City Manager Unfiltered
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City Manager Unfiltered is a podcast by a city manager for city managers. I am your host, Joe Turner, and I’m on a mission to build a community for ambitious city managers. I want to provide you with the career tools and resources to help make you a better executive so you can rack up victories, polish your resume, dominate interviews, land your dream job, and win your contract negotiations. If you are a city manager looking to level up, check out my podcast, City Manager Unfiltered. Hit that subscribe button today so you don’t miss an episode.
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Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Marilyn Rivers Just Wanted Her Good Name Back | Ep. 59
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Marilyn Rivers had a stellar career and an impeccable reputation having served for nearly 20 years as the Director of Risk and Safety for the New York city of Saratoga Springs.
About 18-months away from this 20-year mark where she would be eligible for her pension, a newly elected commissioner set his sights on her to settle an "old score" from fifteen years ago.
Rivers wanted to do this podcast because she never had a chance to defend herself, her record, or address the toxic behavior of this commissioner during the entire ordeal. She told me that she needed to do the podcast because she wanted her "voice" and her good name back.
This is slated to be Part 1 of a multi-part series. Stay tuned for the next episode when Marilyn will reveal tips, tricks, and tactics to reduce your insurance costs and make you look like a star for your governing body or your city manager.
SHOW NOTES:
Here is a link to Marilyn Rivers' consulting firm: Rivers Risk Consulting, LLC. The company's LinkedIn page can be found here and this is a link to her personal LinkedIn Page
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Friday Jun 21, 2024
The Case for Terminating ICMA CEO Marc Ott | Ep. 58
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
ICMA CEO Marc Ott has presided over an organization that is dysfunctional, lacks accountability, and produces mediocre work product.
His permissive and absentee approach to managing employees allowed ethics staffers to prosecute a personal and political vendetta against Port Huron City Manager James Freed -- a stain that will be forever left upon his legacy.
Combined with an international development emphasis that has lacked focus and failed to deliver results, it has been Ott's shepherding of the organization towards the promotion of a leftist political ideology that has alienated many members who simply desire to be in a non-partisan, apolitical organization that will help them become better public sector executives.
For these reasons and more, it is time for the ICMA executive board to terminate Ott and begin the process of repairing the damage done during his tenure.
SHOW NOTES:
Here is the court ordered motion to compel issued against members of the ICMA executive board.
Here is the most recent ruling by the judge highlighting the stall tactics used by the ICMA in its case against Freed.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Scott Jorgensen Rebukes the Oregon City/County Management Association | Ep. 57
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Rainier City Administrator Scott Jorgensen is no fan of the Oregon City/County Management Association (OCCMA).
A few years ago, he was the subject of an anonymous ethics complaint without any clear explanation of his alleged offense. About a year later, Jorgensen learned that another city manager had accused him of leaking his listserv comments.
The evidence was a conversation between this city manager and one of his elected officials the city manager had surreptitiously recorded.
Jorgensen maintains that he did not leak the listserv comments and even if he did, he vehemently rejects the notion that those comments are not public records since the city manager used his official city email address.
Moreover, Jorgensen was disgusted by the fact that the OCCMA ethics committee knew that the conversation was recorded without the consent of the elected official and did nothing about it.
Jorgensen has some strong opinions about the OCCMA, the value of his membership not only to himself but the taxpayers, and how other city managers conducted themselves during the pandemic.
He is a fascinating person with a very unique background having worked in politics as an official staff to state legislators in the Oregon capital, to being a journalist, an author, and a guitarist in a rock band.
Don't miss this episode where the guest is as unfiltered as the host!
SHOW NOTES:
W. Scott Jorgensen's LinkedIn page
You can catch his band, Robots Building Robots, on Spotify where you can listen to their album "Dysphoria."
Jorgensen has four books he has written listed on Amazon. You can view them here.
In the episode, I discussed Ferris, TX city manager Brooks Williams' book "Rising to Serve."
If you want to join the American Association of Municipal Executives and becoming a founding member, register today at: https://community.aame.org/.
SUBMIT JOB POSTING:
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Why is Ed Meece excited about the AAME? | Ep. 56
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
We continue our conversation with Polson, Montana city manager Ed Meece in Part 2 of our interview series.
In this episode, Ed talks about:
✅ a new state association for Montana city managers that is not affiliated with the ICMA,✅ a conversation he had with ICMA CEO Marc Ott and Ray Baray, his chief of staff, and✅ why he is so excited about the new American Association of Municipal Executives
SHOW NOTES:
Ed Meece's LinkedIn page
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Why did Ed Meece cancel his ICMA membership after 25 years? | Ep. 55
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
In 2015, city manager Ed Meece did something he never thought he would do. He canceled his International City/County Management Association membership twenty-five years after joining the organization.
What happened?
Meece explains his reasoning in Part 1 of this two-part series.
SHOW NOTES:
Ed Meece's LinkedIn page
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Baker Tilly Bombshell in Amarillo City Manager Search | Ep. 54
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Baker Tilly has been bad -- again.
Recently, yours truly dropped a bombshell about Baker Tilly when he appeared as a guest on the Making Sense with Michael J. talk show in Amarillo, Texas.
We discussed the Amarillo city manager recruitment and the consulting contract Baker Tilly landed to help review their charter.
Host Michael Stevens graciously allowed me to replay the interview on the podcast.
Since the interview aired on May 20th, sources have been feeding me additional information about Baker Tilly and its recruitments. Stay tuned for more coverage in the near future -- especially after I get my public information requests.
If you have any information worth sharing -- please get in touch with me so I can expose them.
SHOW NOTES:
Michael J. Stevens is the host of the "Making Sense with Michael J" show on KGNC AM 710 and 97.5 FM radio in Amarillo. You can listen to their live stream here.
You can find Michael on LinkedIn here.
The American Association of Municipal Executives is located at AAME.org.
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Private vs. Public Sector Executive Compensation with Daniel Reilly | Ep. 53
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Public sector executives need to steal some pages out of the private sector executive playbook when it comes to compensation, benefits, and negotiating contracts.
Attorney Daniel Reilly has extensive experience in negotiating private and public sector executive contracts. Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, we discuss industry norms, tactics, and practices that should be co-opted by city and county managers to secure stronger contracts that will protect them and their families.
This is a "must listen" interview with many gems of wisdom and golden nuggets for executives and aspiring executives to ponder and consider.
Moreover, public sector recruiters and local elected officials should also pay attention as I once again highlight the on-going paradigm shift in public administration.
No other local government podcast provides this type of valuable and thought provoking content. If you enjoyed it -- please take a moment to hit the "follow/subscribe" button and also leave a rating and review on Apple and Spotify.
SHOW NOTES:
Daniel Reilly is a business attorney who specializes in executive compensation. Here is a link to his law firm, Reilly Legal, and his LinkedIn page.
The American Association of Municipal Executives is located at AAME.org.
SUBMIT JOB POSTING:
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
ICMA's Rigged Executive Board Elections with Graham Mitchell | Ep. 52
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Unhappy with the current direction of the International City/County Management Association, El Cajon City Manager Graham Mitchell decided to get involved and run for a seat on the executive board.
In previous years when he only saw one name on the ballot for each seat -- he assumed it was due to apathy.
Little did he know that the ICMA establishment created a process whereby they hand-selected the nominee who was all but guaranteed to win because voters would not have another name on the ballot to vote for.
In this episode, we discuss his experience running for the board and his efforts to change the way ICMA conducts elections in the future.
SHOW NOTES:
Graham Mitchell's LinkedIn page
The Midwest Rotation Agreement
LinkedIn post discussing the ICMA's violation of the Midwest Rotation Agreement can be found here and a screenshot of it can be found here.
The American Association of Municipal Executives is located at AAME.org.
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Joe Turner
Born and raised in Southern California, Joe Turner moved to Kansas in 2018 to pursue a career in city management after spending many years working for elected officials and engaged in grassroots advocacy.
As a non-traditional entrant into the field, he brings a unique perspective on city management and local government issues.
However, it has been his ruminations on the evolving professional landscape for city managers and his opinions on contract negotiations and compensation packages that has propelled him to the forefront as a thought leader and influencer amongst peers.
Turner has lamented the lack of advocacy on behalf of city managers as professionals and believes there is a void in this space with respect to advocating for and on behalf of public sector managers, not just the profession of city management.
You can catch up with him over on Linkedin.