Posted on July 13, 2009 by Dave Lambert
Trying to watch last Thursday’s webcast of the Special City Council meeting was a major pain. Both the audio and the video were working poorly. Most of the time there was no audio and the video image was frozen.
I sent an email message to Cindy Stewart and John Szerlag raising concerns about this issue. Assistant City Manager John Lamerato responded with a message stating: “I totally agree with you and I will be meeting with Cindy & Gert to address this issue. It was unfortunate that with such a important issue being discussed that the web casting was so poor.”
Thank you, John!
During the webcast, I also posted a complaint on Twitter. A former City employee saw it and gave me some technical information on the problem. When the signal is poor, that means the City is close to maximum capacity in web viewers. That capacity is 20 web viewers. It was a cost saving move and set up that way at a time when demand wasn’t high.
In this day and age, I would assume that more than 20 people will be watching City Council meetings on the web.
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Posted on July 12, 2009 by Dave Lambert
The 15th Annual Food Fight on Big Beaver (and Beyond) is coming to town Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 24. Area businesses, companies and individuals are encouraged to donate to this food-drive program that benefits Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan. Food collection bins will be placed in City Hall at the east and west entrances (500 W. Big Beaver), the Troy Public Library (510 W. Big Beaver) and the Troy Community Center (3179 Livernois).
For more information, go to:
http://www.troymi.gov/CommunityAffairs/PressRelease/FoodFight2009.htm
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by Dave Lambert
Is Troy Assistant City Manager Brian Murphy leaving Troy to assume a position in Plainfield, IL? According to the Plainfield Enterprise, the Plainfield Village Board on July 6 authorized Mayor Michael Collins to execute an employment contract with Brian to become the new village administrator.
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dave Lambert
Instead of selecting one of the five finalists, the Troy City Council decided to offer the City Manager’s position to John Szerlag. He was not one of the finalists and, in fact, didn’t even apply for the job.
Szerlag is the Interim City Manager. He is also a former Troy City Manager. If he accepts the offer, it’s doubtful that John will serve in the position for a lengthy period. I believe his current career aspirations lie in the area of becoming an independent contractor who offers his services to municipalities as an interim City Manager.
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by Dave Lambert
Troy City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Council Boardroom, City Hall, 500 W. Big Beaver, for the purpose of selecting a new City Manager. The meeting is open to the public.
One of the individuals pictured below will be selected.
Left to right: Steven S. Ault, Jane Bais-DiSessa
Left to right: James C. Payne, Pamela Weaver Antil, John M. Gabor
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