HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-12-24 Public Comment - P. Wherry - City Council agenda February 12, 2024 - commentFrom:Peg Wherry
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]City Council agenda February 12, 2024 - comment
Date:Sunday, February 11, 2024 11:56:19 PM
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Everybody has occasion to vent, to grip, to unload in presumably safe
environments. And everybody does it. The real threat to the city of
Bozeman is the way the video was acquired and distributed. If this leak
leads to termination of someone who appears to be otherwise competent,
there will be more such leaks. Many more. And maybe of even more trivial
comments. It will be hard to attract and retain competent staff. This is
pure blackmail. Have frank discussions with the City Manager, express
disappointment, slap on the wrist, even, if it’s necessary. But don’t fire the
guy. Or there will be another leak next week and the week after that and . . .
Furthermore, it is to his credit that headhunters for a much larger city
contacted him about a job opening.
Please do NOT give in to this kind of blackmail. Life is hard enough for
public employees as it is.
Peg Wherry