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Bunnell Raises Bar For Next City Manager as Commission Plans For New Hire in 60 Days

April 30, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

The Bunnell City Commission in special session this morning. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission in a special meeting Monday will issue a want-ad for its next manager today, requiring a minimum of a master’s degree and 10 years’ government experience preferred.

Bunnell’s Acting Manager Must Give Up Police Powers; Commission Will Set Search Criteria

April 26, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

Bunnell Police Chief Tom Foster, right, takes over as acting manager for Dan Davis, left, who was fired earlier this week, as the city commission prepares to hire what will be its third manager in five years. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission holds a special meeting Monday to decide how to search for a new manager and set its acting manager Tom Foster’s salary. Foster must give up police powers in the new job.

Bunnell Commission Fires Manager Dan Davis in 3-1 Vote, Citing Internal ‘Unrest’ and
Other ‘Concerns’

April 23, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

The Bunnell City Commission hired Dan Davis as its manager in December 2015. Davis was fired this evening at the end of a discussion on his latest evaluation. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission hired Dan Davis as its manager in December 2015. Davis was fired this evening at the end of a discussion on his latest evaluation.

Bunnell Manager Dan Davis Placed on 6-Month Probation After Barrage of Criticism From Commissioners

October 24, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

Bunnell City Manager Dan Davis: still employed at last check, but on probation. (© FlaglerLive)

Four of the five Bunnell city commissioners criticized Davis for his leadership style, his “demeaning” of employees or even commissioners, his lack of communications, but granted him a final reprieve.

After “Ugly” Confrontation With City Clerk, Bunnell Manager Skirts Close To Getting Fired

October 11, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

Commissioner Bill Baxley. (© FlaglerLive)

City Manager Dan Davis’s job appears secure for now after a commissioner laid out a series of conditions Davis has to meet. The confrontation with City Clerk Sandi Bolser was over a meeting snafu.

Why Is the County Chairman Meddling in Flagler Beach’s Business, and Why Was Flagler Beach’s Manager Job-Hunting in Bunnell?

January 25, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

Flagler County Commission Chairman Nate McLaughlin, left, and Flagler Beach City Manager Larry Newsom. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Beach officials were perplexed and angered by County Commission Chairman Nate McLaughlin’s apparent interference in their city manager’s–and their city’s–business at a time when county and city are trying to work out difficult issues.

Craig Coffey, Jim Landon, Now Dan Davis: For 3rd Time in 2 Years, Top Manager’s Raise Request Is Rebuffed

January 12, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

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Bunnell’s Dan Davis this week joined Palm Coast’s Jim Landon and Flagler’s Craig Coffey, all of whose elected boards rejected their raise requests in the past two years, though Davis and Coffey still got smaller raises.

Bunnell Manager Dan Davis Gets Mixed Reviews on 1st Evaluation, With Concerns About Communication

January 6, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Depending on which of the Bunnell City Commission’s members you ask, City Manager Dan Davis is doing either an outstanding job, a satisfactory job, or a job that needs improvement.

Bunnell Fire Chief Derek Fraser Will Resign, Reviving Talk of Department’s Future

January 5, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Derek Fraser worked for Bunnell for 25 years, nine of them as fire chief. In August he was put out for having to defend his job and his department before the city commission. A commissioner’s proposal to abolish the fire department is still on the table.

Ex-Clerk Dan Davis Is Appointed City Manager in Bunnell in 3-2 Vote, Ending Swift Course

December 7, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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The Bunnell city commission took less than a month from the time Larry Williams announced his resignation, looking internally and choosing from three candidates. Davis had been the deputy clerk after a much-publicized angry resignation two and a half years ago.

Bunnell City Manager’s Job Draws 3 Internal Applicants; Interviews Set Wednesday

November 30, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Deputy City Clerk Dan Davis, Finance Director Stella Gurnee, and City Engineer Ferdinand Tiblier will be interviewed in an open meeting Wednesday evening, when the Bunnell City Commission could make a decision on its next manager.

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