Well, if you guessed "name his finance director," you were right. Doesn't look like anyone had finance director so the prize rolls over and doubles (doubling zero still gets you zero).
Today at the northwest corner of City Hall, Michael Nutter announced that Rob Dubow, executive director of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (or PICA) would be the first of the "best and brightest" to answer the call. Dubow will be the Finance Director for the new administration.
More to follow soon.
(edited to add) (Here's a little more about today's personnel announcement.)
Stepping up to the podium at 10:57, mayor-elect Michael Nutter wanted the crowd of reporters to remember it and credit it to him against tardiness to future press events. As his aides handed out press packets with the biography of his new finance director, Nutter got right to the point and announced that Rob Dubow, executive director of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, would be filling that position.
Nutter called the announcement symbolic in that it sends the message that getting the city's long term fiscal issues would have to be his first priority before he could begin to find the money for all of the other several programs he has proposed. Citing the need to "invest in infrastructure, continue wage and business tax cuts, develop a new budget and new 5-year plan, and negotiate fair and resonable contracts for each of the city's four municipal workers unions," Nutter said that Dubow was "the best persion I could find in the city, if not the entire United States" to help him do those things.
Nutter also referred repeatedly to the citizens of Philadelphia as "shareholders," slightly altering the traditional characterization of the "customers," possibly to send the message that they have an even greater stake in the success or failure of the city.
After Nutter's introduction, Dubow took the podium and in a very lowkey and brief speech that was barely audible above the traffic circling City Hall, he mentioned that he was "excited" for the chance to work on the city's financial future.
Upon retaking the podium, Nutter drew a laugh from the crow when he said that Dubow is "tremendous on numbers and financial analysis but not on speechmaking."
Dubow, with a quick glance to Nutter, deflected questions about the performance of the Street administration and whether they were at fault for the serious long term financial difficulties that Dubow, as PICA chief, has been warning about for several months. He did credit the current administration with its work in the short term on creating a "healthy fund balance."
Noting that his administration would need to look everywhere in the budget "to find where the money is buried," Nutter said that "no one has buried money better than Rob Dubow."
Comments (7)
Who was that again.. Rob Dubow for Finance Director.
Posted by Jasper Zeigler Jr | November 8, 2007 11:33 AM
A great choice. Let's hope that he reappoints Robert Solvibile as L and I Commisioner.
If not, they he should flatline the managerment (sic)team, including the current Deputies (political cronies)and appoint a fresh management team. But I really think that Solvibile is turning things around at L and I.
The Deputies are unbearable to work for...got their own personal $$$$$ Agendas you know.
Posted by Underpaid L & I Employee | November 8, 2007 7:59 PM
Dear Underpaid L&I Employee
Unless Michael gets stupid real quick, I believe you have little reason to worry, unless you are one of the good for nothing politcal hack deputies- Then I would worry!
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