Flagler Beach city officials select new city manager, next step is contract negotiations Erica Van Buren, The Daytona Beach News-Journal © Erica Van Buren Flagler Beach city officials picked a new city manager, William Whitson during a special meeting held on Wednesday.
FLAGLER BEACH City officials Wednesday unanimously approved William Whitson as Flagler Beach s new city manager during a special meeting.
The decision came down to Whitson and Dru Driscoll, who has served as deputy city manager for Daytona Beach since February 2019.
Whitson has experience in all levels of local government, and served as assistant city manager for the city of Port Orange from 1998 to 2006. He s worked in coastal Florida communities such as Milton, Pensacola, Panama City and Port Orange.
Flagler Beach selects William Whitson as new city manager
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Flagler Beach Hires William Whitson, Veteran of Municipal Leadership, as Its Next City Manager
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Flagler Beach Commissioner Eric Cooley, seen here at the beginning of his first term, will run for a second term. Mayor Linda Provencher, after two terms as commissioner and three as mayor, is stepping down at the end of her third term in march. (© FlaglerLive)
If you thought election season was over, think again: Flagler Beach’s is just beginning. With the city’s elections set for March 2, the first qualifying window opened today, and two candidates announced their intentions: incumbent Eric Cooley will run again for his commission seat, and Suzie Johnston, a near-lifelong Flagler Beach resident and a member of a Flagler County political dynasty, will run for mayor, as Linda Provencher will not run for a fourth term.