I Would Like Gila County to Cut Cell Phone Expenses Now.

judy smrdel
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/ #6 cell phones

2011-02-17 22:20

most of the county phones issued are used more for personal calls than for county business. I can see departments heads having one, and one per department for those going out of town. When it's almost 50%, that's pretty darned high for a government agency that is supposed to be CUTTING costs, not increasing them.
Why do all county employees who go out of town each take a separate car, rent a separate room (and of course, each have their own cell phone)? What's wrong with 4 or more to a car, and 2 to a room? That would make a better argument for "cutting costs". We can't keep operating on raising taxes, freezing wages and tightening our belts. Our supervisors and department heads need to help out here and quit pinching pennies with one hand while throwing dollars out the window with the other.
And what is an "unofficial" policy, anyway?