HomeMy WebLinkAboutFormer Commissioner Martin Trencher-1983 Choice of Trencher;
in Winter. Springs
comes as a surprise
By Sid Kirchbeimer fled," said
OF THE SENTINEL STAFF Linville
who neat.
The selection hated the
WINTER SPRINGS—
of former city commissioner Marty term one- .y•.
Trencher as Maureen _Y terra onm-
mein on the ommission�prised a.lot mission et Trencher than of P j pile—n believe more ^and Trencher. round of first
voting. "He was a good corn-
"I
a 39-year-old Highlands entrench choice
aioner and I knew he'd be a good
Mon res4ent who lost a bid for f
mayor's .fpb to John Torcaso in the I felt Mike the job was cause o his
Nov 2 Muificl the nation:Inr res job bo a said.. his
pal gigolo-"I didn't id i'y genuine encher w was Grove said. "Rut
fact the votemgo the way it did and .my from what I had heard,It wasn't going and Trencher was mi first him in
to go my way." H Ins! ft I would have." him in
The Vote, which took about 40 min- the rent�'I swam into office
utes, involved nine of the 16 people Trencher was sworn in an will 'm-
utes,
who applied for the Job. "It was a his four g the tote,and will loin
night full of aurprisea," said Torcaso, his coduled Meeting On an. regular-
night
who did not vote.
�'scheduled thte 9yaasr poet on an. 11.
Each.commissioner was allowed enmity. gioydiVgy .wih two00ars
three nominations. Commissioner- wut two years
Leanne Grove nominated Mike remaining Win office,only but ro g hthe
to replace his.wife on the ommiesioon,n, November appointment will br only tt on. the
but neat w10d for him Noermhir shoo city gone to Then
Commissioner Jim Hartman newt_ wyear. aomaMe to Besse
oaten _wn people and made second Three of the 16 applicants were els-
orations re, but cast hid voting began became
vote tot n$j one nominee, Harm they qualified Wit
Reid. trvagrp6rItjlKe reg'�iteead::3o vote In
otad�ei!Win Attiring aolett Nine can 'tys were nom inatad
Dated -,the that ebrea`tdrmps,of which fans
AdAdk
Trendier ins the finally chosa'when newcomer John MM./
kins act t Is", kaa were etuatabed from the list be-
Grow and Commissioner cause for. hair nominations
vile had voted rep tot LO- °°o'�°d•
rand at Trencher m ivory Of the eas¢p leh, toe[ received
oUog' votes from the commissioners. They
After o!be candidates, I-. Ir to eiL.Tr r, $�d. Rq end
considered to be the best quell- P/eroe see 8lO, 12
fa_ /a.
Phone doesn't ring
so Trencher delays
word, on resignation
By John Wark
OF THE SEMMEL STAFF
WINTER SPRINGS — Commissioner Martin
Trencher,who planned to announce Tuesday wheth-
er be was going to resign from his city seat today,
has left the decision hanging.
The commissioner said his decision was only a
telephone call away Tuesday. But the call did not
come. Consequently, Trencher was forced to push
back the announcement, which he now expects to
make today.
In a phone interview late Tuesday afternoon from
his Orlando office,Trencher said he was still waiting
to hear from his company's California office on de-
tails that will determine whether he accepts a new
job with his company that will involve relocation.
Trencher, formerly the general manager of the
Stars Hall of Fame attraction near Orlando,has been
offered a Job In Flint, Mich., as vice president of an
automobile museum now under construction.
Tentatively called Auto World, Trencher said the
museum is a joint venture between the Bally Manu-
facturing Corp.,which owns Stars Hall of Fame,and
the Mott Foundation.
Trencher is now managing a group of restaurants
in the Midwest for Bally and Is dividing his time
between the firm's Orlando and Chicago offices.
The city commission agreed to begin looking next
week for candidates to replace Trencher if he does
resign.
A two-time commissioner and unsuccessful may-
oral candidate, Trencher unexpectedly announced
his intention to resign May 24 after five months in
office.
Unlike all other current city commissioners,.
Trencher was appointed rather than elected to his
position after former city Commissioner Maureen
Boyd resigned the same commission seat in
December.
Boyd resigned because of a state law that prohib-
its elected officials from holding two offices at the
same time. Boyd's job as a Winter Park police offs- 0 S
seat.r 4+ PpiPJgd a public office and, rather than
' 8e�egeaad.+kacemmiaena.
seat.
Trencher quits
Winter Springs mmissier, who-served on the
s I ran commission once before and alas
UDaU°°esa hecor mayor, wes
commission aPPomted Dy the commission to
replaco Maureen Boyd last pecans
ber, Boyd reaigttel tWo it became
BY John Wark known Ba vi a head two pubBc po-
OF THE SENnNEL STAFF artless, a Vk>)ation.of ate
Boyd is a Winter Park state lice
—�� officer, Police
WINTER SPRINGS — City Trenbher's company underwent
Commissioner Martin Trencher a °Wor reorgtinlaetion earlter thin
has announced he will resign his year. The commisaioner, aho
commission seat June 1 and move changed jobs twice in the wake of
to Flint,Mich. the reorganization,
Trencher said he is being made
working recently began
vice president,chief operating and has Pats time out of CNcago.
cer and °ffi-- missed several commis-
geaeral manager of a $70 sion meetings.
cr -,. attmillionm .ctlon tourist I Please see TRENCER, 10
called
Auto World now
4` under construe-
„.... J tion in Flint.
Trencher's
resignation
.m ,z:' came out of the
.3 blue in the mid-
dle of Tuesday's ,
regular eommis- TRENCHER which shows wax
Trencher aion meeting, meat celebrities. H gm'ea of entertain-
catching his fel- From 1
low commissioners off guard, Trencher said Tpesdgp he feels"bad
Only five months ago, Trencher that we just went through this (tip.
was appointed to his seat by the Ppintment procedure) back in
same commissioners who must His company, Bally Manufacturing December.”
now find his replacement. The Corp.,owns the Six Flags Stars Hell of After
commission took immediate steps Fame in Orlando. Until earlier this the pleasure thanking serving m
to do that Tuesday. year, Trencher was general than
The city charter calls for the re- manager Trencher said, "I'd like to come back
of the Stars Hall of Fame attraction, in a few years-"
maiming city commission to ap-
point
point a replacement rather than
-call for a citywide election.
The board plans to discuss nomi-
nations and the nomination proce-
dure at its meeting June 14 and
hopes to appoint Trencher's re-
placement by June 28.
Individual commissioners said
Tuesday it was too early for them
to name candidates they might
nominate for Trencher's seat. The
city charter permits any resident ('
of the city to be nominated for the 63 Q�o
$1_200-a-year-post- fo
Job takes city commissioner
away from Winter Springs duties
By µrd _ missed two meetings and a work
session.
Cc WE ISOM BWF "I've always traveled In my lob and
it rarely interferes with my commie-
WINTER SPRNGS — People here aion work;'Trencher said. "I consider
have begun to ask, 'What's happened this t obe a one-time thing"
to Commissioner Martin Tre ncher?" - His absence, however, hee worried
The answer: He's been up to Tom the commission because without
Foolery in Chicago. . Trencher a stalemate now is possible
But that is no cause for worry on the five-member commission.
"I do not anticipate at this point any At a workshop meeting earlier this
interference with week, Mayor John Torraso assigned
my civic schedule," commissioners Inez Linville and
Trencher said Leanne Grove to talk with Trencher
Wednesday in a about his ebaence.
telephone interview However,that visit could add to the
from Chicago. , problems.
Bsily'e Tom Fool- Whenever more Nm two commis-
ery is an out•ot- .. ,,�, sionere get together about city buai-
state nhem of eight : nees,the public is supposed m be no-
restaurants of which w t tined In advance when and where.
Trencher is a vice Trencher agreed Wednesday that
president. The
Truneher sucha visit Probably would WOlate the
chain is owned by state's Sunshine law.
Bally Manufacturing Corp., which also But, he said, what bothered:Lim
owns Stare Hall of Fame m Orlando. , more was that he'told City 6lenager
Trencher vowed to attend the next Richard Rozanaky where he would be
commission meeting Tuesday and ex- over the past few ;owners
plained how.his recent move from "1 nose m let the the, know
Stara Hall of Fame to vice president of what I'rn doing and not the {nbividual
the restaurant chain has meant work- commissioners,"meld TrencSor.
the
oustaure MRCc m hica as well City attorney Frank r in
hell said Wednesday he intend _ to fell
as Du ig these flex few weeks at his commissioners they would have to ao-
new,job he has spent more time in - tlty the press o such a meeting but
Chicago. As a result, Trencher has had not yet donera
S'3 oflair
Winter Springs commissioner
says resignation isn't definite
By John Wark Flint, Mich., he intended the resigna-
ar THE SENTINEL STAFF tion to be"tentative."
The commissioner bade his col-
leagues goodbye in a short speech,
WINTER SPRINGS — Commission- saying he was "90 percent sure" that
er Martin Trencher says now that it Is he would take a job as vice president
not definite whether he will resign his of a car museum now under construe-
city position as he announced last Non near Detroit.
Tuesday. He also told the commission he
Trencher said he'll decide today hopes to return to Winter Springs
whether he will vacate his commission some day.
seat effective Wednesday. Whether the resignation was tents-
. In a telephone interview from De- Live or not, the commission decided
-trait on.Friday,Trencher said when he last week after Trencher's farewell
announced his resignation Tuesday speech to start planning to look for
and said he planned to take a job in replacement at its next meeting.
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