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Century Picks Top 5 Town Administrator Applicants
August 6, 2025
Tuesday night, the Century Town Council narrowed the list of candidates for a new town administrator and set a date for interviews.
The mayor and council members each submitted names, with the top five making the cut. They are:
Charles Anderson
Timothy Day
Brian Luis Underwood
Peter Cavalli
Lisa Rouse
The council set public interviews for Thursday, August 14 at 6 p.m. Following the suggestion of council member John Bass, all interviews will be virtual “so there’s no competitive advantage” to a candidate who appears in person. Between now and August 14, each council member has the opportunity to individually interview the candidates on the phone.
The council plans to choose their next administrator at their regular meeting on August 19.
According to the job description, the salary range for the position is $112,000 to $137,000, with the likely salary offer between the minimum of $112,000 and the midpoint of the range, or about $124,500.
Here is brief information on each of the finalists:
- Charles V. Anderson (Saint Petersburg, FL): Anderson is the former city manager for Treasure Island, Florida, where he led disaster recovery efforts and managed multimillion-dollar budgets. With decades of military and local government experience, he specializes in crisis management, infrastructure planning, and personnel leadership.
- Peter Cavalli (Tampa, FL): Cavalli is the founder of Tampa Bay Training, LLC, and a former town manager for Kenneth City, Florida. He has extensive experience in public works, emergency management, and workforce development, as well as training programs for municipalities and private sector clients.
- Timothy J. Day (Cape Coral, FL): A former district manager for multiple Community Development Districts in Florida, Day brings over 30 years of experience in city/town management, law enforcement, and public safety. He has managed utility modernization projects, FEMA disaster recovery efforts, and financial audits for municipalities. He also served as a City Council member in Cape Coral for nine years.
- Lisa Rouse (Pensacola, FL): Rouse is the director of operations and marketing for two technology firms and a public sector consultant. She specializes in financial systems, utility oversight, and personnel development. A Pensacola resident, she is deeply involved in local civic groups and community engagement.
- Brian Louis Underwood (Fairhope, AL): Currently serving as grants director for Baldwin County Commission, Underwood has managed multimillion-dollar grant programs for infrastructure and disaster recovery. He previously served as executive director of the Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Program and has extensive experience in strategic planning, environmental stewardship, and intergovernmental coordination.
Editor’s note: Information for each applicant is a brief summary taken from more complete resumes, applications and/or cover letters submitted to the Town of Century. Applicant’s information and claims were not independently verified by NorthEscambia.com staff.
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5 Responses to “Century Picks Top 5 Town Administrator Applicants”
Cavalli might make a good administrator if he is willing to relocate to where he can come into the office every day. For the money Century is paying for this position we need someone in the office on workdays. Not someone on a computer 500 miles away. How much money is Century paying Howard Brown and his bunch from south Florida while our roads in town are crumbling every day and the sewage system seems to break down every week now. Fire them and take that money and put it toward the roads and other infrastructure.
I vote for Cavalli.
He has experience with public works. The basics. Water and gas in. Sewer out. Garbage picked up. Bills on time and accurate. Audits turned in on time as accountability to state. All done according to Florida law.
Budget. Use funds appropriately. Gas tax to streets. No more shells games nor misappropriation of funds.
If the town has to pay more for gas than it bills, it must be a metering problem. C ommon sense is a plus.
On paper each of the five candidates for this position looks great. My concern is that these folks have their hats are in the ring and may not have visited your fair city in person and visited with some of the folks. Virtual interviews are just not the same as in person interviews. John Bass is wrong in my opinion on this process. I hope the person chosen will be great for the city of Century and be happy enough to stay until Century a great place to live and work. MCGA.
I am bias but i believe you should hire local Lisa. Seems like she specializes in the very areas that are most troublesome to Century.
I VOTE FOR
PETER CAVALLI