Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Policy Matters



It's 11 AM, four weeks before the Election -- do you know where your City's policies are?
Last week, I asked the City of St. Augustine for all of its policies, including hiring and hostile working environment. There are zero African-American firemen and policemen, and sad excuses emitted by Mayor JOSEPH LESTER BOLES, JR.
Policies?
We, The People, are still waiting -- Assistant City Manager TIMMY BURCHFIELD wrote me yesterday that he is still "compiling" them and will advise me of which places (plural) i can visit to see them. They need to be on the Ancient City's website, for all to see, today, as at the smaller, leaner City of St. Augustine Beach.
The "search for the City of St. Augustine's policies" should be easy as pie. It's not an Easter Egg Hunt, or "The Hunt for Red October," or George W. Bush's comedic search for Weapons of Mass Destruction, is it?


To: tburchfield ; jregan
Cc: ilopez ; Sent: Mon, Oct 6, 2014 11:50 am
Subject: Re: POLICY INSPECTION

Dear Timmy and John:
1. Please send list of all policies before lunch.
2. How long will "compiling" policies take?
3. Need it now, please.
4. One location please -- City Mgr's office.
5. Why don't we have a central place now?
6. Please place all policies on website and provide to Commissioners for their approval or disapproval.
7. Which people do you contend are empowered to make policy?
8. Is there a hiring policy? Please send.
Thanks,
Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Burchfield
To: easlavin
Sent: Mon, Oct 6, 2014 11:35 am
Subject: RE: POLICY INSPECTION

I am still compiling the information you requested. When it is complete I will contact you who to contact and where each document is.

From: easlavin@aol.com [mailto:easlavin@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 10:45 AM
To: John Reagan
Cc: Isabelle Lopez; Paul Williamson; Tim Burchfield; Jim Piggott; Martha Graham; David Birchim; Mark Litzinger;
Subject: Re: POLICY INSPECTION

Please respond, and kindly list and place every single policy and place all policies online. Thank you.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: John Regan
Cc: Isabelle Lopez ; John Regan ; Paul Williamson ; Tim Burchfield ; JimPiggott ; Martha Graham ; David Birchim ; Mark Litzinger ;
Sent: Fri, Oct 3, 2014 2:36 pm
Subject: Re: POLICY INSPECTION

Are they located in a central location now?


On Oct 3, 2014, at 2:31 PM, John Regan wrote:
We will let you know when and where the requested materials will be available.

Lucy Fountain
City of St. Augustine
Office of the City Manager
P.O. Box 210
St. Augustine, FL 32085
904.825.1006 Telephone
904.825.1096 Fax
email: lfountain@citystaug.com
web page: staugustinegovernment.com


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From: easlavin@aol.com [mailto:easlavin@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2014 2:21 PM
To: Isabelle Lopez; John Regan; Paul Williamson; Tim Burchfield; Jim Piggott; Martha Graham; David Birchim; Mark Litzinger
Subject: POLICY INSPECTION

Please make available every single policy of the City of St. Augustine, Florida for inspection and possible copying after 9 AM on Monday, October 6, 2014.
Please place every single policy on the City's website.
Thank you.








Former City Manager WILLIAM BRUCE HARRISS (HARRISS & Co. probably thought: "POLICIES? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' POLICIES!")



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