Ronald Dellums

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, apparently having reached his limit in his ongoing range war with embattled City Administrator Deborah Edgerly, fired the city executive this week.

In a publicly released letter sent to Edgerly Tuesday, Dellums got straight to the point:

Deborah Edgerly, City Administrator

Ms. Edgerly,

I have elected to terminate you, effective immediately. You will receive your final paycheck that reflects the correct balances, as soon as it can be processed. You will also receive a letter explaining your COBRA rights.

As part of the regular process of administrative separation from employment, I ask that you please contact (intentional deletion by city) to arrange the collection of your personal belongings and to return the City's property, including but not limited to any credit cards, computers, building and parking access cards, cellular phones and personal data assistants (e.g. Blackberry, TREO, etc.).

Sincerely,

Ronald V. Dellums, Mayor