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Renard Johnson: “The city leaders didn't have a plan to replace [the city…”

Featuring: Renard Johnson, Mayor of El Paso | Texas

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Explaining the El Paso City Manager Hiring Issues

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

Now, whether you think that was the right decision or the wrong decision, the issue quickly became that the city leaders didn't have a plan to replace that position. So let me raise a few red flags. First, they slow rolled The city leaders didn't have a plan to replace [the city manager] for over two years. Now, months before an election, they suddenly whittled down the selection to only four people. And how do we end up with no. 1 from outside of El Paso on the finalist list? (00:57–01:11)

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Asserts that city leaders lacked a replacement plan for the city manager for over two years.

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