FREDRIC MARKUS wrote: > After seeing CM Barret Lane's frown-y face in the metro section this > morning, I can see how "up to 34 hours @ $175/hr" has some appeal, but I > wonder about the need to commit up to 34 hours of our CM's valuable time > to what really amounts to hand-holding sessions.
For those of us who understand the value of the business model, it makes reasonable sense to do some work on executive communications. You can't run a corporation effectively, let alone a city, while all the senior executives are trying to "sit" on each other. As to the cost, companies the size of the city wouldn't even blink at this amount. I definitely think that the Mayor is on the right track. Lisa McDonald wrote: > I agree with Fred. This is politics. These kind of situations go with the turf. > If these folks want a warm and fuzzy work environment this is not the job for > them. Reading the paper today I thought Minneapolis didn't look very good. > I'm not sure the council even wanted this facilitation session. It's the mayor's >idea. > Let's take a page from St. Paul and get on with taking care of the big problems > facing the city. > This is reform. I think that the citizens of Minneapolis want council members who can run the city effectively, and not waste their time playing petty adolescent games. It's time to get to work. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
