Concord City Manager falls on knife, resigns
November 11, 2007
Reports that Concord City Manager, Lydia DuBorg, resigned last week, came as no surprise to Concord Council watchers. In fact, one of Las Vegas’ leading bookies offered prohibitive odds favoring resignation and this scenario: “During the closed door meeting, after the performance review, the City Manager asked for a 3% raise; City Councilperson Helen Allen, as is her wont, said something mean and/or ridiculous, whereupon the City Manager told Helen to put it where the sun don’t shine, and Bob’s your uncle.”
Now Concord has neither a City Manager or Assistant City Manager. Go figure.
It would not surprise anyone if the whole event was choreographed to incite such an action on DuBorg’s part. Anyone who has followed the attempted Shaw takeover of the CNWS process or the ill-will projected from Allen toward DuBorg during the Jones Ranch hearings, let alone the oh so carefully crafted descriptions that have appeared in the papers, should not be surprised by this turn of events.
Maybe it’s a girl thing. I don’t think so. It does point out, though, how politics, developer connections, and voters be damned can drive the agenda of some Concord City Council members that cannot abide any City staff that stand up to do the right thing.
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