Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Heidi Burch: Letter of Resignation, dated October 28, 2013

ABSTRACT: Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Heidi Burch submitted her letter of resignation, dated October 28, 2013, after eight years of city employment. Burch's resignation takes effect November 29, 2013; she's using accrued vacation and leave time until then, according to reporting in the Monterey County Weekly. Her letter of resignation states in part: “My resignation from the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, though a very difficult decision, comes as the result of my extreme discomfort with current management practices. I can no longer ethically or in good conscience remain part of the City administration.” And “There are many reasons for my resignation. The final determination to leave was after I became aware that documents sent in response to a Public Records Act request had been redacted and sent out under my name, without my review, approval or my ability to send them to the city attorney for legal review, as is current city policy,” according to reporting in The Carmel Pine Cone. Heidi Burch’s letter of resignation is embedded. 

Assistant City Administrator-City Clerk Heidi Burch Letter of Resignation 10-28-13

Letter of Resignation
Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Heidi Burch
October 28, 2013

ADDENDUM:
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