9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | Colorado taxpayers send city leaders to Vail resort
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This unbalanced article and report about the Colorado Municipal League conference made me embarrassed that Sheridan was held up as an example. If we were not in such a budget crunch, several of us would have gladly attended. In Sheridan's budget, several thousand dollars is a big savings. To malign Denver and other large metro-area cities for sending folks to this conference is unfair - several thousand dollars to them is small change. This conference is a valuable learning opportunity, and what the city council members and city staff who attend from those cities bring back is well worth the expenditure. I think Sheridan suffers in this case because your councillors are less informed, meaning you get somewhat less capable representation. At least that is how I feel, since I've only ever attended a single two-day training session on how to be a municipal leader - it's not like it's a skill a person is born with! The interaction with other city leaders is an amazing source of inspirational ideas to bring home.
In addition, most city councillors or trustees earn very little for their service, so paying for such training out of their own pocket is not possible,and not to forget that a person with a day job has to take time off to attend this.
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