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ANALYSIS: Hunting Season For Florida Keys City Managers

Marathon will consider a roughly $375,000 compensation package for Steve Williams — with extraordinary job protections all thanks to a short-sighted Key West City Commission.

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Sep 06, 2026
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MARATHON, Fla. — It is hunting season for municipal administrators in the Florida Keys — and taxpayers are picking up the tab.

Days after four Key West city commissioners allowed City Manager Brian Barroso’s contract to continue toward automatic renewal — complete with a 5% raise — the Marathon City Council is preparing to consider an even richer deal fo…

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