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By Roark on 06-03-09
First order of business; cut his salary in half.
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By MW on 06-04-09
If this guy only served one term as Kokomo’s mayor and then got voted out, that should tell you something. Sounds like a bad sign to me. I hope he does better for Kalispell, for your all’s sake!
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By littlehawk12 on 06-04-09
Wonder if they bothered with a background check this time?
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By littlehawk12 on 06-04-09
Why cant they get a Kallispellian to get the Job?Oh yeah!Their not as controlable!
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By half and half on 06-05-09
{“Why cant they get a Kallispellian to get the Job?Oh yeah!Their not as controlable!“}
no,they probably couldnt find anyone in the county that didnt have a dui on their record
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By Erica on 06-05-09
1/2 & 1/2…..that’s funny, and probably sadly true.
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By sober native on 06-05-09
Make all the jokes you want.While the city is being flushed down the kamoad by outsiders.
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By littlehawk12 on 06-05-09
@ half and half .Yeah they would rather have someone with 4 or more felony indicments..HaHa very funny.
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By littlehawk12 on 06-05-09
@ half and half .Yeah they would rather have someone with 4 or more felony indictments..HaHa very funny.
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By half and half on 06-05-09
sober native , i wasnt joking! and what outsiders,most are natives
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By sober native on 06-05-09
This position should be left up to the voters.
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By lookin4work on 06-05-09
They should have employed one of the recently unemployed plum creek workers
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By Kalispell Native on 06-05-09
@ sober native—It was left up to the voters. The voters selected this style of city gov’t.
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By stubtoe on 06-06-09
i think anyone that was remotely talented got fired or left because they couldn’t work in this environment. I mean really - look at the mayor and the council - sad.
maybe it would help to just elect outsiders - maybe we’d get rid of the ‘good ole boy club’ - just a thought
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By JC on 06-07-09
I bet the results from the next election will be startling. No city managers running for re-election will make it. But that won’t be startling. Startling will be the voter turnout. You watch. Over half the town doesn’t give a rip. That’s how this mess got started.
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By KokomoResident on 06-19-09
It is obvious to me that no one has done much to check on McKillip’s qualifications. He virtually destroyed our City. He wasted money like it was going out of style. He could not get along with anyone. He lost the Republican Primary by 65% to 35%. Tell me how that happens. For God’s sake just Google his name. Go to the Kokomo Tribune website and do a search in the discussion board. Good luck. You will need it.
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By Karen on 06-19-09
He certainly did spend a lot of the reserve money - seems like Kokomo had a lot of issues in restoring the downtown area and keeping businesses but it would also appear that the mayor prior to him had created a serious financial situation - hard to tell from reading what i have if he helped or hurt.
When we look back at the city managers we had here - most have been poor and the good ones looked bad because of the city council and some of their decisions. I feel like anyone we hire can’t win with the mayor and council we have.
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Let’s be civil. The Flathead Beacon encourages vigorous discussion and lively debate, but we will delete comments that attack other readers, make accusations we can’t verify, stray too far off topic, criticize local businesses (call them if you have a problem), convict someone of a crime, use profanity or are simply judged to be in bad taste. We don’t always have someone moderating comments, so we ask for your help: If you see a comment that violates these ground rules, or you simply deem it offensive, please e-mail editor [at] flatheadbeacon.com. The views expressed in the comments section do not reflect those of the Beacon.
By Roark on 06-03-09
First order of business; cut his salary in half.
By MW on 06-04-09
If this guy only served one term as Kokomo’s mayor and then got voted out, that should tell you something. Sounds like a bad sign to me. I hope he does better for Kalispell, for your all’s sake!
By littlehawk12 on 06-04-09
Wonder if they bothered with a background check this time?
By littlehawk12 on 06-04-09
Why cant they get a Kallispellian to get the Job?Oh yeah!Their not as controlable!
By half and half on 06-05-09
{“Why cant they get a Kallispellian to get the Job?Oh yeah!Their not as controlable!“}
no,they probably couldnt find anyone in the county that didnt have a dui on their record
By Erica on 06-05-09
1/2 & 1/2…..that’s funny, and probably sadly true.
By sober native on 06-05-09
Make all the jokes you want.While the city is being flushed down the kamoad by outsiders.
By littlehawk12 on 06-05-09
@ half and half .Yeah they would rather have someone with 4 or more felony indicments..HaHa very funny.
By littlehawk12 on 06-05-09
@ half and half .Yeah they would rather have someone with 4 or more felony indictments..HaHa very funny.
By half and half on 06-05-09
sober native , i wasnt joking! and what outsiders,most are natives
By sober native on 06-05-09
This position should be left up to the voters.
By lookin4work on 06-05-09
They should have employed one of the recently unemployed plum creek workers
By Kalispell Native on 06-05-09
@ sober native—It was left up to the voters. The voters selected this style of city gov’t.
By stubtoe on 06-06-09
i think anyone that was remotely talented got fired or left because they couldn’t work in this environment. I mean really - look at the mayor and the council - sad.
maybe it would help to just elect outsiders - maybe we’d get rid of the ‘good ole boy club’ - just a thought
By JC on 06-07-09
I bet the results from the next election will be startling. No city managers running for re-election will make it. But that won’t be startling. Startling will be the voter turnout. You watch. Over half the town doesn’t give a rip. That’s how this mess got started.
By KokomoResident on 06-19-09
It is obvious to me that no one has done much to check on McKillip’s qualifications. He virtually destroyed our City. He wasted money like it was going out of style. He could not get along with anyone. He lost the Republican Primary by 65% to 35%. Tell me how that happens. For God’s sake just Google his name. Go to the Kokomo Tribune website and do a search in the discussion board. Good luck. You will need it.
By Karen on 06-19-09
He certainly did spend a lot of the reserve money - seems like Kokomo had a lot of issues in restoring the downtown area and keeping businesses but it would also appear that the mayor prior to him had created a serious financial situation - hard to tell from reading what i have if he helped or hurt.
When we look back at the city managers we had here - most have been poor and the good ones looked bad because of the city council and some of their decisions. I feel like anyone we hire can’t win with the mayor and council we have.