San Antonio Assistant City Manager David McCary used his position to give preferential treatment to one applicant to lead the city’s troubled Animal Care Services department while potentially holding back another, critics charge, pointing to city email correspondence.
An assistant city manager sought to put his preferred candidate on a finalist list created by outside consultant, emails show.
That request came despite Affion Public making an earlier determination that Ducote wasn’t qualified enough for the position, according to emails. “The City of San Antonio sometimes uses executive search firms to help hire high-level positions, such as this critical role in Animal Care Services,” city officials said in a statement to theon the process. “This allows the City of San Antonio to tap into search firms’ expertise in specific industries and national networks to help find a diverse and highly qualified slate of candidates for consideration. Ultimately, the city will choose the next director of Animal Care Services.
In his reply, Reilly explained that Ducote’s application did “not meet the qualifications we were looking for.” At the end of an April ACS Advisory Board meeting, Ortiz-Andrews approached McCary to discuss her application, saying she hadn’t yet heard back from the city, a source familiar with the matter told theThat source, who witnessed the interaction between McCary and Ortiz-Andrews, described it as being cordial and civil.
“At no time did I feel Ms. Andrews was confrontational in my conversation with her,” McCary wrote. “Andrews was not confrontational in my conversation with her. Ms. Andrews was very professional and was only seeking clarification in the recruitment process.”“Nobody wins when two stories don’t converge, but when an employer’s comments become disqualifying and defamatory, something must be done to mitigate it.
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