Becht Calls for Vote of No Confidence on City Manager Recor

Commission Edward W. Becht called for a vote of no confidence on City Manager David L. Recor this week, after Monday night's commission meeting when Recor made a televised presentation from the public podium for an increased millage rate, and the Commission denied his recommendation and kept the current millage rate. The minutes of the September 26 meeting is on line at the City's website. http://www.cityoffortpierce.com/pdf/Minutes09262011.pdf. During the meeting, Recor implied that Jon Ward had resigned. Supposedly, Jon Ward resigned because of negative comments from commissioners, but he later rescinded the resignation. City Manager David Recor asked for 10% reductions from department heads following the Ccommission's refusal to increase the millage rate in the September 19 meeting.

In the no-confidence vote, Mayor Bob Benton has expressed his solid support for Mr. Recor.

In reply to Mr. Recor's attempt to apologize via email, Commissioner Becht expressed his lack of confidence is not personal, and that he had made a decision months earlier, but was advised to wait until the budget process was over. The no confidence vote is scheduled for October 17, 2011.

Read about the millage rate, and no confidence vote here:

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/29/fort-pierce-city-manager-apologizes-commissioner/

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/28/fort-pierce-commissioner-becht-seeks-no-vote-on/

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/sep/27/budget-cut-proposals-could-mean-layoffs-services/

The Commission will consider new district lines drawn after the 2010 census on Monday evening, October 3, 2011. Redistricting the lines is item number 11 on the agenda, Ordinance L-225. Current District one lies north of Delaware and Okeechobee, and District two south of those streets. The proposed change adds those areas west of 13th Street and north of Virginia Avenue to District One.