Indio city manager Dan Martinez resigns
Indio City Manager Dan Martinez resigned Wednesday after seven years in the post.
“I thank the city council for affording me the opportunity to serve the community where I grew up,” Martinez said in a statement. “It has truly been an honor and a privilege.”
The statement released by the city said the city council and Martinez “mutually agreed to end their relationship,” but did not elaborate on the reasons. The city statement called him a “great asset” and credited him with helping to pull the city out of an economic downturn in 2010.
KESQ News Channel 3 and CBS Local 2’s Joe Galli was at the Indio City Council meeting Wednesday night. Indio Mayor Elaine Holmes refused to comment on any further details on Martinez quitting.
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Holmes said: “On behalf of the city council, city employees and residents, we thank Mr. Martinez for his dedication and service to the city of Indio for the past seven years.”
Martinez, who did not reveal his future plans, said he was “extremely proud of the many accomplishments and advances that we have made during my tenure.”
“The city of Indio is a vibrant community that is on a healthy and strong financial path with an excellent team of hard-working, dedicated employees. I sincerely appreciate and thank each and every one of them for their commitment and support during the past seven years,” he said.
People at Wednesday night meeting could only speculate as the why Martinez would quit a job that paid more than $300,000 a year.
“I think that somebody might be investigating, I mean it sounds like that. For somebody just to up and quit there might be a reason. Usually, there is a reason,” said Anne Yeh, an Indio resident.
“My biggest concern is that it isn’t something personal. Terribly personal. Because that can always play into it too,” said Sam Torres, a former Indio city council member who worked with Martinez.
Holmes said she is confident the assistant city manager, Rob Rockwell, and city staff will be able to hold down the fort until a replacement is hired.
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