Selena cuffee glenn biography
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It is unfortunate that Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s now former chief administrative officer, had to be cut loose from the City of Richmond. But we applaud Mayor Levar M. Stoney for making the right decision swiftly following the release of the inspector general’s report that found five of Ms. Cuffee-Glenn’s relatives are on the city payroll.
The five include Ms. Cuffee-Glenn’s daughter, a recent graduate of Old Dominion University, a niece, two second cousins and a spouse of one of the cous- ins. According to the report, all were hired by the city between January and March.
While the report found that Ms. Cuffee-Glenn didn’t have direct involvement in their hiring, particularly that of her daughter, at least two of the CAO’s high-level subordinates did — the directors of the city Department of Public Works and the Department of Public Utilities.
Ms. Cuffee-Glenn’s daughter ultimately was hired to work for the Public Utilities at an hourly pay rate higher than all but two city
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Cuffee-Glenn receives the Conference of Minority Public Administrators’ Distinguished Public Service Award.
On duty as city manager
My job is to manage the operations of the city government, which crosses all spectrums, including public safety, public works and financing. My job is to make sure all those services are being provided to the public and we are being good stewards of public resources. After working in Richmond for 20 years, I came to Suffolk in and have worked as an assistant city manager, been promoted to deputy city manager and then city manager in I think it’s important to understand city government. You need to be effective and efficient when you use public resources. While working in Richmond, I was responsible for economic development. My time there helped prepare me for opportunities related to economic growth in Suffolk. Right now, Suffolk is one of the fastest-growing cities in the commonwealth. In Suffolk we have about , plus square miles of land
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The No. 2 official at City Hall has lost her job.
Mayor Levar M. Stoney on onsdag på engelska fired Selena Cuffee-Glenn, the city’s chief administrative officer.
Her ouster followed the release of an internal inspector general’s report alleging that Ms. Cuffee-Glenn had been involved in the city’s hiring of at least one of her extended family members.
In a statement issued at p.m., Mayor Stoney said he was “both concerned and deeply disappointed” by the findings of the inspector general.
He said “the conduct detailed in this report erodes the public trust, violates the spirit of good government and has diminished my confidence in the CAO to continue to serve in her role.”
He said the city “has separated the CAO from employment” and that he appointed Lenora Reid, currently the city’s chief financial officer, as interim CAO.
Ms. Cuffee-Glenn was named CAO in April and continued after Mayor Stoney took office in January
Mayor Stoney stated that after learning in May that a relative of M