I suggest a city commissioner be assigned to one dept./area of city govermnent to act as a type of "liason" with the staff and city management. I have heard of issues between staff and management, and problems continue to fester and grow and make bigger problems.
A commissioner will meet with each staff member at least once a year, or as often as that staff wants to, to hear problems, suggestions, and other issues that they, the commissioenrs, and the public will never hear about. Just the commissioner and the staff, no one else. This is part of governing, and managing people. Confidentiality will have to be maintained of course by both parties.
The mayor would assign the commissioners as he saw fit, rotating them through the departments during their tenure.
For example:
Shelton: Police
Farris: City Administration
Lynch: Street Dept.
Gregory: Fire Dept.
If the serve two year terms, they'll be with two of the depts. through their time.
I suggest a city commissioner be assigned to one dept./area of city govermnent to act as a type of "liason" with the staff and city management. I have heard of issues between staff and management, and problems continue to fester and grow and make bigger problems.
A commissioner will meet with each staff member at least once a year, or as often as that staff wants to, to hear problems, suggestions, and other issues that they, the commissioenrs, and the public will never hear about. Just the commissioner and the staff, no one else. This is part of governing, and managing people. Confidentiality will have to be maintained of course by both parties.
The mayor would assign the commissioners as he saw fit, rotating them through the departments during their tenure.
For example:
Shelton: Police
Farris: City Administration
Lynch: Street Dept.
Gregory: Fire Dept.
If the serve two year terms, they'll be with two of the depts. through their time.
Comments and opinions welcome.
Sounds like a good idea, but I think Main Street, Economic Development, Tourism, and other areas of our city Government should be covered also. Maybe two or three departments for each, and the Mayor should be included.
