Mount Pleasant Town Hall Magazine

15 www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.ILoveMountPleasant.com | www.MPTownHall.com MOUNT PLEASANT Town Hall M ount Pleasant’s employees culminated eight months of planning by moving into the new Town Hall the week of July 7, completing a relocation process that matched the efficiency of the new building. The move took exactly a week. Knowing that moving more than 250 people in the sweltering heat of a Lowcountry July would be a rather daunting task, town officials realized that being organized would be crucial. As a result, a committee was formed, logistics were discussed and a plan was established. According to Andy Weis, deputy director of Public Services, “The move went relatively smoothly. A Moving Committee had been established in January in order to plan and coordinate the move. A representative from each department was on the committee, and they were responsible for conveying information back to the employees in their departments.” Each department was assigned a specific day of the week to move. To make the relocation as seamless as possible and to limit disruption to employees who moved first, the new building was populated from back to front. The IT Department moved on July 7, a Friday, followed by Fire, Finance and Administrative Services on the 10th. The Police Department’s transfer required two days, July 10 and 11. Transportation, Purchasing and Legal followed suit on July 12, while Building Inspections, Business Licenses, Recreation and Public Services transitioned on July 13. Finally, Planning and Development, the executive offices and the courts moved on July 14. Employees relocated to the new Town Hall from various buildings around town, including Building A and Building C on the Town Hall campus, the R.L. Jones Center on Egypt Road, the Six Mile facility and Fire Station #2. For the first time in Mount Pleasant’s history, they were moving into a building that would accommodate the needs of all departments in a single location. Not a lot of furniture needed to be moved because the building was outfitted with new desks and other furniture. However, a large number of files and equipment made the trip. With the help of professional movers, all the important documents were transferred in plastic bins and officially delivered a week before the move in order to ensure that all departments would be up and running soon after the transition. The employees packed up their individual offices and waited for a moving company to transport their items on their designated moving day. After the move, employees were able to unpack their belongings and settle into their new offices. They were responsible for moving their own computers, but, because the system was so efficient, all they needed to do was unplug their equipment, then set it up later in their new offices. It didn’t take long for them to be ready to get back to work. Through organization and planning, there was a smooth transition from the old buildings to the new Town Hall. Everyone knew what to expect from the moving process and prepared accordingly. With the move completed, town employees were more than ready to get settled into their long-awaited new, more efficient surroundings. TH Moving Day Being Organized Was Crucial By Emily Paschal Above: Tourism and Marketing Assistant Allison Lane was ready to go to work as soon as she organized her work space in the new Town Hall. Right: Recreation Department Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator April Adams sets up her new work space. Photos by Brian Sherman.