The Observation Deck

Clarification on hiring Crisis Management...

City Council each year passes in the annual budget a section and money for consultants.

So that while Council became aware of the Hennis Paynter hire on January 12, the money
and the vote for the money came in January of 2014.

This in no ways reflects on anyone's knowledge of anything, just typical council business.

Carry on.


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The following is from onelakewood.com (City's website) ... their press release posted 01/22. (Check out the contact person for Lakewood Hospital Association)

Lakewood Hospital Association, Lakewood Hospital Foundation, and Cleveland Clinic Announce Partnership to Transform Healthcare in Lakewood
Thursday, January 22, 2015

$120 Million Investment To Be Made In Lakewood; New Health & Wellness Campus to Include Family Health Center with Emergency Department

Contacts:
City of Lakewood: Colin McEwen, 216.529.6602, Colin.McEwen@lakewoodoh.net
Lakewood Hospital Association: Barbara Paynter, 216.965.6543 paynter@hennespaynter.com
Lakewood Hospital Foundation: Jill Arslanian, 216.924.2866, ja@ardentcgroup.com
Cleveland Clinic: Eileen Sheil, 216.312.0338, sheile@ccf.org
Cleveland Clinic: Heather Phillips, 216.312.3664, phillih@ccf.org

obviously the Lakewood Hospital Foundation thought they needed a communications team of their own to defend this deal.

http://ardentcgroup.com/index.html

Bill

Isn't it sad and disappointing....