Sierra Club political organzier Craig Benjamin, who last week told colleagues in an email that he had received "an offer that [he] could not refuse" from Mayor Mike McGinn to coordinate the city's annual budget process, will stay with the Sierra Club—where McGinn previously served as chair—after all.

In an email to colleagues, Benjamin wrote, "Upon further consideration I decided to decline an offer to join the City Budget Office as an Executive Assistant so that I can pursue other opportunities (like this inspiring endeavor) and I will remain in my present position at the Sierra Club. Please give me a call if you have any questions about this decision."

Contacted by phone, Benjamin said he couldn't comment on his decision to stay at the Sierra Club. ""Let's just leave it at that email," he said.

McGinn's office reportedly did not formally offer Benjamin the job, and decided against doing so when he told colleagues he was leaving before getting an official offer.