John: You raise a good point and an excellent "education opportunity." All survey responses are posted on the CSMFO web site and kept there for two years (we don't want to keep this for too long; it gets stale and the results may no longer be valid). This is under (appropriately enough) "Survey Results" on our home page (or: www.csmfo.org/surveys). And the most recent surveys are always in "What's New." The results are organized into the following main categories (which pretty much follow the same organization as the "resource room"). o Accounting and Financial Reporting o Budgeting o Expense Management o Fiscal Policies o Investments o Miscellaneous o Payroll and Human Resources o Revenue Management o Technology o Travel Policies Additionally, survey request guidelines are also provided in this section. And this raises another point: before sending out a survey request, check both "Survey Results" and the "Resource Room" for your topic: the answers you're looking for may already be there! Hope this is helpful. Please call me at 805.781.7125 (or email me ) if you have any questions. Bill Statler, Director of Finance City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Phone: (805) 781-7125 Fax: (805) 781-7401 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Guthrie, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/4/00 10:34:47 AM >>> Since getting on this list I've probably seen 50 surveys done, several of which I've responded to. Most of these fit the category of good information that I don't need right now and will probably want when I'm dealing with this issue in the future. Unfortunately, by then I will have probably forgotten the source. My only option then is to put these in an electronic folder and take up computer space or ditto with paper. My sugestion is to keep a running page on the CSMFO web site listing all surveys with a icon for each to open and if appropriate print. The listing should, as a minimum, have the description of the data,eg. "Comp days allowed" the preparer and the date the survey was completed. I don't need a direct response to this but would like to see some discussion on the group email if you think this would be a good or bad idea. (Paul, I've CCed you since I'm not sure if you are on the list.)
