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Mayor Adrian O. Mapp congratulates Wayne Clarke on his appointment as Business Administrator, August 2019. |
For the third time in three years, Plainfield is without a Business Administrator.
BA Wayne Clarke is no longer with the City as of Monday morning (March 23). There are conflicting stories over whether Clarke was fired outright or offered a chance to resign.
The move comes as Plainfield and the nation face an unprecedented public health crisis with the Coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor Mapp announced on Monday that Plainfield now has ten people diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus. That number is expected to rise dramatically as New Jersey heads into the surge phase of the pandemic.
Recruited by Mayor Adrian O. Mapp after the sudden departure of City Administrator Carlos Sanchez in July 2019, Clarke was appointed at the City Council meeting of the following month.
A Certified Public Accountant who had a career with Prudential, some eyebrows were raised at his appointment as Clarke had never worked in government before.
After a bumpy start where Clarke is said to have remarked at a staff meeting, by way of introducing himself, "I'm here to straighten things out," he seemed to have settled in to the job and the endless meetings it entailed.
With a tenure of just over eight months, Clarke was Mapp's shortest-serving administrator. (The Business Administrator position was created with the charter revision and replaces the former City Administrator.)
I am told that Clarke was on vacation at the time he was let go -- unusual for an employee in their first year, and an almost unthinkable circumstance given the dire crisis the City and the nation are facing.
Municipal Clerk "AJay" Jalloh is serving as the Acting Business Administrator.
Mayor Mapp's mettle is going to be sorely tested trying to find a qualified replacement in times like these.
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