I thought it was big of Fife to call after we recruited someone to run against him. When I got to the first meeting, there was U.D. Roberts -- and we also have a political history.

It's pretty much unheard of that he'd give residents that much assurance. I thought it was very admirable on his part to do what he did.

The thing I thought was great about Chris, he was willing to change his look a little bit, look a little more dangerous. He was a good sport, too, letting the police officers arrest him, putting the handcuffs on him and wrestled him to the ground. He had to do it three times.

They are classed as temporary because we don't know the duration of the funding for the long-term care program.

There are a lot of toxic work environments in local government, and it's because of inequity issues that sprout up. I believe that just as performance teams and empowerment energize an organization, equity issues sap energy, and you have to deal with those.

I've worked in communities that are the size of Marquette. My experience has been in communities of roughly 20,000 to 30,000 in population, with a very diverse service base. I believe I'm an excellent choice to be your next city manager.