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Council President Eugenia Moore, Vice President Jason Cohn and Tracey Evans voted against
firing Ms. Marcinko. Mr. Cohn said borough operations have been running more smoothly than
ever since Ms. Marcinko took the helm, and there is no legitimate reason to fire her.
Mr. Cohn wrote in an e-mail: "Ms. Marcinko is the best manager we've had in over a decade,
maybe longer, and Wilkinsburg is unlikely to find someone of her caliber again. It's taken the
last three years to build a strong management team, which is what the residents have said they
wanted for years. It would be terribly irresponsible to dismantle it with no thought or
discussion."
Ms. McCarthy-Johnson, who left the meeting before the final vote to care for a sick child, said
she believes the vote was an attempt by council members to exert greater control over the
manager's office. "Several council people were so used to being able to micromanage the
borough offices under previous managers, it's difficult for them. They have no control over [Ms.
Marcinko]," Ms. McCarthy-Johnson said.
She also said she thought Mr. Lewis waited until she left to introduce the motion because he
knew it would fail with her vote.
Mr. Lewis said he has no desire to control the manager's office, and he made the motion during
new business because it was the appropriate time. He also said "only a stupid person would raise
a vote if they don't know if they have the votes to win."
Mr. Lewis said the solicitor's interpretation of the borough code was incorrect and the firing
should stand, but he is willing to put the motion up for vote again. "I will raise that motion at
every single council meeting until it passes," he said.
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