How to Save Money on Your Next Trash Hauling Contract | Ep. 05

You Are Not Alone | Ep. 01: Being a city manager can be a tough, lonely job. But, I am here to tell you that you are not alone and that there is an entire community of professionals that want to help you succeed.In this episode, I lay out my three primary objectives for this po... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Why Cities Should Pay for Spouses to Travel on Job Interviews | Ep. 03: City and county governments expect their newly hired manager to be "all-in" and make a significant investment in their community. This often includes a residency requirement as a condition of acceptance. Yet, many employers refuse to pay the travel e... by City Manager Unfiltered

21 min listen

What the hell is going on in Canfield, Ohio? | Ep. 06: The city manager search in Canfield, Ohio raises a lot of questions that must be answered by public sector recruitment firm Baker Tilly. This is the first recruitment I am aware of where a city manager candidate was subjected to the pseudoscientifi... by City Manager Unfiltered

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City Manager Unfiltered Trailer #1: Listen up, fellow city managers! We're taking a beating. We’re getting fired faster than ever – often in humiliating fashion. And frankly, I am sick and tired of it. I am Joe Turner, the host of City Manager Unfiltered, a new podcast coming soon. Cit... by City Manager Unfiltered

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The Most Important Objective During Contract Negotiations | Ep. 02: Getting the job offer is exciting, but you can't let emotions get in the way of negotiating a great contract for you and your family. In this episode, I talk about the different types of risks we face as city managers and public sector executives.I a... by City Manager Unfiltered

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ChatGPT: Skeptic to Believer in 30 Minutes with John Weidl & Micah Gaudet | Ep. 07: Whitewater (WI) City Manager John Weidl was a skeptic about ChatGPT until he listened to Episode No. 4 of the City Manager Unfiltered podcast with Micah Gaudet. He literally created an account and started exploring ChatGPT during that episode and qui... by City Manager Unfiltered

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The Only ChatGPT Course Designed for Public Sector Professionals with Micah Gaudet | Ep. 14: Micah Guadet has created the first and only comprehensive course specifically designed to teach public sector professionals how to use ChatGPT to add value to their organization. "Unlocking ChatGPT for the Public Sector" is designed to take someone ... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Suicidal City Manager Addresses Mental Health Struggle with Stephen Wade | Ep. 11: Topeka City Manager Stephen Wade's battle with depression and mental illness came to a head in June when he attempted suicide. Wade was a "hometown" boy done good and was only about 10 months into his tenure as city manager. After being placed on ind... by City Manager Unfiltered

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How to Save Money on Your Next Trash Hauling Contract | Ep. 05: Trash hauling rates are skyrocketing across the country, but there are ways you can save your residents money by utilizing a private sector mentality as a public sector executive. In this episode, we discuss what it means to have a private sector men... by City Manager Unfiltered

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The Sound of ICMA Silence | Ep. 19: The fallout from the James Freed interview is reverberating throughout the city management ecosystem. Hundreds of city managers were talking about the situation during this week's annual ICMA conference in Austin. The story received front page covera... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Who will hold Baker Tilly and other recruiters accountable? | Ep. 09: Baker Tilly allowed a city manager candidate to be subjected to a computerized voice stress analysis test in Canfield, Ohio. These are supposedly "lie detector" tests, but they are really just pseudo-scientific quackery that often give inaccurate res... by City Manager Unfiltered

37 min listen

Micah Gaudet: Level Up & Use ChatGPT in the Public Sector Today | Ep. 04: Micah Gaudet is a deputy city manager for the City of Maricopa (pop. 63,000) overseeing all public safety operations. Maricopa is the second fastest growing city in Arizona and the 12th fastest growing city in the United States. Micah has quickly c... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Baker Tilly Gets Embarrassed in Deltona, Florida | Ep. 25: Baker Tilly "shot its shot" in Deltona, Florida and came up with an air ball. Not only did they lose out to Colin Baenzinger & Associates, some no-name shop outscored them in the final results tally. But wait until you hear what a couple of the g... by City Manager Unfiltered

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City of Weed: A Sitcom About City Manager Life with Tim Rundel | Ep. 08: City Manager Tim Rundel is the city manager for the City of Weed, California. He is also a documentarian and an artist. He has been working for several years to get a sitcom about a small town city manager produced. Think of a cross between "The Offi... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Kansas Newspaper Raid: Interview with Publisher Eric Meyer | Ep. 13: On August 11, City of Marion police officers and Marion County deputies raided the office of the Marion County Record newspaper; the home of its co-owners, Eric Meyer and his 98 year old mother, Joan Meyer; and the home of Marion vice mayor Ruth Herb... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Betrayal of the Public Servant with Daniel Rosemond | Ep. 16: We discuss the different types of betrayal former Hallandale Beach city manager Daniel Rosemond encountered throughout his ordeal in this third and final installment of our interview series. We talk about the following: Self-betrayal by way of our ... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Revenge of the Public Servant with Daniel Rosemond | Ep. 12: This is Part 2 of my interview series with Daniel Rosemond, the former city manager for the City of Hallandale Beach, Florida. In this episode, we walk through his quest for justice on his way to winning a $4.4 million verdict from a jury. We examine... by City Manager Unfiltered

75 min listen

Badass Biker Chick Meets Kick-ass Council with Sara McGuffin | Ep. 22: A few years back, and only a couple of years into her first town manager gig, Sara McGuffin suffered an accident that nearly ended her life, nevermind her career. In this episode we recount McGuffin's horrific experience and her recovery. We also ack... by City Manager Unfiltered

94 min listen

James Freed vs ICMA: An Orchestrated Campaign to Kill a City Manager’s Career | Ep. 17: James Freed sent a polite, professional letter to the ICMA ethics director in 2018. Little did he know that that letter would haunt him for the next five years as rogue staff members from the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) woul... by City Manager Unfiltered

108 min listen

No Regrets for Forced Out First-Time City Manager with Michael Rogers | Ep. 20: Michael Rogers' career arc was impressive having become a well-respected public sector executive in some of the largest organizations in the nation. He had finally reached his goal of becoming a city manager -- and he was killing it. He received g... by City Manager Unfiltered

82 min listen

Death of the Public Servant with Daniel Rosemond | Ep. 10: Daniel Rosemond suffered a horrific, career-killing termination as city manager for Hallandale Beach, Florida back in 2016. It ruined his reputation, ended his career, and forever altered his view of public service -- to say nothing of the horrendous... by City Manager Unfiltered

97 min listen

First-time City Manager Taps Out in Fort Meade, FL (Part 1) | Ep. 29: Jan Bagnall enjoyed a long, successful career in the private sector working for electrical utility companies. But the $350,000 salary came at a cost -- 45 weeks of travel per year. Looking for some work-life balance and to ease into retirement, Jan t... by City Manager Unfiltered

60 min listen

Strangers and Angels with Gabe Reaume | Ep. 15: Gabe Reaume, a 20-something aspiring city manager harassed by tweakers stealing his laundry moves in with Joan, his best friend's 80-something grandmother. This unlikely duo form a deep bond that would shape and influence him as he became a husband, ... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Disgruntled ICMA Spouse, Crappy Salaries & 2023 Year In Review | Ep. 33: A disgruntled spouse of an ICMA member emailed me in December to express their frustration with staff salaries and the luxurious international travel junkets enjoyed by organizational executives and the executive board members. A city manager vents ... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Baker Tilly Hides Dirty Secret from Hutchinson City Manager Candidates | Ep. 21: Reports out of Hutchinson, Kansas are that the city council is not happy with the quality of city manager candidates produced by Baker Tilly. On top of that, Baker Tilly is hiding a secret about this position and not informing the candidates it has r... by City Manager Unfiltered

35 min listen

Unlocking Veteran Benefits for Employers & Family Members with Benjamin Effinger | Ep. 24: Benjamin Effinger is a military veteran who transitioned over to the public sector and has quickly become a rising star who has built a reputation as a dynamic problem solver, grinder, and compassionate friend. Effinger currently serves as an Operati... by City Manager Unfiltered

64 min listen

Live Like You Were Dying with Nick Kittle | Ep. 31: Nick Kittle is a nationally recognized leader in the field of public sector innovation and author of the book, Sustainovation. At the age of 35, Nick suffered a major health scare and it would become a catalytic moment in his quest to find personal p... by City Manager Unfiltered

66 min listen

James Freed vs ICMA: Recording of an Assassination Attempt | Ep. 18: Port Huron City Manager James Freed had never been the subject of an ethics complaint. That is until he raised concerns about the social media activities of Martha Perego, the "ethics guru" at the International City/County Management Association. W... by City Manager Unfiltered

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The 36-hour workweek with Jamie Gwynn | Ep. 26: Jamie Gwynn is an innovative leader on the cutting edge of the alternative work schedule debate. He needed to get creative if he was going to be competitive in this tight labor market, especially as he was forced to compete against the high wages off... by City Manager Unfiltered

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Sticking Up for Stanley Hawthorne in College Park, GA | Ep. 35: City manager Stanley Hawthorne was wrongfully fired with cause by just two members of his governing body. It was amateur night in Georgia on January 16, 2024 when Councilman Joe Carn rushed through this vote over the objections of Mayor Bianca Motley... by City Manager Unfiltered

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