The Informed Camasonian's Social Network.

To test this feature, visit your live site.

Edited: Apr 11, 2020

A PROPOSAL TO HELP THE CITY OF CAMAS - part 2

I had sent my proposal to the Mayor and C/C last Friday 4/03/2020.

Ellen Burton responded with an email that tossed my proposal substance back to me in the form of questions that were answered in the proposal.

During the 4/06 City Council Meeting during the Public Comment time I again addressed the issue of City of Camas getting ahead of the coming financial shortfalls and making the HARD DECISIONS necessry to remain solvent. Only Councilman Shannon Roberts responded in an email the next day that asked "what experience in particular are you offering?"

My reponse was as follows:

"Good morning. Thanks for reading my proposal and responding.

Camas needs to get ahead of any financial shortfalls that are coming in the years ahead.

One of the key elements to address is EXPENSE REDUCTION. Make the plan for deep cuts now:

· Start with a hiring freeze

· Stop OT now

· Nobody buys anything discretionary or any capital items even though it is in the budget

· Redo the balance of the remaining 2020 budget

A couple of people working with the Finance Director on a larger plan could make a big difference.

I would be glad to lead this effort. My background consists of 25+ years in business in Operations, Logistics, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management.

My experience includes reducing expenses for companies in the Manufacturing, Electronics, Consumer Products, Service and Fulfillment sectors."

Response back from Shannon Roberts:

"We are already in the throes of doing exactly as you have outlined below concerning cutbacks. Rest assured it’s not business as usual. I’m also forwarding your expertise in to our finance manager and directors.

Please don’t think that we are lacking in expertise here at city hall. We have exceptional people who have been around a while and have set the city up for success. Having stated that, it never hurts to have ideas on how to do things better.

From one citizen to another I appreciate your caring and offer."

Councilman Shannon Roberts took the effort to engage and push forward my ideas. Thank you to her.

Here's hoping the rest of the City Team follow through and makes those hard decisions quickly.

What I proposed could be put into effect within days and results would be immediate.

The key to the whole process is - STOP SPENDING MONEY NOW !!!

2 comments

2 Comments

Douglas Strabel

Apr 16, 2020

•

UPDATE / STATUS REQUEST

This AM I sent the follwing email to Shannon Roberts w cc to Mayor McDonnell:

Good Morning

Just wanted to check-in and see how well the City of Camas is doing in taking the necessary actions and making the cuts in spending that we reviewed last week.

We could have done a lot in the last week. I'm interested in seeing how successful the City staff has been comparatively.

Have not heard back although lets hope we have some good news to share regarding this !!

Phil Williams

Apr 10, 2020

•

Roberts said in her response to you that the city has, "people who have been around a while and have set the city up for success."

Agreed on both points.

They've definitely been around a long time AND I do believe that Shannon and others on council definitely see what's been going on lately as a success, for the CITY.

Feels like the people of Camas got the "set up" part, but not the success part. You guys are generous.

To the Camas taxpayer reading this, You just paid $21m for $4m in land. I'm currently accepting offers on my own home at that multiple right now if you guys have any of that remarkable generosity left.

Site Rules

WATCH Camas Forum Rules

1. No Spam / Advertising / Self-promotion in the forums

That means unsolicited advertisement for goods, services and/or other web sites, or posts with little, or completely unrelated content. Do not spam the forums with links to your site or product, or try to self-promote your website, business or forums etc.

2. Do not post “offensive” posts, links or images

We can have a discussion, but let's be good neighbors. No blatent defamation, harassment, or abuse. Nothing deemed generally obscene, racist or otherwise overly discriminatory is permitted on the forums. Use common sense while posting.

3. Do not cross post questions

Please refrain from posting the same question in several forums.

4. Remain respectful of other members at all times

All posts should be neighborly and courteous. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members and explain your perspective. But please do not blatently attack, degrade, insult, or otherwise belittle your neighbors.

5. No abusively "bumping" posts

A new post flows to the top of a feed, if you consistently post comments clearly intended to get your posts to the top of the page you will be contacted and can be banned if you refuse to stop.

6. Do not knowingly post copyright-infringing material

Providing or asking for information on how to illegally obtain copyrighted materials is forbidden.

7. No logical fallacies please

A logical fallacy is a flaw in reasoning. Logical fallacies are like tricks or illusions of thought, and they're often very sneakily used by dishonest folks to fool people and make them feel crazy. Common examples are: Straw Man, bandwagon, appeal to authority and gaslighting. See examples here: yourlogicalfallacyis.com

8. Please use your real name for your account.

We are real life neighbors in a real life town. This is the internet, but it's not THAT internet. We ask that you use your real name here (first and last). We feel that real names help improve the discourse and keeps posters accountable. If you have trouble changing that, please contact us for guidance.

------------------------

Enforcement

You will never be banned without discussion. If you violate the rules stated above you will be warned if appropriate or immediately banned and contacted for a discussion. If we can clarify a misunderstanding, you will be reinstated.

LAST UPDATED: 3/31/20