Lake City City Manager Race Down to Two: Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler & Former Pasco County Asst. County Administrator Don Rosenthal
March 27, 2024 3:45 pm | 2 min read
By
Stew Lilker
LAKE CITY, FL – The Lake City City Manager race is now down to two finalists: Lake City Police Chief Gerald Butler and former Pasco Assistant County Administrator Don Rosenthal.
Two weeks ago, there were three finalists for the position of Lake City City Manager. and the City Clerk was trying to wade through the divergent ideas of some City Council members.
See: LC City Manager Search: Now Down To Three Candidates – City Has No Plan Moving Forward
Last night at 5:19 pm, Juan Guerra, who had interesting and qualifying credentials, notified the City that he had found another job.
Mr. Guerra wrote:
Hello Audrey,
I have already accepted a new position and am no longer in the job market. Please thank the elected officials for their consideration on me, I sincerely appreciate it.
Thank you,
Juan Guerra
Mr. Guerra had gathered interest from those who spent the time to review his qualifications.
Foot
dragging and dilly-dallying by the City Council
and the interjection of the City's new City
Attorney, Clay Martin, who has no problem
running roughshod over Florida’s Sunshine Law,
have the City Manager search in limbo.
So far, there is no definitive final schedule to continue the search.
Councilman
Jernigan’s Council unapproved, but Clay Martin
approved sole tour with the candidates has yet
to be approved by the City Council.
The interview schedule is wrapped around the City Attorney's availability schedule, even though the Folds & Walker law firm has a gaggle of attorneys and is not bashful in billing the City for their time.
There is no City plan of action nor a Clay Martin plan if one of the two final candidates drops out.
Lake City does not learn from its history.
