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By CAROL BROEDER/Arizona Range News
Darol Cridlebaugh will remain city manager for at least two months, but Willcox City Council has ordered him to make improvements in five areas before he is re-evaluated in February.
After a two-hour closed-door session, attended by Cridlebaugh, all seven council members, City Attorney Jim Holland, and City Clerk Cristina Whelan, Councilman Joe Long moved to "continue with Darol Cridlebaugh as city manager, with the stipulation that he work on the following areas:"
€ have weekly staff meetings on Monday mornings or as needed, lasting 30 minutes, and with an agenda;
€ share his weekly calendar with department directors and staff members;
€ establish residency within the City of Willcox;
€ meet with city residents, "attend more meetings in the community and in the county, and be more visible in the community;" and
€ brief council members on the agenda prior to council meetings.
"I would just like to say that the items discussed tonight were very fruitful and much needed," Mayor Mick Easthouse said prior to the unanimous vote.
"The clarification of these items needed to be discussed," Long added.
"I look forward to continuing to work with the city council and the City of Willcox on the various important issues facing us," Cridlebaugh told the Range News Thursday.
"I appreciate their expression of continued support for me."
Cridlebaugh was hired as city manager in August, at a salary of $75,000 per year, or about $1,440 per week.
He replaced Gilbert Davidson who left June 7 to become assistant city manager in Marana.
Cridlebaugh told the Range News in August that while family obligations prevent him from moving from Tucson to Willcox, he plans to maintain a second home here.
A certified public accountant, Cridlebaugh earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1982, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Colorado in 1965.
"I have worked in government finance and administration for 20 years, and in the private sector for 12 years," he said in his letter of application for the city manager position.
In his resume, Cridlebaugh said that he had worked as a consultant in Tucson since 2003, performing "various finance and accounting projects" for cities and non-profit organizations.
Prior to taking the city manager post, Cridlebaugh was an "emergency hire" as a financial consultant, assisting the City of Willcox with its audit and budget.
He was director of finance for Project PPEP in Tucson from 2001 to 2002.
From 1994 to 2000, Cridlebaugh was finance director for the City of Nogales, overseeing a $33-million annual budget for a city with population of 20,000.
After a two-hour closed-door session, attended by Cridlebaugh, all seven council members, City Attorney Jim Holland, and City Clerk Cristina Whelan, Councilman Joe Long moved to "continue with Darol Cridlebaugh as city manager, with the stipulation that he work on the following areas:"
€ have weekly staff meetings on Monday mornings or as needed, lasting 30 minutes, and with an agenda;
€ share his weekly calendar with department directors and staff members;
€ establish residency within the City of Willcox;
€ meet with city residents, "attend more meetings in the community and in the county, and be more visible in the community;" and
€ brief council members on the agenda prior to council meetings.
"I would just like to say that the items discussed tonight were very fruitful and much needed," Mayor Mick Easthouse said prior to the unanimous vote.
"The clarification of these items needed to be discussed," Long added.
"I look forward to continuing to work with the city council and the City of Willcox on the various important issues facing us," Cridlebaugh told the Range News Thursday.
"I appreciate their expression of continued support for me."
Cridlebaugh was hired as city manager in August, at a salary of $75,000 per year, or about $1,440 per week.
He replaced Gilbert Davidson who left June 7 to become assistant city manager in Marana.
Cridlebaugh told the Range News in August that while family obligations prevent him from moving from Tucson to Willcox, he plans to maintain a second home here.
A certified public accountant, Cridlebaugh earned an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1982, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Colorado in 1965.
"I have worked in government finance and administration for 20 years, and in the private sector for 12 years," he said in his letter of application for the city manager position.
In his resume, Cridlebaugh said that he had worked as a consultant in Tucson since 2003, performing "various finance and accounting projects" for cities and non-profit organizations.
Prior to taking the city manager post, Cridlebaugh was an "emergency hire" as a financial consultant, assisting the City of Willcox with its audit and budget.
He was director of finance for Project PPEP in Tucson from 2001 to 2002.
From 1994 to 2000, Cridlebaugh was finance director for the City of Nogales, overseeing a $33-million annual budget for a city with population of 20,000.
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