Miami City Manager Crapp Calls It Quits

MIAMI (CBS4) - Miami has an opening for a City Manager.

Less than six months on the job Tony Crapp Jr., 38, has resigned his position to accept a job with a private firm in Broward County. Monday he informed Mayor Tomas Regalado that he would be leaving immediately.

During his term, Crapp was forced to deal with a public squabble between the city's administration and its Police Chief Miguel Exposito and a looming budget deficit of $40 million dollars.

From the start Crapp's appointment to the City Manager position by Regalado was met with raised eyebrows. He did not have experience overseeing a large staff or a city-sized budget. But then he was no stranger to Miami city politics. He's been with the city for 15 years, mostly as Regalado's chief of staff. When he was named City Manager in December 2010 some questioned whether he got the job to because Regalado wanted him to help in removing Expositio as police chief. Both men denied that accusation.

CBS4 reporter Jim DeFede said he believes the front runner to replace Crapp Jr. is Assistant City Manager Johnny Martinez, who came to the city last year after spending 22 years with the Florida Department of Transportation. Crapp's decision to step down could re-open the debate on whether the new manager will Exposito who is slated to retire at the end of the year.

Crapp replaced Carlos Migoya who left to return to the private sector. Migoya now runs the Jackson Health System.

Crapp's departure is the second this month for the city.

Miami chief financial officer Larry Spring submitted his resignation to Miami manager Crapp on June 3rd. Spring said he wanted to pursue private-sector jobs that have started to come his way.

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