HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-26 - City Commission Special Meeting MinutesCITY OF TAMARAC
SPECIAL CITY COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Harry Dressler called the Special Commission Meeting of the City
Commission to order at 1:01 p.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in Conference Room
105, Tamarac City Hall, 7525 NW 88 Avenue, Tamarac, FL 33321.
ROLL CALL: Mayor Harry Dressler, Vice Mayor Michelle J. Gomez, Commissioner Pamela
Bushnell and Commissioner Diane Glasser were in attendance.,
Also in attendance were City Manager Michael Cernech, Assistant City Manager Diane
Phillips, City Attorney Samuel S. Goren and City Clerk Patricia Teufel. Assistant City
Attorney Jacob Horowitz joined the meeting at 1:55 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Dressler led the Pledge of Allegiance.
City Attorney Goren said there were four more applicants to interview today and we would be
following the same procedure as we did yesterday. City Attorney Goren said that after the
interviews were conducted today we would need a consensus for a process for the meeting
on Thursday, February 27, 2014.
City Attorney Goren advised that there will be four more interviews today and went over the
interview process with each applicant prior to their interviews and after the interviews City
Attorney Goren said the final selection would be on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 1:00 p.m.
City Attorney Goren advised the applicants to keep their phones handy as the City Clerk
would be in contact with those that are requested to come back for a second interview.
Throughout the remainder of the afternoon the following individuals were interviewed and
responded to questions about their background, qualifications, community involvement and
what they could bring to the table that would benefit Tamarac: Noreen Abrams, Ronald A.
Friedman, Guido Ciervo and James M. Griffin. Vice Mayor Gomez disclosed that she knows
Noreen Abrams and her husband from social functions around Tamarac. City Attorney Goren
left the meeting at 1:55 p.m. and Assistant City Attorney Horowitz took over as counsel.
City Attorney Horowitz went over the possible options the Commission had to appoint
someone to the District 4 Commission seat and explained that if they were unable to come to
a decision it was their prerogative to restart the process.
There was a discussion among the Commission members regarding the number of
candidates they would like to bring back on Thursday. It was decided that the Commission
would choose their top four picks from the list provided to them by City Clerk Teufel. After
City Clerk Teufel tabulated the selections it was decided by the Commission that the
individuals that had three Commission members select them would be called back for a
second interview. Mr. Griffin, Ms. Placko and Mr. Viverette would be brought in for a second
interview on Thursday afternoon. Commissioner Bushnell seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez
moved to bring back James M. Griffin, Debra Placko and Harold "Lee" Viverette for second
interviews on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Motion passed unanimously (4-0).
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City Manager Cernech said staff would begin the reference checks on Mr. Griffin, Ms. Placko
and Mr. Viverette. There was a brief discussion regarding the necessity of doing reference
checks. Human Resources Director Maria Swanson said staff will make every effort to have
the reference checks completed by tomorrow afternoon.
City Clerk Teufel was charged with calling Mr. Griffin,
they were interested in coming back for a second
charged with calling the other eight applicants back
selected, thank them for submitting their applicants
receiving a letter from the Mayor and Commission.
Ms. Placko and Mr. Viverette to see if
interview. City Clerk Teufel was also
and advising them that they were not
and letting them know they would be
All were in agreement that this was a remarkable group of individuals that submitted
applications to fill the District 4 Vacancy.
There being no further business to come before the City Commission, Mayor Talabisco
adjourned the meeting at 4:16 p.m.
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