New City Clerk Worked His Way Up the Ranks in Hyattsville
Barber started working for the Prince George's County municipality at age 15.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Council Taps Hyattsville's Barber for Rockville City Clerk Job
Mayor Marcuccio: Hyattsville city clerk was "at the top of our list" when previous city clerk was hired.
The City of Rockville will name Douglass A. Barber as its new city clerk, officials said Tuesday evening. Barber is the city clerk for the City of Hyattsville. His selection will be announced in a news release on Wednesday morning, Rockville spokeswoman Marylou Berg said in an email. Reached by phone on Tuesday evening, Barber declined to comment before the formal announcement. The hiring follows the sudden departure of Rockville city clerk Glenda Evans last year. Barber was “at the top of our list” when Evans was hired in September 2010, said Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, who confirmed the hiring on Tuesday evening. Instead of hiring Barber in 2010, “The group chose to experiment with the possibilities Ms. Evans would bring,” Marcuccio said. “…
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Jim Coyle
12:03 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Congrats to the Mayor and Council. I am pleased that this was a unanimous decision which will give Mr. Barber a positive welcome to City Hall and to working with the Mayor & Council. The City Clerk is an important administrative position in the City especially working with the City Manager's Office. I am sure the Mayor and Council saw the opportunity to hire an experienced City Clerk to help with… more ›