Privatization is an issue that was pushed in Norm Coleman's second term as Mayor. It was pushed by Coleman and his administration along with the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce. It went through extensive task force studies, public hearings and ultimately failed to pass. Considering the City Council generally favored the Mayor, there were good reasons it failed. The proposed privatization of services was based on the City of Indianapolis's experience...according to Coleman and the Chamber. I was the Chairperson of CityCare at the time. We held a forum attended by a couple hundred citizens including city officials and union members. We brought in the Deputy Mayor (whose name I can't now remember), from Indianapolis. He structured the system Coleman touted as the answer. What was interesting was that he acknowledged the pitfalls with pure privatization and in fact insisted that the unions be at the table when Indianapolis created their system. AFSME members here agreed with this process and supported his system. Coleman and the Chamber ultimately did not and it failed at the City Council.
John Mannillo Highland Park and Downtown _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
