The problem in this case is that John Bramante stepped into his new position and started making major internal decisions. These decisions negatively impacted city government plans that were already in place before he took office. The causes of this problem were that John Bramante was making decisions without consulting the city council. John began spending unnecessary amounts of money, changing the city's purchasing process, and changing the position of people in city government. That being said, John also changed employee positions and no interviews were conducted for those hired into new positions. All these new decisions were implemented without any sort of transition period between the old and the new. John's refusal to cooperate with city council members and a poor decision-making process lead to three recommendations. The first recommendation will be that city council members hold a meeting to vote on suspending the city manager. The benefits of this recommendation are to maintain order within the municipality and guarantee respect for the rights of civil servants. The downside is that council members will have to start the search for a new city manager again. This process will take a lot of time and will take away time from other tasks that need to be completed. My second recommendation is that in order for City Manager John Bramante to make decisions in the future, he must get a majority of City Council members to approve the choice. This recommendation comes from the fact that the city manager not only fails to communicate, but makes big decisions and implements them without allowing time to get to middle of paper......like a minimum of two days and a maximum of five days to complete. The third phase is the “emergency plan”. This phase is there in the event that the council and city manager come together during hiring in the second phase and agree that having a majority vote on all major decisions will not work. If this were to happen, there should be another meeting within 24-48 hours of this hire to decide how to move forward. The meeting will take the time necessary to obtain a 2/3 majority. A simple majority will not work in this case; The reason is that the city government as well as the public must be sure that all or more than fifty percent of the members of the government will all agree in the future. This will both earn the trust of the public they serve and that of others. This phase should last a minimum of three days and a maximum of seven days...'