All Ears #4

Nthr fdrl nr NC dscrmntn lw cvrs sxl rnttn, s m sr t s prfctly lgl t dscrmnt gnst htrsxls nd/r ppst sx dmstc prtnrs n NC s Grdn Smth prpss, nd tht dng s wll sv bg mny n chldcr bnfts.
ls Ccl nglcts t ncld th xtrmly mprtnt hsng stts n hs “Cvl Lbrts Rsltn” ctgrs. Rmmbr tht mmgrnts r xtrmly xpnsv t cmmnts d t thr hgh frtlty rts, whl hmlss frtlty rts r thght t b fr lwr, f nly bcs prnts slly qlfy fr pblc hsng nd thrby stp bng hmlss.
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n Th, 4 Fb 2010 10:03:07 -0500 “Ccl Bthwll” wrts:
T rcv ml frm Ccl Bthwll,
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shvll ctn
Fbrry 2010

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Wrkng t Kp shvll Rl!

n Ths ss:
Cty bsnss
Lvng Wgs fr srvc wrkrs
Cvl Lbrts Rsltn
Lrnng crv
Vlntrs Ndd!
Brds nd Cmmssns
CTY F SHVLL CVL LBRTS RSLTN

Cty bsnss

Wth fw frml mtngs nd mr thn dzn brd nd cmmssn mtngs ndr my blt nw, ’v bgn t dvnc sm f th sss rsd drng th lctn cmpgn. Th frst tw tht ’ll b brngng t Cncl nvlv Lvng Wg prvsn fr Cty cntrct srvc wrkrs (jntrl nd lwn mntnnc) nd Cvl Lbrts Rsltn (dscssn blw).

Mnwhl, Brwn Nwmn brght frwrd pln h’s bn wrkng n fr sm tm, nw clld th shvll nrgy ndpndnc nttv, whch s mdld n th Rtrft Ln prgrms ttd lst yr, nd ’m plss t spprt Brwn’s ffrt. W pprvd t n thry nd t’s mvng frwrd wth th Cty Stff nw.

Grdn Smth wll brng Dmstc Prtnr Bnfts t th Cncl ths cmng Tsdy, Fb. 9. Hs pln wld xtnd Cty bnfts t sm-sx prtnrs f cty mplys wh mt crtn crtr. (n mst sch plns thr r rqrmnts f jnt prprty wnrshp r bnkng, r jnt cstdy f chldrn … lgl blgtns tht ndct mnngfl prtnrshp. Ths rls wld hv t b wrkd t.)

lthgh sm thr Nrth Crln cts hv crtd sch plns, cn’t s hw sch pln wld stnd p t lgl chllng. wld thnk tht th sm rls wld hv t pply t ll dmstc prtnrs rgrdlss f sxl rnttn, nd m skng lgl clrfctn frm th NC Schl f Gvrnmnt.

W’v bgn wrk n th Dwntwn Mstr Pln, s wll. ch pc f tht prpsd st f rls wll hv t b xmnd, cdfd nd pprvd vr th nxt fw mnths.

T snd n -ml t ll Cncl mmbrs bt ny ss, clck hr.

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Lvng Wgs fr srvc wrkrs

shvll s crtfd Lvng Wg mplyr. ll fll tm wrkrs rcv cmbntn f wgs nd bnfts tht qlfy ndr th stpltns f Jst cnmcs, th lcl lvng wg crtfctn rgnztn. Hwvr, th ppl wh cln th tlts, swp th flrs, tt th grbg nd ct th lwns r nt ncldd bcs thy r cntrct wrkrs.

m dvncng pln tht wld rqr srvc cntrctrs t py ll f thr mplys n cty jbs lvng wg, bgnnng wth th nxt cntrct bds. Stds hv shwn tht Lvng Wg rqrmnts dptd by thr gvrnmnts hv hd vry smll ffct n csts (1 prcnt), nd t sms nrsnbl t m fr r tx mny t bd dwn th vl f lbr n shvll. Tht hrts vryn.

By th wy, ’m ls prt f grp, th shvll thcl Scty, whch hs lnchd BYctt cmpgn. W ncrg ppl t prfrntlly ptrnz Lvng Wg crtfd bsnsss, nd t mk t clr t ths bsnsss tht w r drctng r mny t thm fr tht rsn. s ths grws, w’ll rch t t thr mplyrs t ncrg thm t jn th mvmnt.

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Cvl Lbrts Rsltn

Th lngg f th prpsd rsltn (pstd t th bttm f ths nwslttr) s lrgly slf-xplntry. t rflcts brdr vw thn my prvs sggstn tht shvll jn th Snctry Cty mvmnt. ’v bn hlpd by nmbr f ctzns nd lwyrs n frmng ths prpsl, nd t s stll sbjct t chng.

Th prvsn cncrnng mmgrnts s rgnt. stdy by th Plc Fndtn hs shwn tht cts whr lcl plc d nt nfrc fdrl mmgrtn lw r sfr bcs mmgrnts trst th plc. Plc chfs frm Rlgh nd Cry, Nrth Crln hv pblcly ndrsd ths d, s hs th rcntly rtrd chf f th Ls ngls Plc Dprtmnt. n ddtn, s f lcl plc t nfrc fdrl lw s n nfndd mndt. t’s bttr fr s t s r rsrcs n lcl pblc sfty thn t ddrss prblm tht s ntrntnl n scp.

m n th Cty Cncl Pblc Sfty Cmmtt nd wll ntrdc ths msr thr sn. n ddtn wll prsnt t t th Plc Cmmtt f th shvll Bncmb Cmmnty Rltns Cncl (t whch m Cncl lsn).

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Lrnng crv

vn ftr 28 yrs n Bncmb Cnty thr’s lt dn’t knw, nd bng n Cncl s grt wy t lrn fst. ’m gttng t s mny mtngs s cn ft nt my schdl nd hv rd mntn f pprwrk.

Prbbly th sngl mst mzng fct ’v bn xpsd t s fr cm n th wht ppr prprd fr Cncl by Cty Mngr Gry Jcksn nd Stff. shvll hs th lrgst prcntg dly ppltn chng f ny lrg cty n Nrth Crln. Smthng lk 40,000 t 45,000 ppl cmmt nt th cty vry dy. r rsdnt ppltn s rnd 75,000. Tht mns tht cty txpyrs r prvdng srvcs nd nfrstrctr t hg pl f nn-txpyrs.

t ls mns tht th “prkng prblm” w hr bt cnstntly s rlly cmmtr prkng prblm, nt shppr prblm r rsdnt prblm. T my wy f thnkng ths ndrscrs th nd fr stllt prkng lts nd mprvd trnst srvc. Gs prcs r lrdy clmng gn, fstr thn th cnmy s rcvrng. W wll lmst crtnly s $3.50 pr glln by th nd f 2010 (nlss th cnmy crshs gn). Tht’s th prc lvl t whch ppl shft thr drvng hbts nd blv dmnd fr trnst wll g p nd dmnd fr dwntwn prkng wll g dwn. W cn’t rn bss t vry nghbrhd n th srrndng cnts, bt w cn crt stllt lts, hpflly wth cprtn frm th Cnty gvrnmnt.

n rltd mttr, ’v lrnd tht dspt th ffr f fr trnst, nt mny Cty mplys r sng th systm. hp t gt by-n frm thr Cncl mmbrs nd Stff n my prpsl t prchs lnr crs s tht mplys wh pt fr trnst wll knw thy hv vhcl vlbl f chld s sck t schl r fr thr rgnt rrnds. (W lrdy hv grntd rd prgrm tht wll py fr cb srvc f wrkrs mss thr bs – thgh tht bck-p s lmst nvr sd.)

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Vlntrs Ndd!

D y knt? Cn y d txs? r y cnslr? Cn y tch GD clsss? r y crftr? Cn y hlp smn lrn hw t pply fr jb? Hw t drss fr sccss?

shvll Bncmb Cmmnty Chrstn Mnstry s bt t hlp fll bg gp n srvcs fr th hmlss n shvll. Whl w hv prtty dqt nght shltrs thr hv bn n dy prgrms vlbl. BCCM s rdyng th lnch f wmn’s nd mn’s dy shltr prgrm wth clsss nd cnslng t prvd sgnfcnt hlp fr flks wh r strgglng t gt bck n thr ft.

Mrdth Hmmnd, prgrm crdntr fr th wmn’s prgrm, tld m thy wll nd bt 40 vlntrs (ttl fr bth prgrms), ch pttng n n hr r tw vry wk. Clck n hr nm t -ml hr fr mr nf. Jmmy Vstl, chpln f th Vtrns Rstrtn Qrtrs, cn tll y mr bt th mn’s prgrm.

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Brds nd Cmmssns

FY: ’m n tw Cncl sb-cmmtts, th Fnnc Cmmtt (whch vlts ll prpsls whch wll hv sgnfcnt ffct n bdgt mttrs) nd Pblc Sfty (whch vrss Plc, Fr nd mrgncy Srvcs).

m Cncl lsn t th shvll Bncmb Cmmnty Rltns Cncl, th Fr Hsng thrty, th Rgnl r Qlty Brd, th Tr Cmmssn, th Rcrtn Brd, nd th Sstnblty dvsry Cmmtt n nrgy nd th nvrnmnt (SC). vnts

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CTY F SHVLL CVL LBRTS RSLTN

WHRS: Th Cty f shvll ffrms ts strng spprt fr th fndmntl cnstttnl rghts f vry prsn nd rcgnzs tht th prsrvtn f cvl lbrts s ssntl t th wll-bng f dmcrtc scty; nd th Cty f shvll s prd f ts lng nd dstngshd trdtn f prtctng th cvl lbrts nd ffrdng ql prtctn f th lw t ll prsns n th Cty, wh ncld dvrs ppltn f mny rcs, rlgns, nd ntnl nd thnc rgns, ncldng mmgrnts, trsts nd stdnts, whs cntrbtns t th cmmnty’s cnmy, cltr nd cvc chrctr r vst nd mprtnt;

WHRS: Th Cty f shvll ppss msrs tht sngl t ndvdls fr lgl scrtny r nfrcmnt ctvty bsd n thr rc, skn clr, ntnl r thnc rgn, sxl rnttn, dsblty, rlgs r pltcl pnn r ctvty, r mmgrtn stts.

WHRS: Th Cty f shvll ppss ny ffrts t trnsfr fdrl mmgrtn rspnsblty t stt nd lcl ffcls, snc ths prpsls tx r lrdy vrbrdnd plc dprtmnt nd dmg rltnshps wth mmgrnt cmmnts; crmnlzng .S. ctzns, ths wh wrk wth nd fr mmgrnts nd mmgrnts thmslvs, s nt vbl lng-trm sltn t cncrns vr mmgrtn nd wll cntn sprtng fmls whl prvntng cvc prtcptn by ll prsns;

WHRS: Th Cty f shvll blvs tht thr s n nhrnt cnflct btwn ntnl scrty nd th prsrvtn f lbrty bt tht mrcns cn b bth sf nd fr;

WHRS: Th Cty f shvll wshs t ply ldng rl n th prtctn f cvl lbrts nd t cnsstntly prmt tlrnc nd rspct fr ll prsns, mmgrnts, vstrs, stdnts, nd ctzns lk, nd rcgnzs tht nmbr f thr jrsdctns n Nrth Crln nd n th ntd Stts hv nctd plcs r lws t prtct th cvl lbrts f ll prsns rgrdlss f rc, skn clr, ntnl r thnc rgn, sxl rnttn, dsblty, rlgs r pltcl pnn r ctvty, r mmgrtn stts.

THRFR, B T RSLVD BY TH CTY F SHVLL tht:

Sctn 1. Th Cty f shvll phlds th cnstttnl rghts nd cvl lbrts f ny nd ll prsns nd t s th plcy f th Cty f shvll t prtct gnst dscrmntn n th bss f rc, skn clr, ntnl r thnc rgn, sxl rnttn, dsblty, rlgs r pltcl pnn r ctvty, r mmgrtn stts.

Sctn 2. Cty f shvll ffcrs nd mplys shll rfrn frm rcl prflng, r sng rc, skn clr, ntnl r thnc rgn, sxl rnttn, dsblty, rlgs r pltcl pnn r ctvty, r mmgrtn stts s fctr n slctng ndvdls, chck pnts r rs f twn t sbjct t nvstgtry ctvts;

Sctn 3. Cty f shvll ffcrs nd mplys shll rfrn frm nggng n th vdtpng r thr srvllnc f ndvdls r grps bsd n thr prtcptn n prtctd ctvts sch s th prctc f rlgn r pltcl dvccy;

Sctn 4. Cty f shvll ffcrs nd mplys shll rfrn frm cllctng r mntnng nfrmtn bt th pltcl, rlgs r scl vws, ssctns r ctvts f ny ndvdl, ssctn, rgnztn, crprtn, bsnss r prtnrshp nlss sd nfrmtn s drctly rltd t n nvstgtn f crmnl cndct tht s bsd n rsnbl sspcn.

Sctn 5. Cty f shvll ffcrs nd mplys shll rfrn frm prtcptng n th nfrcmnt f fdrl mmgrtn lws r nttvs sch s th Trrrsm nfrmtn nd Prvntn Systm (TPS), tht ncrg mmbrs f th gnrl pblc t spy n thr nghbrs, cllgs nd cstmrs, r th .S. mmgrtn nd Cstms nfrcmnt (C), tht drv wdg btwn th mmgrnt cmmnty nd th lcl plc wh nd t prtct th wlfr f ll r rsdnts; n dprtmnt, gncy, cmmssn, ffcr r mply f th Cty f shvll shll s Cty fnds r rsrcs t ssst n th nfrcmnt f fdrl mmgrtn lws, r t gthr, s r dssmnt th mmgrtn stts nfrmtn f ndvdls n th Cty f shvll.

B T LS RSLVD tht th prvsns f ths Rsltn shll b svrbl, nd f ny prvsn f ths Rsltn s dclrd ncnstttnl by crt f cmptnt jrsdctn, th vldty f th rmndr shll nt b ffctd.

B T FRTHR RSLVD tht ths Rsltn shll b frwrdd t ll Cty f shvll lw nfrcmnt gncs nd t vry dprtmnt, gncy, cmmssn, ffcr nd mply f th Cty f shvll nd t r lcl, stt nd fdrl lgsltv dlgtns n bhlf f th rsdnts f th Cty f shvll.

Ralph,

I’m for all of the initiatives you propose. Though I’m thinking of asking the County Commissioners for an eternal winter over one of their residents.

I was wondering why the APD needed ANOTHER armored vehicle (at $303,000) http://www.ashevillenc.gov/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=20420 (and don’t tell us because it’s “free” with Homeland Security $$$)