In the film, Lucille Ball portrays a widower with eight children who marries fellow widower Henry Fo

Three hundred employees of the Tennessee Division of Water Resources gathered this week for a three-day retreat where, among other things, they played golf, took nature strolls and watched virtual house tours a 45-year-old Lucille Ball movie.
Tennessee Watchdog was present on the second day of the retreat and filmed state employees riding golf carts in the afternoon. On a normal day, work responsibilities would otherwise occupy those employees' time.
"This week's staff meeting was the first opportunity the entire Division has been able to meet as one group to hear from Department leadership, undergo training and get to know the new team and structure," Ashford said, referring to a recent merger of three divisions of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
In the film, Lucille virtual house tours Ball portrays a widower with eight children who marries fellow widower Henry Fonda. Fonda's character has 10 children of his own. From a comedic perspective, the movie depicts the efforts the newly blended family virtual house tours makes to get along.
Golfers at a retreat at Montgomery Bell State Park. This photograph was taken at the exact same time Tennessee Department of Water Resources employees were golfing on taxpayer time (photograph by CHRISTOPHER BUTLER).
"There was definitely a theme of sharing and collaboration at this meeting. virtual house tours In many cases, people who have worked for the department for years were meeting each other and learning how they can collaborate for the first time under the new Division structure."
"Staff members carpooled. They utilized state vehicles rather than use personal mileage reimbursement. All employees shared rooms with at least one other person and, in the case of villas, three to four people shared."
The expenses virtual house tours for taxpayers included two nights lodging for employees, virtual house tours seven meals for each employee for three days, as well as mileage for employees who carpooled virtual house tours in state vehicles. Overall, the retreat costs taxpayers a sum of exactly $45,627 — even though that sum does not account for productivity time that Division employees lost by participating in recreational activities.
"If you look at the entire virtual house tours agenda and not just the three hours you are questioning, you will see a number of substantive topics where, in a very efficient way, we were able to convey information to a large number of staff at the same time. Rather than have a loss of government productivity, those kinds of programs help improve productivity and consistency of operations."