City Manager submits retirement Lee County

The Fort Myers Manager has submitted his retirement request, this comes after the Mayor had asked him to step down.

OAKS.TODAY’S MEETING IS SET TO GETSTARTED AT 9 A-M.THE SEARCH FOR A NEW CITYMANAGER IN FORT MYERS BEGINSTHIS MORNING.THE MAYOR TELLS US SAEED KAZEMISUBMITTED HIS RETIRMENT.THIS HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.KAZEMI’S RETIREMENTANNOUNCEMENT COMES DAYS AFTERFORT MYERS MAYOR KEVIN ANDERSONWENT PUBLIC, ABOUT ASKING HIM TOSTEP DOWN.THE MAYOR SAYS HE HAS CONCERNSABOUT KAZEMI’S CREDIBILITY,COMMUNICATION STYLE ANDCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITY TO DOTHE JOB.ANDERSON SAYS THE RETIREMENTANNOUCEMENT IS NEWS THAT BRINGSHIM SOME RELIEF."I’m glad that we didn’t haveto go through a very publicbattle over this.

You know,honestly, I want to thank MrKazemi for his years of service.You know I am looking forward tomoving on, to getting a new citmanager and keeping this citymoving forward."AS OF NOW...KAZEMI’S *RETI