The problem in this case is that John Bramante entered his new position and started making major internal decisions. These decisions had a negative impact on city government plans that were already in place before he took office. The causes of this problem were that Giovanni Bramante made decisions without consulting the city council. John began spending unnecessary amounts of money, changed the city's purchasing process, and changed people's positions within the city government. That said, John also changed employee positions and no interviews were conducted for people hired into new positions. All these new decisions were implemented without any kind of transition period between the old and the new. John's reluctance to cooperate with city council members as well as poor decision making lead to three recommendations. The first recommendation will be to convene the members of the city council to vote on the suspension of the municipal presidency. The benefits of this recommendation are to maintain order within city government and ensure that the rights of state employees are respected. The downside is that council members will have to start the search for a new mayor all over again. This process will take a long time and take time away from other tasks that need to be completed. My second recommendation is that in order for Mayor John Bramante to make any decision in the future, he must have a majority of city council members approve the choice. This recommendation stems from the fact that the city manager not only fails to communicate, but makes big decisions and implements them without letting time pass in... middle of paper... k and a minimum of two days and a maximum of five days to complete. The third phase is the "contingency plan", this phase is here in case the council and the city manager meet during the 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 scheduled within 24-48 hours of hiring to decide how to move forward. The meeting will last as long as necessary to obtain a 2/3 majority. In this case the simple majority will not work; the reason is that the city government and the public must be sure that all or more than fifty percent of the government will all agree to move forward. This will gain both the trust of the public they serve, and the trust of each other. This phase should last from a minimum of three days to a maximum of seven days.'