Tyler City Manager Given �Exemplary� Rating

TYLER — After meeting in executive session Wednesday morning to discuss the performance of City Manager Mark McDaniel, the Tyler City Council voted unanimously to rate his performance as �exemplary.� �We are very blessed to have the caliber of leader and municipal manager that we have with Mark,� said Mayor Barbara Bass. �The City Council gave him an exemplary rating for his overall performance and for leading us through the tough economic times we have faced.�

McDaniel�s performance was also recognized by his professional peers when the Texas City Management Association (TCMA) named him Texas Administrator of the Year in June of this year. The TCMA Administrator of the Year Award specifically recognizes the city management professional who has made significant contributions to the field of local government management in the past 18 months. �The City Council is honoring Mark�s request to forgo a salary adjustment despite his tremendous performance,� added Mayor Bass.

According to city staff, key organizational successes in the last year under his leadership include:

� The City ended the year in a positive financial position despite a major shortfall in sales tax collections and produced a balanced 2010-11 budget during a major recession without layoffs or major service reductions.

� The continued implementation of the Tyler 21 Plan including completing utility infrastructure improvements north along Broadway and along the north Loop 323, opening the new Grande Boulevard segments and launching the construction of the new Earl Campbell Parkway.

� Development of a Parks Master Plan, two college area development plans, a transit route study and the Lake Tyler and Lake Bellwood Master Plans.

� Completion of the development of the Industry Growth Initiative using significant outside funding.

� The launch of the next phase of the Blueprint in the form of Tyler Lean Sigma to implement long term cost and time savings, with year two of this program underway.

� Installation and implementation of various traffic congestion improvements throughout the City.