tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967431791857941720.post6298937382675341577..comments2023-10-23T09:48:42.646-07:00Comments on Question Everything: The National Citizens SurveyMATT KELLYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14019646896033476098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967431791857941720.post-73832559401673909362010-11-28T03:55:29.528-08:002010-11-28T03:55:29.528-08:00Some other points made in an e-mail--
*The absenc...Some other points made in an e-mail--<br /><br />*The absence of ability to qualify answers is the key.<br /> <br />*2nd key, who are we measuring? Is there a filter to determine whether the survey goes to long time residents, transient renters, property owners, young, old, etc.<br /> <br />*Next, why does it take one pre-survey postcard plus 2 survey mailings, plus the cost of return mail, to sample 10% of the city population?<br /> <br />*The city could hire its own direct mail service to mail a template questionnaire and reduce costs.<br /> <br />*Next, this is the old media way of communications. Spend an equal amount to set-up and aggressively promote an online survey with ongoing invitations to comment. A public service announcement via post card to every city address, and PSA’s on radio and in newspapers. True, not everyone has a computer. Every promotion of the online options should include a reminder of phone and mail options for commenting.<br /> <br />*Next, the city should long ago have begun aggressively developing an email listserve database for use not only in surveys but also in emergency communications.<br /> <br />*Next, it appears from the fee schedule that when the survey is repeated in 2 years there will be add’l cost for comparing the latest results to the base line.MATT KELLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019646896033476098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967431791857941720.post-59868447162120274012010-11-27T13:03:18.021-08:002010-11-27T13:03:18.021-08:00Are we such a disconnected community that we have ...Are we such a disconnected community that we have to rely on outside polls to justify what we know is 'right'? <br />I trust that the public hearing for courthouse scheme 5 that most have been waiting for is in the 'citizens survey' and will serve to not justify taking up important additional 'elected officials' time with such trivial matter. <br />Matt, I have to agree with most of what you said (not all) on this subject. And, Council just goes on spending our money (with staff recommendation) with little regard to the financial difficulty that the community is facing - except to recommend that city employees get half day off the day before thanksgiving while recoginzing the difficult times the city is facing. I do not have a problem with this except that the taxpayers can use morale boost in the form of a tax reduction - I'm probably die waiting for staff to recommend and Council approve this.<br />Some people (not city staff) worked all day Wednesday, some Thanksgiving Day, Friday, and today to ensure that they will be able to pay their 'fair' share of city tax dollars... so city staff can recommend and council can approve spending more money for a survey that information can best be mined from those who pay the taxes.<br />Oh yea, I wonder how many of those surveys go to persons who own property in the city and how many to others? And, if 1,200 go out, how many get returned?<br />Statistics and what the City does with them: We only need look at the Moseley report with the results being all of the members on Council will be in the court system in a few years - some more often than others. When will the #*$)@&% wake up and read what the hell they order and pay for with our tax dollars?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400780237478329237noreply@blogger.com