Workshop today….
Weiss, Serota, Helfman are in as Town Attorney’s on a “day to day” basis…
that will be how the Town Manager will negotiate with them…
they were the only firm to show…the independent Atty. had a conflict… he’s out of contention….
Town Manager goes back a long way with Weiss…
Integrity is how she describes them…
the original choice for becoming Town Attorney was met with concern seeing that he..Alan Gabriel …represented Shore Court developer in front of the last commission…
Mr Gabriell is currently the Special Magistrate to LBTS… he has been with the firm for 1+1/2 years…
I still am not sold on the statement that there are only 4-5 firms that do this…
just as I do not think Hollywood is a cushy job at $300 thousand plus…and we are $150 thousand…we are paying $300+ and that will not be halved…
I also have a concern…when Atty Weiss says after answering Bert J Harris…. he is for local government having more power……
A few months back…different Mayor…same circumstances….if that Mayor was all for this applicant alone….the current Vice Mayor would have been very suspicious…. but maybe this is the “unity” starting to jell?
if the firm agrees to the “day to day” ….. and a match for who will be the primary Town Attorney is acceptable to all 5 Commissioners….we might just get lucky….let’s hope so….
to see it yourself….www.lauderdalebythesea-fl.gov
