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Deerfield Beach City Commission

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    April 8, 2010

    Prelude to a Scandal: Targets of Deerfield Investigation Lash Out

    Courtesy Chaz Stevens, that's video from this week's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission in which Sylvia Poitier says that ethics oversight is "fluff." Technically, it was fluff. It's just not anymore, which is why Poitier may be in trouble over her ties to nonprofits that received tax do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Deerfield Beach Hires Independent Auditor to Analyze Public Housing Programs

    A few minutes ago, the Deerfield Beach City Commission voted to hire Kessler International, a forensic auditing firm that will try to find out how the city spent its federal housing dollars.The request came from City Manager Burgess Hanson, who has been reviewing that spending since he took over the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Fate of Deerfield Beach City Manager to Be Decided Tonight

    deerfield-beach.comGanz​In just a few hours, the Deerfield Beach City Commission will hold its special meeting to vote on a motion by Commissioner Bill Ganz to terminate City Manager Mike Mahaney. I reached Ganz by phone a few moments ago to see whether he had been able to work out his difficultie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Mahaney Fired as Deerfield Beach City Manager

    Commissioner Marty Popelsky broke a 2-2 tie on the Deerfield Beach City Commission this evening, voting in favor of a resolution that terminated Mike Mahaney, the city manager of more than two years.The meeting was civil, by Deerfield Beach standards anyway. Commissioners Joe Miller and Sylvia Poiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Deerfield Beach Calls Special Commission Meeting to Deal With Motion to Fire City Manager

    deerfield-beach.comBill Ganz​On January 15 the Deerfield Beach City Commission will have a special session to vote on whether to fire its city manager of three years, Mike Mahaney. That motion was brought at Tuesday's raucous meeting (video here). This afternoon I spoke with the maker of the motio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2010

    Deerfield Beach Moves to Fire City Manager Mike Mahaney; Predictably, Shouting Ensues

    deerfield-beach.comNoland: took a parting shot from the city manager.​In this evening's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission, officials took an initial step toward terminating Mike Mahaney as their city manager, a post he's held for nearly three years.The motion was made by Commissioner ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Will Deerfield Beach City Manager Get Axed Tonight?

    Mike Mahaney, the Deerfield Beach city manager who has been straddling a political fault line since the March 10 municipal election, is in danger of being fired at tonight's special meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission, according to a source.There's no mention of Mahaney on the agenda rele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    In Deerfield Beach, a Ninja Strikes

    Flickr User: brunkfordbraunLast night the Deerfield Beach City Commission conducted a seminar on how not to deal with a buzzing gadfly. Chaz Stevens was deprived his chance to address the commission (by video), he inspired his nemesis Vice Mayor Sylvia Poitier to climb down from the dais to address ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Deerfield Beach Commission Braces for "Crazy Train"

    Flickr user: En AmiA preview of the public comment period?On the agenda for tonight's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission, under the heading "Written Requests," there looms an ominous entry: Chaz Stevens will address the city's elected leaders on "myriad topics." Among the myriad topics ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    To Answer the Questions of Deerfield Beach Residents...

    Deerfield Beach is still reeling after last week's arrests of Mayor Al Capellini and Commissioner Steve Gonot. Residents keep calling the Juice newsroom with the same questions, and we'll answer them here.1) No, tomorrow's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission will not take place at Broward ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2006

    Mayor Hires P.R. Firm To Counter Bad Press

    Deerfield Beach is still reeling after last week's arrests of Mayor Al Capellini and Commissioner Steve Gonot. Residents keep calling the Juice newsroom with the same questions, and we'll answer them here.1) No, tomorrow's meeting of the Deerfield Beach City Commission will not take place at Broward ... More >>

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    For Sale: Keys to the City

    In Deerfield, when you're in, you're really in. And the mayor is really in.

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    May 12, 2005
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