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Reader asks What would the Readers want the Village Council to look for when hiring the new Village Manager?

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Reader asks What would the Readers want the Village Council to look for when hiring the new Village Manager?

Reader :The residents should not worry about nepotism in this town. They should worry about politic cronyism.

Reader: I would like to see someone who is not affiliated with any member of the Council past or present.

Reader:Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Lets see who this Concile appoints as the Village Manager

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Letter: Former fire chief James Bombace corrects ‘misleading’ statement

Letter: Former fire chief James Bombace corrects ‘misleading’ statement

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

Former chief: Manager should be in charge

To the editor:

At the last council meeting, Deputy Mayor Tom Riche stated: “When the Emergency Operations Center is activated … all command and control immediately goes to the Emergency Operations Center and the director of Emergency Management. So the village manager theoretically at that point is no longer in charge.”

Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.

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