It has been noted at several of the at-large Park Board debates that there is currently no evaluation - job performance reviews for the Management or Legal Counsel/Lobbyist that the board hires. Most of the people asking for transparency and open process are suggesting one of the first items of business in the new year will be performance evaluations and see where we go from there. There is general agreement that review of job descriptions and job duties is necessary.
So it isn't just Mr. Stone asking for change - recently more and more of us are identifying priorities necessary after the January 2nd swearing-in. First up will be a Board retreat where there will be work by a new Board (whomever they may be) towards UNITY and the ability to work together will be hammered out. Annie Young citywide Park Commissioner seeking relection in ' 05 Quoting Rick Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I am sorry to keep asking questions, but I guess that is where I am right > now. > > I read in Liz W.'s minutes of a MPRB meeting a while ago (at least I think > it was there my apologies if it was not) that when a PB Commissioner asked > for a line item budget he/she was told that it would be micromanagement to > do so. > > I get the hint that attempts by the board to request such information will > continue to fall on deaf ears. I also take it that there is no legal reason > for the staff to provide such information because someone would have sued > the PB by now. > > So my question is: > > How are you Mr. Stone, or any candidate for PB for that matter, going to > actually change what is going on inside the MPRB? > > I think saying change is needed and bringing about that change are two > different things. > > And I am not picking on you Mr Stone but I do wish that someone would > provide a road map. > > Rick Kuhlmann > HPDL > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Jason C Stone > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 3:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Mpls] Good government - make it personal > > Have you ever noticed that in the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, the > same individual is > responsible for Development, Revenue Generation, Finance and Record-keeping? > Do you really want > the money-man responsible for all official record-keeping? > > The money-man has consistently discounted the value of keeping minutes. A > record-keeper wouldn't > do that. Recently, one of our elected representatives requested financial > data from the money-man > and was refused an answer. > > Effective leaders would seek out and incorporate best practices in > governance. > > Whose feet have been held to the fire for the $2 million lawsuit at 'The > Fort'? Why do I have to > put out a press release calling for 'Sunshine in Government' to get the Park > Board to produce > meeting minutes? Why do the People for Parks support sloppy governance? > > We need more financial checks and balances on the Park Board, and greater > separation of duties. > This is your $60 million/year. > > Jason Stone > Candidate for Park District 5 > Diamond Lake > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
