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By FRED BARGERS„ A 1,,.-k
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Herald Staff Writer �J..
Miami Beach City Attor- ••' {.,:{- ' _
ney Joseph Wanick was ..-
"mandatorily retired" by the
City Council Wednesday in a `ti 1 , t . . , `
lengthy, emotional series of -
votes.
The white-haired Wanick,
who has held the job forj ti' ,,,-.':-/-
more than 20 years, at one t
point in the proceedings of- >r z ,_
fered to resign after a new
City Council is elected in No- • `w, e
vember. qr a:iitSiit
But the council, by a 4-2
vote,eased him out,first try- 111 l
in to cushion the retirement t t
g r ',t
by offering Wanick a posi-
tion as a consultant.Wanick ' ' —
declined the offer.
Joseph Wanick Addresses Miami Beach Council
VOTING with Councilman . . . he was forced to retire during the emotional session
Jerome Greene,who said two •► __ ______
weeks ago that he would ask C)
Wanick to retire, werery 2,800 mill' Lose Head Start.
Mayor Jay Dormer and
Councilmen Robert Goodmart=
and Harold Ros
Councilma D.Lee Power:
himself a 20-year council vet- 7 44 Parents to Lose Job
eran and longtime Wanick 1 �' Parents l=
friend,voted against the city
attorney's ouster. He was
joined by Councvlman Her- By SAM JACOBS rein snacks may also have to Dewey K bert Magnes,making his first Herald Stall Writer be cut out. which
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council appearance since Federal denial of the Dade 0 One hundred forty-four s.-
newspaper disclosures about County School board's Head Head Start teacher aides —
his free-rent agreement with Start budget request means most of them black ghetto
Miami Beach builder Qbert that about 2,800 five-year- parents — will lose the'
Turchin. olds will be transferred into jobs.All Head Start tear'
The seventh co1 nc Iman, a less enriching kindergarten will be transferred to t'
Leonard Weinstein, left for program, school officials ular kindergarten
lunch before the council deci- said. school officials se'
Sion on Wanik, then never The change will mean:
returned to the meeting. THE CHP
Friends said he complained 0 Children will be in larg- tett the
of illness. er classes and will receive agency'
The vote followed a two-
none of the medical or dental for•
minute recess asked by Pow-
care provided under Head '
ell.During it he whispered in
Wanick's ear and afterward Start—the program to pre-
announced that Wan' pare underprivileged chili
for school. Breakfast •
Turn to Page 8D Col.1 eliminated and twr•
•m •
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would resign after the No-
vember elections.
But Greene said Wanlck
had promised him earlier to
resign,then had denied mak-
ing the promise.
"FIRST,IT is unfortunate
this whole matter should be
washed out and draped out
on the clothesline," said
Wanick. I
"If we had not had the 7
Sunshine Law, which I
fought bitterly against be- i
cause I contemplated some-
thinglike this,we could have
°reeworked this cut like one
happyyfamily,
"I would like to continue
I feel that I am a part
of you. I know what you I
want me to do and I try to do
W. 0 I/ t a s
Several councilmencited a
lack of administrative ability
In s o f f i e
groundsnds as
forfor the retirement,
At the same time they, , T1
t praised his knowledge of mu.
k
nicipal law.
i GREENE AT first offered t-t
H i to retain Wanick as a consul-
p 1 taut but Wanick declined,
Attorney
l.• 1 take a y ug rot ating to
take any sugar coat[ng on
Pthe pill."
Posit After the vote,which was .
one in a complicated series ".
of substitute motions and rt ' r4 y�
CQn amendments to motions, [
Su Wanick stood, grabbing his
briefcase papers.Then Pow- G f ,„,',,".....,,,,2
t , fir
ell walked over to Wanick i. F r t eS< 5 .4'" .
• and whispered in his ear. 1 L ° 1 �'A'; 'i�y� '
pY FRFU `, it i t_a ::,"'�t�v -i
H•nin ag8i Magner grabbed a micro- i IN ;[ h
phone and told Wanick he t.
neeose
nit peach i had left a sick bed to stand • ;.4
:liTyPahicalaitiiheern.11-Y.
e Wai by his side and urged him to t"
ounctfrqr remain for the 90 days. -k', ,3,thy e4tt0AednE Wanick then said: ) r�r FY i ,X• •
"For me o 3eave now fs sh)teairedeven though I feel somewhat '• tL s[+tore th theless than welcome—would P * '.'
Pint an`0Year, be a disservice o the city.I e ^f's.-Citfed t°rSBroceedir will stay and put the pieces • f "'i•i •
venibe'ounci(is eleacted i The retirement becomes ef- t;:-: ..4
put the co fective Nov.18. h ¢'.
vote,ear unci!• b t
lag
Y offe ugh^mhe t�4r a an ousMr attemptCK Uby Dernier '
b o rst
declined the°c°esa(taing i^het an. withoutseveral asecondonths sothat died gr_v A F..
offer. Greene said he did not join ;k,4'. ts,.
Jerome DTflyG with i Dermer then because Wanick ''' •[ [ -„,;tit
weeks apo that whoosh d nig pension untiln July e �bieWan
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en'ag tot hew dew, ick's current salary is "``
retire ul ask
a Y° kr t° 326,646. •,
C°uncihne Y Dernier were There was no mention by SSeg 1u , .y
a C Darold Res ben G°°d[ha dt any of the councilmen of rile- d to_,.7____________________________________...d Bedch J.:.
nci(ma ^� cific complaints with Wan- dre dyrin COVa
en
a er nseand2,oYear oun°we •v general lrret renes to dlssat 6ge a
friend, �seta rr
voted agttnie tVanlck isfaction with his administra• nfO
f°t ed b a °u Ernst the city five ability. G n� _] �y
Y Cou^ Ne was Greene at first moved that G /tri `'����
out,5jagn°s•tna W(rna^ Ner• Wanick be retired, effective •
,LJ
newsci( appear king his first in a month,then kept as a [l
his IrPdPer disclo^Ce since consultant, C/ LO
Miami
a sures abo He urged that the city 're- Se
Turcnit peach butleniegt with
Co twin the benefit of Mr. Wan- OIh.
Thct^rev de pfbert Sta long experience and ala0 have t°
eu17 ick's
Cco ; th the, folklore” of the city. The Deivey X
lunch
len' a tea ed,wouldtbaion terms to be d N.,‘,.,our
req
^ °^ Wa^ a council de or Prog, ; arranged." 'c aides S•
Friend ed to k, then nev said. , ghetto
s said the meed er POWELL ASKED that lose the'
ofniness, he complain r.
g The Wanick be allowed to resign .o tear
vote ed voluntarily on his own ini• t
mt0ute f0lt°µ'ed er C tiative" but Insisted, "I
ell Dunrecess asked a tw°• cer class f would not vote to require Mr.
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a^ncuck s earhe d hispefpO n a°ee or Wanick
to
Goodman said, "The tim.
need that after rd Plc
Wa^ Start ing of the motion of 30 days
Tu[n to '�� Pare t would be a tremendous hard-
Pa$e gD C'of, for school. ship on the council and on
mi
"�wsr. e(iminated the uggent of Misys
`�►�� , suggesting 90 days