Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "A Pot Of
Gold":
I don't think Tim's idea to re-distribute the fund is crazy
at all. Who's money is it in the first place?
When the Town Hall was
built, growth was forseen but has that growth been the reason for the space
issues? Things change in the way business is conducted. When the Town Hall was
created, was there a computer on everyone's desk? I don't think that you can
attribute the growth of the Town to the increase of space usage at Town Hall.
I also think that splitting Town employess across multiple locations (as
you infer with the old Hydro building) would not be the best solution either. I
can tell you first hand that there are breakdowns in efficiencies when you have
multiple locations.
I would wager that the employees that are currently
dealing with "growth" will not be going anywhere when we reach the limit of
growth. That is a hard pill to swallow. If you are telling those people right
now that they are in a temporary full time position, I would not be surprised
that they would start looking for something instead of the uncertain position
they currently enjoy.
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This comment would be from a municipal employee. Councillors have heard the argument.. It has no merit.
A person with a secure job, would not likely apply for a contract position.Unless they had a friend in court.
A person without employment would likely apply.
Contract employment is better than none.
A contract employee who acquits well has an edge should a future opportunity arise.
If not, they have gained useful experience and a reference to stand them well in future applications.
If my correspondent is a contract employee of the town my advice would be to stop feeling sorry for yourself. You are better off than many.
Upward mobility is every person's right.
All employees are hired on probation. It allows for evaluation of work habits before granting the protection of full time status.
Employee benefits are a significat part of the cost of municipal service.
We have an example of an employee fulfilling two functions in different locations. I can\'t believe it is efficient.
It has nothing to do with contract status.
A person in charge of maintenance of a facility has a completely different function in another location.
It came about as a result of re-organisation.recommended by a consultant and adopted by the last Council.
I will not be persuaded the purpose was anything but political
machination.
My grand-daughter thinks Ispend too much time responding to comments and it has changed the character of the blog.
She may be right.
Part of my purpose is to create a picture of the political dynamcs of a small town. It is a world unto itself.
And to encourage anyone who may be interested, the job is worthwhile. .
Evelyn:
ReplyDeleteCan you share with us what the total land area is where the town hall sits, in acres or square feet or hectares or square metres?
Can you do the same for the percentage of that total land occupied by building and parking lots?
Without this information the present subject remains meaningless.
Thank you.
"This comment would be from a municipal employee. Councillors have heard the argument.. It has no merit."
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOD..... You cannot be further from the truth. I wrote this (thank you for publishing). I am not a municipal employee - never have. I have worked full-time in the private sector since 1981. I am currently employed by a multi-national company headquartered in Europe.
My experiences over the last 30+ years is what I draw on here.
Where's the town clerk? I haven't seen him at a council meeting in some time. I hope he isn't ill.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you understand the post. Where did he/she say they are in a contract position?
ReplyDeleteYou stated in the original post that once the Town reaches it's capactiy, the employees that are working on "growth" will become redundant. Do these employees understand that? Were there employees told that when they were hired? Are you now, through this blog, serving them notice that they will be let go once the Town capactiy is reached?
I don't see where you got the contract stuff from.
3:33 PM
ReplyDeleteYou introduced yourself once before on the same terms. ie, the multi-national company. That time you were/were not an employee of the Center. Why should anyone believe a word you write? Or care about your ' credentials '"
8:22 AM
ReplyDeleteWhy should you not believe 3:33PM. Not being an employee of the Town and not being an employee of the Centre are mutually exclusive.
Should you care? Who cares about anything here?
When the owner of this blog states "I KNOW WHERE THIS PERSON WORKS" and it is refuted, it shows me what the owner of this web site really knows.
Proven ? Nothing has been proven at all. Refuted does not mean the same thing. Logic 101
ReplyDeleteEvelyn could well be right. It does not matter. Get on with your day.