Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mayors Aplenty Advise City Panel

It was an evening of mayors, and some illumination.
Mayors Richard Negri of Corning and John Tedesco of Elmira were in Oneonta Wednesday, Feb. 9, to share their experiences on bringing professionals to top levels of city administration.
They joined formers mayors John Nader and Kim Muller, who were in the audience at the panel discussion organized by the city Charter Revision Commission in the First UM Church hall.
Commission Chairman David Rissberger said of particular use was learning the differences between a city manager and city administrator, which the commission had considered equivalent.
The city manager, the panel advised, is the city’s CEO, who works daily, in many cases, with the elected mayor, but can only be hired or dismissed by the mayor and council.
Under a city-administrator form, the mayor is the CEO and the administrator serves as chief of staff, preparing budget and directing staff as the mayor wishes.
The commission is seeking to have a revised charter ready to by voted on in November.

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