This morning's editorial in the Hernando Today, "County needs to drasticallly cut the attorney budget" is a complete distortion of the facts. Several articles have been written about the county legal department in the Hernando Today and it quite apparent that much, fact-based information has been omitted to inflame the public.
First of all, utility rate payers are not "footing" the entire salary on the assistant county attorney, Kent Weissinger. His salary is being justified by a cost sharing method which supplies other necessary legal services for the utility department, like human resources and litigation. These cost-sharing services, which use other county attorneys, have been estimated to be 50%. This method frees up Mr. Weissinger's time by 50% to allow him to work in other areas, like his participation in the Planning and Zoning Commission meetings. This method of sharing legal services also eliminates the cost of administrative services by the clerk of court's office.
Does the legal department need to pull in their belts in this lean economy. You bet they do, but necessary reductions should not be formulated by news articles fabricated by a self-proclaimed civic activist who is quickly becoming a public nuisance in our community...
4 comments:
What part of... if it's paid for out of the government coffers, it's paid out of our pockets, do you fail to understand??????
We need more of your self-imposed "public nuisances" in our community.
Don't mess with those that buy ink by the tankerload, you will lose at the end of the day!
I respectfully disagree with your need for more public nuisances in our community. Naysayers and malcontents who are continually critical of our government serve no useful purpose. The very act of constant complaining, without having positive solutions, serves to destroy the very foundation of our county and country.
Don't mess with those that buy ink by the tanker load??? In the event you haven't read the business section, the print media is having difficulty competing with instant news via the Internet...
ALC - Again, you've hit the nail on the head. Clearly most residents don't understand the relationship between the individual County Departments (especialy Enterprise Departments),the County Attorney's Office, State Statues and Local Ordinances Ordinances, and financial support of the Departments via General Fund monies.
Keep writing, this issue requires educational debate tempering the drumbeat against the County Attorney's Office. It is well documented, unsubstantiated information, and knowledge, promotes a groundswell of political actions negating "Common Sense".
HPD
Thanks...
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