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ITEM: 1) RESOLUTION NO. R2025-27 (SPECIAL MAGISTRATE(S) APPOINTMENTS)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA COUNCIL APPOINTING NEW SPECIAL MAGISTRATE(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-42 OF WELLINGTON'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
2) RESOLUTION NO. R2025-32 (HOURLY COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR CURRENT SPECIAL MAGISTRATES)
A RESOLUTION OF WELLINGTON, FLORIDA'S COUNCIL APPROVING THE HOURLY COMPENSATION FOR SPECIAL MAGISTRATES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-42 OF WELLINGTON'S CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
REQUEST: 1) Approval of Resolution No. R2025-27 appointing one (1) or more Special Magistrate(s) to a two (2) year term ending in Fiscal Year 2027, and 2) Approval of Resolution No. R2025-32 amending the hourly compensation rate to $200 for the current Special Magistrates Michael Posner and Hollie Hawn for the duration of their terms.
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EXPLANATION: On March 17, 2025, Wellington released a Request for Letters of Interest #202516 (LOI) for Special Magistrate services, seeking qualified candidates to provide such services to Wellington. On April 16, 2025, Wellington received four (4) submittals.
Wellington presently has three (3) Special Magistrates to hear and decide Code Compliance cases pursuant to Section 2-42 of the Code of Ordinances, with staggered terms, one magistrate's term expiring on June 30, 2025.
The four (4) submittals are presented to the Wellington Council for review and final selection. One (1) of the submittals came from a firm that named two (2) attorneys, with an additional attorney providing support as shown in the table below.
Submittals
Firm
Richard S. Gendler, Esq.
Gendler & Gendler, PLLC
Alan S. Zangen, Esq.
Alan S. Zangen, Esq.
Valerie Vicente and/or Bradley H. Weissman with Alain E. Boileau providing additional support
Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A.
Jacquin P. Gilchrist, Esq.
The Gilchrist Law Firm, P.A.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: NO
PUBLIC HEARING: NO QUASI-JUDICIAL...
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