The editorial board at the paper is hard at work pitching the structure advisory committee meme of a centralized management or county administrator and further offering up the notion of unpaid, volunteer commissioners. The paper posits that municipalities operate under that model so it stands to reason counties, and in particular Coos County, should also operate with a manager. After all, the paper says our current system is SO “19th century” and not equipped to handle today’s challenges whereas the manager/CEO system is much more current tracing its roots back only to 1908, definitely well into the 20th century and therefore far more suited to our technologically advanced world.
Electing volunteer commissioners will attract “leaders” rather than “job seekers”, says the paper and we have all seen how well this model works in Lakeside with its volunteer council and city manager.
The paper did make one point to agree with, in part, regarding the upcoming elections. “With weak players or ideologues, it could be a train wreck”. The only thing to take issue with is the “could” because having three ideologues on the board has already wrecked the train and they derailed it in under a year.
Ima, your fine mind must remember who you’re dealing with here. Not the brightest bulbs. I thank you for your posts.
THIS is why they cringe when you mention putting it to the people in a vote. Watch their butt cheeks when you even mention such a thing. I listened when they were on our local hate radio station in Coquille. I am hesitant to admit I was agreeing with what’s his name, the host., more than I want to admit.I can’t remember it right now, but we all know who he is, the Koos News guy. You could hear the seizing of their sphintors through the airwaves, I swear.
Okie Dokie Clarkie, how will you pay for this? Can you truly believe that we citizens don’t verify what a few on the structure committee recommended. Clark, had you checked, you would have found that the county manager in the example cited by your good friend Mr. Pettit, Jackson County, has a staff of 34 people, six of which are on his staff administering the county. The county manager is paid almost $280,000 annually in salary, perks and PERS. The deputy county manager is at about $130,000 annually; and the other five add up to about $200,000 annually. Assuming we get rid of Main, Messerle, and Parry (and that thought excites me) and we employ volunteers; and we sell the solid waste facility, both as advocated by your pals; we still don’t have the money. Time for Mr. Walworth and his pals Barton, Slater, and Pettit to put up or. People have been demanding substantiation of the positions of a part of the structure committee. Where’s the beef?