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Umatilla council cautions mayor, limits his meetings with staff after city manager complaint
Summary
After hearing a complaint from City Manager David Stockdale that the mayor publicly undermined staff and raised concerns about private meetings with franchisees, the Umatilla City Council voted to caution the mayor, require witnesses or the city manager at certain meetings, and bar the mayor from representing the city unless authorized; the council took no action on one evaluation-related complaint.
The Umatilla City Council on a special meeting day voted to caution Mayor Sykes and to adopt limits on his interactions with the city manager after hearing a complaint from City Manager David Stockdale that alleged the mayor publicly undermined staff and interfered with administrative functions.
Stockdale told the council his memo documented several incidents in which he said the mayor’s public comments and private meetings undercut staff and the council’s decisions. “Because the mayor is an elected official who does not report to the city manager, the only recourse for the city manager to raise complaints about the mayor’s conduct is to bring them to the council,” Stockdale said during his presentation.
The council discussed remedies described by counsel, including a formal censure, a written caution and a resolution that would restrict the mayor’s interactions with the city manager to functions…
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