Prepared a nifty little presentation on Digital Visualization for city planning and development at the request of Franklin's (deep breath) "Mayoral Ad Hoc Development Process Review Committee."
Spousal negotiation to free up time for prep and presentation/discussion? CHECK.
Projector? CHECK.
Quick tutorial by city engineer on how not to break the projector's $400 bulb? CHECK.
PowerPoint? CHECK.
Adapter for Mac? CHECK.
Cool slides with bullet points and stuff? CHECK.
Handouts? CHECK.
Committee Quorum? NOPE.
In the age of cel phones, grown adults cannot call to say they won't be able to attend a meeting. So much for ambitious notions, proactive planning, grand plans and out-of-the-box thinking in Franklin, WI.
Pack it up; go home.
John, I feel for ya, Man. Did the mayor and Common Council President, Steve F. Taylor bother to show up?
Mayoral Ad Hoc Development Process Review Committee members:
Mayor Tom Taylor, Presiding Officer and Chair
Alderman Steve F. Taylor
Randy Ritter
Maryjane Ingersoll
James Kerr
James O'Malley (developer)
Mark Carstensen (developer)
Vacant
Posted by: Fred Keller | December 03, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Steve Taylor was excused for a work appointment. I'm not going to point fingers at individuals by naming no-shows (the mayor was there, however).
The point is, it's OK to have to be excused from a meeting now and then; we all have to make a living. However, NOT MAKING THE SIMPLE PHONE CALL required to let a committee chairman know that he or she might not have a quorum is just slipshod.
Posted by: John Michlig | December 03, 2010 at 12:13 PM