Friday, September 03, 1999
Ex-administrator seeks to join board that fired her
BY WALT SCHAEFER
The Cincinnati Enquirer
COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP — Jane Pirman, who was fired as administrator of this township by the two incumbent trustees, is trying to capture the open trustee seat in the Nov. 2 election.
Ms. Pirman, 51, is opposed by Paul Davis, 62, retired assistant superintendent of the Hamilton County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Trustee Michael Tighe is not seeking re-election.
Ms. Pirman's firing in March 1998 led to an unsuccessful citizens' initiative to remove trustees Carlos Fernandez and Susan Hughes from office.
Ms. Pirman said Thursday she holds no animosity toward Mr. Fernandez nor Mrs. Hughes for their decision to fire her.
“Absolutely, I can work with the present board should I be elected,” she said. “As administrator, I made recommendations and they decided to act or not to act on them. It was their right and privilege to let me go. Also, remember, I was hired by a Board of Trustees (in 1997), two of whom were not on the board that spring when I was terminated.”
Mr. Davis, who lives near Kennedy Heights, did not comment about the past relationship issue between the trustees and Ms. Pirman.
The township of about 4,400 people in eastern Hamilton County consists of several isolated pockets of unincorporated land, including Madison Place, Plainville, the Ridgewood subdivision, the Ridge and Highland avenues area and the Seven Hills area.
Mr. Davis, a 22-year veteran of the county's MRDD department, said he sees “continuation of the township's ... outstanding services, (including) fire and police protection” as key goals.
“I also want to see road repair and road maintenance projects continue. They are of the utmost importance to maintain township property values.
“To do that, we need to maximize the potential from every tax dollar that comes to the township,” said Mr. Davis, who was principal at MRDD's Dyer School and Bobbie Fairfax School prior to being named deputy superintendent, a job he's held for 15 years.
Ms. Pirman, a family counselor at Spring Grove Ceme tery and part-time Crosby Township administrator in northwestern Hamilton County, said she sees a need to work with the Metropolitan Sewer District and the city of Cincinnati to bring a new area-wide sewer system to the Madison Place area.
Ms. Pirman has served 22 years in suburban Hamilton County government positions — including stints as Forest Park income tax administrator, and tax commissioner in Wyoming, Madeira and Harrison.
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