Coatesville set to fire city manager
The City Council is negotiating E. Jean Krack's severance. He has been in the job less than a year.
By Benjamin Y. Lowe Inquirer Staff Writer
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The Coatesville City Council has moved to fire City Manager E. Jean Krack, months before the first stage of the city's $600 million revitalization is to begin, a spokesman said yesterday.
"Council has worked with Jean for the last two months but are not satisfied with the progress being made on revitalization efforts," said Bruce Mowday, a City Council spokesman.
He refused to elaborate on what the specific problems were.
Krack, who took over last April when Paul Janssen resigned, could not be reached for comment. His tenure had been in doubt since a four-person majority joined council Jan. 1, because none of them offered an endorsement of Krack.
The decision, reached at an executive session Monday night, adds further uncertainty to what some have seen as an unsettled period since January.
Krack's imminent departure, pending a severance agreement, would make him the third senior city staffer to leave his post since January. The city's code enforcement officer and the redevelopment authority's project manager have resigned.
Mowday also said yesterday, "The council is dedicated... to make sure that the revitalization happens to improve the quality of life for citizens and to create jobs."
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