TIMOTHY J. BURCHFIELD RETIRING OCTOBER 14, 2019: ASST. CITY MANAGER COVERED UP WRONGDOING BY CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE

As the parish priest of Ste.-Marie-Egliese told parishioners 75 years ago, "Redemption is near." Good people of St. Augustine, this is delightful news on both counts.

Meredith Breidenstein is a great choice.

I've been writing about bigoted bumptious bully BURCHFIELD' maladministration since 2006, when we broke the story of the City of St. Augustine dumping a landfill in a lake.

Local Briefs: Assistant city manager to retire
Posted Jun 4, 2019 at 4:10 PM
Updated Jun 4, 2019 at 4:10 PM
St, Augustine Record

New assistant city manager chosen

If the St. Augustine City Commission approves the move, city budget director Meredith Breidenstein will become the new assistant city manager on Oct. 15.

Current Assistant City Manager Tim Burchfield, who has worked for the city for about 30 years, plans to retire Oct. 14, according to a memo to commissioners from City Manager John Regan.

Regan has appointed Breidenstein as Burchfield’s replacement, but the City Charter requires Commission confirmation of the appointment, according to Regan. That item is on the consent agenda for Monday’s City Commission meeting, which means the appointment will be passed with other items on the consent agenda unless the Commission pulls it for discussion.

“Breidenstein has been with the city for 14.5 years, functioning in finance, budget (and) disaster recovery,” according to Regan. “She is a respected city director and has earned the trust of our entire organization.”

The city plans to conduct a national search to fill her current role of director of budget and performance management, according to Regan.