…BY THE WILDOMAR CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY
When Zak attended his very first City Council-elect meeting, he observed the selection of the Public Works firm, InterWest Group, in a 3-2 majority vote. Marsha Swanson, Scott Farnam and Sheryl Ade outvoted Bob Cashman and Bridgette Moore, who each voted for Charles Abbott Associates (more later). It was clear that the city council-elect was sharply divided as to whom was to be chosen to assist the new city in it’s formation.
From that selection, according to Wildomar Magazine sources, InterWest utilized the process known as “networking” and pointed the City Council-elect in the direction of John Danielson, contemplative and pensive, as shown below,
for the role of interim City Manager. Zak knows about city managers, good and bad, and John is one of the good guys, seen below in his “sporty” mode.
Subsequent to Danielson’s hiring, on an interim basis, the Council-elect also selected PMC for their planning department and Steve Stark as Finance Director. Each has turned out to be a positive force within the city’s development.
Rather than being a negative that these entities had prior working experience with one another, it has been a positive for the City in that they were already familiar with the attributes possessed individually and as a team. Networking has saved Wildomar from wasting time and money on the hiring of “unknowns.”
Recently, there have been negative comments, citing the admitted connection that each of the above entities may have had with the City of Elk Grove, where Danielson was formerly the city manager.
However, the judgment of the Council-elect majority has been vindicated. The startling success of the City of Wildomar, the apparent ease of transition from county to city services and the professionalism of Danielson and his cohort should be recognized by Wildomar’s citizens and Councilpersons Swanson, Farnam and Ade are to be congratulated for their good judgment on behalf of the city.
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