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Introduced by Councilor Soucy, August 9, 1976
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BY Mw qW Canwtl of the My of Busses:
ORDERED,
TUT the resignation of Merle P. Cuff, City Manager, is hereby
accepted by the City Council, effective September 15, 1976.
A letter Ofresignation to attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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Bangor City Council
Gentlemen:
I have given my most serious:, thoughts over the past several days
of the impact of the- .recent news .reports involving my office 'I -
have carefully considered my continued- ability to function effec-
tively as your city Manager.
I candidly find the implications in certain news stories to be
unacceptable. The 'thrust .of the -:stories -distort the facts.
Mattersare taken out of context and, embroider from an innocent, -
well-meaning, well-founded, and well.. known intent, something.
insidious and bad.
I have concluded that my position has been so compromised that the
City will. best be served if K now submit my resignation effective,
if you will, September 15, 1976.
Bangor City Council -2- August 4, 1976
I have lived a professional life with the basic concept that the
governing body responds to the electorateF and it is the voters
who shoulddecide the term of office of the members of that body.
But when the relationship between the governing, body and the
Manager, for whatever reason, deteriorates to the point that there
is not a mutual: confidence and respect, then the Manager has a
responsibility to terminate the relationship in a businesslike way.
It is my intention to leave this office in a neat and orderly
fashion so as to facilitate an easy transition and toavoid undue
problems. I intend: to satisfy this Council to whom.I am respons-
ible in respect to the -so-called undocumented expenses, insofar as
is possible. I do intend,in doing so, to meet what I believe to
be my professional. standards in respect to my affiliations with
the members of this Council,the members of the public, to
prospective entrepreneurs and. businesspeople: The courtesies
of the City havebeen extended toa. number of businessmen as well
as public andgovernment officials with full knowledge of
Councillors past and present. This is and "always will be a part
of the responsibilities of a chief executive and.I will not in this
processdisclose confidences.
With all due humility, -I do submit, gentlemen and ladies, that my
past ten years with the City have been to me professionally
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gratifying. They have been hard years in some respects, for me,
the good men who have served on the Council, and for the residents
of the City. I as, satisfied that undermy leadership the adminis-
tration of the. City business has been strong, has been aggressive
and has net the general desires. of the residents of the city of
Bangor.
Sincerely,
Mer off
City Manager
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