Another angle
I believe I have a little different take on what Mike Sabatino had to say. I know that the city manager has been out looking at city manager jobs with other cities. Clearly she is only getting 2% to 3% raises here in Pickerington each year. As for someone still climbing a career ladder I would expect she feels that she has gained some experience here in Pickerington and she is planning on receiving more money in the future with a slightly larger City. So for her own career she is looking. This new contract will allow her to sever her connections with Pickerington when she finds the position she desires. She will not be locked into a multi-year contract.
With that said, and considering that City Managers come and go on a regular basic to fire or let her go will cost the City around $60,000 plus benefits. So the Pickerington City gave a very good contract to her and it benefits her more than it does the City. The only way that the city can let her go and not spend tens of thousands of dollars is to find ?“cause?” to let her go.
It should be noted that Joyce Bushman served over ten years as City Manager. When she was let go she moved on to a much higher paying job. That is how things work.
For those that think and want to judge the performance of any City manager they must also consider who the elected officials are and those that are in the majority at any given time. The City Manager will take the blame for all of those amateurs elected to pursue their future political goals and or those actually trying to serve in the best interest of the City or in some cases their own interests. Would I recommend bringing Joyce back; probably not.
I think if you look back at 2004 when the electorate removed the old and brought in the new many things have happened. The direction of the city changed and from my perspective it was for the better.
I looked back through the P & Z meetings/agendas and I will tell you most of the business in the last few years has been commercial and very little residential. If you look closely to those applying you find a variety of commercial developers not a favored developer. I think that is more of a reflection of those elected and less on the City Manager. However the city manager and her staff had to implement the polices and the new programs that created these developments.
There are those of us that collect and save old campaign brochures and in 2003 there were three major issues that the gang of four ran on. One was to control residential growth, second to control the debt, and third have a more responsive city government. I think for a few years they stayed with that theme and only recently they have got off track. I believe those issues are still a high priority for the city voters and they will continue to be high on the voters list this coming election season.
I believe I have a little different take on what Mike Sabatino had to say. I know that the city manager has been out looking at city manager jobs with other cities. Clearly she is only getting 2% to 3% raises here in Pickerington each year. As for someone still climbing a career ladder I would expect she feels that she has gained some experience here in Pickerington and she is planning on receiving more money in the future with a slightly larger City. So for her own career she is looking. This new contract will allow her to sever her connections with Pickerington when she finds the position she desires. She will not be locked into a multi-year contract.
With that said, and considering that City Managers come and go on a regular basic to fire or let her go will cost the City around $60,000 plus benefits. So the Pickerington City gave a very good contract to her and it benefits her more than it does the City. The only way that the city can let her go and not spend tens of thousands of dollars is to find ?“cause?” to let her go.
It should be noted that Joyce Bushman served over ten years as City Manager. When she was let go she moved on to a much higher paying job. That is how things work.
For those that think and want to judge the performance of any City manager they must also consider who the elected officials are and those that are in the majority at any given time. The City Manager will take the blame for all of those amateurs elected to pursue their future political goals and or those actually trying to serve in the best interest of the City or in some cases their own interests. Would I recommend bringing Joyce back; probably not.
I think if you look back at 2004 when the electorate removed the old and brought in the new many things have happened. The direction of the city changed and from my perspective it was for the better.
I looked back through the P & Z meetings/agendas and I will tell you most of the business in the last few years has been commercial and very little residential. If you look closely to those applying you find a variety of commercial developers not a favored developer. I think that is more of a reflection of those elected and less on the City Manager. However the city manager and her staff had to implement the polices and the new programs that created these developments.
There are those of us that collect and save old campaign brochures and in 2003 there were three major issues that the gang of four ran on. One was to control residential growth, second to control the debt, and third have a more responsive city government. I think for a few years they stayed with that theme and only recently they have got off track. I believe those issues are still a high priority for the city voters and they will continue to be high on the voters list this coming election season.
