https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2010/09/23/atherton-city-manager-jerry-gruber-has-given-his-resignation
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Atherton City manager Jerry Gruber has given his resignation
Original post made by Colleen Anderson, Atherton: West Atherton, on Sep 23, 2010
Comments
Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Sep 23, 2010 at 9:56 am
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Sep 23, 2010 at 9:56 am
This is unfortunate. I believe that Gruber had the potential to be an excellent Town Manager but the Council failed to recognize that California law provides for a "strong City/Town Manager" with the elected officials providing policy direction. Therefore, Gruber was never really given the opportunity to lead and his tenure here was also marked by a lot of dissension amongst the Council. Hopefully with a new Council in November the issue of the proper role of the Town Manager will be sorted out beforehand and we will be able to recruit someone with talent and leadership and then all of us can support him/her to actually MANAGE the town.
Posted by Huh?
a resident of Atherton: other
on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:24 am
a resident of Atherton: other
on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:24 am
You mean the YouTube video shows the town council interfering with Gruber doing a good job?
Buckheit and Johns deserve the credit for toppling [portion removed; disrespectful language violates terms of use].
Now, is there anything else I can help you with?
Posted by Michael G. Stogner
a resident of another community
on Sep 23, 2010 at 12:07 pm
a resident of another community
on Sep 23, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I agree with Huh, on this one.
The Jerry Gruber YouTube video.
Web Link
Mr Gruber had 4 opportunities to demonstrate his leadership as a Town/City Manager when Mr. Buckheit and myself asked him in public to identify the Police Officer who committed a Felony against Mr. Buckheit.
The last seconds of the above video, are the same response we got from those meetings.
