We learned recently that the chief financial officer of the city has tendered her resignation. She evidently has a job in the private sector. Hopefully it does not include formulating budgets.
We did not learn where she is going. There are not a lot of local possibilities in the private sector if she is not going to take a pay cut. Then again she may not know what the private sector is or where it is for that matter.
Included in the news was mention of the fact that she is now a deputy city manager. The Times reported that she was made a deputy city manager in September of 2013. That is hard to believe given the facts that the city’s web site shows her job title as chief financial officer and also her well known behavior as a publicity hound.
The new city manager’s budget proposal for next year has an organization chart in it. She is shown as the chief financial officer, not a deputy city manager.
What’s going on?
Is the Times right? I don’t recall seeing a public announcement from the city in September of 2013 indicating she was promoted to deputy city manager. For that matter I don’t recall seeing an article in the Times to that effect either.
Is she a deputy city manager? If so when did that happen? Was it in the final days of the last city manager?
Is she eligible for a city pension at the ripe old age of 46? Will she be eligible later? Does she have a contract that designates her as deputy city manager?
One can’t help but wonder what her severance package will look like.
I suspect that an open records request will be made by someone.
We deserve better
Brutus
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It looks as though the Times awarded her that title. If so, it’s no surprise when you consider that the article was written by Cindy Ramirez, who is not one to let the facts get in the way of whom of what she is promoting.
If, however, the CFO was given a last-minute promotion, we once again have a possible case of pension abuse, which has become a focal point of investigations in some other states.
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Its looking like Wilson was giving out a lot of Golden Parachutes at the last minute. When did she make Carmen a Deputy City Manager ? Right after she found out we didn’t want her around anymore ? Nobody seems to know about this promotion either. This type of unethical conduct by Wilson may be the very reason to go back to a Strong Mayor system. Either that or you take these types decisions out of the City Manager’s hands. I’m waiting for us to find out if she did a few more down the road.
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