CCO Staff

Current and former City of Mpls staff working to address racism and toxic work practice within the organization.

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Yesterday, The City of Minneapolis posted the Chief Operations Officer position, one of the highest-ranking in the City. Heather Johnston is currently Interim COO. You may remember Johnston from last spring’s public hearing, or from her firing Dir Green two weeks ago. 1/15🧵

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Want to remind them? Email the Mayor and Council to let them know your concerns about this process, about their treatment of Dir Green, and anything else you think they should know residents are following. Contact info here: https://t.co/FayQyW5ppe 10/10 🧵

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Track Trachtenberg, a former Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging staff and signatory of our original petition, described their experience working for the City in a Minn Post op-ed: https://t.co/dFFVF5ZiCY. 1/10 🧵

[MinnPost @MinnPost]

Opinion piece by Track Trachtenberg: I was the last employee left the first time Minneapolis dissolved the Division of Race & Equity. The treatment of Director Tyeastia Green is a continuation of unsurprising patterns. https://t.co/0Uq2wq4vEK

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

So Heather gets off clear, because that’s how the City’s ADH&R is designed, and applies for the job. We hope the COO Search Committee will remember our testimonies, Dir Green’s memo, and all other clear documentation of Heather’s racist, toxic, retaliatory behavior. 9/10 🧵

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Watch Director Green's interview with @ByGeorgiaFort Also interviewed are one current and one former City employee, both testifiers against the appointment of Heather Johnston
https://t.co/o87o8qsuKJ

[MinnPost @MinnPost]

“That audio, I believe, exonerates me,” Tyeastia Green said, saying it shows the council vote was aimed at publicly shifting blame for the expo to her: “I didn’t mess up my budget. That money is there.” https://t.co/3gLOQWDWnz

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

How many more staff does the City need to lose before we acknowledge the incompetence of Heather Johnston’s leadership in supporting and retaining these public servants? Heather’s racial and interpersonal ineptitude is not fit to lead this City. https://t.co/mLvL1HNyv2 15/15

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Yesterday, The City of Minneapolis posted the Chief Operations Officer position, one of the highest-ranking in the City. Heather Johnston is currently Interim COO. You may remember Johnston from last spring’s public hearing, or from her firing Dir Green two weeks ago. 1/15🧵

[CCO Staff @ccostaffmpls]

Since bravely sharing their testimony and other feedback with the City, 3 City staff have been fired. Several others are currently being retaliated against. Countless others have left. 14/15