Gaithersburg To Introduce City Manager Finalists

The finalists will be introduced to city staff on Friday, Nov. 16, and to the public for a "Meet and Greet" Saturday, Nov. 17.

UPDATED: City Manager Angel Jones Resigns

Effective Friday, June 15, Gaithersburg's city manager of the past three-and-a-half years will step down.

Update (12:36 p.m., Friday, June 15): Gaithersburg mayor Sidney Katz and the city council met three times this year to evaluate Angel Jones' performance as city manager, most recently on Monday, June 11, according to a report by The Gazette. Before a December meeting for Jones annual review, Katz "sent memos to the eight city department directors, all management level employees and 20 randomly selected full-time city employees to request a review on Jones’ performance," The Gazette reported. The reviews were kept confidential and were seen only by Katz. Read The Gazette's full report on Gaithersburg City Manager Angel Jones' resignation. Update (11:35 a.m.): Gaithersburg mayor Sidney Katz said he believes the city will continue to operate …

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Tom Rowse

4:22 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012

Controversy, cover-up, intimidation and the loss of vast amounts of institutional knowledge from city staff will be the legacy left behind by Ms. Jones. The elected "leadership", and I use that term very loosely, is responsible for this debacle because they did nothing to prevent it thus creating the current power vacuum that exists right now.   more ›