LETTER: Katz Has Time To Do The Job

To the Editor:
While serving as a trustee in 1997, I was appointed village administrator following the departure of the previous administrator. I left that position in 1999 for health reasons, and having a better understanding of the needs of the village, proposed two possible options to the board for management of the village.
One plan was to hire a full-time administrator.  Or secondly, to have the mayor, trustees and the village staff assume the administrative responsibility for all aspects of village management and control. The latter course was chosen. Ten years later, what was necessary then is still true today.
Appropriate management of the village requires mayoral leadership by a person who is able and willing to devote significant time and has “up-close and personal” knowledge of what the position demands. It is my belief that Jeff Katz has proven to have these qualifications.
I will not itemize Jeff s accomplishments. This has been stated in many other letters to the editor. I will simply say that in all my contacts with him regarding village matters, I have found Jeff to be dedicated to the village and knowledgeable on the issues facing its residents. He is receptive to any ideas/suggestions which could improve our community. Most of all he is able to devote the necessary time to be a full-time mayor. These attributes were also recognized by Mayor Waller, who last year supported Jeff as her successor.
GILES E. RUSSELL
Cooperstown