{"id":246321,"date":"2013-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/press-release-filner-addresses-resignation-appoints-new-city-management\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T07:00:00","slug":"press-release-filner-addresses-resignation-appoints-new-city-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/press-release-filner-addresses-resignation-appoints-new-city-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Comunicado de prensa: Filner aborda la renuncia, nombra una nueva administraci\u00f3n de la ciudad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: Below is the complete press statement released Monday, July 15 from the office of Mayor Bob Filner, announcing he will not be resigning, he will be fighting allegations of sexual harassment and he has appointed a new management team for the city. On Friday, Council President Todd Gloria, Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins and others asked for the mayor&#8217;s resignation.<!--more--><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Bob Filner today announced appointments intended to significantly strengthen City management.\u00a0 Filner prefaced the announcement with a statement addressing recent calls for his resignation:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to resign, and here\u2019s why,\u201d said Filner. \u201cAs your elected mayor, I fully expect to be accountable to the citizens of San Diego for all of my actions. But as a citizen of this country, I also expect \u2013 and am entitled to \u2013 due process, and the opportunity to respond in a fair and impartial venue to specific allegations.\u00a0 I do not believe I am guilty of sexual harassment, and I believe a full presentation of the facts will vindicate me,\u201d said Filner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome who have called for my resignation have justified it with the claim that the operations of the City will somehow be compromised by the current controversy,\u201d said Filner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I am announcing the appointment of Walt Ekard as Interim Chief Operating Officer of the City of San Diego.\u00a0 Mr. Ekard is perhaps the most respected public administrator in the region and is nationally recognized for his successful and innovative management of the County of San Diego for over 14 years,\u201d said Filner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Ekard has appointed Scott Chadwick, who has done an outstanding job as our Interim Chief Operating Officer, to become his Assistant Chief Operating Officer, and has also appointed Interim Director Judy VonKalinowski as the City\u2019s permanent Human Resources Director,\u201d said Filner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcements make clear the operations of City government will not be negatively impacted,\u201d said Filner.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: Below is the complete press statement released Monday, July 15 from the office of Mayor Bob Filner, announcing he will not be resigning, he will be fighting allegations of sexual harassment and he has appointed a new management team for the city. 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