If You Were Elected City/Parish Prez

[coolboy]

WWJDD? What Would Joey Durel Do? Apparently, not much.

I am literally ashamed of my elected leaders, so I decided to bring up the topic of what would you do if any one of us were City/Parish President. Here is my top 10 list of things I'd do if I were President of Lafayette City/Parish Government a la David Letterman's Top 10 List.

#10. Tell Randy Hundley to take a hike.
#9. Force Chris Williams to only use erasable pens and markers at meetings.
#8 . Make government officials pay for their own food before council meetings.
#7. Fire Dee Stanley! (What's next? Maria Placer becoming Chief of Police?)
#6. Consolidate the LPD and Sheriff's office.
#5. Stop asking citizens of Lafayette to foot the bill on some many useless projects.
#4. Alleviate the traffic mess that is plaguing the city.
#3. Improve on the current MLK drive. Not to shut up Williams and Benjamin, but to build up the quality of life in that area.
#2. Walk out on Bishop Jarrell for not honoring my request to quit thinking the world revolves around him. Joke: What is the difference between Bishop Jarrell and God? Answer: God doesn't think he's Bishop Jarrell!
#1. Four words: Abolish Lafayette consolidated government!

Well, that's my list. Did I miss anything?

[Taureau]

Coolboy, Sounds great. Have you decided what color signs
to use for your champagne and where do we make contributions
to your election?

[TBEAR]

That would be an excellent platform, I think the opposition would lose.

[zoe10850]

I agree with the bulk of the ideas. I would add that we need a new charter committee to study ALL government in Lafayette Parish. We should forbid all who were on the original commission because there was too much compromise, and we all see there really was no cost savings whatsoever. We do have fewer council members, but thay do make a lot more, and seem to travel well, so, no cost savings.

I will always believe that we should do as Orleans Parish did, and abolish ALL government at the municipal level. We have no need for town aldermen, no city judges, no city courts, no city marshalls, no more municipal administrations, no more municipal civil service, and it would seem, no city police because they cannot do their job. Instead of term limit, there should be one term for president and council members. They would wait 4 years to run again. No need for constant fund raisers or sucking up to certain factions because you could not run to succeed yourself. No civil service would greatly reduce the power of the bureaucrats.

And I believe Maria would be a vast improvement.

[abbd]

Zoe, I believe joey promised that he would re-convene the charter committe right after he was elected. I guess we can expect an announcement any second now announcing the re-convention. Yep right after he gets back from Finland or new york or wherever else he travels on OUR money. Another promise NOT kept. What promises did joey keep? Ole joey is a "one trick pony" but his one trick is on us, cuz he's trying to trick us into raising our taxes.

[ronnief]

I am certain that the watchdog of Acadiana (Advertiser) will call Joey d, & Mr Blue Rolfes to task for the forgotten promises. I can see it now, veteran news hawk attacks administration on failures to follow through on any promises whatsoever.

[ronnief]

The old carrot & stick approach. don't give me money, and I will not pave your road or give you police protection or cut the grass. Yet, the road paving guys, the police officers or the grass cutters are not laid off. The only cost savings is on some material costs, gas or paving materials. The very cheapest items.

I think old Dee could stand to miss a few meals anyway.

[zoe10850]

And now says Joey,"we have hired 200,000 police to catch and report those who litter". What a moron. I think I am going to report Dee Stanley, he looks like a walking litter barrel anyway.