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Mitre-Ramirez, Norma <br /> From: Huizar, Maria <br /> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 5:16 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: FW: Letter to Mayor and Council <br /> For the record. <br /> From:Torn Lutz [ <br /> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 12:40 PM <br /> To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> <br /> Subject: Letter to Mayor and Council <br /> October 16, 2017 <br /> Mayor Pulido and Council Members. <br /> Having served on the city council for eight years and involved in hiring a City Attorney and a City <br /> Clerk, I know the major responsibility when hiring a City Manager as well. Though I was out of office <br /> when Raul Godinez was hired as the Public Works Director from 2009 to 2013, I was very much <br /> involved with City Staff members in my position with our Washington Square Neighborhood <br /> Association as its City Liaison. My dealings with the Public Works Agency, as other department <br /> personnel, I was aware of many staff members, as well as city employees, who relayed to me some <br /> of their frustrations in working with Mr. Godinez as to his ineptness as Executive Director and felt he <br /> was in over his head. With saying this, I don't believe he should be considered for the City Manager <br /> of Santa Ana, the second largest city in Orange County, especially with his short lived position as City <br /> Manager of El Monte and then not even qualifying for the recent opening for Public Works Director for <br /> the city of Anaheim. <br /> I have met Mr. Godinez and he's a very nice man but with the information provided I don't believe he <br /> is qualified to be Santa Ana's next City Manager. <br /> Sincerely <br /> Tom Lutz <br /> Former Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem <br /> 1992 - 2000 <br /> 1 <br />