911 Calls to Police
in
Macon, Georgia
In order to reduce people power requirements to staff the 911 Call Center in Macon and to reduce the administrative duties of the Police Officers the City of Macon is currrently considering the implementation of the following scheme to forward 911 Calls made to the Police Department:
"911 - Macon Police. Please listen to our Menu"
- Please Press 1 if you are an elected City Official to reach the Chief of Police.
- Please Press 2 if you are a current contributor to the Fraternal Order of Police for prompt service.
- Please Press 3 if you desire to report a killing. Your call will be placed in a priority order scheme for appropriate call back as soon as possible. Please be aware that at the current time our Staff is investigating stray or mad dog compliants.
- Please Press 4 if you desire to report a rape in progress. You call will be immediately forwarded to Crisis Line.
- Please Press 5 if you desire to report a theft or armed robbery. The investigators will be able to visit the crime scene once City Council procures operational Police Vehicles.
- Please Press 6 if you are frustrated with the current safety situation in Macon. Please have your voter registration card ready so that your call can be routed to the appropriate Council Person for your Ward.
Thank You and have a Great Day!! Your Call is important to us and we appreciate you as a citizen of "Flag City U. S. A."
2 comments:
April Fools was 6 weeks ago, but I'm still going to hope this is a prank!
William, you are absolutely correct. I wrote this post "tongue in cheek."
As you know, sometimes to get a point across you need to inject some humor into the situation.
As the young man a local TV station interviewed last evening stated - Sometimes the difficult option is better than simply reducing jobs. Yes the reduction of hours each pay period will be a hardship for many of Macon's employees, but from my point of view it is better than any other alternative.
Additionally, I am picking on Macon's City Council for posturing to the voters by saying that they do not want to reduce hours but that some equipment purchases can be delayed.
Sometimes being penny wise and pound foolish is not the best alternative.
As you know I grew up on a farm and we had to make some tough choices, but when it came to replacing worn out equipment the cost effectiveness had to be considered for the long term. Yes, that meant that six of us Farmer's Kids had one bicyle to share. We learned to take turns riding it.
The new farm equipment took precedence simply because that was what was needed to continue to be an effective farmer.
So it is with the City of Macon. Sometimes new equipment must be obtained!!!!!!
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