PUNTA GORDA — In a rush to hire a new city manager, the Punta Gorda City Council had a few missteps during the recent meeting.
Instead of asking basic questions or negotiating the terms of the new position with interim City Manager Melissa Reichert, 51, three council members voted to give her the job.
Vice Mayor Greg Julian abstained from the vote without giving a reason, and board member Melissa Lockhart was absent from the meeting…