Wayne Hochwarter was 20 and working in a Chicago grocery store, where it seemed the bosses never lasted too long. A seed was planted.

There's something missing from Connie James' former office on Scottsdale Civic Center Mall. And it's not just pens, paper and other usual office items. It's something more subtle:

Two of Scottsdale’s City Councilmen-elect said they approve of City Manager Jan Dolan’s proposed salary increase, but other recommended changes by the sitting council should be left to the new panel.

November 16, 2004

Assistant city manager Barbara Burns is retiring next week after 29 years in Scottsdale government. Her position will join a handful of other administrative posts turning over at City Hall.

April 27, 2005

Jan Dolan's tenure as Scottsdale city manager ended quietly Tuesday as the City Council unanimously agreed to part ways with the embattled manager and treasurer.

 Tempe has hired a new human resources manager, the city announced Monday.

By day, he audits Tempe’s books.

Teri Traaen, Scottsdale’s human resources general manager whose department has been held up as the most glaring example of high turnover and low morale at City Hall, resigned Tuesday.

Chandler is picking up the pace in its search for a city manager, and Gilbert has just started the formal selection process for a town manager.

Scottsdale City Council members are making inquiries into sweeping workplace accusations made anonymously against City Manager Jan Dolan in a letter claiming to represent about one-quarter of the city’s work force.

Mesa has tapped Grand Junction, Colorado’s airport manager to take over the controls at Falcon Field Airport, one of the 10 busiest generalaviation airports in the country.

Mesa has tapped Grand Junction, Colorado’s airport manager to take over the controls at Falcon Field Airport, one of the 10 busiest generalaviation airports in the country.

BOSTON - Sister Julianne Hau became a nun 20 years ago because she felt a call to bring God’s word to anyone who needed it. But these days, that’s not the only requirement when running a convent, parish or diocese.

For the past 23 years, Randy Bulriss has worked for Intel Corp. With bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering, his tasks have crossed the spectrum.

TOKYO - Staffing a hotline for victims of abusive bosses, Yasuko Okada has heard it all — from complaints about one manager who would communicate only by e-mail with an employee he disliked to another who kicked, slapped and ridiculed a worker in front of clients.

It's subtle and can be hard to detect, but leaves no doubt about who's in charge. When Scottsdale City Manager Jan Dolan whispers or mouths to a subordinate about how to respond to questions during public meetings, her answers are repeated without hesitation.

He helped oversee the Super Bowl set-up operations from the Marshall Way bridge.

It’s been 11 months since the previous general manager at WestWorld resigned, and no one yet has been selected to fill the position. But Scottsdale officials say it’s not unusual for it to take so long to find a solid replacement.

Apache Junction City Manager George Hoffman refused to be interviewed about turmoil in the city’s police department since Chief Glenn Walp took control of the agency in January 2006. Hoffman did agree to answer questions by e-mail. The following is the questions posed to Hoffman, and his answers. Some questions he did not answer, referring them to City Attorney Joel Stern because they may involve litigation.