Minutes - Council - 07/08/1976 - Special

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Special. Meeting CIJuly 8 ~ 1976 Page 14 nat ,have the Boardaf Equalization. If hE had good leadership quali ties heW'ould have been aver the assessar's shaulder to. see it gat dane. That . is . the lOOSt., important reasan we wanted an administratar. Cauncilman : Reimann commented an No.. 4. Hr. Walker has taken the leadership role ~ithetrlplayees instead of with the Cauncil. Our recammendatian shauld go to. him and be taken as asked by Cauncil, it shauld be taken far the employees<cpod. 'Mr. Casper felt it wasn't handled right. He had a chip an his shoulder . We suffered in the outcame. , Maybe he waul d still be wi th 'us' if it has been handled properly. I would just like to. say, an leadership qualities, IdaIl'tlmbwllawyou identify them. Mr. Walker has been in City gavernment 'gavernment. Wauld yau agree Mr. Walker had previaus yes, he tal d us and we checked it aut. Councilwoman Oliphant referred to. rapport with emplayees, wauld nat that be dubbed as leadership qualities. . Councilman ,Gorham said we went thraugh that befare. Emplayees earlier had problems and when they cam to. me with prablems, were sent to. Mr. Walker. . Cauncilwoman Oliphant stated, sa to. the best af yaur knawledge yau do nat knaw if he did nat have rapport. Is having rapport being agaad leader? Haw about public relatiDns, talking an the phane, relating to. the public? Co. unci 1 man Gorham said nane that are cansidered in the report. Hawever, I have had people say he was nat daing a.gaod jOb, he is doing a bad jab. COUllciiwbm!i1i; Oliphant asked if 'public relations was cDmposed af leadership and we could nat really say that Mr. Walker dDes nat have gaad public relatians. I am pointing out ather leadership qualities that Mr. Walker possesses. She said theexainples,:Df'kindsofleadership dan't relate..' Councilman Gorham stated that direct disDbedience is bad leadership fDr the ather employees Df Ramsey. Cauncilwoman Oliphant:' On 'decisian making, being able to. make adecisian, anyindicatian that Mr. Walker has trDuble making decisians? Cauncilman Gorham: I dan' t have any reasan to think he to.. make decisians, but everyane can make decisians, but Dnes. The assessar' s prablem was a majar sign Df this. the attentian of the Cauncil and when he saw the prablem shauld have made sure it was carrected the secDnd time. has nat the quality nDt always the right This was braught to. the first time, he Co. unci 1 woman Oliphant: Yau see that as decisian. We aren't warking with a firm definitian af leadership. Mayar Cax: Yaur points (MIs. Oliphant) abaut 1 eadership dan' t necessar i1 y mean this is leaderShip, just because yau think sa. These things yau are bringing out are things even a sixth grade student cauld came up wi th: Co. unc.i 1 woman Oliphant: No.. 3 and 4 aver No.. land 2 are strang points and leadership is an issue here. I am trying to. qualify leadership and say maybe in same cases he..has nat shawn leadership, but in same cases he may . have. Gorham said that we stated No.. 3 and 4 are the mJst important then eluded to. the different areas. Mayar CQX: (to. Mrs. Oliphant) Yau can i~terject whatever yau want, but they are bringing aut points they-,; feel are''''1~rtant and we caul d do. wi thaut all the_qtiizzing back and farth, yau cauld indicate what yau think withaut all that. I would like to. see Mr. Walker answer these questians and citizens input, and give everybody here an apportunity far camments. Cauncilwoman Oliphant: On items that are braught aut that I don't feel are qualified I do. pursue' and maybe taD extreme. Please qualify poar attitude. Counqi~11l~Gor1iam ~aidas far as the Persannel Cammi ttee gaes he has a poor at~i. tUd;tawarti it. . He did nat feel the need far ane and I felt the apposite Bv": ;" . ,j''',~;::f/