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Key Biscayne Selects New Village Manager

Original title: Special Council Meeting June 4, 2018 — Minutes

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What This Bill Does

The Key Biscayne Village Council officially selected Andrea Agha as the new Village Manager following a multi-round voting process. The Council also scheduled a follow-up meeting for June 26, 2018, to finalize her employment contract.

Why it matters

The Village Manager is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing daily village operations and implementing Council policies, directly impacting municipal service delivery and administrative oversight.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Andrea Agha

Selected as the new Village Manager and will enter into contract negotiations.

Directly affected

Key Biscayne residents

The appointment of a new Village Manager changes the administrative leadership of the village.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the new Village Manager?
Andrea Agha was selected as the new Village Manager.
When will the Village Manager's contract be finalized?
The Council scheduled a meeting on or before June 26, 2018, to the contract.

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Roll-Call Votes

2 motions voted on at this meeting · extracted from the official minutes

#1: select Andrea Agha as the new Village Manager

passed

segment:1: select Andrea Agha as the new Village Manager

passed

Full breakdown

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Discoveries

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policy shift100% confidence

Manager Selection Process

The Council utilized a multi-round voting process to narrow down candidates, indicating a highly deliberative approach to the hiring.

Connected Entities

Andrea Agha, Joe Rasco, Timothy Kelty and 15 more
PersonAndrea Agha“Selected as the new Village Manager.”Map →
PersonJoe Rasco“Candidate for the Village Manager position.”Map →
PersonTimothy Kelty“Candidate for the Village Manager position.”Map →
PersonJennifer Medina“Village Clerk.”Map →
PersonJ. Mark Taxis“Finalist for the Village Manager position.”Map →
PersonKathleen Petros“Councilmember.”Map →
PersonGary Gross“Councilmember.”Map →
PersonMayra P. Lindsay“Mayor of Key Biscayne.”Map →
PersonLuís de la Cruz“Councilmember.”Map →
PersonFranklin H. Caplan“Vice Mayor.”Map →
OrganizationMentsh Capital LLC“Party in a lawsuit against the Village.”Map →
PersonAllison McCormick“Councilmember.”Map →
locationKey Biscayne“The municipality holding the meeting.”Map →
PersonJohn C. Gilbert“Village Manager.”Map →
PersonW. D. Higginbotham Jr.“Representative of The Mercer Group.”Map →
PersonBrett G. Moss“Councilmember.”Map →
PersonChad Friedman“Village Attorney.”Map →
OrganizationThe Mercer Group“Consulting firm assisting with the manager search.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

keybiscayne.granicus.com

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  • Controversy40
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  • Entertainment30
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  • Buzz20
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