City Manager Fired by Former Employees

City Manager Fired by Former Employees

City Manager RTRs & Job Board (6/9/2024)

A California city manager has been removed from her position by newly seated members of the council.

The kicker -- two of the new councilmembers are former employees.

Esperanza Colio Warren lasted about two years as the leader of Calexico until she was removed on Friday, June 7th at a special meeting.

Lisa Tylenda and Victor Legaspi, the two former employees, attempted to put the removal of Warren on the June 5th agenda which was their very first meeting.

Now -- imagine if Warren had a provision in her contract that prohibited her from being terminated within 90 or 120 days of a new councilmember being seated.

I talk about this in Episode 2 of the City Manager Unfiltered podcast.

In Zebulon, North Carolina, the town manager of about 9 years abruptly resigned. I note this because Developmental Associates, LLC is currently recruiting for the assistant town manager. Zebulon quickly installed Taiwo J. Jaiyeoba, the former manager of Greensboro, as their interim.


Baker Tilly Update

I received well over 500 pages of emails and correspondence between Baker Tilly Public Sector Executive Recruitment representatives and City of Amarillo employees and elected officials. I am digging through the documents now and you can view them yourself over at City Manager News.

However, I can confirm that Baker Tilly's Edward G. Williams, Ph.D. did communicate with Amarillo council members through their work AND personal email accounts.

Now, why would Baker Tilly send important emails about the city manager recruitment to personal email addresses?

Stay tuned.


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RTRs for Week of June 9, 2024

City/County Managers

  1. AR: Robert Thompson resigns in Texarkana less than a year in
  2. CA: Calexico Council removes Esperanze Colio Warren as city manager
  3. GA: Athens-Clarke County Manager Blaine Williams to resign next month
  4. NC: Zebulon town manager Joe Moore resigns after 9 years on the job
  5. NH: Citing hostility, Haverhill town administrator to resign
  6. OH: Vidalia City Manager Dan Wendt resigning
  7. TN: Dickson City Administrator Rydell Wesson Retiring
  8. TX: Paris City Manager Grayson Path selected to lead Amarillo as new city manager

ACM/DCM

  1. CA: Simi Valley promotes ACM Samantha Argabrite to city manager
  2. IA: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER CHARLIE DISSELL TO LEAVE CITY OF INDIANOLA
  3. IL: Morton Grove plucks new village manager, ACM Charles Meyer, from Lincolnwood
  4. OK: Pauls Valley Assistant City Manager Don Wageman passes away
  5. OR: Gresham ACM Eric Schmidt named city manager
  6. TX: Cedar Hill promotes DCM Melissa Valadez-Cummings to city manager post

OTHERS

  1. CA: Mission Viejo Community Development Director tapped to be city manager
  2. MA: Reading's Director of Operations Jayne Wellman promoted to assistant town manager
  3. OH: Eric Henry, Greene County's Director of Development, hired to be Xenia's ACM
  4. OH: Tipp City Engineering Director promoted to city manager post


Job Board Postings

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It will also be posted to the job board over at City Manager News. Just fill out this simple form.


ACM/DCMs

  • MN: Corcoran - Assistant City Administrator (5/17/2024) | in-house
  • NC: Zebulon - Assistant Town Manager (6/27/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • NM: Roosevelt County - Deputy County Manager (6/10/2024) | in-house

City/County Manager Recruitments

  • CO: Thornton - City Manager (6/7/2024) | CB-Assoc
  • GA: Sumter County - County Administrator (6/7/2024) | Mercer Group
  • IA: Dallas Center - City Administrator (Until Filled) | Hinson
  • MD: Cambridge - City Manager (5/28/2024) | Mercer Group
  • MO: Platte City - City Administrator (6/30/2024) | in-house
  • NC: Mebane - City Manager (6/13/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • NC: Wrightsville Beach - Town Manager (6/17/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • NY: Livingston County - County Administrator (6/21/2024) | Pracademic Partners
  • OR: Crook County - County Manager (7/7/2024) | GMP
  • PA: McCandless - Town Manager (6/21/2024) | in-house
  • TN: Smyrna - Town Manager (6/21/2024) | Mercer Group
  • UT: Moab - City Manager (6/30/2024) | GMP
  • UT: Eagle Mountain City - City Administrator (5/31/2024) | CB-Assoc
  • WA: Sunnyside - City Manager (5/31/2024) | CB-Assoc.
  • WI: Caledonia - Village Administrator (6/21/2024) | Public Administration Assoc

Economic Development

  • n/a

Finance/Budgeting

  • GA: South Fulton - Chief Financial Officer (6/21/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • MT: Polson - Finance Officer (6/19/2021) | in-house
  • OR: Sandy - Finance Manager (Until Filled) | GMP
  • TX: Blanco - Finance/HR Director (Until Filled) | in-house
  • TX: Taylor - Senior Budget Analyst (6/27/2024) | Clear Career
  • VA: Blacksburg - Director of Financial Services (6/17/2024) | Dev Assoc

Human Resources

  • NC: Garner - Human Resources Director (7/1/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • WA: Renton - Human Resources Administrator (6/2/2024) | GMP

Other/Misc

Parks & Recreation

  • n/a

Planning & Community Development

  • MD: Cambridge - Planning Director (6/13/2024) | Mercer Group
  • WA: Chelan - Community Development Director (Until Filled) | GMP

Public Safety

  • NC: High Point - Fire Chief (6/30/2024) | Dev Assoc

Public Works & Utilities

  • GA: East Point - Assistant Director (Water & Wastewater) (Until Filled) | in-house
  • GA: Sandersville - Public Works Director (6/19/2024) | in-house
  • IL: Macomb - Water Treatment Manager (6/18/2024) | Arndt
  • MN: Brainerd - Public Utilities Director (6/2/2024) | GMP
  • NC: Butner - South Granville Water & Sewer Authority (7/2/2024) | Dev Assoc
  • WA: Walla Walla - Water/Wastewater Engineer (6/2/2024) | GMP


Recent City Manager Unfiltered Podcast Episodes

Ep. 55: Why did Ed Meece cancel his ICMA membership after 25 years?

Ep. 54: Baker Tilly Bombshell in Amarillo City Manager Search

Ep. 53: Private vs. Public Sector Executive Compensation with Daniel Reilly

John D'Agostino

Town Manager retired

9 个月

Thanks for sharing

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Chase D. Waggoner

City Administrator / Fire Chief

9 个月

Same thing happened in a community I served in as a department head early in my career.? A fellow department head was terminated (with cause) at the recommendation of the City Administrator.? A few months later, that department head ran for, and won, the office of Mayor.? The longtime City Administrator quickly moved on to another City as he was smart enough to know his days were numbered.

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Bob Adams

Retired City Manager at Self Employed

9 个月

Actually, she didn't need it in her contract. Many municipal codes in California have the 90-day provision following an election. The Calexico Municipal Code states: "2.02.260 - Removal from office Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the city manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of ninety days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the city, at which election a member of the city council is elected. The purpose of this provision is to allow any newly elected member of the city council or a reorganized city council to observe the actions and ability of the city manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his office. After the expiration of said ninety-day period, the provisions of?Section 2.02.050?as to the removal of the city manager shall apply and be effective. (Ord. 640 § 2 (part), 1969: prior code § 1276)"

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