Much Ado About Nothing

It’s all the comedic misunderstandings about things that mean nothing that turn into tragic actions.

Today's Quote

“My Experience in government is that when things are non-controversial and beautiful, coordinated, there is not much going on.”
John F. Kennedy

Public Discussion

A councilmember has little or no power acting alone. If there is an issue or problem that should be addressed by the city, it has to be put on the public agenda. Some issues are so important that there is a consensus that something must be done. However, your issue may be in competition with others for time and attention. The support of other members of the legislative body is needed to commit time and resources to study the issue.
The policy-maker must be prepared to explain why action is necessary and why this issue is more important than other issues that compete for time, attention, and resources. What is the problem that needs to be solved? What are the implications of not acting? What is at stake? Why is government involvement or action required?

PM

Data collection is such an important part of management but the actual data collection is booooring.

Need An Answer

With all these voices, it’s hard to read where we stand as a community. We all wish there was an easy answer. After all, taxes haven’t gone down. But city revenue has clearly gone down as state aids and construction has plunged — and both show no signs of an early recovery.
Considering the many competing demands and often scarce resources that confronts the City today, how can management decisions best address the needs of the community? Well, maybe it’s time to ask residents directly for the important part of the answer.
A citizen survey is a high quality, low-cost, scientific service designed by the National Research Center, Inc. in partnership with ICMA, to help busy local government managers make effective decisions informed by a well-rounded view of citizen opinion.

Today's Quote

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
Edmund Burke

Organization Question

Continuous improvement means not being satisfied with “a good job,” but always striving to do a better job and improve services. When did what was done in 1970 become the benchmark for doing a good job?