The Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun an investigation into allegations that former City of Key Colony Beach Administrator Chris Moonis and former Mayor John Deneale had ordered city staff
The Key Colony Beach City Commission met recently and reviewed a rather general agenda overall, but Vice Mayor Beth Ramsay-Vickery proposed that allegations of fraud be entertained against the former
Leaders from Monroe County government, Keys municipalities, the school district, utilities and non-profit organizations communicated their legislative priorities for the year to State Rep. Jim Mooney and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez at a Jan. 6 online meeting.
Florida Keys priorities expressed to newly-elected state officials for the 2021 session included appropriations of $20 million for water quality, $5 million for land acquisition, $750,000 for the vessel pump-out program, and support for wind insurance rate protection, vacation rental carve-outs and affordable housing. The Board of County Commissioners, at its Jan. 20 meeting, will further discuss county priorities at the federal and state level, said Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi.
Florida Keys municipalities experienced an overhaul of leadership this year in both appointed and elected positions.
In Marathon, Key Colony Beach and Islamorada, city and village managers left or were replaced, and several new elected officials were seated.
On Sept. 24, Key Colony Beach City Administrator Chris Moonis informed the city commission he would not seek a new contract. âWe wish him well and best of luck in his future endeavors,â Mayor John DeNeale said.
Moonis had served the city since November 2016. DeNeale, as mayor and as specified in the city charter, assumed the duties of city administrator until a replacement is hired by the commission and the search is ongoing.