Ballot for Town Manager Search - Town of Bay Harbor Islands, 7-22-2020. How will this impact Palmetto Bay?

Unfortunately, it is not unusual for a top choice to not come to terms. Leadership shows confidence in continuing the process, rather than scrambling at the first occurrence of an unfortunate turn of events. There should be no panic and no rush to cut and run from the process. The top candidate turned down Palmetto Bay on Tuesday, July 14. But there are questions as to why public discussion of next steps for Palmetto Bay manager had to wait until tonight, July 23. That has led to fair questions as to whether Palmetto Bay officials were waiting to see who would be available after the Town of Bay Harbor Islands acted on their process for Town Manager.  

Can someone review this photo sent to me and verify? I was advised that this was the vote on the first round for the finalists for the Town of Bay Harbor Islands manager search. The date of this ballot is listed as July 22, 2020.  There were 6 finalists compared with the 3 for Palmetto Bay. The candidates listed below either did not participate in the Palmetto Bay search or qualify for the final three. The 5 (now) former candidates for Bay Harbor Islands are now moving on; assuming that Bay Harbor Islands comes to terms with their top choice.

The Palmetto Bay manager selection should not be made on a whim, without proper vetting. I recommend that they stick to the process and show respect to the other two candidates who put their faith in Palmetto Bay. The remaining final 2 believed that they would be respected and not abandoned, cast out, based upon the inability of this mayor and council to come to terms with their former top candidate. That is why there are three finalists.

Palmetto Bay should not be someone's safety net, plan "D" or worse.

I am providing links to some recent Community Newspapers opinion articles relating to the current state of the Palmetto Bay search:

Grant Miller, Community Newspapers: Palmetto Bay’s No-Show Manager Might Be A Sign of Bigger Problems, July 17, 2020

Grant Miller, Community Newspapers: Palmetto Bay: Patience May be Your Best Ally Right Now. July 21, 2020

Palmetto Bay may have been turned down by the top finalist, but 2 of the 3 remain and they deserved the respect of the process continuing as promised.

FAIR QUESTIONS:

• Is this why Palmetto Bay scheduled their discussion for tonight, July 23, 2020, to allow for the vote to take place in Bay Harbor Islands?
• Are any of these candidates not hired going to be considered by Palmetto Bay tonight on a whim?
• Did any of these candidates participate in the Palmetto Bay search performed by the Mercer Group, but did not make the list of Palmetto Bay finalists.
• Would Palmetto Bay elected officials actually consider any of these candidates if they chose not to participate in the Palmetto Bay search, or if they did, they failed to make the finals?
• What communication, if any, has been held between any of the 6 listed candidates for Bay Harbor Islands post and our elected officials (or any of their intermediaries)?

We shall see if the Palmetto Bay officials continue to follow the process or if they abandon it and hire on a whim, hiring someone who did not make the top three in a neighboring community.