Thursday, August 20, 2009

City Employees With Dual Employers. Are We Being Well Served?

Double Vision, Perhaps?

I think most Highland Heights residents expect that our city administrators, selected by Mayor Coleman, will devote all of their time. loyalty and energy to serving our city.

But it appears that maybe Mayor Coleman does not have the same expectations of his appointees.

Here are two examples:

Example One. Highland Heights Finance Director: Anthony Ianiro.

Not only is Tony Ianiro the finance director for our city--a fulltime position---but he is also, simultaneously, serving as the Director of Finance for the City of University Heights.

Below is the contact information copied from the official websites for the City of Highland Heights and the City of Univesity Heights:

Contact Info
Finance Director Anthony L. Ianiro

(440) 442-7404
aianiro@highlandhts.com

http://www.highlandhts.com/departments/finance.php

Important Contact Information
Director of Finance/Tax Administrator/Vital Registrar
Anthony L. Ianiro
(216) 932-7800 ext.217
aianiro@universityheights.com

http://www.universityheights.com/finance.html


Example Two. Highland Heights Building Commissioner: Tom Jamieson.

Mr. Jamieson worked as the Highland Heights Building Commissioner for many years, but several years ago, he purportedly left that position to accept a full-time position as Director of the Mayfield Heights Building Department.

Yet, according to the official Highland Heights website, Mr. Jamieson is now performing both jobs simultaneously:

Acting Bldg Commissioner:
Tom Jamieson
(440) 442-7403 ext. 157

http://www.highlandhts.com/departments/building.php

Thomas F. Jamieson
Director of Building
City of Mayfield Heights

http://www.mayfieldheights.org/content/view/23/61/


I guess these city administrators must be Supermen---how else could they work two jobs--for two different city employers---at the same time?

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