Thune’s new doo proves he is running for prez
l3wis 
January 2011
Huether to pat himself, uh I mean, city government on the back today
So what do you think he will list as ‘City government’s accomplishments’?
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether will announce Thursday what he considers to be the top ten accomplishments for city government during 2010.
Huether says he wants to reflect on the achievements of the 1,100 city employees. In addition to the top 10 accomplishments, each department will also be recognized for its own top five accomplishments of the year.
The list will be released at 1:30 p.m. in the City Hall Commission Room.
This outta be good. Let’s start our own list.
The Argus Endorser changes website, wonder where they came up with the new format?
The Rapid City Journal has had the same format for over a year, or more. Personally I like the new format at the AL, it is easier to read, but hardly an original idea.
Please, Please, Please. It would be like a gift from blogger heaven if Thune ran for President (H/T – Helga)
John, your’e such a f’ing tease. Where’s the handcuffs and whips?
In an interview with ABC News, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) sounds like he’s increasingly likely to run for president.
Said Thune: “I think that these are interesting times. You always want to look at where you can best serve your country and make a difference and, obviously, there’s a big opportunity on the national field. There are a lot of good candidates out there. I don’t know, at this point, whether I’ll be one of those, but I want to be in a place where I can make a difference.”
And for more Thune-Bag funness, check out this post, and this website.
Same old tired arguments from Milquetoast Mark
Councilors are concerned, and for good reason;
“Fishy” is how one Sioux Falls city councilor described it. Another said it “looks funny.”
The councilors – Greg Jamison and Rex Rolfing – were joined by Councilor James Entenman on Tuesday in questioning city officials and their habit of moving money from one project to another. From February 2009 through October, officials transferred $40.7 million among projects in the city’s capital improvement plan, which outlines and prioritizes major city projects, according to the results of an internal audit that were released Tuesday to the city’s audit committee, of which Jamison, Rolfing and Entenman are members.
“It seems like a lot of shuffling of money,” Jamison said.
Seems? While I agree some shuffling must go on, one questions how the practice goes under the radar;
With regard to the shuffling, the audit suggested that officials should be allowed to transfer money from one project to another only after it’s completed. Transfers involving two unfinished projects should require council approval.
But Mark Cotter has an excuse for that;
Public Works Director Mark Cotter told the committee that officials are charged each year with juggling dozens of projects worth millions. The capital plan – which finances new roads, buildings, parks, sewers and more – has about a seven-month window to complete each year, given the weather. And officials, Cotter said, need the flexibility to move money from place to place as different projects get under way.
So within that seven-month window there is no time to call up the councilors and have a special vote on extra spending? I would think you could probably round most of them up in a 24-hour period to get them to approve spending. This tired old, “time is of the essence” argument that Munson used for Phillips to the Falls, is what it is, Bullshit.
We should build a methane energy plant right next door to city hall, of course, with council approval.