Cashier Job Security and Business Restructing

Cashier Job Security

There is a major fear that with the new automated register machines that many sims will be out of a job. After talking with several business owners and reaching a compromise, the fear will be unfounded, especially once the business restructuring is complete.

Old Position->New Position

Cashier @ CupaJava -> Robot Crafter @ Toy Shoppe

Cashier @ Toy Shoppe -> Musician @ "unnamed" jazz club

Cashier @ Farmer's Market -> Flower Arranger @ Farmer's Market

Cashier @ Blossom Salon -> Massuese @ Blossom Salon

Cashier @ AV Bank -> Sales Manager @ AV Bank

Cashier @ AV Gift Shop -> Bartender @ "unnamed" irish sports bar

Cashier @ Medical Centre -> Pharmacist Trainee @ Medical Centre

Business Restructing

We have decided to restructure the main throughway of the hood. Instead of four large 3x1 lots that hold businesses, we are dividing the land into 12-1x1 lots. The new shops will resemble a "main street" style shop (see "Yale Lock Shop"). Business owners will have the opportunity to trade in thier 3x1 lots for 3-1x1 lots, or sell back to the hood the unneeded lots. With this change comes the change that business lots may only hold one business (no more diner/club/store/salon). Construction will begin this simday so that the project can be completed before the new council takes over.

So far we have gotten the following agreements:

R.Wilsonoff: Toy Shoppe; The Peacock; The Green Tables (gaming hall); "unnamed" teen arcade & hangout (selling back 2-1x1 lots)

S.Warwick: CupaJava; "unnamed" irish sports bar; "unnamed" jazz club

A. Herendez: Blossom Salon; Herendez Gallery; un-named Clothing Boutique

Financial Director Note: Budget Funds

I propose that the budget have funds established in the budget item for the following areas and managed by the following staff members:



General Fund
-Hood President

Covers expenses for foreign alliances, council administration, immigration/emigration, welfare.



Economic Development Fund

-Financial Director

Covers expenses for local trades and stores, home businesses, imports.



Community Development Fund

-Community Director

Covers expenses for culture, focal farming & fishing, general beautifying (plants, landscape, community lots)



Education Fund

-Education Director

Covers expenses for the administration of the academy & apprenticeship guild



Security Fund

-Security Director

Covers expenses for local infrastructure, security, & justice


Public Health Fund

-Medical Centre Director

Covers expenses for the adminstration of the Medical Centre



Archives/Technology Fund

-Archives/Technology Officer

Covers expenses for the community library and archives, press relations, website, electronic infrastructure



This will allow directors to have more control over thier funds for thier projects. This also creates the need for directors to present budget proposals in addition to task proposals at the start of thier term. An initial budget meeting will determine which items are funded and which are not. Some income from the hood residents will go directly to certain funds (ie-payment for security monitering goes to the security fund; tuition payments for the apprenticeship guild goes to the education fund; etc)

Hood Council Note: Professional Jobs

Residents are upset about the lack of "professional" jobs in the hood. For my purposes, I've defined "professional" to mean a job that requires a university degree or advanced training not readily available. I've done a survey and discovered the following:

• The Medical Centre requires a university degree to be eligible for a job.
  Medical Centre Director-Pre-Medical Biology or Psychology degree
  Nurse-Psychology degree
  Pharmacist-Natural Science degree
  Surgeon-Pre-Medical Biology degree
  


• Some Civic Employees are required to hold degrees pertaining to thier position.
  Hood Council President-Pre-Law or Political Science degree
  Hood Council Financial Director-Economics or Business Administration degree
  Hood Council Community Director-Psychology degree
  Educational Director-Education degree
  Archives/Technology Officer-Literature or Engineering or History degree
  Police Officer-Pre-Law or Political Science degree
  Pastor-none
  


• Business Owners require the following skills/degrees for jobs
  
  CupaJava
  

  Barista-none
  Cashier-silver register badge or Business Administration degree
  Baker-cooking experience of level 5 or higher
  Sales-silver sales badge or Business Administration or Psychologydegree

The Toy Shoppe

Crafter-silver toy making badge
Cashier-silver register badge or Business Administration degree
Sales-silver sales badge or Business Administration or Psychology degree

Fresh Flora

Crafter-silver flower making badge
Cashier-silver register badge or Business Administration degree
Sales-silver sales badge or Business Administration or Psychology degree

The Peacock

Host-silver sales badge or Business Administration or Psychology degree
Server-none
Chef-cooking experience of level 5 or higher
Musician-creativity experience of level 6 or higher or Music degree

The Blossom Salon

Cashier-silver register badge or Business Administration degree
Sales-silver sales badge or Business Administration or Psychology degree
Hair Stylist-silver cosmetology badge or Technical Theatre degree
Masseuse-none

Based on the results, it seems like there is a fair mix of professional level jobs, technical skill level jobs and even jobs that require no experience. I am forwarding the results of the study to the Educational Director so that he may make changes to the curriculm to prepare the next generation of citizens for work in the hood.

Financial Director Notes: New Director's Plan

Since I am the new Financial Director for the interim, I have made updates and changes to the plan.

Local businesses and associated laws

• Establish a program for New Small Business Owners:
  Give new business owners $1000-$3000 credit towards purchase of a community lot.
  Help business owners network with other small business owners in other hoods, perhaps the resurgance of the Small Business Conference.


• Establish a plan for business certificates.
  Business owners must purchase business certificates for a cost. The certificate must be displayed at all times due to random checks. A file will be kept in the administrative offices.

Implement taxes and welfare support

• Establish a program for Mortgage Loans:
  Borrower must provide at least 10% down paymentLoans must be paid off within 42 simdays (six simweeks) Payments will be daily.


• Increase rental fees:
  Increase rental fees on the Starr Grey Townhomes (two-2 unit townhomes on McIntosh) due to promixity to main strip. No longer necessary


• Change tax structure:
  Instead of $750/simweek per residental lot, increase it to $750/simweek per family. Removes loophole where families in multi-family housing paid less in taxes than other residents.

Manage the local real estates and architectural planning of the hood

• Decrease number of multi-family units from 10 to 4


• Build mixed income housing area:


• Renovate Pavilion


• Build Celebration Park II


• Revamp Celebration Park I


• Combine Celebration Park I and II


• Expand Modern Sculpture Park


• Renovate The Core