Despite a six-month extension already given to County Attorney Patrick McCormack which made his contract renewal date October 15, 2013, St Johns County Commission Chair Jay Morris added an item to Tuesday’s agenda to extend the controversial attorney’s contract with the county for four more years.

The St Johns County Transportation Advisory Group notified Historic City News that they will conduct their annual organizational and prioritizing meeting on Friday, April 5, 2013, at 2:00 p.m.; the meeting is open to the public.

City Clerk Alison Ratkovic notified Historic City News that a special meeting of the St Augustine City Commission will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, April 1 in the Alcazar Room at City Hall, for the purpose of discussing litigation in the matter of Wendler vs City of St Augustine — the discussion during the meeting will not be open to the public.

Subject to legislative funding of Special Category Grant Projects, Historic City News has learned that, at some point during the state’s fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, St Augustine may receive $175,000, which the city must match, to defray repair and replacement costs of the barrel tile roof over the Lightner Museum portion of the City Hall building.

Monday night’s regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of St Augustine will be interesting for Historic City News readers when the City Attorney, Ronald W. Brown, responds to a request from Mayor Joseph L. Boles, Jr., proposing a new ordinance to regulate “transient” vendors.

Public Affairs Director Paul Williamson reported to Historic City News that the offices for the City of St Augustine will be closed on Friday, March 29 — in observance of the Easter holiday.

Changes to how political campaigns are financed are brewing in Tallahassee; yesterday the House gave second-reading approval to a bill that would outlaw committees of continuous existence and raise the amount of money a candidate may accept from $500 to $10,000 per donor.