<<Does anyone know if there is any talk about creating the position of City Manager...?>> ... Barbara Nelson
I asked that very question at the Zurah meeting on McKinsey. Dan Niziolek, I believe, brought it up in a Council discussion. The McKinsey team's response was to define that discussion as outside its scope. I don't think any of the city officials wanted to touch it, either. It would clearly change the nature of their work. It is a reform worth considering. It's no panacea, but it could reduce by about 13 the number of bosses many city department heads report to. (With due respect for Mike Homann's comment, a city coordinator is significantly different from a city manager). If it is not considered now, when another major restructuring is debated, it is hard to imagine it will get on the table any time soon. So, if others think it worthy of discussion, and as Lisa McDonald notes, it would take a charter change, the question is, how do we begin the conversation before proposing a charter amendment? Dennis Schapiro Linden Hills _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
