Greater accountability needed for county department heads

Greater accountability needed for county department heads
"It would be better to have the county administrator fill those positions, with the consent of county commissioners. Then the administrator could supervise the department leaders and hold them accountable, just like the county board holds the administrator accountable.

With so much happening out of the public eye, it’s a wonder that more small county departments have not experienced the same sort of nightmares as the drain commissioner’s office.

The elected officials who run those departments are not accountable to anyone except voters, and the voters lack the time or inclination to keep them in check.

Let’s take a lesson from Hulka and Hepler and allow the people who know county government to fill these quiet but important posts. That way somebody will be supervising and watching, and future problems may be avoided."

And maybe a little "sunshine" from our local newspaper might help too?