City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Jeremy Matlow responded on social media to the news of City Manager Reese Goad’s resignation, saying “it is a great day for the City of Tallahassee.”
Matlow’s full statement is provided below:
“For the last six years I’ve raised warnings of the mismanagement and toxic culture created by Reese Goad after his appointment by a lame duck city commission in the height of the Maddox Corruption era.
While the timing of his resignation immediately following the sale of the hospital and golf course for pennies on the dollar is suspicious, it is a great day for the City of Tallahassee and an opportunity for us to move on to a brighter future.
In the interim we are in very capable hands with DCM Karen Jumonville who will bring stability during a national search for the next City Manager.
In November, a new City Commission will be sworn-in and should have the opportunity to select the new administrator from a broad pool of qualified candidates from across the country that can turn the page on division and help unify our city.”
While working for the City of Tallahassee for nearly 6-years, I had the opportunity to speak with City Maranger Goad on just a few occasions. Not deep or necessarily substantive discussions on any specific issues. Were I to be successful in this campaign for City Commission, Seat 3 – I would have welcomed the opportunity to work with Manager Goad and staff to determine what the deficiencies, obstructions, or problem entities were that causes the rift and dysfunctions in our operations and ability to move Our City forward. I wish City Manager Goad the best in the remainder of his tenure, and Godspeed in his next chapter.
This is going to be a very interesting Mid Term.