I’ve been kinda slack in posting updates to my blog, but thought I’d share this news item from the Charlotte (NC) Observer. (This is not meant as a slight to my City of Charlotte counterparts.) http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/05/09/1424741/not-very-social-is-it.html My guess is City Council and County Commission members may now get engaged in a discussion on the differingRead… Read more »
This may be of interest to some – we’re broadcasting our Board’s Strategic Planning Conference live on ustream, plus tweeting with hashtag #MeckBOCC. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/strategic-planning-conference-2010 All files and docs digitally available at http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/County+Managers+Office/Strategic+Planning+Conference.htm
I’m in the car this morning headed for work digging the garage rock channel on Sirius radio (no charge for the plug Sirius) and I realize I left my Blackberry at home. Fudge. Now what? Sort of at the halfway point, you know where turning around is just going to be enough of a detourRead… Read more »
We were asked recently to “look into” suppressing names from Mecklenburg County’s online property owner system. The request originated from the criminal justice ranks, the specific concern being that criminals might use the system to get address info for police, prosecutors, and judges, but not for sending thank you notes. Just doing a survey (http://checkbox.co.mecklenburg.nc.us/NameSearchSuppression.survey)Read… Read more »
Mecklenburg County produces an annual performance report that revolves around our Community & Corporate Scorecard. Here is the recently published 2009 report (pdf) for anyone interested.
Last week I shared Mecklenburg County’s Social Media Strategy, which is really a document related to our overall eGovernment Strategic Plan. The link to the eGov plan is provided with this blog post, and you are welcome to use any or all of the content. (And, if by chance, we have plaigerized anything, it wasRead… Read more »
I had a few inquiries about Mecklenburg County’s Twitter use, so thought I’d post examples – @MeckCounty The County Manager recently visited the Thomasboro Community of Shalom seeking feedback on the upcoming county budget: http://bit.ly/drYi74 (Ties in with our use of a Mecklenburg YouTube channel.) @meckhealth Save the date. Mecklenburg County Public Health Forum HealthyRead… Read more »
First things first…I’ve decided to see if I can incorporate govloop into my daily routine. There’s so much content I want to read, it’s hard to wedge something else in. So here goes… When something new emerges, a typical government reaction is to ask “what’s our policy?” It must be in our DNA or something.Read… Read more »