The point of belt tightening seems to be lost on the former City Manager and the City Commission. When you are facing a $20 million hole, you don’t give pay raises- of any sort, pre-negotiated or not. It’s called living within your means- it’s called doing the right thing, it’s called avoiding layoffs later. The Read More
One has to wonder why this isn’t law already? Columbus- A powerful Republican state lawmaker wants to stop the wink-and-a-nudge practice of county officials soliciting campaign contributions from their employees. House Minority Leader Bill Batchelder, a Medina Republican, will introduce a measure today that would ban all county elected officials from receiving contributions from employees. Read More
Dayton City Manager Rashad Young has a new job. via Rashad Young hired by Greensboro. It’s official. Rashad Young is off to Greensboro NC to be a city manager of a city that is smaller than Dayton, because they draw bigger circles on a map. I’ve often laughed at our definition of Downtown for the Read More
When was the last time you heard the City Manager asking the City Commission a question at a Commission meeting? A real question? When was the last time you heard an active discussion about different ways to approach a problem, out in public? That’s the beginning of the reason Dayton is failing to instill confidence Read More
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