Communications Upon Manager’s Separation. In the event the District terminates the Manager for any reason or no reason, the District and the Manager agree that, other than dates of hire, notice and separation, no member of the Board of Directors, the District Management staff, nor the Manager, shall make any written, oral or electronic statement to any member of the public, the press, or any District employee concerning the Manager’s termination except in the form of a joint press release or statement, the content of which is mutually agreeable to the District and the Manager. The joint press release or statement shall not contain any text or information that is disparaging to either party. Either party may verbally repeat the substance of the joint press release or statement in response to any inquiry.
Communications Upon Manager’s Separation. In the event the City terminates the Manager for any reason or no reason, the City and the Manager agree to the following:
Communications Upon Manager’s Separation. In case of the City Manager’s separation, for any reason, have the City and the Manager agreed in advance that no member of the City Council, the City Management staff, nor the Manager, shall make any written, oral or electronic statement to any member of the public, the press, or any City employee concerning the Manager’s termination, except in the form of a joint press release or statement, the content of which is mutually agreeable to the City and the Manager? When a City Manager’s employment is terminated, the all-too-common Council Members’ dash to talk with reporters, staff, and constituents has been successfully stayed in a number of cities. There, the requirement is in the Manager’s Contract authorizing only the use of carefully-considered, mutually-agreeable, highly-limited communications. The joint press release or statement must contain no text or information that is disparaging to either party. Either party should be permitted to repeat the substance of the joint press release or statement in response to an inquiry.
Communications Upon Manager’s Separation. In the event the City terminates the Manager for any reason or no reason, the City and the Manager agree that no member of the City Council, the City Management staff, nor the Manager, shall make any written, oral or electronic statement to any member of the public, the press, or any city employee concerning the Manager’s termination except in the form of a joint press release or statement, the content of which is mutually agreeable to the City and the Manager. The joint press release or statement shall not contain any text or information that is disparaging to either party. Either party may verbally repeat the substance of the joint press release or statement in response to any inquiry.
