The simple truth is that any successful City Manager must also build public trust, just as an elected official would. Possibly even more so, since they’re really the one at the helm of the ship, that does the hiring and firing in the trenches.
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Editor’s Note: SEDA takeover of Film Office spurs uproar
Not only is it likely illegal to dissolve the Film Commission in this manner—the Commission is one of many citizen advisory boards established by City ordinance —the proposal is unclear as to who SEDA might appoint, what that process will look like, and how transparent it might be.
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The Year in Review: News
1: FULL METAL JACKET Gun violence has been a part of Savannah life and lore for decades. But never before has there been such a high volume of shootings over […]
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Midnight train to Georgia
ON THEIR WAY TO SAVANNAH IN 1864, Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces tried to capture the Doctortown train trestle over the Altamaha River in Wayne County, Ga. In a fierce […]
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Small-Toney’s new salary is… wait for it…
Former Savannah City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney, whose resignation was accepted by City Council this past fall after a series of financial and personnel scandals which dominated local headlines, has been […]
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When a puff piece goes poof
SAVANNAH’S A PLACE where people don’t like to talk badly about others. At least to their faces. In most towns, publications like ours are expected to help keep the local […]
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Newsbriefs
LNG Resolution The issue of Southern LNG’s interest in trucking shipments of liquefied natural gas through the streets of Savannah was a big part of the City Council agenda last […]
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Newsbriefs
City Manager contract Members of the City Council gathered last Friday afternoon to discuss terms for hiring Rochelle Small–Toney as City Manager. Fresh off their appearance in the St. Patrick’s […]
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Interview: Rochelle Small-Toney
Rochelle Small–Toney remained quiet during the last several weeks, even though her name was mentioned in almost every conversation about city politics. While the path to getting the permanent position […]
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All this and Rochelle, too
So many things going on this week. First off, while St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until next week, the usual round of events kicking off the celebration happens very soon. They […]
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City, white councilmen exhibit ‘latent racism’
Editor, I’d like to comment on your recent Editor’s Note, “Time to bite the bullet and move on,” about the City Council’s deadlock over selecting a City Manager. Ignoring the […]
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The search is over
The prolonged and divisive search for a permanent City Manager has come to end, although true resolution remains distant. At last week’s City Council meeting, Rochelle Small–Toney was approved by […]