Who Will be Belize City’s Next Administrator?

It has been about a month since the fatal shooting of Stephanie Lindo-Garbutt, who was the City Administrator up until that time. Lindo-Garbutt, described by everyone who met her as a charismatic and helpful person, was the victim of a domestic dispute that got out of control on the morning of March twelfth, when her husband, Oswald “Wally” Garbutt shot her and then himself at their home on Freetown Road in Belize City. The incident happened just days after the P.U.P. City Council slate was elected to office, and it put a delay on the first couple weeks of work until the new Council could proceed with its work without an administrator in office. According to Mayor Bernard Wagner, the deadline for the submission of applications for the post of City Administrator has come and gone and the Council will be conducting interviews soon. Thereafter it will make recommendations for ratification by Council. The Mayor did not indicate whether any of the applications were submitted by any current employee of the Council, but we expect a name will be announced in the coming days.