{"id":86588,"date":"2026-10-30T17:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=86588"},"modified":"2026-10-30T17:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:39:49","slug":"lakeland-seeks-new-city-attorney-following-palmer-davis-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/10\/30\/lakeland-seeks-new-city-attorney-following-palmer-davis-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Seeks New City Attorney Following Palmer Davis Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"a2795d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a2795d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"414\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-1-17.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86589 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-1-17.webp 738w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/images-1-17-300x168.webp 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Lakeland initiated the search for a new city attorney following the announced retirement of longtime City Attorney <strong>Palmer Davis<\/strong>.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Key details of the transition plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Search Leadership:<\/strong> Mayor Sara Roberts McCarley and Commissioners Chad McLeod and Mike Musick were tasked with leading the search committee to find Davis&#8217;s successor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transition Timeline:<\/strong> Davis agreed to remain in the role through the end of December to assist with the transition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interim Appointment:<\/strong> If the city does not select a permanent replacement by January 1, Deputy City Attorney <strong>Ramona Sirianni<\/strong> is set to step in as interim city attorney.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Davis was appointed interim city attorney in late 2019 and formally named city attorney in January 2020 after decades in the city&#8217;s legal department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Lakeland initiated the search for a new city attorney following the announced retirement of longtime City Attorney Palmer Davis. 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