Scottsboro City Council Work Session, Roseberry Creek Rescue Funding Request, Local Act 2018-270 Signed Into Law, One Million Dollars Disbursal indicated, Hwy 72 and County Park Road Intersection - Commentary on Stewardship/Political Leadership (a short course for our political leadership) - April 16, 2018

Mayor Robin Shelton, Mayor of Scottsboro, Alabama (photo by G. Morgan)

There are tales of stress within our Municipal Government related to stewardship, personnel management, ethics and "alleged privileged citizens." I say alleged, because poor or rich all citizens are deserving of the highest levels of public stewardship that public officials must provide related to services, laws and policies; all must be provided and enforced fairly. There should be no privileged group of citizens or individual voter where one person or group receives special privileges over the other. This has not always been the case in our fair city, I hope and pray this does not surface as a problem for our current public officials. For this reason I ask our local political leadership and all public officials to think about and read about STEWARDSHIP and the effective organizational leader. (Garry Morgan, D.O.D - RR/EO Organizational Effectiveness Specialist; U.S. Army Medical Department, Retired)

A short course on political stewardship, a benchmark for governance, and other leadership topics: http://nytimesineducation.com/spotlight/leadership-through-stewardship-a-foundation-for-organizational-success-across-cultures/ 

"Stewards are institutional leaders. They act as responsible caretakers for organizations, large and small, which seek to improve and expand. For stewards, the pressures of short-term performance, financial or otherwise, threaten to compromise long-term goals, and the challenge for institutional stewards is to navigate these external pressures. . . True stewards are often lost to history, but the accomplishments they create through institutional cohesion are endless. . . Our formula for stewardship is based upon two components: structure and purpose. Through the creation of a robust internal culture, a steward can ensure the organization is both structurally competent and purposefully strong. Institutional leadership is time-delineated; a successful steward can leave his or her post at any time knowing that the mission remains intact.. As such, a steward’s legacy is not personal, but collective. The steward creates a system of enduring values, and then empowers others to perpetuate them."

A BIT ABOUT PROBLEM SOLVING

Some folks might need some help in problem solving and analysis. Think of a problem as a tree, short course on problem solving: https://www.brighthubpm.com/project-planning/118441-problem-tree-a-comprehensive-analysis-tool/#imgn_1

NEVER ARGUE WITH AN EMPLOYEE, PARTICULARLY YOUR UPPER LEVEL MANAGERS. If there is a problem, discuss, form solution, DO NOT CREATE UNMANAGEABLE STRESS IN THE WORKPLACE. Failure to communicate is your problem, resolve it. Politicians, don't let the power go to your head, it is but a fleeting moment in time. If you do not know the principles and techniques of leadership and problem solving, educate yourself, ask for help. 

*END OF LECTURE*

AGENDA

Mr. Smith discusses concerns with the proposed changes to Hwy 72 and County Park Road Intersection, Agenda Item 2.

Reference Agenda Item 1 - Presentation from the Roseberry Rescue Group, request for funds, Lowell Bivens, relative to the Invasive Species in the Roseberry embayment area which includes the Jackson County Park and Scottsboro City Park areas. $30,000 from the Jackson County Legislative Delegation is designated in a local act as described by Mr. Bivens in his presentation. Senate Bill 387 which has been signed by the governor and designated as Act 2018-270. Link to the Act - http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018RS/PrintFiles/SB347-int.pdf   Local Act 2018-270 Signed Into Law by Governor Ivey, Discretionary Fund abolished, One Million Dollars Disbursal indicated in the local act.

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