On Saturday, February 2, 2008 Alan Pittman of the Eugene Weekly wrote about the Eugene City Council's decision to offer the City Manager job (that has been effectively vacant since July, 2007, when Dennis the Menace Taylor resigned and Angel "do nothing" Jones became interim manager) to Jon Ruiz, assistant to Fresno Assistant Manager Bruce Rudd.
 http://blogs.eugeneweekly.com/node/333#comments
http://www.fresno.gov/Government/CityManager/default.htm
Mr. Pittman wrote: "A sharply divided Eugene City Council voted 5-3 Saturday night to select Jon Ruiz as the powerful city manager of Eugene. The vote marks the first time in Eugene history where the city's top official was chosen on such a divided vote. Council conservatives voted as a block for Ruiz, a retired Army Colonel who was criticized in a California newspaper for being too cozy with developers in his work as assistant city manager of Fresno. Councilor Alan Zelenka provided the swing vote to back the conservative's candidate.Progressive Councilors Betty Taylor, Bonny Bettman and Andrea Ortiz voted against hiring Ruiz. Zelenka and council conservatives Mike Clark, Jennifer Solomon, Chris Pryor and George Poling voted to hire Ruiz. Council conservative Mike Clark declined to comment on his vote."
On Monday, February 4, Eugene City Councilor Mike Clark posted this comment on Alan Pittman's blog:
http://blogs.eugeneweekly.com/node/333#comments
"I only declined to comment to Alan - not to anyone else. If anyone has a question about my vote, please feel free to click the email address link and I will be happy to answer."
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Yikes, Mike. When Alan said you "declined to comment" he meant you declined to comment to the Eugene Weekly.
And Alan, it's obvious why Mike voted for Jon. Jon Ruiz is a militaristic Christian who never saw a boot he didn't want to lick. Just like Mike Clark. As you know, ducks of a feather stick together.
For example, Edward Russo of the Eugene inbredgister guard (who's not a bad bootlicker himself!) wrote:
link to www.registerguard.com
"Perea, a [Fresno City] councilor for five years, said Ruiz argues effectively for [Fresno Mayor] Autry. But in the few instances when councilors imposed their will by vetoing a mayoral decision, Ruiz has carried out the council directives without animosity, Perea said."
That is, Mr. Ruiz is just as enthusiastic a bootlicker of the Fresno City Council as he is of the Fresno Mayor! I can see why the Eugene Mayor and City Council are so eager to hire him.
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