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The mayor announced her decision on Thursday in a memo to city councilors ahead of their meeting next week. She'll also reappoint about a dozen other department heads for terms that begin July 1.
"I look forward to working with this group of thoughtful, dedicated public servants over the next year to address the challenges and opportunities we face as a modern and growing City," her memo says.
Mulvaney-Stanak wasn't immediately available for comment. Murad, in an emailed statement on Thursday, said he feels "tremendously privileged" to continue serving.
"I’m very grateful to the Mayor for the opportunity to be part of the reflective, collaborative administration she has put together to take the city forward," he wrote.
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"Any leader who comes in with that kind of attitude is probably not going to be a team player that I will need to help lead the city forward," she told Seven Days at the time.
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Burlington Electric Department general manager Darren Springer is also being reappointed, despite his and Mulvaney-Stanak's differing philosophies on the McNeil Generating Station, the city's biomass plant. Springer defends the facility, while Mulvaney-Stanak eventually wants to close it over concerns about carbon emissions.
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The city's office of Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, however, will go without a permanent leader. Former director Kim Carson, who had been on medical leave, resigned earlier this month to take a position in North Carolina.
Facing a $13.1 million budget gap, Mulvaney-Stanak will leave the $131,624 position vacant and instead appoint an interim director for fiscal year 2025.
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