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Survey says? Council prepares to poll Marco Island employees, citizens
Lance Shearer
Correspondent
Marco Island likely has some surveys in its future – but first, City Council must survey the survey firms.
During the Oct, 5 City Council meeting, Councilor Greg Folley requested an “organization-wide employee engagement survey” of city staffers, plus a “follow-on action plan based on the results,” in conjunction with the city manager’s performance evaluation. Another survey requested would cover all island residents, to “measure community satisfaction with key city services” and identify opportunities for improvement.
Assistant to the city manager Dr. Casey Lucius, who presented the staff’s recommendations on survey firms to the council on Monday evening, pointed out there has never been a comprehensive survey of residents done by the city. The last employee survey was conducted in 2017. She had presented each councilor with proposals from five potential vendors,
The island missed it terribly last year, Grifoni said.
City Councilor Becky Irwin said she has received many communications from residents about the fireworks display. Nobody is opposed to it that I ve heard, Irwin said.
Samantha Malloy, manager of parks and recreation with the city, said the city budgeted $65,000 in fiscal 2021 to make the fireworks spectacle possible. We are currently working on receiving a quote from (the firework company), Malloy said.
Malloy said City Council will consider approving the fireworks display contract once the fireworks company submits a quote for its services.
In 2019, City Council authorized a $59,000 contract with Zambelli Fireworks for that year s Fourth of July fireworks, minutes of the meeting show.
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