Exodus from City Hall
In today’s Times Pic there is an article about the defections of five of Nagin’s top staffers. There are a number of reasons that are given for these staffers leaving, including frustration with the process of getting recovery funds where they need to be.
The stress of putting a city back together also might be weighing on top directors, who long have complained that contentious battles with state and federal leaders have delayed rebuilding, Burns said.
“The people who are involved in the recovery may just be growing frustrated with the pace of the job,” he said.
Indeed, the officials who have resigned all worked directly on rebuilding matters or other storm-related issues.
Frankly I feel it was the responsibility of some of these folks who are leaving, to make the process a little less contentious. The Nagin administration has been quick to blame everyone else involved for causing the problems with cash flow. Seldom if ever has the Nagin Administration taken responsibility for the shortcomings of the staff at City Hall for not getting paper work done in a timely fashion.
If you ask me, and by the way nobody has, it looks more like rats leaving a sinking ship.
Tags: City of New Orleans, Nagin, politics
