Dewey's Decimal System

[Townsend]

If I went DT to one of the bars or restaurants for happy hour at 5:30 and found out I'd have to pay $2.50 to park on the street and that money was going to American Parking, I'd have to pass and go to Brookside or Cherry Street.  I'm not saying every time but it'd dissuade me from going to downtown businesses on many evenings.

I've wanted the removal of American Parking ever since I'd noticed how terrible all their parking lots looked and how much they charge for events.  I'm assuming the 8:00pm push is so that their lots will be used more often which I think is crap.

[Conan71]

AP is notoriously cheap in the upkeep of their properties- bare minimum only.

[Hoss]

AP is notoriously cheap in the upkeep of their properties- bare minimum only.

Does AP run the 100 West garage (the one just east of the BOK autobank)?  It's usually in pretty good shape, although it is fairly new.

[swake]

AP is notoriously cheap in the upkeep of their properties- bare minimum only.

I used to park at the old Tulsa Auto Hotel. I was leaving one morning and there was a homeless guy taking a wiz in the corner by the big bay door in front of a couple of cars. I told the "security" guard (who was sitting in the office not 20 feet from the homeless guy) about it and he says "what do you want me to do about it?" So I called American's office and told them what happened and got just the same response from them about the "guard".

[shadows]

Buck and hour means a addition to where it will be two bucks and one half an hour.  Seem that the city is building another main street mall with all the different non producing city planners.  The increase parking fee will be reflected in the shopping malls with increased sales and free parking.  If the private operation of the parking causes increase of parking citations, which the citizens are being prepared for, that will be another problem.  Some one should float a petition for the IDL group de-annex the city and let the citizens hire a city managers to operate the city. Privatizing cannot operate functions of a city cheaper that even with its bloated duplication of duties of the departments that go unchallenged.         

[sgrizzle]

I'm sure all the other departments are happy about this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100525_11_0_hrimgs270073&allcom=1

Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced Tuesday that he will reassign his Mayor's Office staff to other city departments with fund balances so that they can be paid through the end of the fiscal year.

The council last week unanimously refused to give him an extra $120,000 to make his executive office payroll through June 30, saying he needed to live within the $1.1 million budget originally allocated.

Bartlett informed councilors of his decision during the council's morning committee meetings. The power to reassign employees by executive order is given to him by the City Charter.

The action will ensure that the Mayor's Office will not suffer a shut down, he said.

[Townsend]

I'm sure all the other departments are happy about this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100525_11_0_hrimgs270073&allcom=1

Well it'll give all the other departments a reason to ask for budget increases next fiscal period.  "We might have extra employees to pay for."

[custosnox]

I'm sure all the other departments are happy about this:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100525_11_0_hrimgs270073&allcom=1

So going to steal from Peter to pay Paul.  Hmmm... since they are going to be in the other departments, does that mean that the department heads can give them pay cuts so that the department budgets can be met? 

[nathanm]

Dewey Bartlett is an donkey. He overspends, but rather than tighten his belt like everybody else is having to do, he forces the other departments to pay for the mayor's overpaid employees.

Previously, I just thought he was a moron. I now think he's malicious.

[Conan71]

Dewey Bartlett is an donkey. He overspends, but rather than tighten his belt like everybody else is having to do, he forces the other departments to pay for the mayor's overpaid employees.

Previously, I just thought he was a moron. I now think he's malicious.

Were we not warned about this pattern in his personal and professional life?  I hope he and Mayor er Chief of Staff Simonson enjoy their one term as mayor.  Gawd this is a horrible and arrogant administration. 

[custosnox]

Were we not warned about this pattern in his personal and professional life?  I hope he and Mayor er Chief of Staff Simonson enjoy their one term as mayor.  Gawd this is a horrible and arrogant administration. 

One term?  Are you sure he is going to make it that far?  I think that petition is going to start seeing even more signatures on it.

[SXSW]

Should've elected Adelson...

The budget situation wouldn't be any rosier but I have confidence Tom would've handled this much better.  

Where do I sign the petition?

[Rico]

Tom's, one mistake, was taking the advice to start slinging cr@p..

Pass the petition this way!

[nathanm]

The budget situation wouldn't be any rosier but I have confidence Tom would've handled this much better.  

Well, we'd probably have somewhere in the ballpark of $300,000 more than we have now, since we wouldn't have done the police department shuffle. And it's possible Adelson wouldn't have hired more people than his office could afford on its budget, thus saving the $120,000 now being looted from other city departments.

[SXSW]

Well, we'd probably have somewhere in the ballpark of $300,000 more than we have now, since we wouldn't have done the police department shuffle. And it's possible Adelson wouldn't have hired more people than his office could afford on its budget, thus saving the $120,000 now being looted from other city departments.

Hopefully voters remember this in 2013, if not sooner...

I am still surprised Dewey won over Adelson.  And very happy how many votes upstart Mark Perkins received.  That's an interesting question, how would Mark Perkins be running the city right now?  Better than Dewey I bet.