Fred Burson

City Manager Executive Search

A 15% temporary salary increase to the interim manager's pay starting December 10, 2026.

Multi-Year Utility Rate Adjustments

Generates additional utility fund revenue for infrastructure maintenance.

Spin Scooter Program Expansion Proposal

City revenue could rise from a flat $35,000 to roughly $40,000 or more under the new ride-based fee schedule.

ethics violation

Local taxpayers are getting their misspent money back into the city treasury, assuming the councilmember actually pays up.

employee investigation

Local taxpayers are footing the bill for the outside investigation plus the salaries of two workers who aren't currently on the job.

Salvation Army CDBG-DR Funding Request

The request involves a $12.5 million funding gap for a project whose estimated cost has risen to between $31 million and $34 million.

ethics allegations

Right now, there's no direct hit to your wallet, but prolonged political drama can sometimes cost the city in legal fees or stalled projects.

Review of Minority Business Enterprise and Local Vendor Preference Ordinances

Potential impact on local contractor bid competitiveness and minority business participation.

administrative appointments

Standard salaries for these key city positions are already baked into the municipal budget.

Downtown Noise Ordinance Enforcement

Minor administrative citation revenue offset by enforcement resource allocation.

City of Palms Stadium Demolition Cost-Sharing

Not to exceed $1,000,000, split equally between City General Fund Reserves and the CRA Downtown Redevelopment Area Fund.

City of Palms Park Redevelopment and Stadium Demolition

The feasibility study contract with Card & Associates is approximately $340,000.

Affordable Housing Land Disposal on Congress Street

Property disposed for $1,000 to facilitate affordable housing development.

contractor investigation

While no direct taxpayer losses have been tallied yet, poorly vetted contractors can lead to stalled projects, costly legal fees, and expensive contract terminations.

FY2027 Cultural and Downtown Funding Agreements

Allocates funding across downtown management and cultural organizations for FY2027.

board appointment

While the appointment itself is unpaid, her policy decisions will influence millions in housing grants and taxpayer dollars.

Fiscal Year 2026 Budget transfer, in the total amount of $450,000.00, moving funds within the General Fund to cover personnel expenditures of the Police Department as a result of paying higher salaries than were budgeted with timing of…

Resolution No. 2026-91 amending the budget for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, increasing appropriations in the total amount of $100,000.00 appropriating General Fund Reserves in the amount of $100,000.00 and increasing the…

Distribution of Ward 4 neighborhood improvement funds, in the amount of $1,000.00 to Collaboratory General Fund (Councilperson Liston D. Bochette III)

Resolution No. 2026-87 adopting a capital asset financial policy; establishing a general capitalization threshold of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for financial reporting purposes; providing for the continued tracking and control of…

Resolution No. 2026-79: Calling General Election for November 3, 2026

Resolution No. 2026-64: General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026

Adopt Ordinance No. 4095 for General Employees' Pension Plan Amendments

Negotiated Purchase Order General Terms and Conditions for wastewater equipment and programming services to support the City's electrical switchgear needs at the South and Central Wastewater facilities with ABB Inc. (Jason Sciandra, Public…

Table Ordinance No. 4095 (General Pension Plan DROP Changes)

Piggyback Agreement, utilizing Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Contract, three agreements, All Webbs Enterprise, Florida Design Drilling, and Layne Christensen Company, for General Injection Well Maintenance and Testing Services; AND…

Permission to Advertise Ordinance No. 4095 (General Employees' Pension Plan)

Closeout documentation and release final retainage, in the amount of $22,336.95, for the Fleet Canopy Rebid, RFP 0074-24, with Valor General Trades, LLC (Ward 2) (Nicole Setzer, Public Works)

Adopt Ordinance No. 4095 for General Employees' Pension Plan Amendments

Expressed support for adopting the Ordinance as negotiated and felt that reopening the agreement after both parties had reached a negotiated settlement would set an undesirable precedent for future collective bargaining.