Lemmie out... Rager in?
Following Tuesday's resignation of cincinnati city manager Valerie Lemmie Mayor Luken has appointed David E. Rager to the position. An article in the enquirer explains,
So far so good.
However, an enquirer article from 2002 portrayed Rager in a different light. According to the article
As the Water Works Director (as well as interim city manager), David Rager was the city official directly responsible for $31,251 the supervisor was paid, as well as the $230,709 in Water Distribution Maintenance overtime. Rager reportedly
To this, Dewine
It is interesting how this was characterized as a liberal vs. conservative issue. I find it hard to believe that any reasonable liberal would support such overtly gratuitous misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars. If anyone has other relevant information on Rager's tenure either as Interim City Manager or as Water Works Director be sure to drop me an email or, better yet, leave a comment.
Rager’s appointment will be sent to City Council at its Aug. 3 recess meeting. The exact terms of his compensation were not released, but the mayor said they would be similar to Lemmie, who made $192,302 plus benefits last year.
Luken has also made it clear that Rager would be a short-term appointment, allowing the next mayor the opportunity to hire his or her own city manager. Luken is not running for re-election, and leaves office Dec. 1.
Dave Rager is one of the most qualified public servants I have ever worked with,” Luken said in a statement. He touted Rager’s diverse experience in city government.
Rager has led the Water Works, a city department, since 1993. Before that, he was Safety Director. He has also worked in the Finance and Planning departments, and in the city’s Regional Computer Center.
He was the acting assistant city manager under Timothy H. Riordan in 2001 and 2002, in the transition period between city managers when Luken began his term.
So far so good.
However, an enquirer article from 2002 portrayed Rager in a different light. According to the article
The city of Cincinnati paid $2.3 million in overtime last year for management employees exempt from overtime under federal labor law, and Councilman Pat DeWine wants to put a stop to it
A supervisor in the sewer department received $31,251 in overtime on top of a $55,741 salary — an increase of 56 percent.
City agencies with the most exempt overtime were Water Distribution Maintenance, with $230,709, and the Regional Computer Center, with $227,169.
As the Water Works Director (as well as interim city manager), David Rager was the city official directly responsible for $31,251 the supervisor was paid, as well as the $230,709 in Water Distribution Maintenance overtime. Rager reportedly
said much of that overtime was unavoidable. When repair crews work 100-hour weeks fixing water mains, the field supervisors who oversee them also get overtime.
To this, Dewine
said he can't find any city with a policy as liberal as Cincinnati's. “And it's almost unheard of in the private sector to pay management-level employees overtime,” he said.
It is interesting how this was characterized as a liberal vs. conservative issue. I find it hard to believe that any reasonable liberal would support such overtly gratuitous misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars. If anyone has other relevant information on Rager's tenure either as Interim City Manager or as Water Works Director be sure to drop me an email or, better yet, leave a comment.
WE BELIEVE THIS MAN GAVE AWAY $10M of the city money to VSI and we know his department violated the then city ordnance on small business set asides on a $43M contract.The city set aside for SBE has been cancelled due to a judicial decision, by Judge Nelson. If you want to read about the jury trial that the city and its residents lost the Small Business Enterprise program then goto Hamilton County Clerk of Courts at -
http://www.courtclerk.org/aps/ttl/lns/smcpb021.asp?A0402638)
We are going to hold him accountable for his actions as a department manager in the H2O contract where his department routinely overlooked the main subcontractor ("minority") even when his department was showing it off to the press.
Press Release June 4, 2003 - Greater Cincinnati Water Works is pleased to introduce H2O Radio, a new electronic meter reading system that accurately reads the meter without the need for house calls. H2O Radio will be installed at no charge in all GCWW homes and businesses over the next four years. (the $43 million dollar contract is now for 5 years)
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/downloads/water_eps5780.pdf
H2O Radio is an automatic meter reading system that sends a low powered radio signal from a unit connected to your water meter. A computer equipped van drives down the street and automatically reads water meters. This allows GCWW to conveniently read your meter without entering your home. The information is then used to produce a bill.
About two weeks before H2O Radio is installed in your neighborhood, the GCWW authorized installation contractor, VSI Group Inc, (the field management company was a native Cincinnati firm Lloyds General & Electrical Contractors, Inc., created in 1989 by IBEW African American Journeywoman Wanda Lloyd Daniels, but she has never been mentioned) will contact you.
When inside access is required to make the upgrade, a representative of VSI Group will schedule dates for installation, Monday through Friday from 7am to 7pm or Saturday , 8am to 4pm.
http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/downloads/water_eps5781.pdf
I am the CEO of Cincinnati Change which was co-founded by Wanda Lloyd Daniels and myself Hershel Daniels and received it's State of Ohio charter on 19 June 2005.
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