Government Digest: July 2 - July 8

City manager picked from private sector
CAPE CORAL — Gary King, a former information technology executive with State Street Bank and Trust in Boston, beat out 33 candidates, including the interim city manager, to be selected for the city manager job. King, 62, a Cape Coral resident, oversaw a $125 million budget and 350 employees at State Street. He will now negotiate a contract with the city. Former City Manager Terry Stewart, now the Fort Myers Beach city manager, resigned from the Cape Coral job last November. Carl Schwing, the interim city manager and a finalist for the position, is allowed to return to his former assistant city manager position under his contract.