I'll make my first New Year's prediction. Urich will be soon hired, after preliminary interviews, perhaps, of other candidates as may be required by law, etc., as City manager of Peoria. This position will be re-designed, with perhaps a new title, to give Urich more power than other City Managers wielded. Urich is the most logical person to attempt to bring Uni-Gov to Peoria which may be the only way out of the financial mess the City has created.
Urich has made many friends in Peoria and is friends with most council people and council candidates. Also, he would be recommended by Caterpillar and City Interim Manager, Hollings.
No way is Mr. Urich going to leave Peoria at this time. He would not take his children out of school at mid-term.
He has also accomplished his main goals, a balanced budget, a new County Nursing Home and ownership of the the new museum building.
Suggested successor to Urich? He would recommend Scott Sorell as interim administrator and if Scott does a good job, he will eventually become the full time County Administrator.
Reporting to you from sunny Florida, playing tennis almost every day and where I find I do not miss being a Peoria County Board member at all.
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Let's hope that you are incorrect ... in my opinion, I do not like the idea of the Batman and Robin of Duplicity being in charge of City and County administration.
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