NECESSARILY THAN SOME OF YOU IN PRIVATE SECTOR, YOU KNOW, SAID TO ONE OF ONE OF THE APPLICANTS LAST TIME. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ON FACEBOOK. EVERYBODY'S LISTENING. EVERYBODY'S WATCHING. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SUBJECTING YOURSELF. SELVES TO OUR QUESTIONS. TAKING YOUR TIME AND EVEN APPLYING FOR THIS. AND AT LEAST FOR ME, I KNOW THAT WHEN ULSTER'S SAY, THAT'S TO ALL OF YOU WHILE WE'RE SITTING HERE. WHEN I'M ASKING YOU QUESTIONS IT IS I AM TRYING TO ARTICULATE THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS MUNICIPALITY. AND IF THEY WERE ALL SITTING BEHIND ME WHAT? WHAT THEY WOULD WANT TO KNOW. SO UM, THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA BE COMING FROM WHEN WE'RE TALKING SO MAYOR, YES. SO AGAIN , YOU YOU BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT, UM, ABOUT BEING ON FACEBOOK AND ALL THIS STUFF. UH SO THE PROCEDURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING TODAY. CITY MANAGER. I MEAN, CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT WE ARE, UM WE'RE MEETING IN PUBLIC. THEN WE'RE GONNA MEET SOLELY IN PRIVATE. THERE WILL BE NO COURT REPORTER IN EACH OF OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, AND THERE WILL BE NO RECORDING OF OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH EACH CANDIDATE. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THESE ARE PRIVATE INTERVIEWS. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE PUBLIC MEETING. AND THEN LATER IN THE MORNING OR AFTERNOON, YOU'LL COME BACK AND SESSION WHEN THE INTERVIEWS ARE OVER. YOU MAY TAKE YOUR OWN NOTES. THEY WILL REMAIN YOUR NOTES. FOR YOU OR USED. HOWEVER AN AVAILABLE UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN WE HAD THE LAST PUBLIC RECORDS MEETING, THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT MAYBE WHEN YOU WRITE NOTES, OR DO CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU PROBABLY SHOULD TURN THEM INTO THE CLERK THERE, YOUR NOTES THAT YOU TAKE DURING THE INTERVIEW, AND YOU DON'T SHARE THEM WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. THEY GET DESTROYED AT THE END, AND THEY'RE JUST NOTES THAT THEY WERE JUST DONE IN IT DONE AS PART OF YOUR PREPARATION IF YOU SHARE THOSE NOTES AT THE FOLLOWING DELIBERATION, THEN THEY BECOME A PUBLIC RECORD AS IT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PART OF THE INTERVIEWS WHILE THEY ARE GOING TO BE PRIVATE AND WILL NEVER MADE PUBLIC BECAUSE THERE'S NO TRANSCRIPT. THEY ARE NOT CONFIDENTIAL. THE DISTINCTION BEING THAT WHAT IS SAID DURING THOSE INTERVIEWS CAN BE REPEATED BY EITHER PARTY. OUTSIDE OF THE INTERVIEW ROOM AND COULD BE SUBJECT OF DELIBERATION AFTERWARDS. OKAY UM, ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR CITY MANAGER SAYS THAT I HAVE A WHOLE
[COMMENTS BY CITY MANAGER]
LIST. YEAH YEAH, THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE THESE. THESE ARE SELF EXPENDITURE. ORI. I'M NOT SURE SOMETHING THAT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO TAKE NOTES ON. OKAY USE THAT AS YOUR NOTE TAKING SHEET,[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
OKAY? HAS AN APPROVAL. THE AGENDA APPROVED SECOND VOTE. YES ALL IN FAVOR, FAVOR. I SORRY[00:10:06]
ABOUT THAT AGAINST SOMEONE. IN A WHILE BACK AND THE COMMISSION ACTION NOW WE'VE WE'VE MADE WANT TO ASK EACH OF THE CANDIDATES TO JUST COME UP FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. YEAH WE KNOW WHO WE'RE GONNA GET THERE SOMETHING YOU GUYS WILL TELL US. WE'LL ESCORT YOU FROM ROOM TO ROOM TO ROOM TO ROOM. THE YOUNG LADY LADIES FIRST. MM HMM. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE MORNING. MY NAME IS ZOE PANNA WRITES. I AM AN ATTORNEY FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO RECAP MY RESUME , SO I DON'T REALLY TRY TO DO THAT. EXCEPT FOR THE RECORD. I WENT TO NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, VASSAR GARAGE. VASSAR COLLEGE UNDERGRADUATE. I MOVED UP TO THIS MOVED DOWN TO THIS AREA FROM BOSTON AND I HAVE ACTUALLY MOVED A LOT FOR JOBS. BUT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEEK THE JOB THAT I THINK I'M GOOD FOR AND I HAD A LITTLE INTRO HERE THAT I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT AND REFER TO, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY I'M HERE. SO I WILL TELL YOU. I WAS AT THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH FOR 15 YEARS. I AM. GOT RE INSERTED INTO GOVERNMENT PRACTICE DOING LABOR , LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW. THEY HIRED ME TO BASICALLY BE THEIR LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT EXPERT. BUT IN THE COURSE OF THAT, I WAS ABLE TO LEARN MUNICIPAL LOT, SO I WAS WRITING ORDINANCES I WAS DOING RESOLUTIONS ATTENDING PUBLIC MEETINGS. I WAS INTERESTED IN YOUR DISCOURSE ABOUT THE PUBLIC RECORDS THINKING TO MYSELF. YES NO. YES NO. SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS.AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS THAT UM I TOOK A BREAK FROM THE MUNICIPAL PRACTICE BECAUSE FRANKLY, 15 YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, IN POLITICAL LIFE CAN SEEM LIKE 30. I JUST WANTED TO PIVOT. I WANT TO PIVOT AWAY FROM THE YOU KNOW THE PRACTICE OF MUNICIPAL LAW FOR THE MOMENT AND I GOT A JOB OFFER FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE, AND IT'S VERY FLATTERING TO GET A JOB OFFER FROM A FEDERAL JUDGE, AND SO I ACCEPTED IT. AND, UM, I THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO GROW. MY UM CAN I HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND, UM, I HAVE. IT'S VERY INTERESTING SITTING IN THE CHAMBERS AND WRITING ORDERS FOR THE JUDGE ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS, SOME, INCLUDING 1983 ACTIONS INVOLVING INDIAN MURDER, RIVER COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS OR SHERIFFS AND JUST VARIOUS THINGS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE YOU KNOW THE FAMILIARITY WITH AS A MUNICIPAL LAWYER STRICTLY I WAS ON THE LITIGATION TEAM, SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL SORTS OF LITIGATION. I'M FAMILIAR WITH PROCUREMENT BATTLES. I'M FAMILIAR WITH. MARINA'S REAL ESTATE, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT GO ON AND ON AND ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE TAXPAYERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING YOU TO BE HERE AND WOULD ULTIMATELY BE PAYING WHOEVER IS ADVOCATING FOR THEM. AND THAT WOULD BE ME BECAUSE I WOULD BE DOING THE BEST I COULD DO TO ENGAGE. UM THE COMMISSION AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHERE THE CITY WANTS TO GO AND HOW I CAN GET YOU THERE LEGALLY, BUT IN A VERY ADVOCATES CITY OF STEWART KIND OF WAY BECAUSE I'M VERY LIKE A MAMA BEAR. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I DO, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU TO GET WHAT YOU NEED. AND SO I WOULD INTEND TO PARTNER WITH YOU. EXPLORE WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME, ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND RESOLVE IT. I MEAN, THAT'S SORT OF A MANTRA THAT I'VE USED AND HAS BEEN USEFUL TO ME AS A LAWYER. UM YOU YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE YOU LISTEN, YOU HAVE TO LISTEN. AND YOU HAVE TO REALIZE WHAT THE BIG PICTURE IS WHILE COMING UP WITH CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TOGETHER. AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I THINK THAT I'M AT A POINT IN MY CAREER WHERE I'VE WORKED FOR MYSELF.
UNFORTUNATELY, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT I'VE WORKED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. I'VE WORKED A VARIETY OF JOBS I'VE DONE YOU KNOW, JUST A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I THINK ME MAKE ME SUITED FOR COMING TO A PLACE LIKE THE CITY OF STEWART, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE A HUGE POPULATION.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE BIG PROBLEMS THAT YOU WANT TO SOLVE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
AND I GET THAT. SO IF I CAN BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION, I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. AND I THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK NEXT? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME TO THE FISH BOWL, RIGHT ? UM I'M GONNA TELL THREE LIFE EXPERIENCES TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHY I WANT TO BE YOUR CITY ATTORNEY. UM AND FIRST WOULD BE MY ARRIVAL TO STEWART. I CAME TO STEWART AS A BABY LAWYER OUT OF LAW SCHOOL, I WORKED FOR A LAW FIRM NAMED WARNER, FOX AND SEELEY. TOM WARNER WAS YOUR CITY ATTORNEY AT THE TIME LANDING. FOX WHO WAS MY MENTOR WAS THE TOWN ATTORNEY FOR THE DALLAS HOLES POINT. NOW THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS WERE LEGAL LEGENDS IN THIS TOWN. AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT WAS AS A BABY LAWYER. I WAS IN AWE OF THESE, GENTLEMEN.
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AND SO TO BE A LITTLE CORNY HERE . THIS IS AN AWE INSPIRING JOB, BUT I THINK I AM UNIQUELY QUALIFIED FOR THE OTHER LIFE EXPERIENCES. YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL WHAT HAPPENED BY THE DATES 2008 AND 2020. IN 2008. I WENT THROUGH A VERY ROUGH TIME. JUST HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. THERE WAS THE HOUSING COLLAPSE. FINAL FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DIVORCE. TALLAHASSEE IN A STROKE. WHAT I WANT TO JUST TELL YOU IS THE HOUSING COLLAPSE FOR A REAL ESTATE LAWYER ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATED ME FINANCIALLY. UM TO ADD A LITTLE SALT TO THAT FINANCIAL WOUND. I WAS SUED FOR DIVORCE BY MY WIFE AND THERE'S A COUNTRY MUSIC SONG IN HERE SOMEWHERE. AT ANY RATE. I TOOK A JOB AT THE EP IN TALLAHASSEE TO HAVE A JOB AND TO HAVE A CAREER LIKE HEALTH INSURANCE, ETCETERA, ETCETERA. AND THEN WHEN I WAS AT D P. I HAD A STROKE. I HAD A BRAIN BLEED IN THE STROKE WAS FOUND THE 60 DAYS IN AN INPATIENT NURSING FACILITY. WELL THAT COMES WITH A SILVER LINING . I HAD THE EPIPHANY AND THAT WAS MY HEART. AND MY HOME IS HERE IN THIS CITY. SO I TOOK A JOB WITH SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO GET AT LEAST AT ALL CLOSER TO HOME.NOW. IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ALRIGHT LET'S LET'S JUMP TO 2020. SINCE I'VE ONLY GOT TWO MINUTES. WE'LL TALK ABOUT COVID GRADUATION. FULL CIRCLE AND WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A TWOFER. THE WHAT? WE CERTAINLY ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH COVID. BUT AT THE TIME I WAS WORKING FULL TIME WITH THE DISTRICT. I PURCHASED MY CURRENT RESIDENTS AND MARINER CAY, WHICH IS IMPORTS, SALERNO. AND I WAS UNDER A SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TO OBTAIN MY L L M CALLED YOUR LEGAL MASTERS IN REAL ESTATE. SO WITH THAT. THAT HELPED ME HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST WEEKENDS OF MY LIFE, WHICH WAS ON FRIDAY OF MID DECEMBER OF 2021. I SEPARATED FROM GOVERNMENT SERVICE WITH THE DISTRICT. GRADUATED FROM, UM WITH MY LEGAL MASTERS ON SATURDAY, AND I RETURNED TO PRIVATE PRACTICE IN STEWART ON THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY. SO THAT'S WHERE I SAY I HAVE A TWO FOR NOW ABLE TO WORK AND LIVE IN THE CITY OF STEWART. AND WITH THAT WITH THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY. I CAN REALLY COMPLETE THE FULL CIRCLE AND GET BACK INTO GOVERNMENT SERVICE, WHICH I LEFT IN ORDER TO BE STATIONED IN STUART TO LIVE HERE. AND SO THAT, IN A NUTSHELL. IS WHY I WANT TO BE YOUR CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BELIEVE BAGGETT FORWARD. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE TOP. I GUESS. THREE CANDIDATES AT THIS POINT UM, IT'S REALLY AN HONOR. UM FIRST OFF. I LOVE STEWART. I MOVED HERE IN THE MID NINETIES.
AND, UH, IT'S BEEN ALL PERSONALLY INVESTED LOCALLY, ALTHOUGH I MOVED TO PALM CITY OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT REAL CITY. IT'S JUST PART OF THE COUNTY AND MOST OF MY ACTIVITIES.
RECREATIONAL LIES. EVEN INVOLVED IN QANTAS STEWART FOR SEVERAL YEARS AT SOME POINT MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE OVER 15 YEARS IN TWO DIFFERENT FIRMS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. I ONLY PRACTICED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS BECAUSE I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN FORT ST LUCY AND THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN THIS AREA BECAUSE I PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER 15 YEARS LEFT. I THINK OF PROFESSIONALLY AND I PLAN TO WORK HERE. AND OBVIOUSLY I FEEL INVESTED WITHIN THE CITY. I'M RAISING TWO KIDS WITH MY WIFE. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY LOCALLY SO I'M PLANTED IN ONE TO REMAIN HERE. SO I DON'T HAVE TO MOVE HERE. UM I'VE ALSO WORKED FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SWITCH FROM PRIVATE PRACTICE IN LITIGATION AND TRYING CASES. UH, WHAT OF THAT LOCALLY, BUT A LOT OF TRAVELING RALPH, FLORIDA. BUT ONCE I MADE A CAREER SWITCH WHICH WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GOING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTS SAYING, LUCY I STARTED OFF AS A DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY. I GOT PROMOTED TO SENIOR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY AND ALSO I BECAME THE POLICE LEGAL ADVISOR. IN ADVICE. CHIEF BALDOCK UP THERE. FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHILE I DID LITIGATION. AND SIGNED VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. UM ONE THING WAS MISSING. THERE IS I LIVED HERE. AND A LOT OF THE STUFF I WORKED ON. THERE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ME PERSONALLY. WHEN I MOVED TO THE COUNTY HAS A SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. JANUARY. IT'S BEEN REALLY NEAT JUST TO WORK ON STUFF THAT'S LOCAL. THAT APPLIES TO ME. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS LATELY, TALKING ABOUT HOW PATIO KEY PARK AND I TOLD HIM MY RULES, BUDGET CONTRACTS.
REALLY HOW? BETTY AGREED. OUTDOORS CENTER THAT'S GONNA BE OPENING THERE. YOU KNOW, AND THEY WERE PRETTY COOL ABOUT THAT. AND I DID A CONTRACT WITH . UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOR AN
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ARCHERY PROGRAM THERE, SO IT'S KIND OF COOL TO TALK TO EVEN FRIENDS LOCALLY STUFF I'M DOING NOW. IS LOCAL. SO UM, AGAIN, I'M PERSONALLY INVESTED. IN THIS AREA, AND, UM, I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY LEADER, CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LISA. FOR HELP. WHAT ARE WE DOING AT THIS POINT? WHY DON'T PAUL AND I ESCORT THESE GUYS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE ROOMS AND I HAVE JUST SENT UM, THE COMMISSIONERS. THE UPDATED SCHEDULE. THAT WILL TELL YOU WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE. AND WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE UM SO BECAUSE I ADJUSTED IT TO REFLECT THE 45 MINUTES INSTEAD OF THE. AND THEY'RE LIKE I SAID IT TO YOUR PHONE TO TEXT. ALL OF THE MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE EITHER IN PAUL'S OFFICE, MY OFFICE FOR THE OLD CITY ATTORNEY OFFICE, SO IT'LL JUST BE A ROTATION RIGHT THERE IN TWO MINUTES IS SITUATED FOR TROY IS GOING TO BE SET UP WHERE IT IS RIGHT HERE IN MY HAND. OH WALKING THE BEACH, ONE OF THEIR ROOMS WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE. UM BECKY, DO IT THERE. NO BECKY AND TROY AT THE TIME THAT WE HAD, RHONDA WAS GOING TO BE APPEARING BY ZOOM, SO WE HAD HER SCHEDULED FOR THERE. AND IT WAS AN ADJUSTMENT ANYWAY. BECKY AND TROY BECAUSE THERE'S. THREE CANDIDATES AND FIVE COMMISSIONERS HAVE AN INTERVIEW IN THE FIRST ROUND. AND IF YOU LOOK AT EACH ONE OF YOUR RESPECTIVE SCHEDULES, YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOUR VACANT INTERVIEW TIME JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THE CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO BE PARKED IN A ROOM AND WE'RE GONNA SHUFFLE. OKAY PERFECT.COMMISSIONER YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US WHERE TO GO. WE WILL PERFECT AND, UM, AMERICA A LITTLE BIT EASIER. MAD AMERICA. IF YOU WANT TO BE OPENING RECESS, THE PUBLIC MEETING WE WILL ESCORT CANADA. WELL JUST ASK FOR A RECESS. YOU'RE STICKING. ALRIGHT, EVERYONE.
[2. RECESS MEETING TO ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES]
WE'RE GONNA HAVE RECESS. AND THEY HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL. PEOPLE LOVE INTERVIEWS. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO YOU COME WITH ME. PAUL.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.