Our new interim Finance Director, Mr. Greg Smothers made his debut at the Wentzville Board of Alderman meeting last night's Mr. Smothers predecessor, Ms. Petree Powell, was fired last Friday for unspecified reasons and added to a growing list of Directors being fired under Mayor Nickolas Guccione's administration.
Now for the reason for this post: It will be announced (or maybe not publicly announced) later this morning that the IT' Director, Ms. Carolyn Sutton will be joining Ms. Powell in the unemployment line. Sutton was responsible for the computer, video, and sound systems in the city.
I was amazed at the quality of the audio in the meeting last night, I could hear every word spoken by the mayor and aldermen, even if they weren't speaking on the particular subject being discussed. The audio prior to last night was terrible and I never understood why, after all, public address systems are not a new technology. I always thought they could have bought an old tube-type Bogen PA system and done a better job than our IT Department did with thousands of dollars of modern technology.
It was announced that the City of Wentzville borrowed the IT technicians.from O'Fallon to come look at our system, they made a few adjustments and, voila, instant fix for years of substandard audio. Perhaps this had something to do with relieving Ms Sutton of her position. At any rate, given that Guccione is responsible for firing half of the staff already, he could replace the entire staff in about four more weeks.
Now for the reason for this post: It will be announced (or maybe not publicly announced) later this morning that the IT' Director, Ms. Carolyn Sutton will be joining Ms. Powell in the unemployment line. Sutton was responsible for the computer, video, and sound systems in the city.
I was amazed at the quality of the audio in the meeting last night, I could hear every word spoken by the mayor and aldermen, even if they weren't speaking on the particular subject being discussed. The audio prior to last night was terrible and I never understood why, after all, public address systems are not a new technology. I always thought they could have bought an old tube-type Bogen PA system and done a better job than our IT Department did with thousands of dollars of modern technology.
It was announced that the City of Wentzville borrowed the IT technicians.from O'Fallon to come look at our system, they made a few adjustments and, voila, instant fix for years of substandard audio. Perhaps this had something to do with relieving Ms Sutton of her position. At any rate, given that Guccione is responsible for firing half of the staff already, he could replace the entire staff in about four more weeks.
I hope Carolyn sues you and the board person that leaked this information, if true. Shame on you.
ReplyDeleteIt's called "deductive reasoning," not a leak.
DeleteThere are rumblings in the City that a second person was sent packing today (Friday).
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