Less than a week later, he withdrew his name from the position and released the town from his contract.Īccording to the news article, he originally had agreed to accept the town’s offer of a three-year contract at $115,000 per year beginning Oct. Most recently, the Mount Desert Islander in Bar Harbor, Maine, reported that two days after he was fired by the Florence City Council, Patterson was unanimously selected by the Southwest Harbor Select Board to be the town’s next manager. In June, the Mail Tribune in Talent City, Oregon, reported that he was one of three finalists for the Talent city manager position.Īccording to the Monte Vista Journal, the Monte Vista City Council entered into negotiations with Patterson for the city manager position in August, but he reportedly turned it down after the parties were unable to reach an agreement. He withdrew a second such application after being named a finalist for city administrator in July. The Lamar Ledger reported in December 2019 that Patterson was one of three finalists who vied for the City of Lamar’s city administrator position. Patterson has applied for a handful of jobs outside the area, and outside the state, during the last couple of years. After he left that position, he transferred to Redmond, Ore., where he remained for four years before working as a consultant for three years. Prior to relocating to Florence, Patterson served as interim then as permanent city administrator at Airway Heights, Wash., before he transferred to College Place, Wash., where he served as city administrator for six years. Patterson was hired by the City of Florence in late 2011 and officially started his new job in January 2012 after moving to Florence from Redman, Ore. 2 formally requested from the City of Florence any and all formal complaints filed by former and/or current employees of the City of Florence against Patterson and any and all insurance claims filed by the City of Florence to the city’s insurance provider regarding Patterson.
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“We feel that the city should come clean in its involvement in this issue in full transparency as to the history and process that took place to lead us to where we are today in the issue of Mr. “While there are plenty of rumors that abound, we are requesting factual information from the city regarding this issue along with documentation to back it up,” states a letter submitted to the council by Duncan on behalf of himself and other concerned citizens. 31, the Florence City Council unanimously voted to terminate Patterson, effective immediately and banned him from being on any city property.Ĭity officials have not commented on the events leading up to Patterson’s termination.įlorence resident Roger Duncan has addressed the council publicly, stating that citizens are concerned about the decisions that have been made regarding Patterson’s dismissal.
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