OPINION: Handling of council clerk raise looked suspicious, ended in embarrassment for Mandeville
The handling of a proposed raise for Council Clerk Kristine Scherer at the last Mandeville City Council meeting was an embarrassment, and it unnecessarily jeopardized a long-awaited…
Continue Reading…UPDATE: Mandeville police, workers get raises in historic pay scale overhaul; City Council pumps brakes on 38% raise for council clerk
The City Council adopted measures Thursday that will give police and civil service employees significant across-the-board raises as part of a broader effort to bring Mandeville in line with the surrounding market in attracting and keeping workers.
Continue Reading…City Council meets in Chamber for first time since 2020
The City Council met in the Council Chamber at Mandeville City Hall tonight for the first time in over a year, marking the occasion with an uneventfully short meeting.
Continue Reading…City Council to consider $23K raise for council clerk
The City Council will consider an ordinance that would give Clerk of Council Kristine Scherer a $23,000 pay raise, putting her almost equal in pay to Mayor Clay Madden’s executive assistant Trilby Lenfant.
Continue Reading…Sign code review details revealed for vote by P&Z tonight
Approval of scope of work comes before Planning and Zoning Commission. Top-to-bottom review of Article 10 of CLURO could open door to return of ‘electronic message centers,’ critics say
Continue Reading…Joint meeting of City Council and P&Z tonight
Event kicks off the City of Mandeville’s resiliency plan… P&Z regular meeting to follow with proposal to start review of sign code, including so-called ‘electronic message centers’
Continue Reading…UPDATE: Mandeville’s lowest paid get less than market minimums
The long-awaited salary survey report, commissioned by the City of Mandeville in early 2021 was presented to the City Council tonight…
Continue Reading…Flood Summit Tuesday, November 2nd
Four firms to be on hand… Open-house format… starts at 5:30 p.m.
Continue Reading…UPDATE: Madden supported, didn’t ‘author’ Ordinance 19-33
Mayor supported, moved to introduce, voted for 19-33… Former council members Sica, Pulaski co-sponsored ordinance…
Continue Reading…AG says mayor’s raise to assistant was OK
Says City Council’s wording created ‘ambiguity’ of intent… Mayor did not violate Home Rule Charter or state law… Read full opinion here…
Continue Reading…UPDATE: Council restores mayor retirement pay, 3-2
Zuckerman links 2019 mayor pay cut to positioning for then-upcoming mayor’s race. Read transcript from council debate…
Continue Reading…OPINION: Previous City Council created ‘nuclear option’ to use against sitting mayor
EDITORIAL: 2019 public referendum allows City Council to cut re-elected mayor’s pay…. Could be used to force mayor into submission or block future opponent…
Continue Reading…28 Days Later: Photo survey of Ida Recovery
Before and after pix of Mandeville’s Hurricane Ida recovery progress. Photographer Eric McVicker contributes…
Continue Reading…UPDATE: City Council wrangles over mayor compensation – again, fails to take action
Mayor remains in limbo on who should pay retirement contribution…
Continue Reading…Mayor reports only handful remain without power
City Council to vote to lift permit fees for Ida repairs… Ida damaged many more utility poles than Katrina… Internet restored for more
Continue Reading…AFTERMATH: IDA RECOVERY BEGINS
Mayor Clay Madden will hold a press conference at 3PM today (August 31st) as the city begins recovering from Hurricane Ida which brought a Katrina-like tidal surge and complete loss of power and government services to the entire area.
Continue Reading…FLASH: ’Massage Parlor’ ordinance adopted
Makes it more difficult to conduct business while skirting state licensing rules. Dovetails with resolution to work with law enforcement to crack down.
Continue Reading…’Massage Parlor’ ordinance up for vote
Proposal would allow city to yank license of any business found to be in violation of law…
Continue Reading…City Council seeks AG opinion on Lenfant raise
Over an hour of often-heated debate at tonight’s City Council meeting (August 12th) ended with a 4-1 vote to ask the state Attorney General for an opinion on whether a $10,000 raise…
Continue Reading…Claire Durio, Scott Quillin appointed to P&Z Commission
The City Council tonight appointed Claire Durio and Scott Quillin to fill two vacancies on the Mandeville Planning & Zoning Commission…
Continue Reading…Council could fill both P&Z vacancies tonight, not just one
The City Council could vote to fill both vacancies on the Planning & Zoning commission at tonight’s meeting instead of just one, according to an updated meeting agenda released yesterday…
Continue Reading…City Council may seek AG opinion on Lenfant raise
Mayor gave executive assistant $10K raise in June: The City Council will vote Thursday to ask the state Attorney General for an opinion on whether a $10,000 raise…
Continue Reading…New Mandeville police chief to start Monday
Incoming Police Chief Todd Schliem will start work on Monday, August 9th, Mayor Clay Madden announced during a budget work session…
Continue Reading…Field of 9 applicants vie for 2 P&Z vacancies
All three districts represented in slate of five men and four women. The City Council will have a field of nine applicants to consider when filling two vacant Planning & Zoning Commission seats…
Continue Reading…The rest of the story: July 22, 2021, City Council Meeting
Summary of the action taken for each agenda item at the July 22nd City Council meeting…
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