South Burlington City Manager Sandy Miller has been placed on administrative leave and is expected to be fired at Monday’s city council meeting.
Miller announced his sudden departure in an email addressed to “Friends and Colleagues” that Seven Days obtained on Saturday. City Council chair Rosanne Greco subsequently confirmed Miller’s pending termination.
“On Monday, January 28th at about 2 p.m. Steve Stitzel and Bob Fletcher came to my office and indicated my services as City Manager were no longer desired by City Council,” Miller wrote in the email, referring to South Burlington’s lawyers. “I was asked to leave the office. I was told I could not take the laptop computer with me and I would no longer have access to the City’s e-mail.”
“I am very disappointed with this turn of events, especially given the tremendous accomplishments we have achieved together during my tenure as CEO in South Burlington,” Miller’s email continued. “At the same time I have always maintained City Council has the right to decide who they want to be their City Manager.”
Greco said by phone Saturday she was surprised that Miller publicized his dismissal in an email. “Boy, that’s interesting,” she said.
She confirmed that Miller was placed on paid administrative leave last Monday and his termination will be discussed in open session at Monday’s city council meeting. She said city lawyers were presently drafting the public statement explaining his departure and would have it done by then. Greco said she could not discuss the reason for Miller’s expected firing because it’s a personnel matter and “we want to make sure we don’t get sued.”
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Overpaid.
You do realize that Mr. Miller is the city manager of SOUTH Burlington, not Burlington?
And…there is a perfect place in south Burlington to put up a skatepark. but that too has been shot down.
Which is it, “paid administrative leave” or is he “not getting a paycheck”? The story contradicts itself.
thanks for the screenshot credit. We wil be recording tonight’s meeting as part of our regular coverage. It will be available for viewing online sometime tomorrow.
This terrible man wielded power over so many people who felt helpless because of his position. This is one of the few times someone has gotten exactly what they deserve. At some point you can throw your weight around so much that it ends up hitting you right in the head. Good riddance to bad rubbish and thank you very much to the city council for taking this action. The people of S. Burlington applaud you!