By Kyle Daily | InMaricopa.com
Councilman Leon Potter was last to speak.
A motion was on the floor. Four council members had expressed their support. It was clear which way the elected group was leaning.
Gregory Rose, a Texas native with an extensive background in city administration, was about to become Maricopa’s next city manager. On this Tuesday evening in January, Rose’s three-year employment agreement would be approved.
Sitting among his colleagues at the curved council table, Potter had just listened to Councilwoman Peggy Chapados, Councilman Marvin Brown, Mayor Christian Price and Vice Mayor Edward Farrell assure the public the vetting process of the three finalists for city manager had been thorough. Councilman Bridger Kimball and Councilwoman Julia Gusse did not speak during the discussion.
For Potter, the decision wasn’t so clear-cut. He liked Rose — there was no doubt about it. But his concern leading into the meeting was how to justify a vote — either yes or no. Potter said there were questions about Rose’s past he didn’t know the answers to. Questions the public — his constituents — had raised.
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