Dear Readers: I toiled over a post on the evils of filling cabinet-level jobs with people in temporary or acting capacity only to have most of the text disappear when I tried to publish at 4:15 a.m. Suffice it to say that because the mayor still has two and a half years left in her second term, it was my opinion that she should make every effort to identify permanent cabinet members to fill the roles of city administrator and director of Public Works & Urban Development. The ongoing turnover at the top, coupled with layoffs in key divisions, has weakened the administration's ability to provide optimum stewardship of city resources.
At this point, I am not able to recreate the full post with names, dates, etc. Maybe I can do so later. My apologies.
--Bernice
I'd suggest you write your article drafts in Word, then paste them into your blog. If you don't have Word, you can use notepad (mac has it's own version). You'll find it under Accessories in your program list. Notepad doesn't have fancy formatting, but at least you'd have your text.
ReplyDeleteTo copy, highlight the text and type ctrl-C. To paste, place your cursor and type ctrl-V. Then you can do text formatting in the blog.
I've had that happen before. So now I do the writing in a text file, save it, then copy-paste to the target location.
Olive Lynch
Again, this Mayor and Council are both the reason for the stalling. We have residents who are qualified for these appointments. So whether you are a "New Dem" or a party line faithful we will always have appointments who do not have the best interests of the City at heart. Politics as usual. May I remind the public these vacant appointments do not require state certifications i.e. C.F.O., tax collector, etc. Therefore, our pool of applicants could be expanded.
ReplyDeleteSorry that the cyberspace devil caught you. It happens all to often to me but to the master, inconceivable.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with 8:51. I do not believe that we have residents who are capable of filling these highly skilled, specialized and challenging positions. If they existed those residents would have surfaced long ago. Plainfield, as any employer, must cast as wide a net as possible to bring us the best available talent. Then it's up to the mayor's leadership to create a culture where the talent wants to stay. If the mayor can't do that don't blame the talent for leaving.
ReplyDeleteTo 8:51AM I agree. There are plenty of people in Plainfield who not only are qualified, but have applied for the positions. However, the mayor has not allowed them to be interviewed or vetted.
ReplyDeleteSo when the mayor says she cannot find qualified people, she means, she cannot find anyone who will first, put up with her unprofessional and demeaning treatment, and second, do what she wants - period.
To 11:30. So you believe non-resident directors in the past were superior to resident directors? Furthermore, then why not just abolish the residency ordinance. Personally, I know there enough residents who are taxpayers in this town who could perform as Directors but both the Mayor and Council choose not to pursue.
ReplyDeleteThey will stall long enough to fly under the radar. This is why Plainfield is no better than it was 15 - 20 years ago.
ReplyDelete" To err is human, to really mess things up you need a computer"
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