Glad to learn that before you moved here you really did do some good in your community! So what have you done since then?

Me? Too much to list and it really doesn’t matter – and that is simply not the point.

Let’s remember – it’s not about my donations to my community – it’s about the facts posted on this site and for Sure – our gal Jean J spends the time to do that!

You? or are you just playing a game of self serving negativity and having fun with you opposition to anything posts?

Just so that I am transparent, I’ll LOVE Involvement and Engagement Programs IF they are done well. I do have firsthand experience. I am professionally educated in it, in order to implement and teach it in the private sector. Citizens engagement is a spinoff of Total Quality Management. TQM is quite complex with many elements to it, not just involvement. One of the most important elements to it is to understand what you are (products and or services), explore the hidden assets you have and enable continuous improvement. Everything must be completely transparent for the program to work. Everyone, regardless of status, nationality, and or education are welcome to participate in any way they feel comfortable contributing. No one is discarded, labeled or excluded. Every suggestion or idea is carefully reviewed and evaluated. No personal benefits are permitted, fairness is a critical factor. Performances and projects are put into neutral measureable guidelines. Measurements are posted and tracked for everyone to see. By doing so, anyone trying to manipulate becomes obvious and is stopped. Tracking, graphing, and measuring shows you the areas where you need to improve, unprejudiced. Checks and balances. I LOVE TQM. I have seen incredible things happen under the TQM umbrella.

@JeanJ without a doubt you are educated and have a degree or two. One I believe in economics. I greatly appreciate you. Thank you for speaking up. Sedona is blessed to have you here.

Sedona is a melting pot, we should welcome everyone. Those of us that our residents and businesses in the foot printed city district are vested partners. We have one common interest, the incorporated City of Sedona. Together. One team. Please watch this cute video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jop2I5u2F3U

Limiting participation limits change, growth and communication. Limiting and excluding is oppressive. Enabling participation enables innovation and continuous improvement for that one common cause. In my opinion.

Sincerely,
Donna Joy Varney

So tell me Sharlett, what have you done and then you can explain to me what JeanJ has done to give back except to second guess anything and everything that she doesn’t like in this town.

Contrary to your lofty and self defined beliefs – None of us Have To apply to one of the elite city citizens groups in order to make a huge difference Or understand the crap we are being spoon fed!

Seems to me that Jean J has done far more research with a much higher level of fact finding than you comprehend!

Question to you @Just Sayin’ – just what are you doing to participate?

According to the Arizona Department of Revenue’s “FY 2013/14 Report of Bonded Indebtedness,” Sedona’s per capita bond debt is $4,649.62, while the average for Arizona cities and towns with outstanding bond debt is $1,765.98.

I agree with Donna Varney. A [reliable] online CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM Status Report would be a method to disclose public information citizens have the right to know and do not receive until such time CEP matters are a done deal and get before the City Council for a vote. Why did the CEP Budget Work Group, for one example, produce a FY 2015-2016 Budget Proposal that’s 11% higher than the current year? Also, how come draining of reserves and fund balance net is still ongoing? 2015-2016 estimated revenues are $30,679,511; budgeted expenditures are $42,456,470

BTW, Councilor LeFevre asked during a not-too-recent City Council Meeting that a certain resident be made a CEP Assessment Work Group participant. Ms. Brown mentioned the word “extreme” to get around having someone with different views from City Hall’s get included in assessing the CEP.

Cool your jets…..
You talk but nothing of substance comes out
Take your own advice

Been bothering me about something and came across it again. Here’s the thing. It’s from the above statement by CVS:

President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Merlo stated, “We delivered better-than-expected results this quarter, primarily driven by stronger-than-expected prescription volumes as well as favorable purchasing and rebate economics in the PBM.

REBATE ECONOMICS? What’s that shadow speak for?