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Century Hires Gonzalez As New Town Clerk
August 17, 2010
Monday night, the Century Town Council voted to hire Century native Leslie Gonzalez as the new town clerk.
Gonzalez recently returned to Century from South Florida where she was employed by Equity Residential, The Cove at Boynton Beach. In the position, she leased apartments to prospects. She was previously employed as a teacher and lunchroom aid in Palm Beach County, and as a bookkeeper for a Jacksonville law firm.
Mayor Freddie McCall said Gonzalez’s starting salary will be $12.02 per hour or $25,000 per year. Over the next year and a half, she will attend programs offered by the Florida League of Cities to obtain her city clerk certification. At that point, McCall said, her salary will be raised to $14.48 per hour, or about $30,000 per year.
Tuesday will be the first day on the job for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez was one of the top four candidates when Century accepted applications for the town clerk job following the Apil retirement of Dorothy Sims, McCall said. In June, the council hired Darlene Peters of Pensacola as the town clerk.
But by August, the town learned that Peters’ husband had accepted an out of state job. On August 3, council members were told that Peters would remain on a part-time basis temporarily as she worked to complete a degree at an area college while the town works to hire another clerk. Monday night, McCall said Peters had already left the town in order to join her husband.
The town will also hire current consultant Debbie Nickles to work two days per week on a tempory contract basis at $20 per hour to work on grant applications and perform other tasks while Gonzalez is trained.
The motions to hire Gonzalez and Nickles both passed 3-1, with Henry Hawkins against and Gary Riley absent.
Pictured top: Century Town Clerk Leslie Gonzalez. Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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13 Responses to “Century Hires Gonzalez As New Town Clerk”
First, congratulations. Secondly, whatever you do, do not respond to criticism on this, or any, internet forum. The last one was unprofessional in that regard.
Good luck!
i like her jewelery, cute!
Escambia county is in for great things. Leslie will be great at whatever comes her way. You all are very lucky to have her aboard and we expect to hear great things in the coming year(s). Best of luck
Congratulations Leslie! I am so happy for you! Leslie is an absolute pleasure to work with! You are very lucky to have her! Leslie worked as an amazing Leasing Superstar at Equity Residential and she is very organized. She will be an asset to City Hall. She will go above and beyond on the job. I miss her dearly!
Best of Luck Les!
Alyse Cohen
Way to go Leslie! The town of Century is blessed to have you home (and so are your many friends)!
Congratulations Leslie!! We are so happy for you!
Well hallaluyah…a town clerk with a smile!!! what a novel idea!
Welcome home, Leslie!
I think Leslie will be so good for this job. Congratulations Leslie. We know God answers prayers.
Congrats, Leslie and welcome home ! Yeah !!!!!!
Wow! Ms. Gonzalez is a great catch for our community. I have known her most of my life. She is honest, dedicated and a joy to be around. She is also home-grown! She will be a tremendous asset to and representative of Century! Congratulations!
Congratulations to the town of Century and to Leslie Howington Gonzalez! Leslie will be a great addition at city hall.
What a Blessing for Leslie, I really believe she will do a great job. And a Century native on top of that. God bless you Leslie in this step you take.