Islamorada council members placed a bandage on the village manager vacancy on Jan. 9 by appointing chief building official Sheila Denoncourt to serve as the top official on a short-term basis.
Two days before, the council heard then Village Manager Rob Cole’s resignation; it was followed up by the council’s 4-1 vote on a severance package. With Cole no longer performing the day-to-day duties inside village hall, the council eventually elected to go with Denoncourt out of a few names mentioned inside the Founders Park Community Center on Jan. 9. The vote was 5-0 to select Denoncourt.
A village employee since 2017, Denoncourt will serve as the council seeks interim manager help through the Florida League of Cities — an idea brought forward by Mayor Sharon Mahoney. She passed out a list of 16 names the village has an opportunity to meet and pick.
The council then directed Denoncourt to follow up with managers on the League of Cities list to gauge interest and potentially schedule a special call meeting. The village will also conduct an internal search for a permanent manager where human resources will bring back candidates. At the same time, the village will prepare a request for proposals for a head-hunting firm to help field applicants.
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