Truth be known, with the election over, it doesn't matter much what's in that report on Ogdensburg's Knox Street home. Both candidates in the undecided mayor's race have already gone on record as wanting the city manager gone and so have most Council members.
The continued arguing over whether to release the report is ill-advised. It should be released and the Council should give up on thinking they can get rid of Manager Art Sciorra without paying the severance in his employment contract. Hiring outside counsel to try and fire him for "cause" will cost almost as much as the severance and result in a long dispute.
It would be hard to imagine Mr. Sciorra remaining, considering the public utterances made by all. So the Maple City's best bet is to pay him off, release the report and move on.
Watertown Daily Times Ogdensburg council to discuss publicizing report Monday
3 comments:
By "move on", do you mean promote his secretary to city manager position like we did here in Watertown? Or do they have to wait and see what the WDT's tells them to do as far as replacements?
The Manager should NOT be renewed at the end of the contract period which supposedly is January 2012. Put him on a short leash with no final committal authority on any contracts ,leases , grants and submit all to the Council til that date , second alternative put him on administrative leave till the end of the contract and appoint an "acting " city mgr.
Ogdenburg needs to move on , the politicians need to be HELD accountable and scrutinized regularly . This city is a mess and until confidence and trust is restored NO ONE should get a pass !The proof is the split in this electorate and the city is polarized beyond "cosmetic" repair.
Gripping and Grinning and Photo op
buffoonery will no longer suffice . People have been awakened to the lack of performance by our so called leaders and will not go quietly into repose . Blogs will continue to RAISE issues and give citizens the opportunity to leverage some heat that will generate opinion and thus action .
SO congrats to the newbies -- now go and do what we elected you to do
Trouble is the newbies cant do anything until after January.. Nelson promised swift action.. Where is it??? "Duhhhhhhhhh. Election is over Nelson dosnt care anymore, in fact I have heard from good scourses that hes worked out a deal where Art may stay..
Mayor if yur advice was listened to the ordeal would be over.. Trouble is payc center closed most of its doors years ago. The outpatients now run city hall....
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