Peter Schmitz wrote: I acknowledged and validated one of (Eva's) concerns about McManus, regarding his relatively short duration at his current job (though it's been two years and not one as you had indicated). I've also expressed concern that McManus's current employer was surprised that he was looking for another job. In fact, I went so far as to say that this matter needs to be investigated further by Mayor Rybak and the City Council.
David Piehl adds: While I don't know all the details of how candidates were selected, I'm under the impression that a national search firm was used; is this the case? If so, that speaks to many of Peter's concerns. National search firms identify top performers nationwide, then contact them to see if they would entertain the notion of a new position. In other words, McManus wasn't necessarily looking for a new position, he was presented with a potential opportunity; most people would investigate a potential career advancement when presented with it. I also understand that one of the reasons he was interested in coming to Minneapolis was to provide a more diverse environment for his family, his wife was originally Peruvian, and their children are multiracial. Though I had concerns about candidate Moose surrounding his book deals, a friend and neighbor who's mother worked under Moose's command gave him very high ratings. As a female, African-American cop, her approval of the guy is worth a lot, in my opinion. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
