In this corner we have the inchoate but undeniably silver tongued, dance like a honeybee, ‘you hired me to make the tough decisions’ (but never to explain them), Kevin Stufflebean.
In the other corner we have the contemplative, thoughtful, articulate yet quiet and sometimes brooding, ‘Slingblade’ voiced former roadmaster, Larry Van Elsberg.
The IBO question of the day, “How does this recall affect business success and future opportunities?”
Personally, the question is poorly worded because without knowing the outcome of the election it is hard to answer. Or are they asking about the recall campaign? How does the campaign affect business? In general elections are usually good for business in a peripheral sense because people linger longer in public to discuss it, buy an extra cup of coffee or hold luncheons to debate the merits. Anyway, we shall see what the two stars of today’s show think about the process.
Both of Kevins’ departments are hemmoraging money. Then the clown stands up at The Mill and lies, and I did see Jon Barton, either Jon Barton or a blimp, do the old Thumbs Up to his table when Kevin put his whopper out there about his reasons for the loss of jobs. I’m surprised he took his snout out of the trough long enough.
Nikki is assessor Liaison. Kevin is IT liaison. Adam and IT, will run it. With the backing of Nikki, Kevin, Mary. I understand the inter working of the assessors system (control key) has been transferred or changed from what it was and may be under the control of IT–Kevin.
For some reason IT did not have any budget issues and is well funded. IT talked of all these plans of interconnectivity, fiber optics. Then as this infrastructure starts to come it being, they started the seed, of security issues. First you build it, then you maintain it, they you have to secure it. The three steps of empire building.
And just WHAT Einstein is going to run this contraption?
NOT NOW !!!
Jeebuz, they tell us they’re preparing for the hard times, then one by one they lead out these monstrous machines, Road wants a million dollar something, now this.
What part of hard times do these clowns not get?
And who’s going to run it? Perhaps Bobbie? Yeah, she could handle it. Who knows what the hell the G-Man is doing behind his locked doors.
Hey, isn’t IT Kevins’ OTHER Liason?
One other thing, where is Adam Colby in the political realm of the county? I’m wondering about this guy.
I am insulted every time I am forced, like a child, to sit quietly and respectfully, while I am lied to, in public, and applaud on cue. I almost cannot stand it.
There is a plan, an agenda.
At the BOC meeting today, 4/15/2009, Kevin was not present, if he had been there I may be writing something else. Unfortunately I perceived that Nikki became annoyed when I said this is a big deal just like the mining. We need another meeting like the mining meeting, which includes a public worksession this is a computer and software change to the court house. She said something like were having one on the 29th. That happens to be the BOC meeting, so all it will be is an explanation by the department heads, Adam, supported by the treasure, Mary, some more facts and figures. Nikki also said something like, we have budgeted this for two years, everyone knows about it we don’t need anymore discussion. The 29th will be enough.
The software contract is worse than anyone would think. Mainly because it will make government more efficient, given them more readily information about us tax payers’ tax, real property, and personal property, It will begin in the assessors office. Then as years go by it will spread to the clerks office, and then before long, all the departments in one building will be connected.
Now that I/T is building infrastructure in a network system, which will bring in the Dump, the North Bend Annex and eventually Road, and other satellite location through fiber optics, then everything will be on a network. Like someone in mental health could plug in some info about you and bring up a picture of your house, and aerial photo of your property. Nikki said that can be controlled by layers of assess.
Now note, I am talking about some fancy stuff here. The sheriff would love it. Satellite image, GPS locators, mapping, etc. But, that will not be part of the base package. Those will be add on’s, for a cost which will increase governments information about us all.
What am I talking about. Well the $300,000 to $500,000 just spent for computers associated with TecHead, in process by the I/T department, and the possibility that we yet to own the software and will have contract maintenance cost, is not, not what is talked about above. The TecHead stuff appears to be computer systems and networking upgrades allowing everyone to be on the same page, internet capabilities, networking of information, and e-mailing to each other and to other places. This is my guess, I have not heard it explained in any public meeting I have been to.
What I am talking about above is a complete new software and computer equipment starting in the Assessors office. There is Consortium made up of several Oregon counties. Our County would buy in, join. We buy the software, and equipment. It would take one to two years to transfer date into the programs the software provides. The employes, of the software provider, which yet to be determined if private company or owned by the Consortium, do the transfer.
Bob Main, felt there are still several other providers that could maintain and update our current software and programs using our current functional equipment. For far less money. New providers need to go through the process of bids. However, the Consortium owned by government, only has to have an intergovernmental contract, no bid, and actually not public process.
Nikki expressed we are having the public process. There was a power point presentation by the assessor, with financial supporting information by the treasure. It was at a scheduled BOC, meeting. The fact that it was a late agenda item seems of little importance. In fact the day prior, at a budget worksession, 4/14/2009, in review of the budget, assessor, the treasure informed the Commissioner’s that $500,000 was budgeted for the computer upgrades. Even though Nikki had stated this has been in the budget for two years. Funny, that is just around the time the budgets cuts started in the county because of the timber payments short falls, starting with the Sheriffs/jail. Then funds become available for the computer upgrade, for I/T and assessor, and the Owens building.
The next public process will be the 4/29/2009 BOC, where three commissioners will be present and two for one will vote for the assessors upgrades. Just as occurred for funding cuts, and I/t funding, and Owens building remodel, oh, and the road department.
What the treasure liked about this new system was it would accept credit cars for payments to the county. This currently cannot be done with our current software.
den
Larry did an excellent job. More so when you consider that he is not a politician or used to or comfortable speaking to large audiences.
Stufflebean is always very comfortable speaking to a crowd and today was no difference although he seemed to be speaking very loudly and very fast. When I get the video I will check the claims he made that I know to be false with the individuals involved and get some quotes for next week’s paper.
Yes again Larry, thank you for having the courage to speak for all of us in this process. It takes huge courage, and time and well hell, Toothless? Where are those coconuts of yours? Are they big enough for Larry?
I know, just tryin ta be one of the guys I guess, the old P…s Envy thing rearing it’s ugly head – oh damn, there I go again…….
My reason for posting tonight is to make a comment regarding Stufflebutt:
ANY GROWN MAN WHO DOES NOT KNOW COME FROM CAME IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED, TRUST ME ON THAT ONE.
Hi Larry
Your presentation was believably excellent. Especially at the closing, when you lost your place, and you said so.
Kevin was scraping the inside of the box, he had nothing to say.
The County will have to decide if they still want that politician (lier) in office.
den
You guys are all way too clever for me tonight. Very cute gmick, I am going to have to bone up on my backwoods vernacular or I will never get a word in edgewise
You caught that performance today, huh? What a piece of work. He has blamed media, the other commissioners, union reps, road department managers and the general public but he never takes any responsibility for anything.
He made a couple of huge errors today when he accused, once again, Bob Main of being in collusion with the road workers. And again when he tried to tie anyone interested in his recall with being anti-business or affiliated with the NO-LNG group. He thinks nothing of offending his constituents or misrepresenting them.
Magix. I am from the heehoedeedoe Tribe. I’m like the Walmart greeter. I will hoedeedoe open for you. (:
Why themguys you have me grinnin gum’s ear to ear. I tended dat shin dig Kevin and da boys put on today. That place wuz wall to wall Blue Dues. I wuz figgerin it might be Wednesday night bingo until I hurd Kevin trying to catch flies again. In goes a fly & out comes a lie. He is a clever silver tongued devil I tell ya. He learnt if you say enough fancy words that have nuthin to due with another, it must be true cuz it made no sense. I bet Kevin is so sly, he bys a box of baby wipes so he can wipe down his shirts to get dat cheap hoe perfume off after visitin da Cat House. All I know is da boy better believe what he said, “I got no problem goin on to do somethin else if you vote me out”. Cuz he goin to need some favors after the recall is over. He would be qualified to be an accountant for ORC, he can’t count past his toe’s & ORC don’t have much money to count. Sounds like a good match to me.
Toothless – I forgot the punch line:
Wrong slot Toothless.
Sorry if I offend anyone.
Toothless?
Nevada?
Why you demur?
Best Legal Cat-Houses in the country.
Even this old woman knows that.
M?
We who know and love ya KNOW you bred in Calif.
That is a silly question, everyone knows Alaskans are like Mexicans & Idahoans grow good taters. Nevadans I can’t yet figure out, I installed a slot on my forehead with a donate to my recall sticker & everyone keeps trying to slip it in my pocket instead. Don’t they know that was the old me? The days when ORC & me had a wink and a handshake & road crews had the “it’s gonna be A Okay boys”. It aint easy being me…
Being that I hail from California, (born and bred) I knew that Oregonians had a prejudice against Californians. Only now have I learned that Oregonians object to Hawaiians. Be this true, Oregon is quite the intolerant state, don’t you think?
How do they feel about Alaskans, Idahoans, Nevadans? Native Oregonians, please let me know.
Hmmm, I think if it is not too cold I will wear my coconuts, in support of the Hawaiian Nation. I wouldn’t want anyone to feel as if it was a lopsided crowd.