Advertisement Town Chairman Stan Hauser did not follow the town’s own adopted hiring procedures and policy (9/7/2005) when he selected Paul Kitzmann as the town’s administrator. Here are just a few of the items he ignored:
-- He/she is lacking in any of the established requirements for the position;
-- If he/she has demonstrated poor interpersonal or leadership skills.
A copy of the hiring policy is available at the town hall.
Kitzmann is inexperienced at supervising staff, has no administrative or office experience and contributed to the resignation of a long-time employee. Many town residents attended three meetings to voice their concerns about the hiring of Kitzmann as town administrator, but those concerns fell on deaf ears.
Kitzmann has stated in a very unprofessional public manner that town staff has destroyed or altered public records. Town clerk duties are assigned by statute as well as the board adopted clerk’s job description, including posting meeting notices, creating a record of meetings (meeting minutes) and being the official keeper of all town records.
It is the job of the town clerk to maintain records. Clerks and office staff are specifically trained to do this. The administrator does not have the authority to alter official town records, which is exactly what he has admitted in this newspaper and at board meetings that he is doing.
I repeatedly asked the town chairman to give Tim Dienger health benefits for his wife and two small children but Hauser refused. Kitzmann, with his complete lack of qualifications, enjoys full health care and retirement on the taxpayer’s dollar.
Please consider carefully who you will vote for on April 7. Two years ago, Hauser and Supervisors Joe Schaller and Warren Booth made bogus claims days before the election about the town budget being overspent by hundreds of thousands of dollars, and then a week later Hauser admitted the budget had actually been underspent. What will they come up with this year?
Dave Paudler hired a highly qualified, successful individual for town administrator who is greatly missed. Dave involved residents in the decision and made the process open to anyone who asked. I will be voting for Dave Paudler, Marc Schultz and Steve Michaels and I ask you to vote for them as well.
headoutofsand wrote on Apr 3, 2009 4:51 PM:
2. Mr. Paudler, thanks for development of the award winning Town of Onalaska Comprehensive Plan. Your emphasis on public input at ALL stages is appreciated.
3. Mr. Paudler, Heritage Hills residents thank you for your attention paid to our concerns.
4. Mr. Paudler, thanks for past appropriate and fair handling of personnel issues in the town. It is unfortunate that a dedicated town secretary of 12 years has left employment in the town, due to progressing workplace friction during your absence in the last 2 years.
5. Mr. Paudler, thanks you for foresight in developing an administrator position and applying an appropriate selection and hiring process. Unfortunately this process was not recently followed by 3/5 of the current board. "