Agreed! Staff with IT/AV experience is critical— and should be well paid! They will amplify the services of the professional staff.
Lynne Smith 5 Tabor Hill Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781-258-1175 Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Nov 2022, at 1:20 p.m., Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > > Something to consider is the expanding needs for professional staff to > support volunteer governance. > > Most recently, we lost a volunteer who covered almost all our AV needs-Jim > Cunningham. > Having someone on board to ensure meetings and events are well covered and > recorded and retrievable may take new investment. > As our IT muses expand, we may need to expand our IT capacity. > > I would much rather invest in personnel than space. > > I await the presentation at SoTT to see what I am missing. > Meanwhile, I continue to dig through old reports and data sheets to better > prepare myself to be a critical consumer at the ups coming meeting. > > Sara > > > > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > >> On Nov 13, 2022, at 1:12 PM, Lynne Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have managed staff in multiple offices around the country—and this was in >> early 2000’s before Zoom! Modern office workers manage global teams, often >> from their home computers. I don’t think on-premises management is a valid >> argument for a single building. >> >> I want to make clear that I support investment for community services. I >> just don't want to see more new buildings with more new parking. I’m hopeful >> Lincoln can come up with innovative, sustainable solutions that preserve our >> heritage and feed our collective sense of community. >> >> I hope the CCBC presentation will show data on: >> —The number of individuals arriving each day for private meetings at Bemis. >> —The number of weekly events with a larger audience at Bemis and Hartwell. >> (E.g. Lincoln Academy, fitness classes, etc.) >> —The number of Lincoln residents who use indoor fitness and other classes >> held at Bemis and Hartwell? (E.g. % of total residents) >> >> In other words, I would like to understand the actual usage data. >> I am not persuaded by the ‘if we build it, they will come’ approach. >> >> Lincoln has so many places where we gather formally and informally—the >> library, the churches, Town offices, Pierce House, the Mall, our beautiful >> new school (which now houses the preschool, leaving a vacancy at a Hartwell >> pod). >> >> I love using these beautiful spaces for planned gatherings and unplanned >> encounters. I just don’t think we need another new building. >> >> See you Monday night! >> >> Lynne Smith >> 5 Tabor Hill Road >> Lincoln, MA 01773 >> 781-258-1175 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 13 Nov 2022, at 12:36 p.m., [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Lynne, >>> Thank you for your suggestion. >>> It would be very difficult to be aware of everything that happens in many >>> facilities and manage well without hiring more employees. If you have >>> managed such a similar situation, please tell how you managed it. If not, >>> you need to speak with Abigail Butts Lincoln's COA president for her take >>> on your suggestion. >>> Thanks again. >>> Lynne LaSpina >>> Sent from the all new AOL app for Android >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 12:24 PM, Lynne Smith >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >
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