The level of administration is rightfully subject to the approval of the Assembly. It has severe policy implications. The Assembly didn't stray into labor-management relations, or base its decision on a lack of information. We acknowledged the administration's responsibility to resolve personnel problems, but determined that simply adding more positions at the top wasn't good policy. Some of us gathered more information than others credited.
Public comments have personal impacts.
However, I try hard not to take them personally. Experience in office shows that much of politics isn't pleasant or pretty. The Mayor told me that I would be made to look bad if I didn't support the new management position. I knew what to expect. I was disappointed that Kate Ripley chose not to hear my views before writing her lengthy article in which I'm the scape-goat.