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Employee 7: 1. In what areas does the City Manager's performance meet your expectations? He's publicly gracious, usually well-spoken, and appears to be competent and having integrity. 3. What steps can be taken to improve the City Manager's performance? Police Department needs an outside investigation and on-going review committee. Taylor's recommendation to bypass that process severely hurt the recovery of trust in this community. We need a manager who recognizes the damage that these several instances have done to the Police Department reputation and one who will recommend appropriate, objective action to the council. I'm very disappointed and see this action as proof of the City's commitment to racism and sexism, despite all pious claims to be strong in diversity and tolerance. Another valuable change would be more present at various work sites, and an attempt to listen to and value opinions and feedback from all levels, not just management. This is espoused, but I don't see evidence of it. Employee 8: I feel I do not have enough specific examples, or opinions to fit the three questions of the evaluation. I was initially put off by the format of the evaluation, and was not planning to send feedback at this time. After a second thought, I decided to go off format and send general impressions. My hope is that by sending this, I will have taken advantage of participation in a process that I believe strongly in. ! hope my comments prove useful. I am a city employee. I am a regular full time staff member represented by AFCSME. I have limited expectations of a City Manager's performance; this is based on my limited knowledge of what a City Manager's responsibilities are and exactly how they fit into the larger city government. As far as Dennis Taylor is specifically concerned, his contribution to the city has not been, in my opinion, remarkable enough to spark my curiosity or improve my level of knowledge of his position. Unfortunately the two experiences that stand out in my awareness are one, the biased, questionable, and completely nauseating citywide emails Mr. Taylor sends on a semi- regular basis. And two, the divisive stance Mr. Taylor took during AFSCME's recent contract negotiations. Ultimately I know little of the City Manager. What I do know is of negative connotation. Where does that fit into the three questions? I'm not sure. I do know it is an opinion worth voicing, nonetheless. City Manager Evaluation 5 July 2005 Employee Comments