To the editor:
For anyone who’s ever attended a BOC meeting, particular attention should be paid to the ‘Approval of Financials’ section. Each Commissioner, on a rotating basis, makes a motion for disbursement of county funds towards specific items. These are bi-partisan majority and usually 6-1 or 7-0 votes. For one political party to complain about a 26% spending increase as if they were blameless, is duplicitous indeed.
Yes, money has been spent on the county government reorganization originally initiated by the former board majority. Yes, much support has been given to the Sheriff’s Department, including a new Detective, upgrading 2 new Sergeants, additional vehicles and the new patrol boat with machine gun mount (machine gun not included - yet) to name a few.
