UPDATE: Rich Guillen Retires After Controversy
POSTED: 11:22 pm PST February 15, 2011
UPDATED: 11:23 pm PST February 15, 2011
Duration: 02:36
News anchor Erin Clark reported “Rich Guillen is gone.” Stephanie Chuang reported, taped public statements of Carmel residents, including Tony Bhutani, Roberta Miller, and spoke with Charlotte Townsend, Monte Miller, City Council Member Jason Burnett and former City Council Member Barbara Livingston. City Administrator Rich Guillen was absent; he texted Council Members Monday that he would be out-of-town through Thursday. Council Member Jason Burnett stated that he hopes the City will hire a temporary city administrator “immediately” and conduct a search for a permanent city administrator involving the community throughout the process.
KSBW: BREAKING NEWS: Rich Guillen Retires As Carmel City Administrator
POSTED: 5:54 pm PST February 15, 2011
UPDATED: 7:10 pm PST February 15, 2011
Duration: 1:45
Stephanie Chuang reported that the City Council unanimously voted to accept City Administrator Rich Guillen’s resignation. City Attorney Don Freeman stated that Rich Guillen will stay until replacement is hired or March 31, 2011, whichever occurs first. Guillen will receive six months severance pay and health benefits. City Council Member Jason Burnett stated that the City will start search for Guillen’s replacement immediately.
2 comments:
Celebration is warrranted, but it should be short lived. There is a lot of work to be done. The council has to restore its credibility with voters. We desperately need a competent city administrator with the self-confidence to actually manage the city and not be submissive to the mayor. Thanks to Jason we have a chance at a new beginning. Let's go for it! Let's really work to restore our badly damaged reputation for council bungling and toleration of workplace harassment. The city's and our reputation will not be restored overnight, but we owe it to future generations of Carmelites to do much better than we have done to date.
Finally!
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