City Council Agenda and Packet 2007 06 07-08 City Manager Interviews

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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER 1000 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado 80631 (970) 350~9774 April 17, 2007 To Whom It May Concern: RE: Letter of Reference for Mark A. Carmel Mark Carmel was employed as the City of Greeley's Deputy City Manager from May 2006 through February 2007. Mark had responsibility for the administration and direction of five operating departments: Public Works, Water and Sewer, Parks, Leisure Services and Community Development. One project assigned to him was review of the City's Capital Improvement program. The goals of this effort were to assure that all employees managing projects are trained appropriately and that an appropriate level ofadministrative overhead is charged to each project. Following the resignation ofthe Public Works Director, Mark volunteered to assume the duties ofInterim Public Works Director in addition to his duties as Deputy City Manager. He did so in acknowledgement not only ofthe budgetary benefits to the City but also with an understanding of the additional stress such an assignment would place on other Public Works employees had he not stepped up to the plate. I greatly appreciated his initiative in this regard. During Mark's tenure, I noted his ability to effectively communicate with the citizens of Greeley. His letter writing skills were second to none. He also showed an excellent ability to calmly discuss controversial issues and diflhse the situation. I would submit that this was his greatest management skill. Mark resigned his position with Greeley so that he could attend to personal family matters in Pueblo. As a result of this and his short tenure with the City of Greeley, Mark was not able to complete many of the initiatives he had started. SERVING OUR COl\'lMUNITY IT'S A TRADITION We promise 10 preserve and improve l.he qllah/t! olh~ lor 9ree/etj l.hrollq.h Hmefr;, courleolls and cosl effitcHve service.