Comments on: Dellums places Edgerly on leave; Lindheim acting administrator

By: Appointment puts Oakland on the brink « FutureOakland

Appointment puts Oakland on the brink « FutureOakland — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:14:03 +0000

[...] of Mr. Lindheim was illegal, or that Mr. Lindheim has no experience as a city manager, or that his seven months as interim administration have been among the city’s worst. His appointment must be confirmed by five members of the City [...]

By: Chris Kidd

Chris Kidd — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:17:09 +0000

I really hope that Angstadt can stick as head of CEDA. He seems a lot easier to talk to and reason with than a lot of others in city hall that I’ve dealth with. He also seems interested in, uh, getting stuff done, which is a plus.

By: GilbertTucker

GilbertTucker — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:12:29 +0000

I used to work for the City and know the structural problems well in terms of nepotism and the like. I don’t know Lindheim, but in terms of the report he didn’t turn in, I have total sympathy. The way the report writing structure is laid out, each report has to go through about 5 layers of review AFTER it leaves your department. The Finance People need to see it for a week to clear it for financial impacts, the City Attorney’s office almost always has to see it for a few days, then the City Administrators office wants to see it for at least a week before DE signs it and THEN it needs to go to printing, which takes a few days and then the packet needs to go out two weeks before the hearing date. So, this means a report needs to be totally done by the staff member at least six to eight weeks before the meeting. I say Bravo to Lindheim for taking the heat about the report, rather than let whatever minion who had to write it twist in the wind, which is what usually happens. If you want a thoughtful report, complete with analysis and graphs, etc., it takes more than a day r two to complete. Often Council wants a report in a time frame physically impossible to produce because it would have required submission to the various levels of review weeks before — and no department head speaks up at Rules committee.

By: V Smoothe

V Smoothe — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:40:18 +0000

I was told “Dan Lindheim has relinquished the bulk of his authority in CEDA to Eric Angstadt and Gregory Hunter and they will report to him while he serves as Acting CA.”

By: Max Allstadt

Max Allstadt — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:00:03 +0000

So wait, then who’s CED chief?

By: Edgerly on paid administrative leave | A Better Oakland

Edgerly on paid administrative leave | A Better Oakland — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:59:28 +0000

[...] And the guy who doesn’t write reports the Council asks for unless he feels like it is now in charge! Check it out on Future Oakland. [...]