Guest Opinion: Thoughts About Cotta's Evaluation - Did She Answer The Council's Argument Or One Of Her Own Making? By Ric Holt | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

Guest Opinion: Thoughts About Cotta's Evaluation - Did She Answer The Council's Argument Or One Of Her Own Making? By Ric Holt | The Ashland Chronicle-Oregon

When the Ashland City Council found that City Manager Sabrina Cotta had barely met its expectations, marking her down for communication in particular, she filed a written rebuttal. A rebuttal is the proper place to push back, and Cotta had real grounds. But a rebuttal persuades only against arguments actually made. The question is whether she answered the council’s argument or one of her own making. The council raised two distinct issues. The fi…