  Detrola Member Username: Detrola Post Number: 32 Registered: 02-2006 |
Are you really a volunteer if you are a city employee and your supervisor hands you a flashing light to mount atop your car and assigns you to drive around a portion of the city while on the clock? A large number, if not most, of the "volunteers" are city employees that must rearrange their work schedules so that they can patrol the streets while on the clock. A lucky few get overtime. So watch for the wink when the mayor stands before the media and thanks his "volunteers". There are a good number of real volunteers. They should be praised for their devotion to the city. To them I say thank you. But the truth should be told. Only in detroit would a mayor brag about the record breaking number of volunteers needed to keep the city from burning itself to the ground | ||
Cmubryan Member Username: Cmubryan Post Number: 315 Registered: 11-2003 |
I entered all my info online and I thought I would be receiving a call on where to report or something. Never received it. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 309 Registered: 04-2006 |
Detola, I am not a City employee, and I went out last night. Yes lots of City employees are volunteers for this effort, but there are far more non-City employees that participate. Have you been to the City Halls to see the number of folks in them on those nights? I'm willing to bet that you have not. I've never heard of a City employee getting overtime or getting comp time to volunteer for this. If this is indeed the case shame on the City Employee for taking advantage of the situation, and shame on the City for allowing to be taken. | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2006 |
Maybe a lot of city employees volunteer because they actually CARE about their city. Many city employees that I know are very active in their community and are the middle class glue holding their neighborhoods together. So relax your sphincter. Everything isn't a "vast right wing conspiracy"! | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1017 Registered: 01-2005 |
Jeesh! I've never heard about the volunteers getting overtime or getting paid at all. It's 6pm to 2am...maybe their superviser lets a "late morning arrival" slip because they've been out all night...but come on. It's a great thing this angels night patrol. It's really worked out well these past years...let's not crap on a good thing here. | ||
Llyn Member Username: Llyn Post Number: 1673 Registered: 06-2004 |
My neighborhood has a large turnout to patrol the neighborhood. About 50 people involved over three nights. None of them are city employees as far as I know. | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 865 Registered: 11-2003 |
How do you figure people are getting paid to volunteer? | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1061 Registered: 12-2004 |
Angels night is so passe. | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 110 Registered: 03-2006 |
Why does the media call it Angel's Night when it's really called Devil's Night? Someone should tell them the proper name so they don't keep making fools of themselves. | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 280 Registered: 01-2006 |
So I tried to volunteer about 2 weeks ago, both on the web and by calling. I heard nothing back from my web inquiry. Over the phone I was told that no more volunteers were needed. (Message edited by DetroitSTAR on October 30, 2006) | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1216 Registered: 11-2003 |
Show up at your local neighborhood city hall tonight or tomorrow and see if they need help. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1065 Registered: 12-2004 |
Anyone interested in volunteering in Hamtramck can go to People's Community Services on Campau (near the south end) anytime today. | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 283 Registered: 01-2006 |
I'm new to the neighborhood, what is the community center for 48207? | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 4044 Registered: 10-2003 |
Volunteer Centers: http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/an gelsnight/VolunteerCenters.htm | ||
Susanarosa Member Username: Susanarosa Post Number: 1218 Registered: 11-2003 |
You'd probably be Central District, Detroitstar. | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 284 Registered: 01-2006 |
Yeah, I just called and got a positive response. Thanks. | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 111 Registered: 03-2006 |
I think I will toilet paper my own house tonight. | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1018 Registered: 01-2005 |
I'm doing it tonight from 6 to 2am. I called my neighborhood city hall last week and signed up: http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/nc h/neighborhood_locations.htm They did ask if I wanted to get paid overtime. When I said no, they asked if I wanted some free cash. I said that I didn't even work for the city, but they insisted...said the City's got tons of scrilla and if I didn't want the cash, would I accept a flat panel tv from Best Buy? Haha...had to do it Detrola. |
