Not a criticism of the staff but today I've spent 4 hours in telephone queues to 3 different Council departments. I've only resolved 1 issue 😞

#CountyCouncil #telephone #queue

#Oxfordshire #countyCouncil #elections: I've sent in my vote already, but looking at the #GreenParty candidates it's not clear why there are only 4 target seats in #Oxford city where an effort is being made. https://www.greenoxfordshire.com/2025_county_council_election_candidates
@wood5y Slowly slowly I'm building a dossier on corruption within #Pembroke #CountyCouncil and in #PembrokeTown They don't pervert the vote at the ballot box, every seat is paid for in advance #RottenBorough
Oxfordshire local election candidates in OX3 0EX

On May 1, 2025, registered voters in OX3 0EX can vote in the Oxfordshire local election. Find out more about the candidates.

Nov. 5 choice: 3 Dems, 1 write-in hopeful for Monroe County council quizzed on jail, convention center

Trent Deckard, Cheryl Munson, David Henry, Joe Davis, Beverly Calender-Anderson, League of Women Voters, Bloomington, Monroe County, Monroe County Convention Center, Monroe County Council, Geoff McKim, Ryan Cobine, Shelli Yoder, Matt Flaherty, Kate Rosenbarger, Futures Family Planning Clinic, IRACS, CIB, Capital Improvement Board, SR 46, North Park, Hunter Valley Road, 3rd Street, Walnut Street, College Avenue, Hopewell neighborhood, Trades District, food and beverage tax, restorative justice, problem-solving courts, Integrated Reentry and Correctional Support, ED LIT, early voting, election operations building, 3rd and Walnut Streets, downtown transit center, NAPA building, justice campus, convention center expansion, affordable housing, new county jail, skywalk, jail's purpose, recidivism, incarceration, Democratic Party, registered write-in candidate, May 7 primary, party’s candidates, write-in candidate, independent candidate, straight-ticket votes, Nov. 5 election, early voting location, Oct. 7 deadline

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Monroe County sheriff’s deputies push for retirement plan changes

Jeff Brown, Josh Fuller, Monroe County Council, Peter Iversen, Trent Deckard, Geoff McKim, Cheryl Munson, Marty Hawk, Ruben Marté, Phil Parker, McCready and Keene, Inc., Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputy retirement package, retirement options, budget process, 2025 budget, collective bargaining agreement, recruitment and retention, lateral hires, Bloomington Police Department, Nat U. Hill Room, historic county courthouse, law enforcement, field training, academy training, Monroe County deputies, retirement benefits, police officer financial options.

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Planned new jail budget numbers start to come into sharper focus for Monroe County council

Care not Cages, Monroe County council meeting, new jail construction, Chris Ciolli, Weddle Bros. Construction, Scott Carnegie, DLZ Corporation, Peter Iversen, jail budget estimates, 400-bed jail, 500-bed jail, hard construction costs, justice center, soft costs, Duke Energy, county courthouse, public comment, jail site selection, North Park PUD, West Hunter Valley Road, VET Environmental, Phase 2 environmental study, site reconnaissance, Phase 1 environmental study, Kate Wiltz, jail supervision models, direct supervision, indirect supervision, pod division, hybrid approaches, commissioners' work session, RQAW Corporation, feasibility study, Financial Services Group, long-range financial planning, local income tax (LIT), Bloomington’s city council, Trent Deckard, jail facility replacement, ACLU, overcrowded conditions, 2009 settlement agreement, Indiana’s County Jail Standards, Indiana Department of Correction, jail capacity, circuit court judge

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“[West Sussex #CountyCouncil] expects the cost of swapping its ERP system from SAP to #Oracle to go from £2.6 million to nearly £40 million …” 😞

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/30/uk_council_sees_cost_of/

#LocalGovernment

Oracle Fusion rollout costs 15 times council's estimates in SAP rip-'n-replace

No it's not Birmingham this time. West Sussex County Council ERP replacement price to hit £40M

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No north option for convention center expansion: CIB won’t negotiate with Bloomington for land

Monroe County capital improvement board, CIB, Bloomington, convention center, expansion project, Margie Rice, Jim Whitlatch, North property, 4th Street, College Avenue, Bloomington redevelopment commission, RDC, Bunger & Robertson law firm, March 6, 2024, Kerry Thomson, The B Square, TIF, tax increment finance, food and beverage tax, Indiana’s Open Door Law, Monroe County government, Jennifer Crossley, Marty Hawk, Geoff McKim, John Hamilton, Cheryl Munson, Deckard, Penny Githens, Lee Jones, Julie Thomas, city council, county council, county commissioners, construction budget, hotel, executive session, real estate transactions, affordable housing, reimbursement, prepared foods tax, meeting agenda, special discussion item, stakeholders, initial concept, personal preferences, significant impact, community expertise, northern expansion option, site selection, fiscal responsibility.

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Monroe County adds 4 jail guard positions, adds security duty, drops age from 21 to 18

Monroe County, Monroe County jail, Monroe County council, Jordon Miller, Phil Parker, Ruben Marté, Kyle Gibbons, Geoff McKim, Marty Hawk, Trent Deckard, correctional officer positions, prisoner transport, security services, county courthouse, historic courthouse building, general fund, public safety local income tax, correctional local income tax, jail staff, transition team, new jail, job description, age requirement, law enforcement, unspent appropriations, interest earned, cash balance, security detail, sheriff, council meeting, executive session, board of county commissioners, career in law enforcement, security system needs

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