Dane Bragg (pictured below), currently City Manager of Galesburg, Illinois, takes over the reigns as Buffalo Grove's top administrator.
According to the village's official release, Bragg will be introduced at the July 12 Board meeting and is expected to start on the job Sept. 7.
So let's all admit it, the most pressing question on everyone's mind is how will he get along, handle, and cope with Trustee Lisa Stone.
Wrong question. Using every cheesy cliche around, it's a new era, a new beginning, a new tradition for the Board (all of those cliches by the way have been used in connection with the Chicago Cubs, so let's hope the village fares better.)
If anyone sees the appointment of village administrator -- in any department -- as an opportunity for personal gain or advantage, then they should not be serving the village.
Issues that may have been connected in some way, shape or form to Bill Brimm, or even his predecessor, Bill Balling, are history. (Has anyone noticed that Bragg is the third consecutive Village Manager whose name begins with "B"?)
It's important that the Board not try to persuade him that a specific point is right or there's a problem because it's their own special interest.
Bragg's background includes a three-year stint as City Manager in Galesburg (home of the Silverstreaks) and assistant CM in Decatur where he was also in charge of Economic and Urban Development.
The release from the village cites the difference in the size of population. It's not the size of the town that makes the person, it's the quality of the person.
Apparently the Board has come to some sort of agreement (we can only hope) on Bragg's appointment.
The key thing now is to let him do his job. This will take the patience of everyone. We've heard a lot about learning curves -- and coming from Galesburg, Bragg will have a learning curve. He appears to have the background -- so let him do his job. Don't camp out in his office for hours on end, don't challenge him in the media or in public and don't call him at home at all hours.
The decision has been made and the Board needs to stand pat behind its decision.
With all that has been going on in the council chambers, the last thing you want is for Village Hall to be known as is Fort Bragg.
Galesburg and Decatur are cities, not villages. Bragg is the City Manager in Gburg.
ReplyDeleteZNorm -- Thanks for the catch. Changes have been made. For what it's worth, I don't know if city or village will make a difference -- Bragg will, as anyone in a new job, has a challenge ahead of him.
ReplyDeleteyou'll a total moron. You mudsling without giving an equal chance to your victims.
ReplyDeleteThe joke's on you -
and Mr. Bragg.
Hopefully, your students will learn "journalism" from someone who knows the discipline, and is not a cheap whore like yourself and Mr. Bragg.
"You can whitewash a crow, but it won't last."
Equal chance? Victims? What victims? So you know, all comments to my blog are posted.
ReplyDeleteAs for my students, they're doing quite well winning local, regional, state and national honors.
Thanks for your concern.
71 votes in the last election, nuff said! We will be happy to dispatch Lisa to Galesburg. You two would make a great pair.
ReplyDeleteThis is just great. As if we don't have enough trouble with our own village idiot, now we have to deal with Galesburg's too.
ReplyDeleteMr. Roknuts, 71 votes is pretty impressive if you're a candidate for mayor of Hooterville, Pixley or Crabswell Corners. 71 votes for mayor of Galesburg means that no one besides you, your mother and the town drunks voted for you. Oh, and maybe that weird smelly guy that hangs out behind the 7-11 did too, especially if you paid for his Big Gulp and a Kit Kat bar.
Not certain your motives for inserting yourself in BG politics, but I'm guessing that Mr. Bragg kicked your ass on some local issue. Now all you have to do with your time is write creepy stuff about him, feed your chickens and vacuum the sofa on your front lawn.
Sorry pal- BG only needs one village idiot and that spot is already taken by Trustee Stone. Why don't you give her a call and the two of you can get a jump on the process of assassinating Bragg's character even before he starts his new job. That's her specialty, and it appears to be a hobby of yours, so you'll get along fine.
Now that Bragg is gone, maybe you can take his old job in Galesburg? Hope that's not an elected position, because then you'll need to round up all those town drunks and drag them back to the polling place.
I meant every word I said. Anyone who paid attention knows that I encouraged my followers to vote for one of 2 other candidates.
ReplyDelete"You can whitewash a crow, but it won't last"
You don't think I wanted that job, do you? lol