“Hat, Schmat! Fix the POS employee salary listing!”
I have come to a realization since I have concentrated more on city politics, that you have much more influence on our local politicians then you do on state or national politicians. Go ahead and write Thune, Noem or Johnson. Enjoy your form letter back. I have found that the more I ask our local leaders, the more answers and results I am getting. I encourage everyone to learn who there local leaders are and get to know them. Call them with questions.
This particular story is one example of by simply asking for a change, you may get it;
The city of Sioux Falls has updated a web page that lists the salaries of city employees, part of an effort to make it easier for the public to use.
Mayor Mike Huether says the previous Web page was a “jumble,” and he asked that it be made more user-friendly after a resident complained about the page at a City Council meeting.
I complained, after trying to research Water and Sewer department manager wages.
The information has also proven to be popular in venues where it’s been published. But that hasn’t been the case for the Sioux Falls page. Sue Quanbeck Etten, the city’s director of central services, said there were only 351 hits on the page from July 1 to Aug. 2.
While 351 views are not that many (Pretty sure Poly and my views add up to like 261) 351 people is more that decided in a survey that we need an indoor pool, yet the city and the Argue Endorser are selling it to us like it is a done deal.
I’m glad people are viewing it, and after this story, maybe another 5-17 people will look it up. Remember, get involved locally, you can make a difference. Blogs are not influential, but the little pricks that run them are!