The deadline to apply for former Beach Commissioner Rich O’Brien’s seat was 4:00 p.m. Friday. Historic City News was informed that a dozen applications were received to fill in for O’Brien until his seat comes up for re-election in November 2020.
To quote the band AC/DC, “It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll.”
The St Augustine Police Department has long carried the stigma that came from a lack of accreditation. The St Johns County Sheriff’s Office has national and state accreditation which it achieved under the watch of the late sheriff, Neil J. Perry. The St Augustine Beach Police Department has state accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation, which is less expensive, less demanding, and involves less scrutiny than national accreditation.
The St. Augustine City Commission convenes for a regular meeting on Monday, March 25th starting at 5:00 p.m. in The Alcazar Room at City Hall, located at 75 King Street in St Augustine. Historic City News readers are encouraged to attend and participate.
Today, Florida Senator Travis Hutson (Rep Dist 7) updated Historic City News in St Augustine on accomplishments made this week as Florida’s 2019 Legislative Session continues.
Senate Budget Prioritizes Education, Hurricane Recovery and Environmental Funding
Last year before announcing that he would not seek election to a second term in office, former city commissioner Todd Neville challenged city manager John P Regan during a duly called and noticed meeting, asking that at least two other commissioners join him in a vote to remove Regan from office due to his failure to perform.
Vilano Beach Main Street is mobilizing its members on the North Beaches to show support for four agenda items related to beach restoration that are scheduled to be considered by the St Johns County Board of Commissioners during their next regular business meeting on Tuesday, March 19th.
Historic City News would like to pass along a word of caution in a year that will no doubt produce some strategic negotiating during the 2019-2020 budget hearings. In years of stress since 2008, there have been attempts to raid the budget of the St. Johns County Public Library System. We have public libraries today, but we advise you not to take them for granted.
Saying that there is a growing trend of agencies to use the courts to avoid fulfilling public records requests, Republican Rep. Ray Rodrigues said he supports a Florida House committee bill, approved Wednesday, that is aimed at preventing government agencies from taking such evasive action.
