02-26-2010, 10:14 AM
My problem is that CoH is not yet making the tough decisions - i.e. controlling procurement spending. CoH has been taking and making all the easy pickings such as partial pruning of funded vacant positions; 2% Land Preservation Fund, County Band. What is not yet happening is the county administration actually reading their own audit reports which are consistently saying they fail to manage department accounts and dedicated funds with a degree of efficiency or common standards.
I have publicly been wondering for some time just how, over the past ten years, the CoH budget has increased 120% while the population has increased approx. 20%. Meanwhile they spend $550 psf on a remodel of county offices, they fail to collect $100 million in Fair Share Funds, They spend $4.5 million to resurface the county parking lot, they sell a bulldozer for $50,000 and rent it back for $1 million.
The CoH has developed a habit of flushing millions of dollars annually downstream to vendors and contractors (all campaign contributors) and use the threat of curtailing public services to acquire dedicated funds. The heavy lifting of controlling costs has not yet occurred. Attempts to meet with Mayor Kenoi and discuss these things are ignored.
It is my proposition that the CoH is operating on a level of mismanagement that has the strong appearance of corruption.
I have publicly been wondering for some time just how, over the past ten years, the CoH budget has increased 120% while the population has increased approx. 20%. Meanwhile they spend $550 psf on a remodel of county offices, they fail to collect $100 million in Fair Share Funds, They spend $4.5 million to resurface the county parking lot, they sell a bulldozer for $50,000 and rent it back for $1 million.
The CoH has developed a habit of flushing millions of dollars annually downstream to vendors and contractors (all campaign contributors) and use the threat of curtailing public services to acquire dedicated funds. The heavy lifting of controlling costs has not yet occurred. Attempts to meet with Mayor Kenoi and discuss these things are ignored.
It is my proposition that the CoH is operating on a level of mismanagement that has the strong appearance of corruption.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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