With precisely one day on the job, Bullhead City’s new City Manager, Toby Cotter, starts blogging today at Bullhead City’s website.
The blog, entitled 365 Days to Sustainability, will cover a wide range of community topics:
From finances to tourism to senior services, this ongoing community dialogue will help us discover and explore how to build the most sustainable community possible. We will discuss taxation, water, solar, healthcare, housing, recreation, clean air, diversity, civic groups, tourism, community engagement and much more.
A daily blog, huh? Sounds pretty ambitious to me! I love the idea and think it’s a indication that we might expect some fresh ideas from the new City Manager.
The first entry includes a plea to the community to get involved:
What can you do? I would ask that you please step forward and assist the City Council, Staff and myself in this venture. There are so many ways to become involved in our community. Voting, volunteering, coming to city meetings, joining a community group, attending social events, suggesting a new way to improve city services and being a positive member of your neighborhood are just a few of the ways you can participate.
Yes, it does take a village, doesn’t it?
You might notice he closes the blog post by saying he is looking forward to working with us again. This isn’t Cotter’s first tour with Bullhead City. He served a few years back as Bullhead City’s Public Information Officer. Most recently, he was Village Administrator in Richfield, Wisconsin (population 11,500) before accepting the new position in Bullhead City.
Bullhead City has a history of short-term City Mangers, which hinders such important things as continuity in leadership and long-term planning. Especially when you consider that the City Council has built-in turnover. Let’s hope the trend stopped yesterday.
I’ve talked to Toby Cotter about this very concern, and it’s not something lost on him. I’m excited for the City to have a familiar and qualified person taking over and really do look forward to see how Bullhead City progresses under his guidance.
I’m also looking forward to reading his new blog. One question, why no ability to leave comments on the blog posts? I’ll have to do my commenting from here, and I invite you to do the same.
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You must be kidding
You people don’t wanna know how most people feel about your decisions so why give us the opportunity to voice our oppinnions?
Hi Robert,
Thanks for stopping by.
I think you might have me confused with someone else. I am not affiliated with the city. I am a Bullhead City resident, business owner, and real estate broker – and I am interested in your opinion!