Council fires city manager, hires former HR director as interim

Ami Mitchell Fields was named the interim city manager by the Lake City Council on Monday. Fields was fired as the city’s human resources director earlier this month. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Ami Mitchell Fields was named the interim city manager by the Lake City Council on Monday. Fields was fired as the city’s human resources director earlier this month. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

It’s a new era at Lake City Hall.

The Lake City Council removed Joe Helfenberger from the city manager post and suspended him for 45 days at Monday’s regular council meeting. The former human resources…