North Palm manager quits, cites health (PBP) 10-13-88; 60 apply for NP manager job (PBP) 11-30-88lYOrth Palm
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.Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
NORTH PALM BEACH — Ray
Howland, village manager for
ears
eight resigned Wednesday,
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sayug he needed relief from "some
of the stress."
His resignation effective Fe
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setous look at retirement but I
r i o t possibly consider another
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get et out of
the d ress of city management."
Howland, 59, was seriously in-
jured when he was hit by a car
while riding a bicycle in March
i'. He said health problems in-
b .
ed his decision to leave the
700-a-year job. Most of the ac-
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nt injuries have healed, but he
he still has recurring pain
the broken ankle.
" "Last week was the first time I
.:. felt comfortable' running," said
&'Howland, a former triathlete.
° "I like North Palm Beach. It's a
a top-notch community," he said,
"But I get disturbed by some of the
thinking here. Some people can't
accept change."
`~ Some of Howland's current pro-
jects involve renovating the vil-
lage -.owned golf course and moving
the senior citizens building to make
room for expansion of Village Hall.
Both have met with opposition.
Mayor Craig Mundt said
Wednesday he was sorry to see
Howland leave.
"He bore a lot of burdens, and
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he never complained," Mundt said.
"He has done a great job for us."
' Howland has been a municipal
manager for 21 years, coming here
from Horsehead, N.Y., in 1979 as
• assistant manager. Whettjillage
{: Manager Paul Nicoletti left in
� 1980, Howland replaced him.
One of Howland's first assign-
f merits when he took over the job
was to pursue acquisition of Sea-
coast Utilities in cooperation with
Palen Beach Gardens and Lake
Park. The deal did not materialize
then, but today Howland is a board
member of the Seacoast Utilities
Authority, a coalition that is trying
t�'cquire the water and sewer
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;utility.
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Palm
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Writer
NORTH' PALM BEACH — A
Haverhill town councilman and the
former Riviera Beach personnel
manager are among the 60 people
who have applied for the village
manager's job here.
Village Manager Ray Howland,
59, is retiring effective Feb. 22 and
applications for the job of running
this village of about 13,000 have
flowed in since the position was
advertised last month in the Inter-
national City Managers Associa-
tion's bulletin.
"I expect 100 applicants before
it's over," Howland said Tuesday.
One of the applicants is Richard
Jaeschle, a local management con-
sultant and Haverhill councilman.
Jaeschle cited his job, his council
experience since being elected in
1985 and his membership in the
Municipal League. as credentials
for the job.
E. James Jackson, who was
forced to resign Nov. 18 as Riviera
Beach's personnel director, also
has applied. Jackson left Riviera
Beach less than a month after the
City Council fired City Manager
Tony Crapp, who hired Jackson. He
had held the personnel job for only
five months.
Jackson previously was a pur-
chasing agent for the Broward
County school system and, had •
worked in labor relations manage-
ment in Detroit.
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North Palm Beach Village Man-
ager Ray Howland, 59, i5 retir-
ing effective Feb. 22.
Most of the applicants for the
$47,000-a-year job are from out of
state. Other Florida applicants are
Kenneth Resor, town manager of
Melbourne Beach; Ralph Hester,
city manager of Lynn Haven; Den-
nis Kelly, former manager of Long-
boat Key; Ronald Ferris, director
of operations in Lantana, and Rich-
ard Barrett, deputy director of
housing for Jacksonville.
Howland said he and council
members will screen the appli-
cants and probably reduce the
number to about 15.
"Of those, the council will prob-
ably settle on five who will be
brought in for interviews," he said.
Howland came to North Palm
Beach as assistant manager in
1979. His retirement will bring to
an end his 21-year career in munic-
ipal management.