Today Charles Austin, Columbia City manager retired, or resigned, depending on how you want to call it. the handwriting has been on the wall and city council has been under siege to do something to reign in a runaway city administration. They have put it off and put it off for at least 2 years, but public discord was too strong and the errors too bitter to do otherwise. They have been discussing the manager’s performance behind closed doors for a while, including this week, without any public comment. Astute political observers will comment that this is a polite way of removing someone as there had to have been conversations between the city manager and certain council members as to what was happening and what would have to happen in the near future.
There is still some question from observers as to the legitimacy of a retirement concerning pay, perks, and retirement benefits. These issues may come out, or they may be kept hidden for political reasons. Time will tell.
Read The state article: http://www.thestate.com/local/story/653491.html .
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