There’s one thing I know for sure. The city manager always gets more credit and more blame than he or she deserves. When I get more credit than I deserve, I like to share it. When I get more blame than I deserve, I like to repress it. All in all, it works OK.
Last week at the December board of directors meeting of the Municipal Legislative Commission (MLC), I received a recognition award recognizing me for my two years of service as the Treasurer of MLC. That’s me getting the major award from incoming board chair Mayor Gene Winstead of Bloomington. Also serving with me as MLC officers this year was Mayor Bill Hargis of Woodbury and Eagan City Administrator Tom Hedges who was the Vice Chair.
As Treasurer, it was my responsibility to make sure the MLC bills were paid, that the budget was being watched, and that monthly reports were prepared and submitted to the board on a timely basis. Well, I did a great job, but I wasn’t really doing the work. A nice young woman in our Finance Division named Katharine Caliri was doing all the work. She is an exceptionally good worker, and smart as a whip too. She paid the bills on time. She managed the budget. And she produced the monthly reports on time month after month. While it was my name on all the work, it was her effort that got the job done.
So in the photo to the right, that’s me doing the traditional grab-and-grin photo with the true recipient of this major award: Katharine Caliri. Thanks for all your work Katharine. You were a great MLC treasurer.
