Weaver to retire
Council to seek
new manager
By BECKY BROOKS
Enterprise Editor
clydenews@bizwoh.rr.com
Clyde City Manager Dan Weaver submitted his letter of retirement to Mayor Scott Black Tuesday night.
At the end of the council session, Black announced the city manager would be leaving Aug. 28 and would assist in the transition to a new city manager.
"Ever since I've been on Clyde City Council, you've been the only city manager so I have no one to compare to," the mayor commented. "I do know you will be sorely missed...I want to thank you for every thing you have done for the city."
Weaver's letter of resignation was not a surprise as the city manager had been discussing the possibility for several months.
He has held the position of city manager since August 1996 after first serving the city as Clyde Police Chief from late 1987 until he became interim city manager and being appointed to the position permanently.
Councilman Steve Keegan commented that Weaver straightened out several messes when he first became the city manager. "We knew this day would come sooner or later," Keegan said.
"I will not help to pick the next city manager, that is council's job," Weaver commented. "Council's stuck with the burden of picking the next city manager.
"That is why I'm giving plenty of notice, and I want them to know there is plenty of time to transition."
The city manager said that each person must come to the realization that it is time to move on and he was ready.
Councilman Ken Dick commented that replacing Weaver would be difficult because of his various areas of expertise including engineering.
Under legislation Tuesday night, in an emergency measure, City Council approved spending $47,926 for a new telephone communications system for the city building, parks and cemetery building and general services department.
The new system will be a Shortel IP Phone System purchased from Teletronics, Inc. of Maumee. "I've been briefing council right along here," Weaver said about problems the current system had been causing. He added the new IP system would be the same as already installed in several other city departments.
The city building offices have encountered numerous problems with the existing 1988 system failing to ring in various offices. The advantage of the IP Phone system will be consolidating from 61 phone lines to 15, he said. The new system will be tied into the city's fiber optic system.
All city departments will be able to connect to each other through an intra-fiber system reducing phone lines needed. Eliminating all but 15 lines would save the city nearly $1,400 monthly.
"We're looking at a three-year payback and after that we're realize a $1,400 a month savings," Weaver said.
Under resolutions, the council voted 3-2 not to revive the citywide spring cleanup in 2010.
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