City Manager Robb Quincey on Upland's economy

Posed question: As a leader, how do you speak to residents, employees and constituents about the state of the economy?

Upland City Manager Robb Quincey:

"First and foremost I try to education and inform our people, whether it be employees or constituents, about what's going on in our city - what the state of the economy is in our city," Quincey said. "We send out an Upland Today newsletter that speaks to what's going on in our city and in our case we planned for a downturn in the economy. We budgeted for a downturn."

"We focus on what's happening to us and let people know we're in a good position and firmly in control of what's happening in our city and doing the best we can to minimize the impact overall," he said.

"We've been building reserves for a number of years. We put aside for specific projects and what we anticipated, so we were prepared for it. Granted this has been far worse than anticipated, it's been very very severe, but the city is well positioned for it. We're prepared for it. We're making adjustments and will continue to make adjustments."