ISLAMORADA COUNCIL APPROVES AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY’S BRYAN COOK AS INTERIM VILLAGE MANAGER
Islamorada has its manager, at least for the interim.
In between busy budget workshops, the Islamorada village council convened a special Aug. 3 meeting and approved an agreement...
ISLAMORADA BUDGET EXPECTS MORE REVENUE & SPENDING
A few new hires, raises for employees and some $2 million more in spending than the previous year are among the highlights of a proposed spending plan...
NEW INTERIM MANAGER SEEKS TO BRING ‘COUNTY FORMULA’ & EFFICIENCIES TO ISLAMORADA
Aug. 7 marked the first day for Islamorada’s new interim manager Bryan Cook, the county employee services director loaned to the village by County Administrator Roman Gastesi...
BOAT RAMP & BASEBALL FIELD AMONG HOT TOPICS AT RECENT ISLAMORADA COUNCIL MEETING
An Aug. 17 meeting of the Islamorada Village Council marked the first for Bryan Cook, the interim manager loaned by Monroe County for a 60-day period. A...
COUNCIL PUMPS THE BRAKES ON A FREEBEE EXPANSION
Islamorada council members pulled a pair of resolutions related to an expansion of ridesharing in the village through Freebee at a Sept. 7 meeting at Founders Park...
ISLAMORADA SETS TENTATIVE MILLAGE & SPENDING PLAN; RESILIENCY POSITION ADDDED
Islamorada council members unanimously set a tentative 2023-24 millage rate and a spending plan, which includes a new resiliency and sustainability coordinator position, during a Sept. 12...
COUNTY PLANS TO SEND BUILDING DIRECTOR ED KOCONIS TO REPLACE BRYAN COOK AS ISLAMORADA’S...
An agreement lending Monroe County human resources director Bryan Cook to the village of Islamorada as interim manager reaches the 60-day mark on Oct. 6. As the...
COMMITTEE TO ASSESS RIDESHARE IN ISLAMORADA
After pumping the brakes on a Freebee rideshare expansion in Islamorada last month, village council members now want to see if other companies are interested in providing...
VILLAGE MANAGER SEARCH CARRIES ON IN ISLAMORADA
Some 45 applicants seeking to become the next Islamorada village manager dwindled to 16 after council members presented their list of preferred names ahead of an Oct....
WILL A VILLAGE COUNCIL PAY HIKE QUESTION HEAD TO THE 2024 BALLOT?
Voters in Islamorada could have the final say on whether compensation should increase for council members who are elected to seats in November 2024. There are questions,...
