Hold the phone!
What's this? The city is going to re-fill that city hall switchboard operator post?
That spot was dropped in order to save money. Ever since then, I've heard nothing but complaints from my fellow citizens about not being able to contact anyone at city hall. Some people also aren't quite sure where to go if they visit city hall in person.
This might be a case of city officials being too close to the situation. I'm not sure they realize that most city residents don't ever have to go to city hall for any reason, or rarely for any reason. And if you're an out-of-towner and get a parking ticket, not only can't you find city hall, you're not sure where in city hall you have to pay your ticket (since you're also ignorant of the parking-ticket-fixer program run by downtown merchants).
You can figure out why the city might not have heard the beefs about the switchboard operator position -- no one could get through the telephone maze to voice their disapproval.
But better late than never, though. City officials probably don't really have a clue about how right that move really was.
Now let's hope the city's hired-gun efficiency consultants don't come back with a recommendation to dump the position.
That REALLY would be a bad call.
That spot was dropped in order to save money. Ever since then, I've heard nothing but complaints from my fellow citizens about not being able to contact anyone at city hall. Some people also aren't quite sure where to go if they visit city hall in person.
This might be a case of city officials being too close to the situation. I'm not sure they realize that most city residents don't ever have to go to city hall for any reason, or rarely for any reason. And if you're an out-of-towner and get a parking ticket, not only can't you find city hall, you're not sure where in city hall you have to pay your ticket (since you're also ignorant of the parking-ticket-fixer program run by downtown merchants).
You can figure out why the city might not have heard the beefs about the switchboard operator position -- no one could get through the telephone maze to voice their disapproval.
But better late than never, though. City officials probably don't really have a clue about how right that move really was.
Now let's hope the city's hired-gun efficiency consultants don't come back with a recommendation to dump the position.
That REALLY would be a bad call.
posted by The Observer at 9/21/2006 10:40:00 AM
2 Comments:
Do you ever give credit when justified, or do you just like to criticize? Your comment about "City officials probably don't really have a clue about how right that move really was" is short sighted. Obviously they really "do" have a clue, and that is why they will re-fill the position.
Keep hiding out and slandering, that seems to be what you do best.
The observer is hiding out and libeling. Slander is spoken.
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