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| Coral Gables chooses long-time assistant for city manager By Sherri C. Ranta Long-time Assistant City Manager David Brown was named Coral Gables city manager Tuesday in a 4-1 city commission vote. He succeeds Jack Eads, who retired Nov. 1. Mayor Don Slesnick said the appointment opens the way for "dynamic leadership" in the city. "He picked up the pieces after the last manager retired," Mr. Slesnick said. "He was as fine a candidate as anyone from the outside. Now, we've given him the reins and hope he will run with it." Working as acting city manager since Mr. Eads retired, Mr. Brown was top among five finalists interviewed Tuesday in open session by the commission, officials said. Also interviewed were Miami-Dade County employees Corinne Brody, director of the Office of Performance Improvement, and George Burgess, assistant county manager; Victor Monzon-Aguirre, chief operations officer with Lanzo Construction Co. of Florida, and Stanley Hawthorne, city manager in Lauderdale Lakes. A 22-year city employee, including 16 years as assistant city manager, Mr. Brown said he had not been sure of the eventual appointment. Commissioner Maria Anderson cast the lone dissenting vote. "I pretty much concentrated on doing the job and hoped the job would speak for itself," he said. "They told me they wanted me to take the city to the next level." The new position, Mr. Brown said, will allow him to bring about change to the city. "I get to effect change," he said, "because I have the final decision rather than making a recommendation to the city manager." Those who report directly to the city manager, Mr. Brown said, will be streamlined from 19 persons under the old system to about 10. "The reporting process is going to streamline our ability to be responsive to the commission and follow up much quicker and much better," he said. Performance, a private executive search and management firm headquartered in Coral Gables, assisted the city and its committee in the search, officials said. Advertisements were placed locally and in trade publications. Senior Partner Dabney "Bud" Park said the firm contacted 70 to 80 people about the position. The committee interviewed 12 candidates April 19 and narrowed the list to five, plus Mr. Brown. One finalist dropped out before the final interview, Mr. Park said.
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