County Commissioners Meeting

Appalling.  A veritable bloodbath.  As bad as, or worse than, anything I had ever seen at political or governmental meetings I attended in New York City 25 years ago.

It is hard to know what to think because, once again, the true basis for removing a public servant from office is not being fully revealed.

Comments

[sam hieb]

I haven't seen it yet. If they won't say what the problem is, then how do we know there is one?

[darkmoon]

I don't suppose you have a tape or DVD of the thing. Wasn't in GSO. I don't know why Best was fired exactly, but from what I've seen, anything that the "Band of Three" support usually has unethical things written on it *coughs at cell bill*.

[Joe Guarino]

Sam, you are right. They are repeating the same mistake made when former police chief David Wray was sacked.

Ben, I unfortunately do not have a tape or DVD. But it was great theater. In fact, it was more like a boxing match.

[Brenda Bowers]

I was totally disgusted with the whole thing and I say so in no uncertain terms in my blog tonight.

[Bubba]

I'm not a big Willie Best fan, but even after reading several news stories, I STILL can't figure out what the specific reasons for the sacking were.

On the other hand, I don't think it was political payback to the Skip Team, either.

[Brenda Bowers]

You know, people are sacked all the time without the public necessarily having to KNOW all the details. There have been “hints” of problems with Best in the N&R for some time. And, I can’t count the times at meetings the commissioners have asked him a question and he didn’t have the answer when as county manager he certainly should have. The commissioners hired him and they certainly have the right to fire him. To air all his deficiencies in public will certainly not help the man to move on with his life and I believe the commissioners do “like” him and wish him well.
The Wray case was entirely different in that the man was locked out of his office and his resignation forced. The there were all the allegations of racism and secret police and all the investigations going on. The public had a right to know in this case because so many people other than Wray were involved. It wasn’t cut and dry: you’re doing a bad job, you’re fired. And, we still don’t know do we?

[Joe Guarino]

Bubba and Brenda, you both make some good points. I find this one difficult to figure out also, Bubba; but Brenda, I would like for the public to know as much as possible in both cases because each involved a high-profile public servant, and each involved allegations made related to race.