by LISA MACNEIL
[email protected]
At the regular meeting on Jul 19, 2021The Brooksville City Council voted 3-2 to deny a $340,000 funding request to kick off redevelopment of the property located at Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Drive and Hale Avenue, historically named Summit Villas. Council Members David Bailey and Blake Bell were the two opposing votes.
The Brooksville City Council has approved a memo of understanding (MOU) relative to a plan to send reclaimed water to the Cascades Community located within the Southern Hills Plantation development. The vote took place during the regular meeting of the City Council on July 19.
Brooksville, Florida (July 5, 2021) – On July 5, 2021, the Brooksville City Council held an emergency meeting to declare a local state of emergency in preparation for Tropical Storm
Elsa. The state of emergency enables City leaders to take necessary actions to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the City and its residents as well as City staff.
The Brooksville City Council adopted an employee compensation plan which calls for salary increases for 64 employees to bring their salaries in line with surrounding cities and municipalities.
The city’s HR Administrator Kimberly Price completed an employee compensation study as the basis of the plan in efforts to “reduce turnover costs and promote growth.”
The City of Brooksville has named Fire Chief Ron Snowberger to serve as acting city manager until a permanent replacement for Mark Kutney can be chosen. Snowberger assumed the post the evening of June 21 after members of the City Council voted 3-2 to terminate then-City Manager Kutney 's contract.
by PAT RAIA, [email protected]
During their regular meeting on June 21, 2021, members of the Brooksville City Council voted to terminate the contract of City manager Mark Kutney by a 3-2 margin.
By JULIE B. MAGLIO
The Brooksville City Council adopted an employee compensation plan on June 8, 2021, which calls for salary increases for 64 employees to bring their salaries in line with surrounding cities and municipalities.
The city’s HR Administrator Kimberly Price completed an employee compensation study as the basis of the plan in efforts to “reduce turnover costs and promote growth.”
Price conducted a five-phase review including a comprehensive review of job descriptions and positions and employee interviews.
by PAT RAIA, [email protected]
The Brooksville City Council approved a policy that requires organizations or individuals sponsoring special events on city property to apply for a street closure permit. The approved policy includes an amendment for events such as large funerals and memorials that take place in city-owned cemeteries.
Brooksville, Florida (May 7, 2021) – On May 3, 2021, during a regular Council Meeting, Community Development Director, Chris Anderson, provided a summary report on the building permit activity in the City of Brooksville for the past five months.
