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Ledger, The (Lakeland, FL)
January 6, 2009
Stewart Is New Dundee Town Manager
Author: BILL BAIR
DUNDEE Auburndale Assistant City Manager Andy Stewart was unanimously picked Tuesday
as the next town manager of Dundee.
It took Town Council members less than 15 minutes to select Stewart. All five picked him as
their first choice on their first ballot. "Evidently, the whole council feels this candidate is a good
fit for the town," said Councilman Bob Kampsen.
"I'm looking forward to happier and better days," said Councilman Randy Dowd. Dowd said all
three of the finalists for the position were "outstanding," but he questioned whether the other two
candidates would be willing to work for the $75,000 at which the position was advertised.
Dowd said the other two candidates - Nancy Carolan, director of general services and purchasing
for the city of Sarasota, and Joseph Gerrity, a former city commissioner and mayor of
Fernandina Beach - now make more than $100,000 a year.
Stewart, who has been the assistant city manager in Auburndale since 2003, is paid about
$68,000.
Council members instructed City Attorney Drew Crawford to begin contract negotiations with
Stewart. Contacted after the meeting, Stewart said he's "looking forward to the opportunity"
and expects to take over the position by early February.
Stewart, 28, is a 1998 graduate of Auburndale High School. He earned a B.S. degree in financial
accounting from the University of Central Florida in 2002 and a master's in public administration
from the school in 2005.
Stewart will replace Charles Saddler. The council reached an agreement with Saddler in
October, agreeing to pay him $43,000 to leave the position. While Saddler had been paid
$100,000, some council members were critical of that salary and had suggested that the contract
with Saddler be renegotiated. Saddler had been town manager for two years.
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