vt cnet ete Gan cant es regeaneaaS ‘wows ecas Re: test ‘message Qiong Liu Tuo, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:27 PM ‘To: Rebecca Gipson Ce: Alexander Perez , Alfredo Melesio ur , Cass Palmer , Catherine Raynor , Cori Knauss , Delen Goldberg , Forrest Lewis , Gina Gavan , Jennifer Doody , Joseph Calhoun , Micaela Moore , Randall DeVaul My fellow Executive Team members, Please be advised that ACM Juden is no long employed with the City effective immediately ‘As some of you have already learned from elected officials about the challenging situation that was recently created within the executive team. While | appreciate the strong support and grave concerns that some of you had expressed personaly, | had to keep it to myself until now to protect you being putting n a dificult position. Ithas been an extremely stressful few weeks, but we are obligated to do the right things and fil our responsibilities for the best interest of this great organization and its citizens, | am sharing the reasoning of my decision below in hopes to reinstate the trust, transparency and cohesiveness that wo have worked so hard to build as a team, Please call or stop by my office if you have any questions and/or concerns. | can never thank you enough for what you have done in your perspective roles over the past 4+ years, regardiess the cutcome of my decision. Let's continue to fill ‘my obligations as long as we are in the position to serve. Thank you so very much! Qiong Forwarded message From: Qiong Liu Date: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 11:54 AM Subject: Termination of ACM Juden To: John Lee , Richard Cherchio , Pamela Goynes-Brown , Isaac Barron , Scott Biack Ce: Cass Palmer Mayor and Council Members, | am writing to inform you that ACM Ryan Juden is no longer employed with the City effective immediately { met with the ACM for more than two hours on Jan 8 per Mayor Lee's direction and was told by Ryan to elther resign or be fred. He stated that the City Council had already reached consensus that my services are no longer needed, ‘ostensibly because | had informed the council about the disruptive situation that was recently created for personal and poitical gains. His statement is troubling as It seems to indicate a violation of City’s charter and polcies and possibly of the open meeting laws, as a majority of the Council members were not even aware of the attempt to force me outlet alone having a consensus on the issue without a public meating. The directors of all major departments reached out to me yesterday after learning about the situation from elected officials and expressed thelr grave concems over the attemps to bully me out without any justfications, given that not a single Council member including Mayor Lee has informed me so far that l have failed to perform my job as the City Manager. ‘Appointing Ryann Juden as my ACM was the biggest mistake that | have made over the past 4+ years leading the executive team, considering the wide-spread fear and damage he has brought to the organization going back as far as Director Blackburn's departure, For more than two years, | have tolerated his lack of productivity or interest in doing the ACM job in order to avoid organizational disruptions due to hs personal and political association. What has transpired recently provided solid evidences that he has failed to change from a private political visor to a government administrator, despite my best efforts to help him do so. His actions have interfered with the political processes including Council htps:mai. google. convmaliuarae 0822000007 8/ever=pkGTbICEWPU en BvieW=pl&qegipsonre40clyomnorhasveges.comBgssiuogsearch=... 1/2Re: test elections, undermined my authority, department directors’ work efforts, and contract negotiations. He has also engaged in inappropriate comwmunications with unions and political sponsors, which have creeted additional challenges and unnecessary disruptions to administrative processes and functions. am deeply concemed with his recent actions involving union bargaining, misleading representation of funding options for Apex infrastructure, and withholding information on a spurious Apex waterline over-sizing agreement. All could detrimentally change the City's financial conditions and cause major procedural as well as legal challenges. aniors CGiyotnorhiasvegas.com Mai ‘Considering Ryan's recent involvement in efforts to have me removed, with him as my replacement, his termination at this time could be seen as being retaliatory. However, my failure to address his unacceptable performance in the past and allow him to remain in the position to this point was in deference to Mayor Lee, | believe any appearance of retaliation should not deter me from doing what is right and novr imperative to correct my mistake however much delayed. | believe this action will reinstate the trust among our executive toam members and help present an open, and honest face to those we serve and do business with. itis uncertain if my effort will change the political dynamics currently at play, but am competed to promote the City's best interest as well as the cohesiveness of the executive team that has assisted me ‘with their many years of hard work and consistent support. Please call if you have any questions, Thank you for your continued support! Qiong (On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Rebecca Gipson wrote: 1 Dr. Qiong X. Litt, PEs, P-T.O.E. 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