St Louis is over staffed and were struggling to stay behind...go figure.. On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 8:08 PM, James Hornaday Jr. <rail...@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> Jerry: > > Not having done anything but read the N-L, I would hazard the opinion that > the shortage of circuit court judges is the worst long-term problem in local > law enforcement. Getting the State to supply us with more judges will take > an act of God and a turn-around in the State's finances. In the meantime, > we are stuck with that problem. > > The County has wrung the last nickel out of their budget. The only thing > that will alleviate their problem is a hypothetical big increase in sales > taxes. The latest monthly payback from the State went down 5%. Or maybe the > State will magnanimously pay the county the full per diem amount they are > supposed to pay. HAH! > > I do agree that the lack of deputies in the jail creates an internal safety > hazard, but adding more jailers is merely bandaging the wound without > healing anything. > > Turning out the 'least' violent jail offenders on probation is not a good > solution in any sense of the word. > > Our paying for more prosecuters will, in my opinion, do not anything > significant in reducing the jail count - - as long as we are short of > judges. > > Hey, maybe you have a better way to fix 'what is wrong with the system"? > The more I learn about the 'system', the worse it looks. I'm sorta stuck on > any good ideas. > > Jim Hornaday > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jerry Blevins <jb...@mchsi.com> > *To:* missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Tue, August 16, 2011 7:51:26 PM > *Subject:* RE: [MoLiCo] Full speed ahead on parks expansion > > If we are going to ever fix the need of overcrowding at the jail, we have > to fix what is wrong with the system, it is broke!!!!!! > > > > Jerry > > > > *From:* missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com [mailto: > missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *James Hornaday > Jr. > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2011 7:48 PM > *To:* missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [MoLiCo] Full speed ahead on parks expansion > > > > Spfdgolf: > > I agree with you. Jody Adams is a unrepentant empire builder, and wants a > new parks tax - - on top of what we are already paying and regardless of > whether the people NEED more parks and new high price parks administrators. > > I find it refreshing that our new Presiding Commisioner Jim Vriebrock has > squelched her - - temporarily. Vriebrock desperately needs new funds to > alleviate the overcrowding in the county jail. I would say we voters are > facing a new county tax proposal for law enforcement. As this issue > develops, I will bombard (i.e, email) Vriebrock with the idea that any > piggyback Parks tax on the law enforcement tax proposal will be a sure way > for the public to turn down both requests. > > Jim Hornaday > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* spfdgolf <spfdg...@att.net> > *To:* missourilibertycoalition@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Sun, August 14, 2011 8:51:31 PM > *Subject:* [MoLiCo] Full speed ahead on parks expansion > > > > * > from this Friday listing, I see that Ms. Adams is full speed ahead on > expanding her Parks Department. > > **I don't believe she mentioned three new assistant parks directors > at $70,720 - $96,460 on her 2006 list of tax promises... > > This is an "internal promotion" position only... > > meaning if you have a son or daughter with an MBA or beyond who is not > already a part of the city... They need not apply. Sort of a "private > club" public position.... > > I would suppose one could simply vote no on any new taxes, as one never > knows what they will really do with the funds...* > > “INTERNAL JOB POSTING ONLY” > > *http://www.springfieldmo.gov/jobs/vacancy/3340.html > > * > > This announcement applies only to persons > who are receiving pay as regular full-time or regular part-time City > employees, > who meet the minimum qualifications outlined on the attached job > description. > *ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS & RECREATION*3 CURRENT VACANCIES > > > Duties > > *Serves in one of major program areas, with responsibility for the total > supervisory operation and management of the City/County parks and recreation > system. Plans, organizes, directs, controls and evaluates policies, > procedures and guidelines as established by the City Council, County > Commission, Springfield/Greene County Park Board, and the Director of Parks > & Recreation for the overall administration of quality leisure service > activities, facilities, and services. * > Requires > > *Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s > Degree in Parks, Recreation, Business, Public Administration, Marketing, > Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Zoology, Conservation > Management (depending on assignment) or related field plus at least four > years of responsible work experience at a comparable supervisory level in > the parks and recreation field. A Master’s Degree and/or > continued/specialized education in the Parks & Recreation field are > preferred. Certified Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP) or other > related licenses/certifications as deemed necessary. Attends evening and > weekend meetings, special events, programs, etc. as required. * > > *See Job Description > <http://www.springfieldmo.gov/jobs/pdfs/asst_dir_parks_rec.pdf>for > Essential Duties and Qualifications.*** > Salary > > *$2,722.74 - $3,710.84 Bi-weekly is complete Salary Range.* > Application Deadline > > *5:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2011**.*** > > * * > > -- > This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no > responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If > you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or > leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you > will be here forever. > > -- > This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no > responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If > you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or > leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. 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