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MINUTES OF THE OCOEE CITY COMMISSION SPECIAL SESSION
HELD MARCH 4, 2004
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL AND DETERMINATION OF A QUORUM
Mayor Vandergrift called the Special Session/Public Hearing for City Manager Gleason to
order at 7 :02 p.m. in the Commission Chambers located at 150 N. Lakeshore Drive. City Clerk
Grafton called the roll and declared a quorum present.
PRESENT: Mayor Vandergrift, Commissioners Anderson, Howell, Johnson, and Parker. Also
present were City Attorney Rosenthal, Special Counsel McKenna, City Clerk Grafton,
Community Development Director Wagner, Human Resources Director Diedrich, Information
Systems Director Ross, Police Chief Goclon, and Chief Communications Supervisor Simanski.
Mayor Vandergrift announced the purpose of this special session was a public hearing to
discuss the City Manager's termination. He said City Manager Gleason would be given thirty
minutes to speak and then the public hearing would be opened to give others an opportunity to
speak for five minutes each. He asked the pleasure of the Commission regarding reading e-mails
that had been received and they agreed to read those first in the public hearing portion of the
meeting. Mayor Vandergrift announced first that Acting City Manager Horton had asked to be
excused from this meeting as her daughter was having a recital and he had authorized her
absence from this meeting as she could be reached by cell phone if needed.
City Manager Gleason addressed the audience first and asked all to observe the Civility Code
when making their statements. Mayor Vandergrift thanked Mr. Gleason for this and asked the
clerk to reset the clock to begin when Mr. Gleason started his actual speech.
Mr. Gleason read from a prepared statement, which is available in the verbatim transcription
attached to these minutes.
At the end of Mr. Gleason's statements he left the room and the public hearing was opened.
Commissioner Parker read e-mails from the following citizens in support of Mr. Gleason:
John Casisa
John Konicek
Mary Branche
Mayor Vandergrift read a message from Rob McKey not in support ofMr. Gleason.
Dave Cavenaugh, 1868 Lochshyre Loop, just wanted the Commission to make the right
decision.
Ocoee City Commission Special Session/Public Hearing for Termination of City Manager
March 4, 2004
Shelly Simon, P.O. Box 1142, and Victoria Laney, 828 Hammocks Drive, spoke against Mr.
Gleason.
Mayor Vandergrift read an e-mail from Louis Fazio, Manheim's Florida Auto Auction, in
support of Mr. Gleason.
Then the following citizens spoke in support of Mr. Gleason:
Steve Marbais, 716 East Lakeshore Drive
Scott Glass, 2417 Ridgewind Way
Recess 7:58 - 8:13 p.m.
Barbara Anthony, 405 South Bluford Avenue
Paul Johnstone, 1087 Depot Court, Winter Garden
Mark Scalzo, 6938 Cross Cut Court
Steve Lister, 450 Fern Meadow Loop
Henry Morgan, 304 South Lakeshore Drive
Human Resources Director Diedrich
R.P. Mohnacky, 1820 Prairie lake Boulevard
Nancy Maguire, speaking for the Historical Commission
Police Chief Goclon
Jose Iglesias, 400 Misty Meadows Drive
J. Lester Dabbs, Jr., 619 Caborca Court
Will Mendosa, 1308 Winding Way Court
Mayor Vandergrift read e-mails from:
Ann Whittle in support of Mr. Gleason, then two messages against from:
Rusty Briggs
Terry Long
The public hearing was closed.
DISCUSS CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT
Each Commissioner in turn made a statement for the record and those are available in the
verbatim transcription also.
Commissioner Howell. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to adopt the Final
Resolution to terminate Mr. Gleason.
Special Counsel McKenna read the Resolution in its entirety for the record.
Motion carried 3-2 with Commissioners Johnson and Parker voting no.
SELECTION OF ACTING CITY MANAGER
Mavor Vandergrift. seconded by Commissioner Anderson. moved to keep Finance Director
Horton as Acting City Manager until the next regular Commission meeting and to move this
item to that a~enda. Motion carried 3-2 with Commissioners Johnson and Parker voting no.
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March 4, 2004
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
Attest:
APPROVED:
City of Ocoee
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