Dan Schroeder 7/23/11 Comment

Before you complain too much about the dearth of news, Rudi, you oughta go back and catch up on some of the items you missed during the last couple of weeks.

First, our mayor has hired Royal Eccles to be the new manager of the Ogden-Hinckley airport, at a salary of $80,000. The S-E site isn't currently letting me load the article, but here's the link that should have worked:

• Ogden-Hinckley Airport manager named; some unhappy with pick

Second, the Tribune recently reported that the mayor has "selected somebody" to replace John Patterson as chief administrative officer, and is asking the city council to approve the selection:

• Ogden administrator to become Casper, Wyo., city manager

The article doesn't name the new appointee, but the obvious guess would be Management Services Director Mark Johnson.

These two items make you wonder what other personnel changes our mayor will be making before he leaves office--and whether he's trying to establish as many of "his people" as possible in city staff positions before the new mayor takes office in January.