INC NEWS - proposal for Neighborhood Advocate highlighted in local blog...

[Kelly Jarrett]

I think this position would be similar to an "ombudsman" position. 
Perhaps if the title were to be "Citizen/Neighborhood Resource Person" 
and their job was to be a liaison between city depts and Durham 
neighborhood assns & citizens it would be workable. I think the word 
"beholden" is a problem in this regard. And channeling city money to 
ngbhds to hire someone seems, ultimately, like a distinction w/out a 
difference--expect that it would burden some neighborhood group (and 
lets not even think about the potential divisions & issues that would 
raise) with payroll, tax, HR, and reporting responsibilities.

Kelly


TheOcean1 at aol.com wrote:
> I was also impressed with that suggestion, that the city hire someone 
> dedicated to dealing with neighborhood issues.
>  
> Have also been scratching my head about it since Monday night.
>  
> The question I still have no answer for is about the city hiring this 
> employee. If this idea were ever to come to fruition, and the employee 
> is a city employee..... would the employee be beholden to the 
> neighborhoods, or to their employer, the City of Durham?
>  
> I suspect the goal would be more achievable if this individual were 
> hired by the neighborhoods, perhaps with money made available by the 
> city. How could such an arrangement be configured?
>
> Again, I don't have the answer, but this listserv is an appropriate 
> forum for discussion.
>  
> Bill Anderson
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> In a message dated 3/12/2008 12:03:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> bwatu at yahoo.com writes:
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>     http://dependableerection.blogspot.com/2008/03/coffee-with-council.html
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