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Beall: City is not run by mayor, council
Published November 1, 2009
Monroe mayoral hopeful Wallace Beall says City Administrator Julian Jackson has too much on his plate to do an effective job and it is he who is running the city, not his opponent Mayor Greg Thompson or the city council as is supposed to be the case.
Beall made his charge during a Wednesday press conference, less than a week away from Tuesday’s city election.
Beall said Jackson, who was on vacation and could not be reached for comment, does hold the job duties of several employees and wonders how he can be effective at all of them.
Beall also said Jackson is pursing a doctorate degree, another factor Beall claims diminishes Jackson’s effectiveness.
Jackson, Beall said, holds the positions of city administrator, city clerk, utility director, airport manager and is head of human resources.
Beall said Jackson has ignored the need to improve city infrastructure — something he is not capable of doing.
“Why would we want an official with all this power who was not elected and does not answer to the people? How could any competent mayor allow this to happen?” Beall said. “These are questions that all voters should ask themselves. The mayor claims to oversee Mr. Jackson with the help of the council. But when has the mayor challenged Mr. Jackson over anything in the last four years? The record speaks for itself. He has not. Mr. Jackson has done as he pleased. Unchecked. Unchallenged. Unmanaged.”
Beall said he would hire a new utility director and the human resources director and make sure Jackson is managed properly and review his salary. Beall would assign current employees to help Jackson with his other job duties.
Thompson said he has only heard of this complaint once from residents on the campaign trail, adding it has not been a major issue on with the council before.
“No, (Jackson) is not elected, he is an employee,” Thomspon said. “But he is accountable to the people. He reports to the mayor and the city council. He is accountable to us and we are accountable to the citizens of Monroe.”
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