Sunday, May 19, 2013
A look at some of the top news stories the past week on Roseville Patch.
Roseville City Manager Bill Malinen resigned effective this past Tuesday, the result of a rift between him and the City Council over style and management. Two days later, the Council appointed community development director Pat Triudgeon as interim city managte. Those were the top news stories of the past week on Roseville Patch. To read the full initial coverage, click on to this link: NEWS ALERT: Roseville City Manager Resigns Effective Tuesday Meanwhile, here are some other significant stories from the past week. Click on the highlighted links to see the full reports: Roseville Council Names Trudgeon as Interim City Manager The Roseville City Council late Thursday afternoon unanimously appointed community development director Pat …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Director of community development to temporarily take the helm while city search for permanent replacement to Malinen.
The Roseville City Council late Thursday afternoon unanimously appointed community development director Pat Trudgeon as interim city manager. Trudgeon's appointment came at a special meeting, two days after six-year city veteran Bill Malinen resigned over what appeared to be differences in style. In an interview with Patch, Mayor Dan Roe contended Malinen and the Council were not effectively working together. Both sides realized they were not "fitting together well," he said. "In the best interests of each other it made sense to part ways." At Thursday's special meeting, Council members said any number of adminisrative department heads could serve as interim city manager. Other potential appointees included public works director Duane …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Council-manager relations had been an apparent issue for several months.
Tuesday's resignation by Roseville City Manager Bill Malinen has come with a price tag: The City Council is granting him seven months severance pay as part of his separation agreement. Asked about Malinen's severance package, Roseville Mayor Dan Roe told Roseville Patch the departed city manager is receiving seven months pay, six months per his original employment contract plus one extra month for consultative services. Based on Malinen's 2013 annual salary of $141,024, he will receive about $82, 000 in severance pay. Although he declined to divulge specifics, Roe said Malinen's departure wasn't sudden or unexpected. "This has been in the works for sometime,' since the Council's December performance review of him, the mayor said. Roe …
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Council grants Bill Malinen a pay raise after his annual performance review.
At its Monday meeting, the Roseville City Council expressed renewed support for the performance of Ciity Manager Bill Malinen after his annual review. Malinen's salary as of January 2012 is $138,258, up from $134,139 in 2011, according to city information. Malinen has been Roseville’s city manager since 2007. Roseville’s city manager is appointed by the council and assumes day-to-day operation of the city. During Malinen’s annual performance review, from Dec. 5 to Dec. 12, council members solicited the input of city staff and members of the community with whom Malinen has had interaction. They discussed his job performance in a closed session. “We determined that Bill’s performance has been satisfactory, and that he merits his final step …
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Mike Boguszewski
9:25 am on Friday, May 17, 2013
I agree in general with Mr Hess's comments...but I didn't see anywhere that any current city employee is precluded from working their way to the top. Even when cities, school boards, other government or non-profit organizations do pay for a search, there can always usually be internal candidates. In fact, they statistically have an advantage... so much so, that if you talk with search firms, they… more ›