Why is the city staff out of control?
I have come to believe that a unique culture at City Hall has contributed to the mistakes that the Council made over the past four years. The City of Northglenn has never been a partner with the other cities in the north metro area. It has been an island of thought and procedures. The current and past way of doing business seems normal to our elected officials. Councils have over the years given, by inaction, the City Manager more authority and discretion than any other city in the metro area. It was for this reason that the radical actions taken over the last four years by the former manager seemed normal to them. They had nothing to compare to and never bothered to check with other cities.
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You have often heard of Councils being referred to as the Policy Maker. That is a misnomer for Northglenn. Here are some policies and procedures they have not established: Personnel rules, regulations or procedures, pay plans or procedures, public bidding procedures, open meeting procedures beyond the basics required by Charter, a code of ethics governing employees and themselves, purchasing procedures for items costing under $50,000, a detailed budgeting procedure and process, fees for permits and reviews, the number of employees on the payroll and the establishment of water rates just to name a few. All have been left up to the discretion of the City Manager.
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Only in Northglenn! Is it no wonder the former Manager, without the formal approval of the Council overspent the General Fund by eight million in 2003-2004?
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You have often heard of Councils being referred to as the Policy Maker. That is a misnomer for Northglenn. Here are some policies and procedures they have not established: Personnel rules, regulations or procedures, pay plans or procedures, public bidding procedures, open meeting procedures beyond the basics required by Charter, a code of ethics governing employees and themselves, purchasing procedures for items costing under $50,000, a detailed budgeting procedure and process, fees for permits and reviews, the number of employees on the payroll and the establishment of water rates just to name a few. All have been left up to the discretion of the City Manager.
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Only in Northglenn! Is it no wonder the former Manager, without the formal approval of the Council overspent the General Fund by eight million in 2003-2004?
posted by Gene Wieneke at
7:34 AM
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At what point do residents of Northglenn become comfortable in letting the City be annexed by our neighbors. Doesn't it make sense to have Westminster annex Northglenn West of I-25 and Thornton East of I-25. Debt for the Water Project could be done with a Special Improvement District as a property tax until paid off by current Northglenn. Is this a common sense approach? The Waste Treatment Facility could be sold to whoever wants it to lower taxes on Special Improvement District. I'm sure Metro North would love it rahter than buildin million dollar lift stations to handle Thornton's growth North.
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