It’s been more than a year and a half since Seminole County Government was administered by a permanent county manager. But now, the board of county commissioners has taken action to put a new county manager in place. They have hired James Hartmann who will take over in June 2011.

Feature length - 16:58

Brenda Carey, chairman of Seminole County Board of County Commissioners takes us through the search and hiring process, and we’ll meet James Hartmann as he discusses issues surrounding his career, experience and this new position.

Principal Participants

In the extended interview with Chairman Carey, she responds to questions about contract negotiations with Hartmann… the reasons the previous county manager Cynthia Coto vacated the position… whether or not it’s a struggle to be a woman or of a race other than white to be in a leadership position in Seminole county government… and whether or not Chairman Carey would ever consider being a county manager

In the extended interview with new county manager James Hartmann you may hear his description of the interview process, the due diligence he undertook to assess the status of the county and the position and whether or not he spoke with Cynthia Coto – the former county manager. And similar to the question put to Carey, we asked Hartmann if after his retirement he’d ever consider standing for election as a county commissioner.

Additional Audio Content

Brenda Carey and Stephen McKenney Steck Extended interview (17:43)

James Hartmann and Stephen McKenney Steck Extended interview (26:09)

James Hartmann with commission’s questions (21:52)

Gary Shimun Administrator, Town of Davie, Florida (no Q&A) (2:49)

Eric Johnson Assistant County Administrator, Hillsborough County, Florida (no Q&A) (4:41)

Pictures

Links to other podcasts produced by CMF Public Media featuring issues and voices related to Seminole County government

• Mass Transit in Central Florida (04/22/2011)
• Homelessness: A Community Conversation (04/11/2011)
• Code Enforcement (03/10/2011)
• Carey: 1-on-1 (01/13/2011)
• Dallari: 1-on-1 (12/09/2010)
• Voting Smart: Michael Ertel, Supervisor of Elections (07/29/2010)
• Dallari: Mid-term Update (05/27/2010)
• Eslinger: 1-on-1 (05/24/2010)