Dormont manager, solicitor resign
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Dormont Council President Bill McCartney confirmed today that borough manager Gino Rizza and solicitor Deron Gabriel have resigned.
"He thinks it was just time to move on with his life, and that's what he decided to do," Mr. McCartney said of Mr. Rizza, who submitted his resignation Friday.
Hired in 2009, Mr. Rizza was Dormont's ninth manager since 2001. He didn't return a phone call for comment.
Mr. Gabriel confirmed this afternoon that he alerted council via email earlier today of his decision to step down.
In that email, which he provided to the Post-Gazette, Mr. Gabriel said that on Friday he discussed the resignation with Mr. McCartney.
"I just have some other professional obligations right now that demand my attention," he said in a phone interview today, declining to elaborate.
As the borough moves forward with a comprehensive plan and other matters, it needs someone who is better able to advise officials in those areas, Mr. McCartney said.
"Deron's been pretty effective here for the borough, but we need to move in another direction," Mr. McCartney said, adding that Mr. Gabriel, who has worked with the borough since 2008, will remain as solicitor until his replacement is hired.
First Published February 6, 2012 4:46 pm
