In the wake of the sudden termination of Traverse City Planning Director Shawn Winter this week, for which a cause was not given publicly or to Winter, City Manager Benjamin Marentette has provided a statement to The Ticker offering more context on the firing. The job I was hired to do as city manager is to provide leadership to the organization. My ultimate loyalty belongs to the city, not a specific individual, even though I care deeply about all employees. Any private individual or member of the media may FOIA any city employee’s personnel file, including Mr. Winter’s. In a response to Marentette's statement, Winter said the following:"The limited interactions I had with the city manager in a superior/subordinate context primarily revolved around claims that were not violations of established personnel policies.