. Re: No Bid Consutant Service Contract Just Awarded by City Council . Submitted on 2015/10/24 at 5:35 pm by In The Know | In reply to onlooker2. . It is once a month for 18 months times four hours or 72 hours of training for about a dozen reluctant participants that work for Public Utilities, an…
. IMAGES: PORT ORANGE MARCH TO SUPPORT THE TROOPS http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/ View More Photos from Bridge Walk here   courtesy of Mike Gardner [google-drive-embed url=”https://docs.google.com/folderview?id=0Bznby4cJhHWTYmJEUVdzaXY3N0k&usp=drivesdk” title=”Bridge walk photos” icon=”https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_shared_collection_list_1.png” newwindow=”yes” style=”normal”] [google-drive-embed url=”https://docs.google.com/folderview?id=1F2cNSLC-CO3YfjoDgfLt8YJcMvq8adrKHjfrQygW84w&usp=drivesdk” title=”Google Drive Photos” icon=”https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_shared_collection_list_1.png” newwindow=”yes” style=”normal”] . . .
GO TO THE PORT ORANGE CITY CANDY STORE. ENJOY THE GIFTS PAID FOR BY TAXPAYERS! October 21, 2015Port Orange City Councilcypress head, Mike Gardner 7 ——  comment by hank follows:—- Hank Springer too had some questions and doubts about this expensive 4 hour class in leadership.  It seems to me that the candy…
The last City Council meeting was scary for anyone concerned about open and transparent government in Port Orange–scary not for what was said but for what was not said. Among the items brought before Council for their approval were two studies for the Public Utilities Department that totaled close to $1 million! They were listed…
Port Orange Police Department PORT ORANGE POLICE DEPARTMENT SEEKING ASSISTANCE The Port Orange Police Department is currently looking for the public’s assistance in locating the below subject. John Joseph Nelson, AKA John Taylor, has an open felony Volusia County warrant for Violation of Pretrial Release for Domestic Battery by Strangulation. The warrant is a nationwide…
Did City Staff Fool The City Council Again? Dear Manager Johansson, At last night’s Council meeting I raised a couple questions regarding the “leadership training” item that were left unanswered after the 5-0 vote to approve the item. I did not raise the questions in a frivolous manner nor do I consider them a…
. By Brian Lada, Meteorologist October 21, 2015; 8:47 AM ET . A newly discovered asteroid larger than a skyscraper will whiz past the Earth on Halloween, making a dangerously close approach to the planet. The asteroid, officially named 2015 TB145, was just discovered on Oct. 10, 2015, and is expected to make its closest…
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Mr Johansson In 2013 Newton White wrote the below email to a previous city manager about the lack of  Gateway “Welcome to”  signs in Port Orange.  We understand city staff may have been working on a gateway sign project continuously since that email was sent.  Hows that going? We know government moves slowly, you decide if this project is moving extra slowly.…
Mr. Johansson,  City Manager . This is a follow-up to the  recent inquiry from Hank Springer, wherein he was seeking an opinion on the feasibility of allowing Port Orange Water customers access to their water consumption data in real time. Thus, avoiding large shocking bills when there is water leak at their site.  At first…
. Good evening  Manager Johansson. At the 53:15 minute mark of the January 18 2011  Port Orange Council meeting Council  crafted policy regarding posting the Managers e-mail on the City website.   That policy was continued from 2011 until shortly after you were hired when you discontinued same. Whether you were aware or not aware of…
Re-Opening of Cypress Head and the Tavern Restaurant The public is invited to the Grand Re-Opening of the Cypress Head Golf Course on Friday, October 30, 2015. Located at 6231 Palm Vista Street, the celebrations get underway at 2:00 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by a golf scramble at 3:00 p.m. On-line registration…
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. Year after year, for the past 26 years the Port Orange Finance Department received the award as shown on the front page of the city web site. WHY ?? … Only because someone in the Finance Dept. used taxpayers funds to pay annual dues to this organisation.  All government agencies that pay their annual dues…
. Hank, What is the answer to your 1st question ??? Ted . . —–Original Message—– From: Johansson, Michael [mailto:mjohansson@port-orange.org] Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 7:50 AM To: ‘Henry Springer’; Rivera, Cynthia Cc: Dianne Gardner; Kim McNew; Mark Schaefer; Mike Gardner; Newton White; Pat Nelan; Ted Noftall Subject: RE: Is the City Read file…
Daytona Beach, FL – Volusia County’s Sheriff says an executive order signed by President Barack Obama shows he doesn’t “appear to care” about law enforcement officers. In a phone interview during Wednesday’s Marc Bernier Show on WNDB, Ben Johnson made that remark after saying that the Sheriff’s Office was being forced by the state to…
. EDITORIAL 1: TRANSPARENCY IN PORT ORANGE October 14, 2015 Port Orange City Council city of port orange, daytona beach shores, secretive meetings, transparency, water billing error Abstract Suzanne J. Piotrowski Rutgers University-Newark, New Jersey Gregg G. Van Ryzin The City University of New York The proper balance between governmental secrecy and open government is at the forefront of contemporary public…
. Michael “Jake” Johansson has held the position as the City Manager of Port Orange, FL since August 2015. As the Chief Executive Officer of the city he is responsible for day-to-day operations of the city, preparation and execution of the city budget, and working with city council to ensure the…
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