It wasn’t on the agenda, but at the Tuesday, Dec. 21 meeting, the Greensboro City Council hired Taiwo Jaiyeoba as the new Greensboro city manager.
Jaiyeoba is currently an assistant city manager and director of the planning and development department in Charlotte. He was hired by a unanimous vote of the City Council to start Feb. 1, 2022, at a starting salary of $280,000 a year plus an executive allowance of $1,000 a month.
Vaughan, who struggled with the pronunciation of Taiwo Jaiyeoba in reading the official resolution, noted that he goes by “Tai.”
She said, “I think Tai will do a fabulous job.”
After the vote, Jaiyeoba, who is currently on vacation, spoke to the City Council via Zoom and said he was excited to be coming to Greensboro, a city he had “admired from a distance.”
Jaiyeoba said, “The City of Greensboro is poised for great things, not only in North Carolina but in these United States.”
Prior to working in Charlotte, Jaiyebo served as the director of the Sacramento Regional Transit District and was director of planning and development in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jaiyeoba has a bachelor’s degree in geography and a master of science degree in urban and regional planning from Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. He is also a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management in leadership.
Although he doesn’t report for work until Feb. 1, 2022, Jaiyebo will be at the Greensboro City Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18 for a formal introduction.
Former Greensboro City Manager David Parish resigned effective June 30 and the City Council began a nationwide search for a new city manager. The last time Greensboro hired a city manager from outside the city was when Rashad Young was hired in 2009.
Vaughan and city councilmembers heaped a lot of praise on Interim City Manager Chris Wilson for the job he has done since taking over in July. Vaughan noted that Wilson would continue to handle some of the large economic development projects in the works.
Several major announcements are expected in the beginning of 2022.
So much for token “diversity” when the Greensboro Mayor does not even take the time to learn to pronounce her new hire’s name.
Give it a shot yourself.
With strong transportation and city planning experience, I hope Tai will look at the traffic light timing control around the city and deploy the sensors that can help citizens save thousands of gallons of gas annually
$292,000 a year. $292,000 a year.
Wow.
Hey, I just learned that i can get a degree from Nigeria for $100. So can I land a cushy bureaucrat’s job in the Parasitic Sector making $6,000 a week? I’d love to get on the gravy train.
Meanwhile two black women Democrats are fighting it out for another public sector doddle as Clerk of Court.
I thought Democrats wanted diversity….
And they say the Private Sector is full of greed…
$292,000? Can do half as bad for half as much. Oh by the way, do I get bonuses, too?
When I was a salesman for other companies, they’d offer bonuses to sales people who hit high targets – because they brought more money into the company. Public Sector parasites get bonuses for no reason at all – except that the Parasite Sector CAN award itself free money.
It’s obscene greed.
Great job Greensboro , I am assuming that you checked his background and how in June of this year , he was almost fired from Charlotte. I am guessing that you know about his plan to push the elimination of zoning for single family homes meaning apts, and low income housing could be put anywhere. From everything that I could research for him, he is still a citizen of Nigeria , here on a green card. If you want to know how his idea of housing is working , it is being used right now in Minneapolis and Grand Rapids. He was also under fire for living in Union County and not Mecklenburg where he worked. His reasoning was that he couldn’t find the room needed for his wife and 7 children.
Yep , I have all the confidence that our city council knows about all of this. Right?? Took me 5 mins. ttps://charlotte.axios.com/268187/taiwo-jaiyeoba-is-chasing-something-bigger-than-the-2040-plan/
Seven kids..? Seven kids…???
Really?
Am I surprised? Not in the least. Welcome to Greensboro.
Is this true??? He is not a citizen of America but on a green card!!!!
LOL….diversity is alive and well in Greensboro! What did you expect?
Think positive, it’s Christmas. Give the man a chance. Maybe Tai can clear up the never-ending construction C-F at West Market & Guilford College road. I failed to make a note of when the project began, but I remember Herbert Hoover asking me about it.
Attention to the last line!
If true, regarding the background of “Tai”, The Greensboro City Council and Mayor must be out of their freaking mind to hire this clown. I hate like hell to have my tax dollars spent on this “diversity” fraud. This job offer should be withdrawn and offered to a well qualified American without regard to race, creed, etc.
I see that the other article expressing concerns over the city manager’s education and experience has been taken down. What’s up with that Rhino?
Thanks. The wrong box was clicked.
I wuz wrong, again. I thot the dog ate your homework.
Cool. I will set my conspiracy theories aside….this time. 🙂