To me, this story doesn't diminish Hernandez' reputation or credibility. It is window on how he handles controversy and criticism. Sounds like he did OK, not cow-towing but also making changes that responded to legitimate concerns. The credit card usage policy was apparently there before he became city manager, and there are no claims that the cards were misused or used illegally.
I'm told by the newspaper editor in Osage City that the main complainer, Michael Capra, has very little if any credibility in Osage City. And it could be that the Topeka Capital Journal gave Capra too much weight in their story. Capra sunk to a racist insult of Hernandez, which tells you a lot.
What sounds like did happen is that new commissioners were elected that wanted a different direction and created some tension on the commission - a scenario we are very familiar with here in Ark City. Whether that pushed Hernandez toward applying elsewhere is unclear. But it sounds like he handled things well in Osage City, all things considered.
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Did I understand correctly from their newspaper that Capra was elected on a total of only 7 votes? How can that happen?
Is that newspaper like the one in AC? Report one side and only one side? Just b/c your journalism buddy says he got a bad rap you believe him? Do you think Archer got a bad rap? Yes he did b/c of a few commissioners and a newspaper editor that kissed the ground his commissioner friends walked. I'm sure a little investigating would find rest of the story.
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