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Charlottesville city manager resigns, citing 'public vitriol' and a 'broken relationship' with mayor
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Charlottesville city manager resigns, citing 'public vitriol' and a 'broken relationship' with mayor
BY GINNY BIXBY The Daily Progress 53 min ago
Charlottesville City Manager Chip Boyles resigned from his position Tuesday, effective Oct. 29, citing “public vitriol” and a “broken relationship” with Mayor Nikuyah Walker following his decision to fire Police Chief RaShall Brackney.
City Council met for around an hour and 15 minutes Tuesday afternoon in closed session to discuss Boyles’ resignation. They voted unanimously to accept Boyles’ resignation.
Boyles, who took over as city manager in February, declined to comment on his announcement on Tuesday.
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Boyles is the fifth interim or full-time city manager the city has had since 2018, and the third since September 2020, when Tarron Richardson resigned. Boyles was previously the executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. He was brought on after the city had tried to use a search firm to hire a new city manager, but was told that the government lacked the stability to effectively recruit a new person for the job.
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City spokesman Brian Wheeler said he did not expect for the city to release any additional information on Tuesday.
Charlottesville city manager resigns, citing 'public vitriol' and a 'broken relationship' with mayor
BY GINNY BIXBY The Daily Progress 53 min ago
Charlottesville City Manager Chip Boyles resigned from his position Tuesday, effective Oct. 29, citing “public vitriol” and a “broken relationship” with Mayor Nikuyah Walker following his decision to fire Police Chief RaShall Brackney.
City Council met for around an hour and 15 minutes Tuesday afternoon in closed session to discuss Boyles’ resignation. They voted unanimously to accept Boyles’ resignation.
Boyles, who took over as city manager in February, declined to comment on his announcement on Tuesday.
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Boyles is the fifth interim or full-time city manager the city has had since 2018, and the third since September 2020, when Tarron Richardson resigned. Boyles was previously the executive director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. He was brought on after the city had tried to use a search firm to hire a new city manager, but was told that the government lacked the stability to effectively recruit a new person for the job.
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City spokesman Brian Wheeler said he did not expect for the city to release any additional information on Tuesday.
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