As expected, county commissioners this morning responded to the City Council's government-reorganization request with something less than the council proposed. The county wants full consolidation off the table, and instead wants a reorganization committee to study only the merger of these specific departments: clerk of courts/city clerk, communications/911, highway/street departments, human resources, land use planning (GIS), parks and purchasing.
"In large numbers, the citizens of Allen County have told us they are not yet convinced that consoldiated government is what's best for our community," said Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters in a news release. "But that doesn't mean we should stop talking about how to make government better."
Some of the strongest consolidation proponents, such as City Council members John Crawford and Sam Talarico Jr., seem likely to resist this compromise. But many reorganization supporters, such as state Sen. David Long and some County Council members, will think it's a reasonable step.
An editorial will follow in tomorrow's paper.
UPDATE: Here is the resolution (Download aresolve.doc) approved by commissioners (Word document).
Comments
I suppose that it's best to "crawl" before you can "walk" in this instance....
;)
B.G.