Copy of an email that Mayor Art Ward sent to department heads today:
Effective immediately, I am requesting that all departments keep records of Fuel Usage for each month, individually and fleet wise, in order to adequately determine that we are successfully implementing usage policies which reflect energy conservation.
I would request that these figures be submitted to this office no later than the 10th of the month. In the event that one has questions regarding this request, feel free to contact this office.
Thank you, Mayor Ward
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Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
OMG This guy needs to learn how to write in simple terms. Not everything needs to be over written.
ReplyDeleteHowever it is a good idea.
Does he cc' the newspaper every times he writes an e-mail?
ReplyDeleteJuly 2, 2008 11:06 PM:
ReplyDeleteAccording to a source of mine, yes. And this has been going on for years.
By the way Steve, working out of your home is nice once in a while huh?
July 2, 2008 10:24 PM:
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely...and well stated. It's bizarre of him actually. I believe he's trying to over-compensate for feelings of inadequacy.
Does he CC the newspaper? Rarely. But sometimes other people forward emails to me. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat, no picture with this release?
ReplyDeleteWard, a Micro-Manage.
ReplyDeleteIs Artie now an expert on vehicle usage?
ReplyDeleteCan't anyone else do the analysis?
Guess Artie is getting bored with the job.
I'm glad to hear that the city staff is so busy that they cannot take on the task of vehicle analysis.
ReplyDeleteOur mayor is to be commended for taking the time out of his busy schedule and taking on such an important task.
What next: keeping track of toilet tissue usage?
Who is writing his material, Ken Johnson?
ReplyDeleteWasn't Ward one of those that complained when Stortz stopped the practise of some employees taking city cars home?
ReplyDeleteA little different now, isn't Artie?
~ How incredibly petty can you people be? The mayor is working to save us some money and all you can do is complain about his vocabulary? Whether or not he cc's the paper (btw ~ time to get a new "source" sweetie), whether or not he's "over-compensating for his feelings of inadequacy"...Give me a break!
ReplyDelete~ As far as the "keeping track of the toilet tissue usage" issue goes, I can totally understand your concern ~ what with all the crap coming out of you, you must use tons of it! LOL!!!
I don't understand why this wasn't happening all along????
ReplyDeleteI also don't understand why, after the budget was approved instead of before, he sent a memo asking employees to submit suggestions on improvements and ways to save money. Why wasn't that going on all along?
Clearly he is in over his head and this is just another example of why we need a professional business manager (COO, Manager - whatever you want to call it). We need someone with experience who can be proactive instead of reactive. Say what you want about Stortz but at least he was proactive with the budget.
Are the department heads not competent enough to do this? If they are not then they shouldn't be in the position. Artie either has too much time on his hands or he doesn't trust the department managers to manage their budgets.
ReplyDeleteWhich is it? And, what action will be taken to bring the department heads to a level of competency where they can manage budgets and pro-actively look for ways to cut expenses?
"A little different now, isn't Artie?"
ReplyDeleteUh...ya it's a little different now ~ can you say RECESSION?
10:17 ~ Pretty obvious that you don't understand a LOT of things.
ReplyDeleteas much as i don't always agree with the mayor, i must congratulate him on this one. someone needs to keep tabs on the usage of city vehicles, and mr. ward is taking the right steps.
ReplyDeletenow, if he would only cut some of the fat from the DPW, we'd be getting somewhere.
-billy from bristol
This "billy from bristol" is an imposter. Because the REAL billy from bristol would never support cracking down on public works abuses or anything like greater oversight for city workers.
ReplyDeleteIs it true that Ward reinstated use of city vehicles to some employees, justlike he reinstated the use of the city computers for personal use on city time?
ReplyDeleteOf course it's true.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about keeping the City Hall workers happy.
And yet, he claims he wants to cut costs and save money.
ReplyDeleteHow much of that could have gone to a good cause.
...8:41pm - get a grip on something other than yourself.
ReplyDeletethere are much larger issues than these small feel good ones.
ReplyDeletePretty easy from the cheap seats, eh 9:34?
ReplyDeleteWhen Ward was in the cheap seats, he certainly fired his shots on a regular basis.
ReplyDelete? - asking to have monthly reports for comparison purposes seems to be a pretty logical action if one is serious about monitoring usage and hoping to use it more efficiently - another example of naysayers failing to be able to generate anything positive -
ReplyDeleteI know that it will be difficult but try to have a nice 4th of July - I promise that it won't hurt but then again, being you, it might hurt just a teeny-weeny bit.
What good is keeping track of taking cars home?
ReplyDeleteIt is already done for income tax purposes.
Why let them take them home at all, except the Police and Fire Chief?
Because they are his friends and supporters!
ReplyDeleteAnd because they do him favors in return.
Sure they do, 9:33 ~ They'll put out a fire at his house or respond to an emergency for him (just like they do for the rest of the citizens of Bristol)... get over it already!
ReplyDelete12:37
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't the Chiefs I was referring to, but those employees who respond to the mayors beck and call to do an immediate favor to make him look good at the cost of efficient and effective operation of the city.
I know, I am living it!
4:00pm - so we can assume that you are one of those two-faced, self-promoting whimps who will do anything, at least on the surface, which promotes your dead butt?
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the city council.
8:23
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are describing the Mayor!
And I agree.
10:46 ~
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're one of those two-faced, self-promoting wimps that 8:23 was talking about...and I agree with 8:23 wholeheartedly!
Will we get a report tomorrow?
ReplyDeleteSaw a Park Department truck riding around downtown this evening (WED).
ReplyDeleteWonder how this will show up on the mayors report.
Other than the Police and Fire Chiefs, how many city employees get to take their vehicles home?
ReplyDeleteWalt from public works does and he lives in Milford!
ReplyDeleteWard has no clue what he is doing and its starting to show.
ReplyDeleteWalt does not take his vehicle home!
ReplyDeleteAny report from the mayors office yet?
ReplyDeleteHas the city given all city employees cell phones?
ReplyDeleteContinually I see city vehicles being driven by people on their cell phones.
Illegal, yes.
Work related??
Who is minding the store?