City Manager News Headlines | 4-5-2024
CO: City manager says culture shift apparent in Durango municipal government
Durango City Manager José Madrigal joined the city in December 2020.
He said the city performed its second biannual employee satisfaction survey earlier this year. The results, which mostly exceeded nationwide benchmarks for municipal workers, are an encouraging sign his plan is paying off, he said.
‘Career growth, good teamwork,’ and ‘belief in mission’ score highly on employee survey.
MN: Lake Elmo chooses finalists for city administrator position
Two of the three finalists do not appear to have previous city administrator experience, with one being an “assistant to the city manager.” Lake Elmo has a population of about 14,000 and a salary range of $145-165K. There were a total of 25 applicants.
CA: City of Vallejo poised to appoint Beverli Marshall as interim City Manager
Marshall bounces back after being seriously mistreated by the Glenwood Springs, Colorado governing body. A judge later determined they violated the law when it ousted her.
MN: High marks, and a pay increase, for Eden Prairie’s Rick Getschow
Council set the city manager’s 2024 pay at $230,000 with an additional $20,000 in employee health insurance premiums and PTO contributions or deferred compensation. The mayor said the total package represents an increase in compensation of about 6.8%.
“We’re a top-five city in the state of Minnesota … top five in almost everything,” Mayor Case said during the meeting, making note of high marks from residents in the every-other-year survey conducted by the city. “We need to compensate in that range. You don’t pay your leader the 27th most salary when we’re No. 1 in everything.”
MI: No traffic stops for minor infractions, Ypsilanti City Council instructs police
The Ypsilanti City Council instructed its police department not to make traffic stops for minor infractions like cracked windshields or misplaced registration stickers under a unanimously passed resolution on Tuesday night.
The move was met with criticism by residents, who said a resolution is insufficient and an ordinance, mirroring Ann Arbor’s driving equality ordinance, is what they want. Ordinances establish permanent local regulations while resolutions have less power, often serving to establish an official stance.
OR: Former Brookings City Manager Janell Howard Expelled by OCCMA
Howard was found to have violated Tenets 3 & 7 of the Code of Ethics. She made news regarding some shoplifting offenses that ultimately culminated in a nasty citizen-led recall effort that brought tumult to the governing body. She was terminated in early 2024.
FL: FBI investigating former Islamorada village manager
There are substantiated reports that the FBI has been conducting an investigation in Islamorada on former village manager Ted Yates for about two months, related to a parallel investigation being conducted in Twinsburg, Ohio where he previously served as an elected official.
IL: $30K Bonus For Buffalo Grove Village Manager Dane Bragg
Bragg currently earns an annual salary of $325,831.06. In addition to his base salary, the village annually deposits an amount equal to 5% of his base salary into a retirement plan.
Trustee David Weidenfeld said he and other board members couldn’t have asked Bragg to do more and stated it was a “pleasure and easiest vote” to approve the bonus.
NJ: Springfield Township Administrator: Wipes Caused Recent Sewer Backup
Some fodder for your local Facebook accounts as you may want to send a reminder out to the public that wet wipes are not good for sewer systems.
GA: Fort Valley council fires interim city administrator after a background check reveals criminal background
We need an interim for the interim…I guess. Council voted 4-3 to part ways after Jonathan Harris was on the job for less than a month.
Fulton County Superior Court records show Harris was convicted of impersonating an officer and simple battery in 2016.
He then served six months at Central State Prison for a probation violation, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
MS: More Applicants Sought For Leflore County Administrator
During a meeting Monday, the board extended the deadline for applications to April 15.
