$20,000.00 added to budget for custodial care
After a heartfelt plea by the County Executive during the County Commission Meeting the commissioners, with the exception of David Adams, voted to move $20,000.00 from building upkeep to hire of a new custodian. According to the statement of the County Executive not all the money will be used for salary but she doesn't know if it will be a full time or part time position. The County Executive stated justification for this new hire was because the current custodians could no longer do the work. She outlined some of the problems the custodians were faced with including the annex and the requirement to clean the Suntrust part.
Only one question was asked by a commissioner. Commissioner Connie Howell asked, "if this is coming out of building upkeep this year will it come out of a different line item next year?" "Yes" was the answer from the County Executive. So this will be a new annual expense.
A couple of questions that should have been asked are, If Roger is primarily for maintenance and no longer has time to do any cleaning why is he spending approximately two hours a day (this according to the County Executive's statement this morning) sorting and delivering mail in the courthouse? Why isn't each office responsible for getting and sorting their own mail? If the custodian in the main courthouse doesn't have time to do all the cleaning why does she only work 35 hours a week and get full time pay? Until these questions are answered it seems more of a problem of supervision and time management than a lack of personnel.
If the problem is, as stated this morning by the County Executive, that the people simply can not do the work anymore then isn't it time for replacements that can do the work or a cleaning service hired to do the cleaning?
Only one question was asked by a commissioner. Commissioner Connie Howell asked, "if this is coming out of building upkeep this year will it come out of a different line item next year?" "Yes" was the answer from the County Executive. So this will be a new annual expense.
A couple of questions that should have been asked are, If Roger is primarily for maintenance and no longer has time to do any cleaning why is he spending approximately two hours a day (this according to the County Executive's statement this morning) sorting and delivering mail in the courthouse? Why isn't each office responsible for getting and sorting their own mail? If the custodian in the main courthouse doesn't have time to do all the cleaning why does she only work 35 hours a week and get full time pay? Until these questions are answered it seems more of a problem of supervision and time management than a lack of personnel.
If the problem is, as stated this morning by the County Executive, that the people simply can not do the work anymore then isn't it time for replacements that can do the work or a cleaning service hired to do the cleaning?
posted by Allen Barrett | 11:46 AM
60 Comments:
The county needs to contract with a cleaning service. Much much cheaper and the results will be just as good.
For the size of the courthouse you need more than one person cleaning. At any one time there can be three courts going on with at least 50 to 100 people in general session court alone(downstairs). Then add in the other people(upstairs in court) plus the employees. Thats a lot to do for one person. And if you don't think so then I invite to come and try it. BTDT
For $26,500.00 a year plus benefits I would be more than willing to work 35 hours a week and would keep the courthouse clean. There ain't many jobs in the county paying over $14.00 and hour. Of course I wouldn't be able to take smoke breaks every hour or trot around town.
I think the idea of having Roger do maintenance and cleaning instead of mail would be a good idea. I would also ask why those in different offices can't clean their own desks and empty their own trash cans then have the custodian simply come by and collect it. Actually the office workers could collect it from the other offices during their many gossip visits and leave it in a central location. Hey, what about all those deputies hanging around taking some time form their flirting to do a bit of cleaning in the courtrooms?
James your a good one. How about you running for county executive and I'm serious with that.
He makes almost as much as the highest paid mechanic at the school bus garage-and they actually work down there. Pitiful.
Has no one in government thought about cutting costs, finding a better way, being happy to improve conditions without spending more oney????
jacksonomics has rotted the brains of many!
Jacksonomics? Hilarious. You really need professional help along with a few others. That's just my unprofessional opinion, based on what I see and hear.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Didn't you mean the more appropriate "unqualified" instead of "unprofessional" opinion?
If you would get out of your rat hole more often and clean out your ears you might be surprised that what you see and hear is almost totally opposite of what you think it is.
22:00 am anonymous
You really should consider seeing a therapist. Obviously you have issues that are driving you out of what little mind you seem to have. Do it for your family.
County Executive: liar again! No extra personal will be needed for Financial Office either, Eah?
There you go again calling names. For goodness sakes, can't you people find one single thing positive to say? Why don't you just move away so you can be happy?
I can think of one positive thing to say. You are the most insensitive and stupid sounding person that I have ever see. Oh, I am sorry I was only describing you behavior.
anonymous..
Thanks for describing my behavior to me. However, it appears that you are atttempting to transfer onto me the very traits that you find disgusting about yourself. In psychiatric terms, that's called transference.
Let me describe something about your behavior. Put simply, you act like a kook! Laughable.
Have we the three faces of Dufus arguing over who is the real Dufus?
Riddler..
There you go again calling names. See a shrink. You are a kook (describing your behavior).
You are the only one calling anyone names. The person above only asked a question. I can't believe how stupid you are or how stupid you think everyone else is. As I have said before, you are not fooling anyone.
anonymous..
What part of Riddler's calling me dufus (again) do you not understand? All I was doing is describing his or her behavior. Then you call me stupid. Incredible. I think you should look in the mirror when you call someone else stupid.
No, I don't think everyone other than me is stupid. I only think people like you are.
You undoubtly do not know what stupid behavior is, or you would not get on here and act like you do. You seem to think that you are only talking to one person, but I can assure you that there is more than one on here that thinks you are just as stupid as I do.
anonymous..
Again, what part of Riddler's calling me dufus do you not understand. t makes no difference how many of "you" there are on here. I will oppose any and all of you who try to malign and call others nasty names! That doesn't sound stupid to me. I would call it courage.
There seems to only one or two that call anyone names. You are the one most guilty that I can see. No one seems to escape your name calling and explaining their behavior.
It's still called courage.
It's still called courage.
You can't call what you do courage. You hide out and do it all anonymously and then expect people to belive anything you say. That is not courage, that is being a "Coward".
Oh, but I beg to differ with you. I'm not asking you or anyone else to believe what I say. All I do is point out how ruthless you guys play. A coward? You don't know me very well. After some of my life experiences, I don't have sense enough to fear anyone. Oh, and I know you will have a rebuttal to that one. So silly.
All you have showed on here is that you are a coward. You might have been something different someplace else but here you just show what a coward you are.
anonymous..
Again, I beg to differ with you. By the way, why aren't you signing your name after your posts? Can we agree that you are being hypocritical?
Dumbo is up on her pedistal again - looks & sounds like a scarecrow- or is she mounted on a broom
You call me dumbo and can't spell pedestal? So funny. You need to get a life.
Everything is funny to you. You must have a really sick mind that you can laugh and make fun of everything in life, be it death of any kind of sadness.
anonymous..
Be it death or any kind of sadness? You have GOT to be either delusional or joking. Do I not have the same right as you do to find some of these posts amusing? I guess not.
I am neither delusional or joking. You have gotten on this blog and found everything amusing and called it laughable. You are the sick one.
I agree with the above post. You even had the nerve to get on the topic of Mr. McPeters death and make jokes and be laughable(as you call it). Just tell us how sick that is!
anonymous..
Idiot! Oh yes, I find a LOT of your whining and complaining laughable and outrageous, BUT I would NEVER make jokes about anyone's death. If you truly meant what you said then I must resort to a little name-calling of my own and call you a liar! Why? Because the charge is simply not true.
I happen to believe in God, and I don't think He would appreciate anybody's making jokes about the death of one of His children.
I think you just made an ass out of yourself.........again! Idiot!
I am not a liar. I did not say you made fun of death. I said that you went to that topic and made a joke. You said, and I quote "Now WAB, this is your playground. Have fun at it." That is certainly making fun in my book, and completly uncalled for on that topic.
anonymous...
Please calm down before you pop a cork! I SAID that if you truly meant what you had to say in your post that I would have to resort to some name-calling of my own and call you a liar. I did not say you actually were. There was the pre-condition.
Now, let me make something crystal clear to you. I WAS NOT the one who mentioned something about wab's playground. You see, there are otheres besides me who are not totally enchanted with your hero. But, again, I would never stoop so low as to make sport of anyone's death. And it was totally in bad taste if someone actually did.
I certainly belive it was you. You always leave your trademark on every one of your postings. It is always laughable or you say laughing here.
Don't let 7:48 get to you. Any time you prove her wrong, she changes her story. Someone on one of the other topics told her she must sound like a hyena with her laughing all of the time.
Regardless of who I am or am not, it's really none of your damned business. By the way, the last time I checked, I was a male. I still am. So you are, as usual, wrong.
As for changing my story, that's absurd. My sotroy has not changed a bit. I am one (not the only one) who stands opposed to some of the low-down things some people do on this blog. Oh, make no mistake about it, I am not the only one.
3:48 touchy, touchy laughing here.
You ain't told the same thing twice in your life much less on this blog. Your story changes more than your underwear. When you checked to see if you was a male did you check the front are back?
Don't think anyone questioned if you were physically a male but a man.
anonymous..
Wrong, my intellectually challenged friend.
My story remains the same. I stand opposed to the smear tactics you guys use, and it angers you that I do. But, as I've said before, aren't differing views at very the heart of meaningful debate?
Are you always so foolish? I told you my gender and you tried to impress the readers with your childish remarks. But trust me, I'm all the man I need to be when situations demand it. And, by the way, the true measure of a man is not based on his masculinity but rather in the way he treats his fellow man. I would think you could benefit from pondering that quote.
3:48 You are definitely not a male. "Sooo laughing here" as you would say. Ha! Ha!
7:22
I don't have to prove my gender to people like you. Besides, what difference does it make?
Did you not read my last paragraph to you? If you did, do you understand it (the true measure of a man)? Again, go back and read that paragraph and then ponder the meaning of the quote. Then, I would suggest psychiatric care for you.
10:00 If you posted views on the topic, it would be different. All you do on here is take pot shots at Mr. Barrett all the time. You have never posted any views about any topic. You are the one calling people names and then get mad if someone calls you one. You also talk down to everyone. According to you, everyone is intellectually challenged but you.
9:02 A real man does't have to prove himself in any situation.
Come on and be brave. Post your name. This is your chance to shine! Do it for the sake of journalism.
Waiting.
I don't understand how you could call anyone a coward. You have been on this blog saying all sorts of things about everyone, and I have not seen your signature. You are the one that just might slip up because most of us know who you are anyway.
Hey, I was simply using the same suggestion you guys use. I'm not the least bit afraid of slipping up.
Come on, be brave, ok?
Believe me, you really don't want to know who I am.
anonymous..
That goes doubly true for me.
And I really don't much care who you are.
There you go again someone asked to to identify yourself and you come back with "you really don't want to know who I am". If they didn't want to know who you are then why do you think they asked you to identify yourself? I read somewhere on here that you were full of yourself and suffer from an over inflated ego and that just about covers it.
Ruby..
I think you were referring to wab when you mentioned the over-inflated ego.
10:23 Your response to Ruby once again shows your injured way of thinking. Is there any question you might answer without referring to WAB or changing the whole thing to what you think instead of what was asked? I have to agree with Ruby your ego is overly inflated by your unjustified self importance.
Howie...
Man, are you having a bad day or what? Wrong again! I simply suggested to Ruby that the person she was describing sounded more like wab than anyone else I could think of. Perhaps I should have phrased my response as a question. I didn't mean to confuse you.
By the way (FYI), I am not the one who said that you really don't want to know me.
I think you and Ruby are both confusing me with wab, because you mentioned inflated ego. I regret that the two of you seem a bit confused.
To anonymous, my name is not Howie but Howard I put it on here so people could distinguish me from others and respond if they chose to.
What I mentioned about your post to Ruby was your unwillingness to respond to anything without including a negative comment about WAB. The statement she made was to the mind reader who knew what who answered a question by stating the question wasn't really what the one asking had meant. If you were not the subject of Ruby's statement then why did you respond to it? Was it only to cast another stone at WAB or to simply try and cover up your stupid remark.
Howard..
Excuse me, but I responded to Ruby's post because I thought that was who she was referring to. Was I responding to you? NO!
By the way, everything I post here does NOT pertain to the exalted one.
If you "thought" you were responding to ruby because you "thought" she was talking to you maybe you should have "thought" to actually read her post instead of "thinking" as you "thought" and then "thought" it necessary to say it wasn't you. Maybe as many have said your "thinker" is all "thunk" out. Just a thought.
anonymous..
I thiml you are a kook. Just an observation.
think.
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