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Episode 284 of The HaltingWinter Podcast
Brought to you by Tyler Technologies
Some leadership roles come with applause.
Municipal leadership rarely does.
When a city is under financial strain, when public trust is fragile, and when the problems on your desk were created long before you arrived, leadership stops being theoretical. It becomes personal. Heavy. Relentless.
In this week’s episode of The HaltingWinter Podcast, I sat down with Rose Beverly, City Manager of Paris, Texas, to talk about what it actually looks like to hold the line when a city is struggling.
Rose didn’t inherit a clean slate. She stepped into deferred infrastructure, structural financial challenges, and a community asking hard questions all while expecting stability, transparency, and progress. Like many city managers, she’s carrying responsibility for problems she didn’t create, absorbing criticism meant for the system, and doing the work most people never see.
This conversation isn’t about shortcuts or silver bullets. It’s about stewardship.
It’s about taking the hits so your team doesn’t have to.
It’s about standing steady when trust is thin and expectations are high.
It’s about staying human while holding a role that never really turns off.
Rose’s journey, from elected office to city administration across multiple states, offers a rare, honest look at the emotional and professional weight of this work. Not from a place of complaint, but from a place of commitment.
If you’re a city manager, administrator, department head, or public servant who feels the quiet pressure of keeping things together while the spotlight points elsewhere, this episode is for you.
Listen to Episode 284: Holding the Line When a City Is Struggling
Financial Strain, Fragile Public Trust, and the Work No One Sees
This episode is sponsored by Tyler Technologies, the leader in empowering the public sector with software solutions that connect data, streamline operations, and improve service delivery. From civic services to public safety, Tyler helps local governments build stronger, more resilient communities.
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The HaltingWinter Podcast celebrates and elevates the people who power local government. Through in-depth conversations with leaders from cities, counties, and communities of all sizes, host Seth Winterhalter explores the journeys, challenges, and innovations happening in municipal leadership across America.
