May 17, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 9 . . Officials Mum On Allegations FROM PAGE 8 abilities to lead our city,” Meehan said. “David’s a quiet man. He has a good presence at City Hall and everybody at City Hall supports him and enjoys working with him. I think they all want to continue with business as usual.” Meehan shied away from questions regarding the content of the protective order. “That’s a personal matter, and I don’t think it’s all been resolved. I think we need to wait and let that all play out and see what happens. I think it’s best to not comment and give them the opportunity to work this out and move forward,” Meehan said. In her handwritten order, Maria Recor spells out a history of domestic issues. She wrote there has been, “numerous occasions of physical violence over past 23 years against both myself and two oldest daughters.” Maria Recor’s comments about her husband are not the first heard about a volatile-at-times David Recor, who came to Ocean City last year from Fort Pierce, Fla., where he served as city manager from 2008 to 2012. In an interview last May with The Dispatch after Recor was selected to be Ocean City’s top appointed official, at a salary of approximately $147,000 a year, Fort Pierce Commissioner Reggie Sessions, one of his former bosses, called Recor an intelligent leader, but said he does have a temper. “David’s young. When you are young, you tend to have a stronger pride … and he has some characteristics about him in terms of his nature and response and temper sometimes with individuals in the political field. They realize that he’s volatile and will react … that will sometimes cause problems for him.” During an interview with The Dispatch the next week in May 2012, Recor addressed Sessions’ claims about his temper. “Commissioner Sessions has offered some very good advice that I have taken to heart. That is to be meek and humble and not react to the political criticisms. Meek and humble has been great advice. Knowing when to hit the pause button has been another piece of good advice. Not every criticism or point, whether it’s accurate or just wrong, is worthy of a response, in other words. Not everything merits a response,” he said. “I think what Reggie was really referring to was some of the folks here knew how to push my buttons. There were attacks on my family by some, and there’s no being meek and humble about those sorts of things. That’s just uncalled for, no matter who you are. I have taken constructive criticism over the years and I have learned from it.” WELCOME CRUISERS DUCK SEASON IS NOW OPEN! ✏✠✘✘✤¤✏✗✜✚ MON.-THURS. 3-6 P.M. DUCK PARTIES START 4-9 P.M. KENNY JONES BAND ✟✗✡✞✝✙❈¤✌✝✙¤✿❂ BONE DADDYS TRANZFUSION OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. ✎✚✮✬✜✚✲❈¤✌✚✲¤✿❃ ✎✮✩✜✚✲❈¤✌✚✲¤✿❊ 311 TALBOT STREET • 410-289-9125 WWW.MRDUCKS.COM