The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will discuss merging some departments at the Rood Center, as first reported here. A link to the agenda is here.
SCHEDULED ITEM: 10:00 A.M. Richard Haffey, County Executive Officer
49. Consider actions to place two advisory ballot measures regarding consolidation of (1) the Offices of County Clerk-Recorder and County Assessor into one elective office and (2) the Offices of County Treasurer-Tax Collector and County Auditor-Controller into one elective office.
a. Resolution calling for a special election to submit to the voters a local advisory ballot measure regarding consolidation of the Offices of the County Treasurer-Tax Collector and County Auditor-Controller into one elective office, and ordering the consolidation of the election with the November 6, 2012 statewide General Election.
b. Resolution calling for a special election to submit to the voters a local advisory ballot measure regarding consolidation of the Offices of County Clerk-Recorder and County Assessor into one elective office, and ordering the consolidation of the election with the November 6, 2012 statewide General Election.
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I just read the staff report on this and frankly I am amazed that we could have a decision of this magnitude with almost no one knowing about it. No real analysis of how this has worked out in the jurisdictions that have tried it, whether they have realized the cost savings they anticipated, whether the level of service standards have been maintained, if there were any unanticipated consequences of the mergers, or the cost benefit of the considerations.
Did this issue actually just creep up on people with no public process, or discussion? Is that possible?
Here is the board agenda item staff report:
http://www.mynevadacounty.com/nc/bos/cob/docs/Board%20of%20Supervisors%20Supporting%20Documents/2012%20BOS%20Meeting%20Supporting%20Documents/06-26-2012/49%20Consider%20Consolidation%20of%202%20Elected%20Offices.pdf
Unfortunate timing, to be sure: We were just achieving a calmer state of affairs in our community.
I find it inconceivable that the Board of Supervisors would decide to put this up for an advisory vote in the fall. We elect the Supervisors to exercise their legislative discretion to do the appropriate thing. Putting this ill conceived plan on the ballot will achieve nothing other than cost the taxpayers the cost of the measure and allow the Supervisors to duck the responsibility for which they were elected. Oh, and another thing. Its a terrible idea.