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City of Ruston- 4th October Meeting Discussion

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Agenda Discussion of Meeting between the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Ruston, Louisiana.

On October 4th, 2021, a meeting took place between the Mayor and the Board of Alderman of the City of Ruston in the city hall council chambers at 5:30 pm. Attending the meeting was an exciting and heartwarming experience for me as it exposed me to how the city officials handle policy matters. In my viewpoint, the meeting took place as planned, and the items on the agenda list were highlighted and decided. For instance, Ruston’s Mayor and the board of alderman agreed to introduce an additional tax sale of 1.75% in the power and water economic district of the city of Ruston. In my opinion, the move was important and called for. I feel that it is likely to impact the daily lives of the taxpayers. The additional 1.75% tax is an equivalent of hundreds of dollars, and taxpayers will feel the impact. This means that they will have to deal with increased tax in water and electricity utility bill. I do not have a problem if the officials decide to increase tax however, I feel that it is important that they put the funds to good use. If taxpayers have to pay extra in electricity and water bill, they should make an effort to ensure that all parts of Ruston city access clean and unlimited water at all times. Further, as regards power, the city should make a deliberate effort to improve street lighting to boost the security of the residents. In so doing, they will be putting the taxpayers’ money to good use.

Additionally, the officials reached an agreement concerning improving the airport. The city of Ruston agreed with the Louisiana Department of Transport and Development to improve Ruston Regional Airport. I support the move because I am sure it will benefit the residents of Ruston city. Without a doubt, Ruston airport is a major source of revenue for the State. It generates lots of income because it is the major airport within the State of Louisiana. By making changes to the airport and improving it, the city will be improving the airport’s customer experience and by extension, making a good name for it. Removing obstructions at the airport will open up the airport for use by many tourists who otherwise would not have considered using the airport for travel. In essence, I completely support the move to improve the airport because it will open up opportunities for users and residents.

Worth noting, as part of the meeting, it emerged that there was a code enforcement scheduled in regards to substandard buildings in Ruston city. According to the status report provided by the building official, there was a proposal to end the poorly constructed buildings. I support the enforcement of this code entirely. I realize that substandard buildings pose a threat to the lives of residents of Louisiana. Such structures should not exist at all because they can collapse at any time. Such a thing would be disastrous as it could cause immense damages. It can lead to loss of life, destruction of poverty, and peace destruction. If enforcing the code will help save lives, then executing it is a no-brainer. I can imagine how the owners of the building must feel at this move, but the truth is, the welfare of the people should take center stage and be put before everything else. One thing that comes to mind is the owners’ loss if the buildings are demolished. I recognize that bringing up even a one-storey building is not easy. A lot of effort and resources went into the development of the building. However, at the end of the day, the greater good supersedes personal interest. I am in total support of the officials’ move to bring down the substandard structures located on 902 Jones.

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Interview Date:21/12/2021 Process Recording Date: 21/12/2021

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Intern Client BSSW Intern Assessments of how the Client may be feeling, including evidence BSSW Intern Feelings/Thoughts Identify the social work value and social work ethical responsibility that you are practising in the exchange

*Make sure to cite the source used in the text and as a reference citation at the end of the process recording Field Agency Instructor Feedback

D.D Signs of infection as evidenced by temperatures of 38.8The probability that the client’s spleen is damaged Service value

Attending to the clients by taking his vital signs i.e. temperatures, blood pressure, pulse rate and respiration rate. Sending the client for further investigations i.e. lab works to check the levels of white blood cells and rule out infection.

Competence value

Explaining to the client every detail of what might be the cause of infection which can be due to damage of spleen. Spleen filters and stores blood.it also manufactures white blood cells that protect a person from infection. Damage to the spleen makes a person susceptible to infections.

Ethical responsibility

Assessing the client for signs of infection. e.g. fevers

Planning and identifying solutions on how to reduce the temperatures. following up lab works to initiate medication early enough

Administer prescribed antibiotics to clear the infection.

Educate the client on preventive measures of infections for example eating a balanced diet, avoiding crowded areas to prevent communicable diseases like tuberculosis, washing hands regularly, and generally maintaining hygiene. Follow up on the client to ensure they are abiding by the preventive measures *APA Citation needed at the end of the document.

Agency Problem

Discuss the ‘agency problem’ and its solutions in relation to approaches to strategic change that might be adopted in organisations (i.e. revolutionary or evolutionary approaches). In other words, apart from environmental pressures to respond to changed conditions, does agency theory and its assumptions help you explore why some strategic decision makers might adopt revolutionary or evolutionary types of strategic change?

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When an organisation faces the agency problem, it can lag behind in its desire to achieve the organisation purpose and objective. Often, there is a lack of information symmetry in an organization and this may leave employees feeling short-changed in the agency relationship hence resort to compensate the information imbalance in a way that inclines their course in a direction that offers them higher advantage yet leaving the general organisational purpose unachievable as spelt out in the mission and objectives.

Therefore, when the interests of the organisation’s stockholders and that of other stakeholders such as the board of directors and management are not aligned, the best projection that can be made out of it is an agency problem that calls for concerted effort from all the stakeholders to address. The organisation may simply come to a standstill. The agency problem is a serious subject that must be addressed because the conflict arises from the fact that the parties causing it have a vested interest in the organisation.

Scholars have suggested various ways of resolving the agency problem. For instance, reducing the information asymmetry predominantly comes up as a remedy to reduce the conflict (e.g. by Hill and Jones 2010). A twist in the agency conflict is complicated by the fact that the problem is integrally intertwined within the roots of human behaviour, a subject that innately complex due to the diverse nature of human behaviour. This complexity provides a clue of how the approach taken to solve the conflict is also likely to be complex.

While De Wit and Meyer (2010, p. 84) argue for a radical approach in effecting change arguing that his is necessitated by factors such as the competitive pressure the organisation faces, the regulatory pressure and the fact that a first move gives the organisation an added advantage in the window of opportunity, the diverse nature of the agency problem may not assure complete success of the revolutionary approach. A good approach to solving the agency problem must be one that considers the impact of implementing the strategic decisions made, the general impact on the organisation and effectiveness in the long-term. Therefore, a balanced approach must be taken to address the conflict. For this reason, an ambidextrous approach to solving the problem as envisioned by Tushman and O’Reilly (1996) would be the best on the basis that it not only addresses the problem with a consideration of the changing environment and diversity in human behaviour but it also creates room for the revolutions required by the sporadic environmental change.

Reference:

De Wit, B & Meyer, R 2010, Strategy Synthesis: Resolving Strategy Paradoxes to Create Competitive Advantage, 3rd Ed, South-Western Cengage Learning, UK 

Hill and Jones, (2010) ‘ Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach’, 2nd Australiasian Edition.  John Wiley & Sons Australia, Milton QLD. 

Tushman, ML & O’Reilly, CA III 1996, ‘Ambidextrous organisations: Managing evolutionary and revolutionary change’, California Management Review, vol. 38, no, 4, pp. 8-30