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Real Planning Director Candidates

January 15, 2007 9 comments  Print Article

While the cronyism (yes, it's a strong word, but let's have a contest - can you think of a more accurate one?) of this administration continues, we thought we would help out whomever will be tasked with finding a Planning Director once the mayor's political annointee - Brad Thoburn – is rejected by our integrity-filled City Council. To whomever you are out there, here is a free leads list… please note that it consists of only a few contacts in the southeast. You are on your own to do the work for the other major cities across the U.S. (and please do it this time, even if Peyton tells you not to).Rebecca Salter was the individual in Human Resources for the City of Jacksonville that directed the failed, pseudo national search for a new Planning Director. In an apparent reward for her high level of service, our mayor has given her a promotion to the Director of Human Resources (see: Thoburn to Lead Planning Department (http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/01/01/daily11.html) ).