tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post3722668399436140547..comments2007-06-07T10:19:36.173-05:00Overland Sailornoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-39042784907761746502007-06-07T10:19:00.000-05:002007-06-07T10:19:00.000-05:00We ran a poll on this issue. Those <A HREF="http://www.coolwebtoys.com/_Toys/Poll/BigResults.aspx?ut=3c171a9c" REL="nofollow">results</A> showed that our readers overwhelmingly oppose the city providing cell phones for the council. about 25% of the respondents thought it would be OK for the city to provide $40.00 a month to Council members to get their own phones.<BR/><BR/>I imagine the big concern is having the residents stuck with outrageous cell phone bills.Overland Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801651499053477245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-17926305720251221672007-06-04T10:39:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:39:00.000-05:00To the best of my knowledge he has not (though he could of course be giving it out individually). <BR/><BR/>However, based on last month's cell records there are very few calls to his phone number from Overland Residents that are not politically involved (like former Council members and the like).Overland Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801651499053477245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-32787215177928954202007-06-02T16:47:00.000-05:002007-06-02T16:47:00.000-05:00Sailor,<BR/>The first video worked fine on my computer.<BR/>When has councilman Owensby published his city paid cell phone # to his Ward 3 constituents?c3missilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041080794402136928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-71310557741320343082007-06-02T10:37:00.000-05:002007-06-02T10:37:00.000-05:00I prefer the Google videos the bestPathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538016716232210946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-10307893972524508002007-05-29T16:23:00.000-05:002007-05-29T16:23:00.000-05:00LOL<BR/><BR/>OK folks, I added the same video to Google's video service to get your opinion on which is better.<BR/><BR/>It looks to me like the top video is cleaner, but the Google video player is more functional. I'd like to hear what people's preferences are.<BR/><BR/>I may still need to switch to the new service because of the host of services they make available.Overland Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801651499053477245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-16948221204407501312007-05-29T15:32:00.000-05:002007-05-29T15:32:00.000-05:00I guess he doesn't realize how easy it is to conduct a forensic audit of his personal use of the City's cell phone.Gravy Crane Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835961662770325242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-22647879475513481622007-05-29T15:30:00.000-05:002007-05-29T15:30:00.000-05:00He said on the video that he represents constituents located throughout the City because the respective Council person doesn't care about citizens in their wards. So in May he spent approximately 40-50 minutes everyday working on constituency service.<BR/><BR/>But wait, if you back out the personal calls Kenny makes to constituents who do not live in Overland, we can estimate that Kenny spends on average 60 minutes a day working on constituency service.Gravy Crane Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835961662770325242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-76082418485573720032007-05-29T12:57:00.000-05:002007-05-29T12:57:00.000-05:00BTW, I don't think Councilman Owensby would have the phone for long if we did provide them.<BR/><BR/>His April bill was for 1463 minutes with only 553 minutes covered under the off-peak / promotion (according to the bill). That made for a $218.40 bill for one month's use.<BR/><BR/>What I found interesting was the large numbers of calls the Kirkwood and Ladue. I wonder what constituents Councilperson Owensby was referring to.Overland Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801651499053477245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-599574317538248902007-05-29T12:46:00.000-05:002007-05-29T12:46:00.000-05:00I really don't understand Councilman Owensby on this one.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he has been in government too long to realize that most people, whether they need a cell phone for work or not, pay for their own. Even if they are one of the luck few to have a company provided phone they are almost always responsible for the bill if it goes over the alloted minutes.<BR/><BR/>It's a bit of a surprise for me to see Councilperson Owensby, a man famous for saying "did you go out for competitive bids?" and "I want an itemized bill be for I vote to approve this expense," not to mention his obvious concerns about financial management at City Hall considering his constant calling for a "State Forensic Audit", to be the only one on the Council passionately championing the type of spending. Unnecessary spending in my opinion. <BR/><BR/>Councilperson Keller said she would like to have a phone as well, but she didn't seem near as committed to it as Councilperson Owensby.Overland Sailorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12801651499053477245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502767.post-85384242758150788092007-05-29T12:40:00.000-05:002007-05-29T12:40:00.000-05:00Anyone notice that Owensby can't shut his pie hole throughout the entire recording. No matter who is speaking he can't keep his mouth shut.Gravy Crane Durhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10835961662770325242noreply@blogger.com