PRESTON, Minn. — Mayor Kurt Reicks confirmed that Ryan Throckmorton remains in office as city administrator despite a drunken=driving issue from October that has the denizens abuzz. Rochester television station sampled people around town about the situation and found lots of ‘on-the-hand’ views: Among them:
> Ciri Corson: ““I don’t think anyone is going, ‘Yeah, that’s a good idea, he should still be here.’ I think he should take a leave. Then figure things out.”
> Zoe Bierman “That’s OK for him to get away with that, but a standing citizen, no, there’s no leeway with that.”
Throckmorton didn’t comment. Legal issues stemming from his arrest remain to be sorted through in court. As city administrator, Throckmorton is a a non-elected official answerable to the five-member City Council.