{"id":2451691,"date":"2019-11-29T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=316902"},"modified":"2019-11-29T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"aspens-city-clerk-steps-down-after-five-years-at-her-post-decade-with-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/aspens-city-clerk-steps-down-after-five-years-at-her-post-decade-with-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen\u2019s city clerk steps down after five years at her post, decade with city"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Linda Manning, the Aspen City Clerk and former City Council candidate, resigned from her position of nearly five years on Friday.<\/p>\n

She informed her boss, City Attorney Jim True, in the morning just after one of her employees, records manager Jeannine Stickle, had tendered her resignation.<\/p>\n

The two departures represent 40% of the staffing level in the five-person City Clerk\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Longtime city employee Reed Patterson, who works in the Clerk\u2019s Office and handles municipal court, is retiring in January, leaving a third position open in the department.<\/p>\n

True said Stickle\u2019s and Manning\u2019s departure is a blow to his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are both valuable assets,\u201d he said, \u201cand it\u2019s tough to lose them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manning, who started in the city\u2019s utilities department almost a decade ago and unsuccessfully ran for a council seat this past March, said Friday it is time to move on from municipal government.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to do something where I am inspired and make a difference in the community,\u201d Manning said, adding that she is considering her options and will take some time off before deciding what\u2019s next. \u201cI want to start the new year off excited and passionate in something I believe in.\u201d<\/p>\n

During her campaign, Manning was a critic of the city\u2019s policies and shook up the local political scene as a government employee looking to get elected.<\/p>\n

As a political newcomer who never had run for office before, Manning came in last of the four candidates with 1,076 votes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A holder of a concealed weapon permit and gun owner, Manning was vocal last month when she spoke in front of council prior to it approving a weapons ban in city buildings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The weapons ban passed by council does not apply to concealed carry permit holders but as a city employee, Manning is not allowed to bring her gun to work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t been happy in my job for a while, whether it\u2019s workplace safety or the organization\u2019s values,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also asked for a police presence during council meetings, as criticism against the administration has been ramped up by a few individuals.<\/p>\n

During her campaign leading up<\/a> to the March election, Manning stepped away from her role as elections manager but continued to carry out her other duties as city clerk.<\/p>\n

She said the dynamic in City Hall and with her colleagues has changed since she ran for a council seat.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the attitudes toward me are different than before I ran for office,\u201d Manning said.<\/p>\n

True said Manning\u2019s bid for a council seat as a city employee was not a concern of his, and as a citizen she has a right to run for public office.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe handled it the best we could,\u201d he said. \u201cLinda is entitled to her feelings and position.\u201d<\/p>\n

True added that he will miss Manning, who he has become friends with over the past 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve worked closely with her, so it\u2019s hard,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s been an excellent asset to the city and it\u2019s disappointing to lose her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt saddens me but I want what\u2019s best for Linda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manning and Stickle\u2019s vacancies add to a list of positions that the city is looking to fill, including the community development director and the utilities portfolio manager in the city\u2019s water department.<\/p>\n

Former Community Development director Jessica Garrow resigned this past summer to take a job at Design Workshop; Margaret Medellin, who is the utilities portfolio manager, recently gave her notice as she is moving away from Aspen.<\/p>\n

csackariason@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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