Saving Anderson,

How many would like to go up town and circle city hall with signs and protest. We want the leaders of the city to listen and look at the real problems

Audit each department for spending habits over the last 3 years, check to see what was purchased and if the department has these items. I am talking big ticket items.  The State Board of Accounts has an office located in the city building.

Fridays paper front page article regarding ex city officials bilking the small town out of 259,000 if this goes on there, It can go on in Anderson

Insurance- The city should look at a beneflex program, It offers each employee the option of what insurance they want and disability insurance and life insurance and extend the employees vacation time. Each employee is given so many flex dollars per year of service no matter the position you hold, it is based on each empoyees pay. When the employee uses up the amount alloted and they go over then  the ballance comes out of their pay checks  You're answer to "saving Anderson" is to cut pay and benefits to city employees?  Inspired.

The number of city employees that do not live in the city limits. If the employee chooses not to live in the city limits then they should pay an out of city fee or move back into the city, or lose their job Exactly what will this accomplish? 

If the city has an employee that is already recieving a retirement from the city or an other company then they should be the first to go, and all future hires for those depts cannot be pulling a retirement to hold a leadership role. Again... how will this cave Anderson?

city should put a lean on all properties that have been abandoned then auction them off  Liens that are placed on properties are resolved at tax sales.  The property is then owned by the county.  Once the property is auctioned at a tax sale, the small fine is satisfied.  This process takes years... unless you are suggesting that the city just declares all empty houses city property.

fine anyone who has a car or truck that is not running and is out side Owners of unplated vehicles are already fined.

require all businesses in the city limits for have a sign permit for anything outside except the stores main sign, gas, convenient store, fast food or any store front. They already do... much to the displeasure of many business owners.  This saves Anderson how?

open a recycling plant, investigate cities that have done this like Denver, and SanFancisco it is a money make The mayor investigated this when he went to California (amid howls from critics).  Atartup costs require enormous amounts of capital. 

offer a lower payment plan to residents that go green when paying their bills, saves paper, postage and man hours I agree that on-line payments should be available and rewarded.

offer a lower fee for trash pick up if residents will recyle you will make the money up in the recyling plant  Recycling costs extra at this point.  A new recycling plant is impractical at this point.

require all city buildings to turn down the thermostat, and to use energy effecient lights Um.... it is already uncomfortable year round in the city building.

If a city leader needs a car or truck out side of the city light and power, street dept, parks dept, fire department, or police dept. then the car or truck should be a modest value and leased I think they shoud be modest for most applications.  Leasing is not always the best option...especially for police and fire.

anyone that is driving a city car or truck should have to account for the miles placed on the vehicle and the gas purchases, and any damage caused by the employee due to negligence should be required to pay for the repair. This should also apply to any eqipment that the employee uses, computers copiers etc. All city computers should have the games removed from the computers, and the computers should be monitered for miss use such as porno, personal e-mails,They are.  Just ask APD. If a city employee feels he or she needs a cell phone, then only dept heads should have them and they should be required to pay for any personal calls Cell phones are now the most effective form of communication.

Ms Stringer had a contract with the city for 1 year, Place a laid off city employee in her position and find out why cat and dog lic have not been sent out. Find out what happened to the money that the fund raiser they had raised did it go into the shelter general fund? They did host it on city property.  Awww... somebdy wants their job back.

Make every dept account for all items used from pens to toliet paper, cleaners , etc These items should be kept in a locked closet to keep down theft. If a dept needs to be painted or what ever emprovement needs to be inspected and voted on the dept should not be allowed to make these changes with out written approval  Written approval for pencils and toilet paper. 

Keep in mind that it takes alot of indians and a fewer chiefs to run a city. Over management is a problem in all companies.  Really?

Use the men and women that are in work release, have them do trash pick up from the streets, have them shovel sidewalks and do painting and tasks like this it will save working hours as well as using those that need to make up for the wrong they have done. Go the the jail and march them out in front of downtown businesses?

reach out to the community have fund raisers, Bake sales? look into stimulus money they have and make Anderson a more desirable place to live for those that work outside the city. Anderson should have the small town appeal for a city and entice those that are tired of living in large cities.

It really does not matter who is in office, if they keep the ones that have abused their jobs and positions it will never get better. It is all about accoutability. and living with in a budget, and be creative when times get tuff.