It’s Mount Rushmore season for ELGL members. We’re asking you for your top four list on a variety of topics.
Adam Blowers
Comptroller at City of Geneva, NY
Connect: LinkedIn
Previously: Storytellers with Adam Blowers, City of Geneva, NY
City Departments
- Office of Neighborhood Initiatives
- Highway & Roads
- Police
- Buildings & Grounds
Snacks
- Nestle Crunch bars
- Honey roasted peanuts
- Chocolate covered doughnuts
- Blackberries
Office Pet Peeves
- “Quick” Questions
- Smiling while delivering bad news
- People saying, “Did you get my email?”
- Beginnings of conference calls (small talk and everyone interrupting each other to announce they are on the call)
Issues Facing Your City
- Rising expenses with stagnant revenues
- Decreasing population
- High poverty rate
- Lack of comedy/humor (I have proposed a roast of the City Manager several times and have gotten nowhere)
Gift Ideas
- Cash
- Books
- Macaroni necklace
- The infamous ‘gift card’