The June 14 front page Daily News headline and lead article reports a recommendation of the Productivity Committee (I served on one about 15 years ago) for Collier County to reconsider charter government.
In the past, I have thought well of this idea and served on a Collier charter commission (perhaps 25 years ago), which had charter government go to public referendum where it went down to flaming defeat.
But I could not support any charter today which attempts to put the so-called constitutional officers, who operate efficiently and cost effectively, under our County Commission and manager, who do not.
Public safety is government job number one, but annually our commission fights with the sheriff to bring his office back to their level. And when auditor and clerk Dwight Brock questions selected payments to contractors, the county manager and staff close ranks and “stiff-arm” reasonable inquiries.
Part of our county is now operating well. Let’s not have it regress to the level of the County Commission and manager.
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