Matt Tuerk announced his transition team with pronouns after every name (he/him, she/her). The pronouns concern me a little, because there are issues at city hall which should not be eclipsed by a preoccupation with political correctness. Missing on the transition team was yours truly (he/him), but rest assured that the new mayor will still receive my advice, probably in a much more public fashion than he would prefer.
Tuerk also announced that city hall personnel will stay as is. Many of those positions were filled and advanced by Pawlowski on less than the best practices, and were then left in place by O'Connell. Consequently, in some positions of authority there is still a reflection of Pawlowski's imperial attitude. I can understand Tuerk wanting to start the journey with an experienced crew, but I'm hoping to see some changes as time passes. We can no longer--for example--have a property owner targeted for amusement or revenge. We can no longer have supervisors who condone such bullying.
So predictable. Of course all the same people will stay, they are the functionaries of the real power that controls the city and city hall. Matt is merely the new warm body to replace the old warm body that occupies the mayor's office. If he doesn't understand that he soon will, but it's my guess he always did.
ReplyDeleteMatty has no experience in managing this large a bureaucracy especially with the entrenched staff so the beat will go on. Harrisburg and DC will continue to manage Allentown with South Whitehall not far behind.
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