INC NEWS - Solid Waste Director leaving

[scjdurham at aol.com]

Perhaps everyone can understand a little better now why I was so adverse to this Comprehensive Waste Plan that had a $$$$ price tag on it.  I have heard in the past from several sources about the creative work schedule the Solid Waste people have going for them and what it ends up costing in Temp workers. 
 
Sounds like maybe Action Jackson didn't do his homework on the SOP's of Durham government before he started rocking the boat.
 
I think someone needs to do a thorough investigation on the Solid Waste department, it's budget, it's benefits and compare that to other cities.  I do believe that I mentioned this several times at the yard waste meetings but it fell on deaf ears.  Are the ears perked up now?
 
Cheryl Shiflett
 
-----Original Message-----
From: TheOcean1 at aol.com
To: randy at 27beverly.com; inc-list at durhaminc.org
Sent: Wed, 17 May 2006 22:38:49 EDT
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - Solid Waste Director leaving


 
 I have no more details than you do, really didn't even have time to form an opinion of Jackson. 
 
 But even the best ideas must run a specific course in an organization as large as the City government. Having great ideas is only one of the attributes of a great department head, working within the system is the other.
 
 We shouldn't speculate, or even try to form an opinion about this until some details are known. More than any city in the country right now, I would think Durham should have learned that recently, if nothing else.
 
 Let's wait to hear some details before we draw conclusions.
 
Bill
 
In a message dated 5/17/2006 9:47:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, randy at 27beverly.com writes:
It has come to me from 3 sources now that our new Solid Waste Director,
the fellow I just applauded for what he was trying to do, is leaving/has
left. Fired one source says, resigned another, and yet another unknown.

If this happens because trash doesn't get picked up one day, the next time
it happens I expect the runs on the ladder to start getting shorter as
well from those that are left in charge. There is just no excuse for this.
Someone needs to respond to why an innovative thought like "work 40 hours
get paid for 40 hours" doesn't make sense. I did hear that in an act of
dissent, a group of 15 or so workers in trucks with horns blasting, played
parking lot rodeo in the Administration parking lot the other day. I say
send them to the house and get some people in there who will get the job
done. Regardless. Not temps, not contractors, but workers who believe that
they should be paid for what they do, not what they don't.

Here two of us citizens (Ken and myself) who both thought his actions were
well placed. Perhaps those left in the wake of this shocker can explain.
Not just some story to make us feel better, but tell us what happened that
caused a man who I labeled as "Action" to leave. Are we just stuck with
doing the same old stuff?

RWP
27 Beverly

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