Frank,
I think it is a wise move to not write a letter now. While the newspaper may have hinted at some Council disgruntlement with the Manager, there is no hard evidence that this is why he has applied at other places. It is important to remember that a City Manager’s life is difficult. It’s part of the job to deal with turnover on Council’s. Dan Boroff’s long tenure was very unusual. The last statistics I saw indicated that the average City Manager position turns over about every 5 years and much shorter tenures are not unusual. Mr. Moore may simply be taking a proactive approach in his search for different opportunities.
That’s my two cents worth.
Thanks,
Bill Austin, AICP
Executive Director
Morgantown Monongalia MPO
82 Hart Field Road Ste. 105
Morgantown, WVA 26505
304-291-9571
304-692-7225 Mobile
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” -Marilyn Monroe
From: bikeboard-bounces@bikemorgantown.com [mailto:bikeboard-bounces@bikemorgantown.com] On Behalf Of Frank Gmeindl
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 3:18 PM
To: Bicycle Board
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Moore eyes job in Texas
OK, thanks to all of you who responded including those of you who did not reply-to-all. Summing up the feedback, I don't think we know enough facts about what's behind Terrence's leaving to take action that would benefit him and not hurt us. So, I'm backing off from writing a letter to the editor.
Frank
On Jan 16, 2013, at 2:42 PM, Damien Davis wrote:
Good letter, but do you really want to take a swing at City Council at the same time you are requesting funding?
J. Damien Davis, PE, CFM
Assistant City Engineer
City of Morgantown
Public Works Department - Engineering Division
389 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Office: 304.284.7398
Fax: 304.284.7409
From: "Gunnar Shogren" <gshogren@gmail.com>
To: "Frank Gmeindl" <fgmeindl@gmail.com>
Cc: "Bicycle Board" <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:32:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: Moore eyes job in Texas
Nice letter.
I think you got all excited and bunged up a section, see below.
On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anybody out there?
>
> How about this for a letter to the editor?
>
> In reference to the Jan 15 article, Moore eyes job in Texas, the City
> invested much time and money in a transparent professional process to hire a
> competent City Manager and we got one. Moore's performance on the job has
> been consistent with his superb credentials and prior experience.
> The
> president of each and every neighborhood association very single
> neighborhood association has given a glowing appraisal of the work Moore has
Probably should read-
The president of each and every neighborhood association has give...
> done in his short tenure in Morgantown. They spoke of his proactive attitude
> and ability to get major things done in a short period as well as his warm
> and responsive communication style. The Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
> has observed that Mr. Moore:
>
> Established an objective to get Morgantown recognized as a Bicycle Friendly
> Community and supported application to the League of American Bicyclists
> that won Morgantown the Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community award: the
> only BFC award in WV, a state formerly ranked 50th among bicycle friendly
> states;
> Convened WVDOT/WVDOH, WVU and MPO to forge a cost-shared agreement to
> install a bicycle-climbing lane on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and
> Evansdale Dr.;
> Assigned a single point-of-contact between City administration and the
> Bicycle Board;
> Rode his bike to work on National Bike To Work Day May 18, 2012.
>
> City Council hired this excellent Manager so we must ask, "What did City
> Council do to lose him and the investment that we've made in him?"
>
> Frank Gmeindl, Bicycle Board
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com>
> Date: January 15, 2013 3:57:34 PM EST
> To: Emily Vasile <emilyvasile@gmail.com>
> Cc: Derek Springston <dspringston@gmail.com>, Bicycle Board
> <bikeboard@bikemorgantown.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Moore eyes job in Texas
>
> Here, let's brainstorm his engagement with the BB if we have positive
> examples of things he has worked with us on.
>
> * Established an objective to get Morgantown recognized as a Bicycle
> Friendly Community and supported application to the League of American
> Bicyclists that won Morgantown the Bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community
> award: the only BFC award in WV a state formerly ranked 50th among bicycle
> friendly states
> * Convened WVDOT/WVDOH, WVU and MPO to forge a cost-shared agreement to
> install bicycle-climbing lane on Monongahela Blvd. between Eighth St. and
> Evansdale Dr.
> * Assigned a single point-of-contact between City administration and the
> Bicycle Board
> * Rode his bike to work on National Bike To Work Day May 18, 2012.
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Emily Vasile wrote:
>
> At a city council meeting I attended in December, possibly every single
> neighborhood association (not familiar with all of them) president gave a
> glowing appraisal of the work Moore has done in his short tenure in
> Morgantown. They spoke of his proactive attitude and ability to get major
> things done in a short period (recycling was a big one) as well as his warm
> and responsive communication style.
>
> I'm supportive of drafting a letter documenting his engagement with the BB
> if we have positive examples of things he has worked with us on. If nothing
> else, that would be helpful for him in future endeavors.
>
> Emily
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Derek Springston <dspringston@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey guys,
>> He's done a great job for the Bike Board, right? If so, think there's
>> something we should do to let him know we'd like to keep him here? Maybe we
>> could write a letter, write several letters, or approach the city and let
>> them know we think they'd be making a mistake letting him go? Should we
>> act?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Frank Gmeindl <fgmeindl@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
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>> --
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>>
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