If you haven't read the bilge published by
Rosie Garner in YourHub first, please do as the following are responses.
The City of Northglenn does not have financial problems. City employees providing residents with expected services are not going to be laid off. The Council is cooperating with North Metro Fire to correct the deficiencies in the recreation building according to North Metro's schedule. Senior staff positions are being covered and will be filled.
Why do I begin with this damage control? Because," the most vicious person at the city" is terrifying the employees and residents in an attempt to restart her campaign for next year's mayoral election. The quote comes from a former member of the City Council. I became aware of it last year and personally heard it this year. Rosie Garner is not now on the City Council but the viciousness remains.
The former City Manager is responsible for the senior staff vacancies; not the City Council or any of its members. In fact, he is now with the City of Sheridan as Interim City Manager and personnel are quitting right and left. Unfortunately one of his lieutenants is here and spreading terror among the employees under the pretence of "knowing the truth, (wink)." That should be a crime for what it is doing to morale.
Speaking of finances, what do you think of this plan? We will start using 100% of our annual revenues for operating expenses and pay for all capital improvements out of our savings account. Rosie's City Councils did that every year starting in 2003.
We've now hit the absolute bottom in savings so what do you think the new Councils have to do? In general, we need to reallocate the annual revenues to cover maintenance, operating and
now capital expenses. The solution lies in the details and lower revenues are not going to make the choices easier.
Speaking of police vacancies, you'll have to ask the Chief and the former Manager as to why they exist since Council has not taken any formal or informal action and the two of them were fighting constantly. I'd like to see many of the positions filled from within using the surplus promoted personnel.
Finally, Rosie made the specific allegation that the Council majority will circumvent the fire code violations that currently exist. First off, the Fire Chief admits that the deficiencies in the building have existed for many years and his inspectors are at fault for not noting or reporting them to the city earlier. Second, as far as circumventing the violations, shame on you for making the vicious, false allegation. What could you have hoped to gain.