NSBNEWS.net Video by Sera Frederick. New Smyrna Beach resident Robert Tolley urges the City Commission to take its time in ironing out a possible contract with city manager finalist Pam Brangaccio of Tampa Bay, who is seeing an annual salary of $132,500 compared to the $120,000 former City Manager John Hagood was receiving when he was dismissed earlier this year. The lesser amount is also what Interim City Manager Khalid Resheidat is receiving and it looks like he'll remain that position at least through August.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With the city proposing a 27 percent mill-rate increase to support its proposed budget, neither city commissioners nor the mayors, nor were several citizens who spoke out Wednesday inclined to give City Manager finalist Pam Brangaccio $12,500 more a year in salary than the $120,000 former City Manager John Hagood was getting.