LC City Manager Candidate Thomas Withdraws: It’s Back to the Drawing Board -- Pt-VII
Posted February 5, 2022 08:50 pm | (16 comments)
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LAKE CITY, FL – The Lake City City Manager
search begins again with the withdrawal of City
Manager candidate Thomas Thomas of Chicago.
Monday evening, during the City Council meeting,
the Council will be discussing its next steps.
At about 2 pm this afternoon, February 5, 2021, Renee Narloch of Narloch Associates contacted Council members by phone to tell them that finalist candidate Thomas Thomas had withdrawn his name.
City Manager candidate Thomas Thomas during his
in-person interview.
At 2:13 pm, Mr. Thomas emailed Ms. Narloch and made it official: "Renee, I would like to officially remove myself as a candidate for the City Manager of Lake City, FL. Please thank the Mayor and Council for considering me for this opportunity. Sincerely…"
Mr. Thomas did not give a reason.
A little before three o'clock, City Clerk Audrey Sikes emailed the City Councilmen and Mayor with the official news of Mr. Thomas' withdrawal.
It has also come to light that the second runner up for the position, Glen Adams, has taken another job. A confidential source told your reporter that Mr. Adams would not have worked in Lake City for the salary offered.
However, that is not news, as during the meet and greet for Mr. Adams, he told your reporter he thought the job was worth about $150,000.
Epilogue
The City and the City Council are in big trouble.
The elected leaders will have to come up with a workable plan of action and lead, not something they are used to.
