1. This won’t be a “blog” per se. It isn’t meant to be a place to post all commentary or opinions. Everyone is invited to send in a note, but don’t be offended if it isn’t posted. There’s other sites that are perfectly content to drag through what they believe to be wrong with every issue at every turn. This is about what was done, why and where do we go from here. We won’t talk about two and three year old issues. If the desire is to engage in those discussions then look somewhere else.

2. This isn’t the Board of Commissioner forum. MJ has a City Manager form of government. The Board makes policy; the staff implements. I’ll be happy to pass your comments along to the Board, either good or bad, but the intent of this medium is to address how we could better enact policy and improve city services.

3. The narratives will be directly from me, your city manager. I won’t hide under some pseudonym or other persona. My name is Randy Robertson. My phone number is 754-2552. I am your City Manager. If your issue or concerns involves another department of the city (Public Works, Police, Animal Control, etc.) I will invite the appropriate team member to provide some comments, but it will still be done under the auspices of the City Manager.

4. I will try and be as timely as possible, but this is another one of the “additional duties” for which civil service is renown.

5. The City Staff is here for you. The desired outcome is for us to have a positive relationship with the citizens we serve, but we all know that always won’t happen. Everyone has an opinion. It is the staff’s responsibility to work through the opinions and emotion, meet the requirements of the laws and rules under which we operate, and hopefully serve the greatest number in that process. It is not an exact science. The more we have a relationship with you, the better we can meet your expectations.

6. Finally, this is about telling our story. Hopefully you will be able to sort the myth from reality or see the issue through a different set of lens. I hope you will find this of value and participate.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Update: 10/22/09

Good evening MJ

Just a short posting this evening. Kudos to Chief Garrett and his force for identifying the individuals responsible for several thefts around town. We have a great group of highly dedicated men and women who watch over our city 24/7.

My real note today is to thank the men and women of our armed forces for their service. Darlene and I have been back in our "home" of Heidelburg for the last few days. We've visited old friends in Bamberg, Mannheim, Schweinfurt and Heidelberg for the last week. We got to talk with colleagues who just returned from the Middle East after 15 months of hard, dangerous duty. There were mothers and fathers reunited with each other, there were fathers who have never seen their new born children, friends, families and nothing but smiles. There were also tears for several who did not return. It was wonderful to be back with these brave heroes, and we wish them every success and God's speed.

Back on Monday, see you then.

R. Robertson
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2 comments:

  1. JasonOctober 26, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    May God bless those in uniform and their families.

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  2. mjresOctober 26, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    Mr. Robertson, can you tell me about the progress going on with BelAir at Beckwith? Is it stalled or our they moving foward? thx

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