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Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
September 2, 2008
Bunnell chief may vie for manager
Author: HEATHER SCOFIELD - STAFF WRITER
BUNNELL - From leaving to leading, a lot can happen in a month.
Just ask Police Chief Armando Martinez.
Martinez, who was named temporary city manager of Bunnell last week, said Friday he might
consider throwing his hat in the ring to make the title permanent.
This, just a month after he almost walked away from the city for good.
"I will do anything the commissioners think will be best for the city," Martinez said. "Being
offered a position like (city manager) would be an honor for anyone."
City Commissioner Daisy Henry said Friday commissioners have received a couple of letters of
interest for the vacant city manager position. But commissioners won't even consider the
applicants until after the budget process is finalized in September.
"We're taking it one day at a time," Henry said.
She said she hadn't really thought about making Martinez the permanent replacement for City
Manager Syd Crosby, largely because he's found a good niche leading the city's police force and
his background is in law enforcement.
Commissioner James Flynt said commissioners are taking things slowly, especially until the
budget process has concluded. But he said Martinez has had a positive impact on the city in
many ways.
"His professionalism and leadership in our Police Department leads me to believe that he would
be a good candidate for city manager," Flynt said.
Depending on how the next several weeks progress, there may be a number of possibilities for
commissioners to explore to meet the city's management needs, Flynt said.
Martinez announced his plans to resign as police chief on July 29, citing irreparable differences
with Crosby. But after an outcry from residents who wanted him to stay - and Crosby's
subsequent, and abrupt, resignation on Aug. 4 - Martinez rescinded his resignation.
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