Today's budget retreat was held in Conference Room C of the Municipal meeting. I uploaded the podcast and is available here.
Rob O'Donnell, from solutions 21, facilated again. Rob started out with the results of the commissioner survey.
Love the windfall question. Tonight, we will start discussions about the unassigned fund balance. Ranked in commissioners' priority order:
1. Community DevelopmentYou may remember a LeboALERT for a Public Satisfaction Survey. Results from the satisfaction level from services are here. Fire, Library, Police are ranked at Meets My Expectations. Public Works came out at Don't Care, and Recreation came in dead last caring less than Public Works. Tonight, the Sports Advisory Board (Turf Board) will be making their presentation at the Discussion Session.
2. Public Works
3. Public Safety
4. Recreation
5. General Government
6. Human Services
Another question for the Public included:
"What ONE THING would make Mt. Lebanon better?" The four page list can be found here. I enjoyed reading the one about eliminating the PIO. That one didn't even come from me! I want to say that there were 146 reponses, but don't quote me on that. I guess someone needs to count them for me or listen to the podcast. I have been told that the Municipality will be posting the video on their website.
I counted 4 calls for deer culling (as opposed to zero calls for more deer); three calls for weekly recycling; and at least three for improved fields. But yeah, you're right, they really stuck it to the PIO. Woooo!
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone call for more deer? There are 146 or so comments. I wouldn't call 4 for deer culling, 3 for weekly recycling and improved fields as overwhelming responses. I wasn't saying that anyone stuck it to the PIO. The manager got one too. Didn't see you at the retreat.
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Whoever came up with placard for onstreet parking... What a great idea! It eliminates juggling cars after a day of sightseeing or activities to get the right one on the street.
ReplyDeleteSaves on calls to the police department too.
community development is just another name for money drain
ReplyDeleteWas Solutions 21 really the lowest bidder?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.auditorgen.state.pa.us/Department/Press/WagnerSaysHeWillReviewLCBContract.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/rendell-probe-plcb-pact-333524/
Why is our municipality still dealing with this outfit with Buddy Hobart at the helm?
Does PIO in Mt. Lebanon stand for Public INFORMATION or INDOCTRINATION Officer?
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ReplyDeleteThe Dormont Pool One the largest in Western PA and built in 1949...
"Borough engineer Ruthann Omer made waves last month when she told council the old pool is too broken to open this year without major repair work. Beams that hold up floors in the two-story bathhouse are unsafe, and leaks beneath the deck cost the borough 6.2 million gallons of water and an extra $42,000 last year.
Mayor Thomas Lloyd said a complete overhaul could cost up to $2 million."
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-south/residents-rally-to-save-dormont-pool-one-dollar-at-a-time-429412/
Then we have our renovation of a one story concrete bathhouse and 60s era pool coming in at well over $3 million dollars. Hmmmmmmmm!?
But if we don't have a nice wonderful exciting expensive pool, people will not move here and the school district will have to lay off teachers, home prices will plummet, the sky will fall, the world will end, and....let the 90% of the taxpayers who don't use the pool pay for it ! It's the Mt. Lebanon way.
ReplyDeleteIt did not used to be.
ReplyDeleteConstance Spicuous Consumption
We need fewer teachers, larger class sizes, fewer programs, smaller compensation packages and pensions for public employees who slop at the public trough.
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